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12 May 2024
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2022 - The Event Horizon Telescope released the first image of Sagittarius A*.Global radio telescope array
Anniversary
2017 - The WannaCry ransomware attack affected more than 400,000 computers worldwide, including systems used by the National Health Service and Telefónica.2017 worldwide ransomware cyberattack
Anniversary
2015 - An earthquake in Nepal killed 218 people and injured more than 3,500 others.7.3 magnitude earthquake near Kodari, Nepal
Anniversary
2015 - A train derailment killed eight people and injured more than 200 others in Philadelphia.Passenger rail crash in the United States
Anniversary
2010 - On arrival at Tripoli International Airport, Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 crashed into the ground at a speed of 262 kn (485 km/h; 302 mph) and exploded, killing all but one of the 304 people on board.Former airport in Libya
Historical events
History
2024 - Middle/end of the May 2024 solar storms, the most powerful set of geomagnetic storms since the 2003 Halloween solar storms.Series of intense solar storms in 2024
History
2018 - Paris knife attack: A man is fatally shot by police in Paris after killing one and injuring several others.Terrorist attack
History
2017 - The WannaCry ransomware attack impacts over 400,000 computers worldwide, targeting computers of the United Kingdom's National Health Services and Telefónica computers.2017 worldwide ransomware cyberattack
History
2015 - A train derailment in Philadelphia, United States, kills eight people and injures more than 200.Passenger rail crash in the United States
History
2015 - Massive Nepal earthquake kills 218 people and injures more than 3,500.7.3 magnitude earthquake near Kodari, Nepal
History
2010 - Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 crashes on final approach to Tripoli International Airport in Tripoli, Libya, killing 103 out of the 104 people on board.2010 aircraft accident in Libya
History
2008 - An earthquake (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 69,000 people.Magnitude 8.0 earthquake in China
History
2008 - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducts the largest-ever raid of a workplace in Postville, Iowa, arresting nearly 400 immigrants for identity theft and document fraud.Federal law enforcement agency
History
2006 - Mass unrest by the Primeiro Comando da Capital begins in São Paulo (Brazil), leaving at least 150 dead.Clash between law enforcement officials and criminals in Brazil
History
2006 - Iranian Azeris interpret a cartoon published in an Iranian magazine as insulting, resulting in massive riots throughout the country.Turkic ethnic group
Notable births
Born
2006 - Vasilije Adžić, Montenegrin footballerMontenegrin footballer (born 2006)
Born
2005 - Zach Benson, Canadian ice hockey playerCanadian ice hockey player (born 2005)
Born
1998 - Mo Bamba, American-Ivorian basketball playerIvorian-American basketball player (born 1998)
Born
1996 - Fabrice Olinga, Cameroonian footballerCameroonian footballer (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Jason Collins, American basketball player (born 1978)American basketball player (1978–2026)
Died
2024 - Mark Damon, American film actor and producer (born 1933)American film actor and producer (1933–2024)
Died
2024 - David Sanborn, American saxophonist (born 1945)American saxophonist (1945–2024)
Died
2024 - A. J. Smith, American football executive (born 1949)American football executive (1949–2024)
Died
2020 - Aimee Stephens, American funeral director and U.S. Supreme Court litigant (born 1960)American civil rights activist (1960–2020)
Died
2018 - Dennis Nilsen, Scottish serial killer (born 1945)Scottish serial killer (1945–2018)
Died
2017 - Mauno Koivisto, Finnish banker and politician, ninth President of Finland (born 1923)Finnish politician, President of Finland (1923–2017)
Died
2016 - Mike Agostini, Trinidadian sprinter (born 1935)Trinidad and Tobago sprinter (1935–2016)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
17.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 4.0 days
Sun zodiac
Taurus
22.25 degrees
Constellation: Aries
Moon zodiac
Cancer
18.01 degrees
Constellation: Gemini
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.