What happened on Wednesday May 12, 1971?

About May 12th, 1971, in brief:

  • Historical events: Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger married Bianca Macias in a civil ceremony at the St. Tropez Town Hall, marking a significant moment in the rock star's personal life.
  • Day of the week: May 12th, 1971 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Taurus (in western zodiac), Pig (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning gibbous
  • #1 US song: Joy To The World by Three Dog Night
  • #1 UK song: Knock Three Times by Dawn
  • Popular movie: Walkabout directed by Nicolas Roeg

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May 12, 1971: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on May 12, 1971:

  • Mick Jagger's Wedding in St. Tropez Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger married Bianca Macias in a civil ceremony at the St. Tropez Town Hall, marking a significant moment in the rock star's personal life.
  • Devastating Earthquake in Western Turkey On May 12, 1971, a powerful magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Burdur region in western Turkey, approximately 220 miles southwest of Ankara. The seismic event resulted in significant loss of life and widespread infrastructure damage, with 100 people killed and thousands of buildings either damaged or completely destroyed.
  • Death of Cricket Player J.M. Taylor J.M. Taylor, a notable cricket player who represented his team in 20 Test matches between 1920 and 1926 and scored 997 runs, passed away on this date.

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May 12, 1971: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was May 12, 1971?


May 12, 1971 was a Wednesday and it was the 132nd day of the year 1971 in the Gregorian calendar.

May 12, 1971 can also be written as 5/12/1971 in the US and as 12/5/1971 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on May 12, 1971?


Famous people born on May 12, 1971:

  • Jamie Luner
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May 12, 1971: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on May 12, 1971:

  • Gianbattista Gilli

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May 12, 1971: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on May 12, 1971 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week May 10th and May 16th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

May 12, 1971: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on May 12, 1971 was Joy To The World by Three Dog Night, according to the music chart for the week May 10th and May 16th.

  1. - Joy To The World youtube
  2. - Never Can Say Goodbye youtube
  3. - Put Your Hand In The Hand youtube
  4. - If youtube
  5. - Me And You And A Dog Named Boo youtube

May 12, 1971: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on May 12, 1971 was Knock Three Times by Dawn, according to the music chart for the week May 10th and May 16th.

  1. - Knock Three Times youtube
  2. - Brown Sugar / Bitch / Let It Rock youtube
  3. - Double Barrel youtube
  4. - Indiana Wants Me youtube
  5. - It Don't Come Easy youtube

May 12, 1971: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on May 12, 1971 was Never Can Say Goodbye by Jackson 5, according to the music chart for the week May 10th and May 16th.

  1. - Never Can Say Goodbye youtube
  2. - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
  3. - Want Ads youtube
  4. - (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People
  5. - Don't Knock My Love - Pt. 1
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May 12, 1971: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for May 12th is Taurus.

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May 12, 1971: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for May 12, 1971 is Pig and the associated element is Metal.

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May 12, 1971: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on May 12, 1971 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on May 12, 1971 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on May 12, 1971 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 90% full, rising at 09:48 pm and setting at 07:36 am.

The previous full moon was on May 10, 1971 while the next full moon would come on Jun 09, 1971.

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How old is someone born on May 12, 1971?


Someone born on May 12, 1971 is:

54 years and 25 days old,

or 648 months and 25 days old,

or 2821 weeks and 2 days old,

or 19749 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on May 12, 1971?

There are 340 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Tuesday May 12th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on May 12, 1971?

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