12th May anniversaries

• Birth
  • 1903
  • Great Britain
  • "Birth of Wilfred Hyde-White, Actor" more
  • 1924
  • Great Britain
  • "Birth of Tony Hancock, comedian" more
• event
  • 1809
  • Portugal
  • "The Battle of the Douro, northern Portugal. Major General Sir Arthur Wellesleys British troops defeated the French led by Marshal Soult"
  • 1937
  • Great Britain
  • Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
  • 1949
  • Russian Federation
  • The Soviet Union lifted its blockade of Berlin
  • 1958
  • The USA and Canada formally established the North American Air Defence Command (NORAD).
  • 1978
  • United States
  • "The US Department of Commerce announced that hurricanes would no longer be given only female names, but would instead alternate between."
  • 1999
  • Great Britain
  • David Steel became the first Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
• Death
  • 1012
  • Italy
  • Death of Pope Sergius IV more
  • 1859
  • Russian Federation
  • "Death of Sergey Aksakov, Russian writer"