May 12 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | May 12 Calendar
May 12th Daily Holidays include:
- Child Care Provider Day – May 12, 2023 (Friday before Mother’s Day)
- Fintastic Friday: Giving Sharks a Voice – May 12, 2023 (Second Friday in May)
- International Awareness Day
- International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day
- International Nurses Day
- Limerick Day
- Military Spouse Appreciation Day – May 12, 2023
- National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
- National Hospital Day
- National Nutty Fudge Day
- National Odometer Day
- National Provider Appreciation Day – May 12, 2023 (Friday before Mother’s Day)
- National Public Gardens Day – May 12, 2023 (Friday before Mother’s Day)
May 12: Famous Birthdays
- May 12, 1820 – Florence Nightingale, Italian-English nurse during the Crimean War, known as the “Lady with the Lamp” because she made rounds at night
- May 12, 1907 – Katharine Hepburn, American actress and singer (On Golden Pond, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner)
- May 12, 1918 – Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman who founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (d. 2001)
- May 12, 1925 – Lawrence “Yogi” Berra, American baseball player and manager (New York Yankees, Mets)
- May 12, 1928 – Burt Bacharach, American pianist, composer, and producer (I’ll Never Fall in Love Again)
- May 12, 1937 – George Carlin, American comedian, actor, and author (d. 2008)
- May 12, 1948 – Steve Winwood, English singer, songwriter, and guitarist (A Higher Love) (Traffic)
- May 12, 1950 – Bruce Boxleitner, American actor and author (Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Babylon 5, Tron movies)
- May 12, 1950 – Gabriel Byrne, Irish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- May 12, 1955 – Kix Brooks, American country singer, songwriter (Brooks & Dunn)
- May 12, 1959 – Ving Rhames, American actor (Mission Impossible movies)
- May 12, 1962 – Emilio Estevez, American actor, director, and screenwriter (Mighty Ducks, Young Guns)
- May 12, 1966 – Stephen Baldwin, American actor, director, and producer (Usual Suspects)
- May 12, 1968 – Tony Hawk, American skateboarder
May 12: Historical Events
- May 12, 1780 – During the American Revolution War, the British troops occupy Charleston, South Carolina
- May 12, 1862 – U.S. Federal troops occupy Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- May 12, 1921 – National Hospital Day is 1st observed
- May 12, 1926 – The Italian build airship Norge is the 1st vessel to fly over the North Pole
- May 12, 1928 – Benito Mussolini ends women’s rights in Italy
- May 12, 1932 – The body of kidnapped son of Charles Lindbergh is found dead in Hopewell, New Jersey, ten weeks after his abduction
- May 12, 1933 – The Agricultural Adjustment Act is formed to restrict agricultural production by paying farmers subsidies
- May 12, 1935 – The 1st meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Akron, Ohio organized by the founders Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith
- May 12, 1937 – The Duke and Duchess of York are crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- May 12, 1942 – 1,500 Jews are sent to the gas chambers in Auschwitz concentration camp
- May 12, 1942 – German U-Boat U-507 torpedo’s and sinks U.S. tanker Virginia, at the mouth of the Mississippi River
- May 12, 1949 – The Soviet Union lifts its blockage of Berlin
- May 12, 1958 – The U.S. and Canada sign a formal North American Aerospace Defense Command agreement
- May 12, 1965 – Luna 5, a Soviet spacecraft crashes on the Moon
- May 12, 2008 – Sichuan, China has a 8.0 magnitude earthquake that kills over 69,000 people
- May 12, 2015 – 8 people are killed and more than 200 injured when a train derails in Philadelphia
May 12: Music Events
- May 12, 1958 – All I Have to Do is Dream by the Everly Brothers hits #1 and stays on top for 5 weeks
- May 12, 1965 – The Rolling Stones records Satisfaction
- May 12, 1972 – Mary Had a Little Lamb is released by paul McCartney & Wings
- May 12, 1973 – Houses of the Holy, by Led Zeppelin is the #1 album
May 12: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for May 12 is Gemini.
May Birthstone:
What is the May Birthstone? Emerald
As the birthstone for May, the emerald, a symbol of rebirth, is believed to grant the owner foresight, good fortune, and youth.
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