December 12
People born on this day are Sagittarius.
- 1941
World War II: Fifty-four Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines. Jesús Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; César Basa is killed.
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The People's Republic of Korea is outlawed in the South, by order of the United States Army Military Government in Korea.
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 13 relating to acceptance of Siam (now Thailand) to the United Nations is adopted.
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Kenya declares independence from Great Britain.
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The Piazza Fontana bombing; a bomb explodes at the headquarters of Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura (the National Agricultural Bank) in Piazza Fontana in Milan, Italy, killing 17 people and wounding 88. The same afternoon, three more bombs are detonated in Rome and Milan, and another is found unexploded.
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Arrow Air Flight 1285R, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8, crashes after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland, killing all 256 people on board, including 236 members of the United States Army's 101st Airborne Division.
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The Clapham Junction rail crash kills thirty-five and injures hundreds after two collisions of three commuter trains—one of the worst train crashes in the United Kingdom.
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The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore.
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Prime Minister of Vietnam Phan Văn Khải announces the decision on upgrading the Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng nature reserve to a national park, providing information on projects for the conservation and development of the park and revised maps.
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North Korea successfully launches its first satellite, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2.
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The Paris Agreement relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is adopted.
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Dutch Formula One racing driver Max Verstappen wins the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, beating seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton to become the first Formula One World Champion to come from the Netherlands.
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2001Michael Olise, French footballer
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1997Ed Oliver, American football player
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1996Lucas Hedges, American actor
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1994Otto Warmbier, American student imprisoned in North Korea (died 2017)
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1993Zeli Ismail, English footballer
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1991Shohjahon Ergashev, Uzbek professional boxer
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1991Joseph Leilua, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
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1990Nixon Chepseba, Kenyan runner
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1990Victor Moses, Nigerian footballer
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1990Tyron Smith, American football player
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1988Isaac John, New Zealand rugby league player
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1988Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, Israeli Olympic marathon runner
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