January 12

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on January 12. From 1900 until now. January 12 is under the sign of Capricorn. Famous birthdays on this day include Jeff Bezos (1964), Zayn Malik (1993) and Howard Stern (1954). Several movies were released around January 12 over the years, such as The Kid in 1921 directed by Charles Chaplin and Donnie Darko in 2001 directed by Richard Kelly.
But much more happened on January 12 over the years: find out below

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In USA's Monk, the 4th season episode of MR. MONK AND MRS. MONK (#T-2351) indicates that Monk spilt something on January 12, 1999 during an earthquake. He stated "Earthquakes count, I don't make the rules."
In the television series The X-Files, the third season episode Syzygy, has two girls, Terri & Magi, both born on January 12, 1979. Strange astrological properties with 3+ celestial bodies in alignment gives them great power which they use to kill off several of their high school classmates on their birthday in 1996.
In 2001: A Space Odyssey, the fictional computer HAL becomes operational on January 12. In the movie by Stanley Kubrick, HAL was "born" in 1992, while in the book by Arthur C. Clarke the same event occurs in 1997.
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Events

2019 2019 Paris explosion: A large explosion caused by a suspected gas leak destroys a bakery in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. Four people are killed, and 40 others are injured. (Sky News)
2018 Women's rights in Saudi Arabia, Mohammad bin Salman, Saudi Vision 2030: For the first time, Saudi Arabia allows women to spectate at football matches, part of an easing of strict rules on gender separation by the ultra-conservative Muslim country. (BBC)
2017 Two members of funk band Tower of Power are seriously injured after being struck by a train near Jack London Square in Oakland, California.(SF Gate)
2016 January 2016 Istanbul bombing: At least 10 people are killed and 15 injured, mostly German tourists, following an explosion in Istanbul's Sultanahmet Square. A Syrian suicide bomber, an ISIL member, is responsible, according to Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu. (Nine MSN), (BBC), (Reuters via Sky News Australia), (The New York Times) (CNN)Sixty alleged Islamic militants are arrested in Turkey with twenty one people arrested in the city of Sanliurfa. (ITV)
2015 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: Apparent ISIL computer hackers attack the feeds for the United States Central Command for Twitter and YouTube. (Reuters)
2014 Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal): A car bombing at a bus station in central Baghdad kills at least nine people. (BBC)
2013 Northern Mali conflict (2012–present):: A French pilot is killed in a helicopter raid in northern Mali, according to French Minister of Defence Jean-Yves Le Drian. (CNN)
2012 Shia insurgency in Yemen: at least 20 die in Sunni-Shia fighting in north Yemen. (AJE)
2011 Attacks by men armed with rifles and machetes kill 19 people in three villages, including Kuru Station and Fagawon in central Nigeria. (IOL)
2010 The 2010 Haiti earthquake occurs killing an estimated 316,000 and destroying the majority of the capital Port-au-Prince.
2009 Flooding caused by Tropical Depression 04F kills eight people and displaces more than 6,000 in Fiji. (AP)
2008 A tanker crash, explosion and fire in Port Harcourt, Nigeria leaves at least 30 dead. (CNN)
2007 The US Embassy in Athens is attacked with a rocket propelled grenade, causing minimal damage and no injuries.
2006 The foreign ministers of Britain, France, and Germany declare that negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program have reached a "dead end." They recommend that Iran be referred to the United Nations Security Council, where the nation may face sanctions. (ABC)
2005 Steven Contursi and Donald Kagin purchase the unique (US) 1787 Brasher gold doubloon for US$2,990,000, third highest price ever paid for a rare coin at public auction.
2004 The world's largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage.
2003 North Korea threatens that the US will vanish in a ampquotsea of fireampquot if it continues to challenge North Korea.
2002 The X (roller coaster) opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California.
2001 Downtown Disney opens, in the Disneyland Resort, between Disneyland and the site of Disney's California Adventure. The 300,000 square foot site features restaurants, nightclubs, shops, and movie theaters.
2000 The Maputo and Incomati River burst their banks, directly affecting some 40,000, and flooding along the Incomati affected about 20,000 several days later.
1999 The remains of Christina Marie Williams were found three miles (5 km) from her home on the old Fort Ord military base.
1998 Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning.
1997 17th United Negro College Fund raises
1996 Russian troops arrive in Bosnia (joint operation with US).
1995 Major earthquake kills 5,092 in Kobe, Japan.
