On this day: 12 May

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

Events

• 1846 – The Donner Party, an American pioneer group which became known for resorting to cannibalism when they became trapped in the Sierra Nevada, left Independence, Missouri, for California. Read more: Donner Party American pioneer Cannibalism
• 1888 – North Borneo was established as a British protectorate. Read more: North Borneo British protectorate
• 1967 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience released the critically acclaimed and widely influential debut album Are You Experienced. Read more: Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced
• 1982 – The Coppergate Helmet, the best preserved of the six known Anglo-Saxon helmets, was discovered. Read more: Coppergate Helmet Anglo-Saxons
• 2022 – The Event Horizon Telescope released the first image of Sagittarius A*. Read more: Event Horizon Telescope Sagittarius A*

Born on this day

• 1944 – Chris Patten, English academic and politician, 28th Governor of Hong Kong Read more: Chris Patten Governor of Hong Kong
• 1948 – Dave Heineman, American politician, 39th Governor of Nebraska Read more: Dave Heineman List of governors of Nebraska
• 1980 – Rishi Sunak, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Read more: Rishi Sunak Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• 1993 – Timo Horn, German footballer Read more: Timo Horn
• 1996 – Fabrice Olinga, Cameroonian footballer Read more: Fabrice Olinga
• 1996 – Kostas Tsimikas, Greek footballer Read more: Kostas Tsimikas
• 1997 – Frenkie de Jong, Dutch footballer Read more: Frenkie de Jong
• 1998 – Mo Bamba, American-Ivorian basketball player Read more: Mo Bamba
• 1999 – Hiroki Itō, Japanese footballer Read more: Hiroki Itō (footballer, born 1999)
• 2001 – Issa Kaboré, Burkinabé footballer Read more: Issa Kaboré
• 2005 – Zach Benson, Canadian ice hockey player Read more: Zach Benson
• 2006 – Vasilije Adžić, Montenegrin footballer Read more: Vasilije Adžić

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / May 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.