12 January In History - What Happened On This Day

According to Gregory calendar, January 12 is the day number 12 in a given year. January 12 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.

Event Year	Incident/Event
1554	Bayinnaung, who later assembled the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia, was crowned king of the Burmese Taungoo Dynasty.
1665	The French mathematician Pierdi Ferma died. He made many rules related to mathematics which are known by him.
1701	The Gregorian calendar was adopted in the Netherlands.
1708	Shahu was crowned Maratha ruler.
1723	The premiere of George Frederick Handel's opera "Otone" began at the King's Theater in London.
1748	Ahmad Shah Durani captured Lahore.
1777	The mission was founded in Santa Clara de Assis California.
1777	Mission Santa Clara de Asís, a Spanish mission that formed the basis of both the city of Santa Clara, California and Santa Clara University, was established.
1808	John Rennie scheme to defend St Mary's Church, Recover, from coastal erosion was abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture.
1838	In order to avoid persecution by anti-Mormons, Latter Day Saint Movement founder Joseph Smith and his followers fled Kirtland, Ohio, forFar West, Missouri.
1872	In Johannes IV Aksum was crowned Ethiopia Emperor, the first ruler of that city in 500 years.
1875	Guangzhou became the emperor of the 11th Qing Dynasty of China at the age of 4, in succession to his cousin.
1895	The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, a conservation organization in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, was founded.
1895	The National Trust was established in the UK.
1899	During a storm, the crew of the Lynmouth Lifeboat Station Transported their 10-ton lifeboat 15 mi (24 km) overland in order to rescue a damaged schooner.
1904	Henry Ford set a new automobile land speed record of 147.05 km.
1908	A long-distance radio message was sent before the Eiffel Tower.
1908	The long-distance wireless message was sent from the Eiffel Tower in Paris for the first time.
1911	More than 250 people died due to an earthquake in Russia's city of Vienna.
1915	The United States delegation rejected the proposal to vote for women.
1916	Four soldiers were killed in an explosion on the US Navy E-2 submarine of the US Navy at the New York Navy Yard.
1921	Seeking to restore confidence after the Black Sox Scandal, owners of Major League Baseball teams elected former United States district court judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis as the league's first commissioner.
1933	Romanian Prime Minister Iliu Manu and his entire cabinet resigned after disagreements with King Carol II.
1942	Japan won the Battle of Tarakan.
1945	World War II-The Soviet Union's Red Army crossed the Vistula River in Poland on their way to invade Germany.
1948	Mahatma Gandhi gave his last speech and decided to go on a hunger strike against communal violence.
1954	The avalanche in Austria killed more than 200 people.
1964	Rebels led by John Okello overthrew Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah, ending 200 years of Arab dominance in Zanzibar.
1967	Seventy-three-year-old psychology professor James Bedford became the first person to be cryogenically frozen with intent of future resuscitation.
1969	In American football, the New York Jets upset the Baltimore Colts to win Super Bowl III in one of the greatest upsets in American Sports history.
1970	Biafra ended the Nigerian Civil War.
1972	Priyanka Gandhi, daughter of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, was born.
1976	Agatha Christie, one of the world's best-known detective novelists, died.
1984	Every year on the occasion of Swami Vivekananda's birthday, it was announced to celebrate National Youth Day in the country.
1991	Gulf War: An act of the U.S. Congress authorizes the use of military force to drive Iraq out of Kuwait.
1997	Tiger Woods wins Mercedes Championship and it was a good victory for him.
1998	Nineteen European nations agreed to refuse human cloning.
2004	The world's largest seaplane, the RMS Queen Mary 2, began its maiden voyage.
2005	Cape Canaveral decided to launch a spacecraft known as Deep Impact spacecraft.
2007	Comet McNaught reached perihelion and became the brightest comet in over 40 years with an apparent magnitude of -5.5.
2010	Due to an earthquake of magnitude of 7.0,Port-au-Prince the capital city of Haiti suffer from a destructive earthquake and it was estimated that 15000 people were killed.
2010	The earthquake in Haiti killed 2,30,000 people. A large part of the city was destroyed in this.
2011	World Health Organisation launched a plan to prevent the spread of artemisinin-resistant malaria and to create awareness about it.
2012	Israel Supreme Court has put a law banning Palestinians from marrying Israel's in order to get citizenship.
2012	Burmese government and the Karen rebels signed a ceasefire between them, in order to stabilize the situation.
2013	County Wicklow, Ireland holds funeral services for the Irish mountaineer, Ian McKeever. He was killed by lightning on Mount Kilimanjaro.
2014	‘12 years a Slave' was awarded as the best motion picture at the 71st Golden Globe Award. American Hustle also received the ‘Best Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy award' with actress Amy Adams.
2015	143 militants of the terrorist organization Boko Haram were killed in an encounter with security forces in Cameroon.

Event Year	Incident/Event
1863	Swami Vivekananda, an Indian philosopher, spiritual teacher, and teacher who brought yoga to Western countries, was born.
1964	Former India bowler Bapu Nadkarni bowled 21 consecutive maidens in the first Test with England in Madras. This is the record so far in the history of over six balls.
2005	Famous actor and villain of Indian cinema Amrish Puri passed away.

Day/Observance	Level
National Youth Day	National Day
National Youth Festival	National Day

Birth Year	Name/Category/Country
1863	Swami Vivekananda / Freedom Fighter / India
1863	Swami Vivekananda / Freedom Fighter / India
1863	Swami Vivekananda / Philosopher / India
1869	Bhagwan Das / Philosopher / India
1884	Nellie Sen Gupta / Politician / India
1889	Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad / Spiritual Leader / India
1920	Pran Krishan Sikand / Actor / India
1936	Brajanath Ratha / Poet / India
1936	Mufti Mohammad Sayeed / Politician / India
1940	M. Veerappa Moily / Politician / India
1958	Arun Govil / Actor / India
1972	Priyanka Gandhi / Politician / India

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