1994 Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1993 MTV hostess Martha Quinn marries longtime boyfriend Jordan Tarlow
1992 Last building in Gateway area in Cleveland is demolished
1991 Largest crowd to watch Atlantic Coast Womens Basketball game (11,520).
1990 Civil Rights activist Reverand Al Sharpton is stabbed in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.
1989 6 claim to survive in rubble, 35 days after Armenian quake (hoax)
1988 Willie Stargell (Pittsburgh Pirates player), elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1986 24th space shuttle mission STS 61-C Columbia 7 is launched with the first Hispanic-American astronaut, Dr. Franklin Chang-Diaz.
1983 NCAA creates the football Kickoff Classic to begin in August.
1981 Dynasty with Joan Collins premieres on ABC-TV
1980 Mike Bratz (Phoenix) begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games
1979 Record blizzard strikes American midwest killing over 100.
1977 Ipi Tombi opens at Harkness Theater NYC for 39 performances
1976 The UN Security Council votes 11-1 to allow the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in a Security Council debate (without voting rights).
1975 Super Bowl IX: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Minnesota Vikings, 16-6 in New Orleans, Louisiana; Most Valuable Player: Franco Harris, Running Back.
1974 Libya and Tunisia announces they are merging as "Islamic Arab Republic".
1971 All in the Family premieres on CBS featuring 1st toilet flush on TV
1970 Boeing 747 makes its maiden voyage.
1969 Golden Rainbow closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 355 performances
1968 Beatles Film Production Ltd changes name to Apple Film Production Ltd
1967 Louisville, Ky, draft board refuses exemption for boxer Muhammad Ali
1966 Batman with Adam West and Burt Ward premieres on ABC TV
1965 Hullabaloo premieres on NBC-TV
1964 Revolution overthrows Sultan of Zanzibar, one month after independence.
1963 Spin bowler Bobby Simpson takes 5-57 for Australia versus England.
1962 The Indonesian Army confirms that it has begun operations in West Irian.
1960 Sobers and Worrell complete 399 stand for fourth wicket versus England.
1959 KOED TV channel 11 in Tulsa, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting
1958 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open.
1957 Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) founded.
1954 Queen Elizabeth II opens New Zealand parliament.
1953 Estonian émigrés found a government in exile in Oslo.
1952 NFL Pro Bowl: National Conference beats American Conference 30-13.
1951 Ezzard Charles TKOs Lee Oma in ten rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
1950 Swedish tanker rams British submarine Truculent in Thames, 64 die.
1949 Arthur Godfrey & His Friends premieres on CBS TV
1948 1st Supermarket in the UK opens
1946 Polonaise closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 113 performances
1945 US Task Force 38 destroys 41 Japanese ships in Battle of South China Sea.
1944 Failed resistance raid on distribution office of Borgerstraat, Amsterdam.
1943 Frankfurters replaced by Victory Sausages (mix of meat & soy meal)
1942 British troops reconquer Sollum.
1938 The German War Minister Field Marshal Werner von Blomberg marries Eva Gruhn in Berlin Hermann Göring is best man at the wedding.
1937 Plow for laying submarine cable patented.
1933 Uprising of Guardia Civil in Spain, 25 die.
1932 Hattie W Caraway elected 1st woman senator (D-Ark)
1929 Seatrain (railroad cars on ships) service begins, New Orleans, Louisiana to Havana, Cuba.
1928 U.S. murderer Ruth Snyder is executed at Ossining.
1926 The two-man comedy series "Sam 'n' Henry" debuts on Chicago's WGN radio station. The creators and the stars of the new radio program are Freeman Gosden and Charles Carrell.
1924 History of Science Society organized at Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
1922 The British government releases the remaining Irish prisoners captured in the War of Independence.
1921 Kenesaw Mountain Landis becomes first commissioner of baseball.
1920 Annual drafting of baseball players from minor leagues to be done in inverse order of the final standings, agreed to.
1918 Montreal Canadiens' Joe Malone scores five goals beating Ottawa 9-4.
1916 Britain proclaims Gilbert and Ellice Island colony in the Pacific.
1915 The Rocky Mountain National Park is formed by an act of U.S. Congress.
1912 -47 degrees F (-44 degrees C), Washta Iowa (state record).
1911 The University of the Philippines College of Law is formally established; three future Philippine presidents are among the first enrollees.
1908 A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time.
1907 Britain grants responsible government to former colony of Transvaal.
1906 Football rules committee legalizes the forward pass.
1904 Southwest-Africa uprising under Samuel Maherero against German garison.
1903 Rhodes Opera House burns in Boyertown Pa, killing 170
1900 Freeland Colony founded in US.
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