436 Historic Events for May 12
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| 1921 |
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National Hospital Day 1st observed
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| 1921 |
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Emilia Pardo Bazan, Spanish writer (La sirena negra), dies
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Joseph Beuys, Germany, avant-garde painter/politician
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Giovanni Benelli, archbishop (Florence)/Papal candidate
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Edvard Mikcaeli Mirzoyan, composer
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Henry Mackie, designer of the Belfast Calorimeter
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Barend Busnac, office clerk/resistance fighter
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| 1923 |
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49th Preakness: Benny Marinelli aboard Vigil wins in 1:53.6
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Ewart G Abner, record company executive
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Giovanni Testori, Italian writer (Rocco e i suoi fratelli)
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Lord Laing, English biscuit manufacturer/pilot/multi-millionaire
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| 1924 |
Death |
Charles Henri Marechal, composer, dies at 82
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| 1924 |
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50th Preakness: John Merimee aboard Nellie Morse wins in 1:57.2
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| 1924 |
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7th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at French Lick CC Ind
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Lawrence "Yogi" Berra, catcher/coach/manager (NY Yankees, Mets)
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| 1925 |
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Uzbekistan and Kirgizistan become autonomous Soviet republics
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| 1925 |
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Walter Hagen wins PGA golf tournament
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| 1925 |
Death |
Artur Napoleao dos Santos, composer, dies at 82
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| 1925 |
Death |
Amy Lowell, writer, dies at 51
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| 1925 |
Death |
Alfred Milner, British governor (Cape Colony)/minister, dies at 71
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Tony Hancock, Birmingham England, actor (Rebel, Wrong Box)
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| 1925 |
Birth |
John Simon, theater critic (NY Times)
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| 1926 |
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Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 1st Symphony, premieres in Leningrad
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| 1926 |
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British general strike ends
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| 1926 |
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Airship Norge is 1st vessel to fly over North Pole
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