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*[[May 12]] - Coronation of King [[George VI of the United Kingdom|George VI]] and Queen [[Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon|Elizabeth]] |
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*[[1967]] - [[Pink Floyd]] stages the first ever quadrophonic rock concert at [[Queen Elizabeth Hall]], England |
*[[1967]] - [[Pink Floyd]] stages the first ever quadrophonic rock concert at [[Queen Elizabeth Hall]], England |
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Revision as of 10:59, 13 April 2002
May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (133rd in leap years). There are 233 days remaining.
Events:
- May 12 - Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
- 1967 - Pink Floyd stages the first ever quadrophonic rock concert at Queen Elizabeth Hall, England
Births:
- 1803: Justus von Liebig (German chemist)
- 1820: Florence Nightingale (nurse)
- 1907: Katharine Hepburn, (actress: Bringing Up Baby, The Lion in Winter, Long Day's Journey Into Night)
- 1924: Tony Hancock (comedian)
- 1925: Yogi Berra (born "Lawrence Peter") (exceptionally quotable catcher for the New York Yankees and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- 1928: Burt Bacharach (composer: "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head")
- 1937: George Carlin (comedian)
- 1948: Steve Winwood (singer: Blind Faith, Traffic, also solo)
- 1962: Emilio Estevez (actor: The Breakfast Club, The Mighty Ducks)
- 1966: Stephen Baldwin (actor: The Usual Suspects, Fled)
Deaths:
- 1988: Chet Baker (jazz trompetist) (fall out of a hotel window)
May 11 - May 13 - April 12 - June 12 - more historical anniversaries
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December