On this day: 12 January

Selected events and births on 12 January, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 475 – Basiliscus became Byzantine emperor after Zeno was forced to flee Constantinople. Read more: Basiliscus Byzantine Empire Zeno (emperor)
• 1554 – Bayinnaung, who later assembled what was probably the largest empire in the history of mainland Southeast Asia, was crowned as the king of the Burmese Toungoo dynasty. Read more: Bayinnaung Toungoo dynasty
• 1777 – Mission Santa Clara de Asís, a Spanish mission in California that formed the basis of both the city of Santa Clara and Santa Clara University, was established by the Franciscans. Read more: Mission Santa Clara de Asís Spanish missions in California Santa Clara, California
• 1808 – John Rennie's scheme to defend St Mary's Church in Reculver from coastal erosion was abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture. Read more: John Rennie the Elder St Mary's Church, Reculver Reculver
• 1865 – The foundation stone of Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork was laid. Read more: Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral Cork (city)
• 1895 – The National Trust, a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, was founded. Read more: National Trust
• 1899 – During a storm, the crew of Lynmouth Lifeboat Station transported their 10-ton lifeboat 15 mi (24 km) overland in order to rescue a damaged schooner. Read more: Lynmouth Lifeboat Station Lifeboat (rescue) Schooner
• 1967 – Seventy-three-year-old psychology professor James Bedford became the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation. Read more: James Bedford Cryonics
• 2007 – Comet McNaught reached perihelion, becoming the brightest comet in over 40 years, with an apparent magnitude of −5.5. Read more: Comet McNaught Apsis Comet

Born on this day

• 1948 – Gordon Campbell, Canadian educator and politician, 34th Premier of British Columbia Read more: Gordon Campbell (Canadian politician) Premier of British Columbia
• 1949 – Hamadi Jebali, Tunisian engineer, journalist, and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Tunisia Read more: Hamadi Jebali Prime Minister of Tunisia
• 1950 – Dorrit Moussaieff, Israeli-Icelandic jewelry designer and businesswoman, 5th First Lady of Iceland Read more: Dorrit Moussaieff List of spouses and partners of Icelandic presidents
• 1997 – Darius Slayton, American football player Read more: Darius Slayton
• 1998 – Juan Foyth, Argentinian footballer Read more: Juan Foyth
• 1999 – Xavier Tillman, American basketball player Read more: Xavier Tillman
• 1999 – Tyler Roberts, Welsh footballer Read more: Tyler Roberts
• 2000 – Sven Botman, Dutch footballer Read more: Sven Botman
• 2001 – Sam LaPorta, American football player Read more: Sam LaPorta
• 2002 – Eva Lys, German tennis player Read more: Eva Lys
• 2005 – Yuika, Japanese singer-songwriter Read more: Yuika (singer)
• 2012 – Artem Kotenko, Ukrainian singer Read more: Artem Kotenko

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / January 12 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.