1996

Birth of Fabrice Olinga

Fabrice Olinga, Cameroonian footballer

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Fabrice Olinga

1996

Birth of Kostas Tsimikas

Kostas Tsimikas, Greek footballer

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Kostas Tsimikas

1997

Birth of Frenkie de Jong

Frenkie de Jong, Dutch footballer

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Frenkie de Jong

1998

Birth of Mo Bamba

Mo Bamba, American-Ivorian basketball player

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Mo Bamba

1999

Birth of Hiroki Itō (footballer, born 1999)

Hiroki Ito is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back, left-back and defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Japan national team.

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Hiroki Itō (footballer, born 1999)

2001

Birth of Issa Kaboré

Issa Kaboré is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for EFL Championship club Wrexham, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City, and the Burkina Faso national team.

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Issa Kaboré

2002

Jimmy Carter

James Earl Carter Jr. was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, Carter served as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975 and in the Georgia State Senate from 1963 to 1967. He lived longer than any other president in US history, reaching age 100.

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Jimmy Carter

2003

Riyadh compound bombings

Two major bombings took place in residential compounds in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 12 May 2003, 39 people were killed, and over 160 wounded when bombs went off at three compounds in Riyadh—Dorrat Al Jadawel, Al Hamra Oasis Village, and the Vinnell Corporation Compound. On 8 November, a bomb was detonated outside the Al-Mohaya housing compound west of Riyadh, killing at least 17 people and wounding 122, mostly Arab foreigners.

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Riyadh compound bombings

2005

Birth of Zach Benson

Zachary Ruben Benson is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 13th overall by the Sabres in the 2023 NHL entry draft.

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Zach Benson

2006

2006 São Paulo violence outbreak

The 2006 São Paulo violence outbreak began on the night of May 12, 2006 in São Paulo, Brazil, the largest city in South America. It was among the worst outbreaks of violence in recorded Brazilian history and was directed against security forces and a few civilian targets. By May 14 the attacks had spread to other Brazilian states including Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais and Bahia.

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2006 São Paulo violence outbreak

2006

Iranian Azerbaijanis

Iranian Azerbaijanis are a Turkic ethnic group native to the Iranian Azerbaijan region. They also live in smaller numbers in other provinces, such as Kurdistan, Qazvin, Hamadan, Gilan, Markazi and Kermanshah. Iranian Azerbaijanis constitute the largest ethnic minority in Iran and make up significant minorities in Tehran, Karaj, and elsewhere in Iran. Most Iranian Azerbaijanis are bilingual in Azerbaijani and Persian.

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Iranian Azerbaijanis

2006

Birth of Vasilije Adžić

Vasilije Adžić is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a Attacking midfielder or Central midfielder for Serie A club Juventus and the Montenegro national team.

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Vasilije Adžić

2008

2008 Sichuan earthquake

An earthquake occurred in the province of Sichuan, China at 14:28:01 China Standard Time on May 12, 2008. Measuring at 8.0 Ms, the earthquake's epicenter was located 80 kilometres (50 mi) west-northwest of Chengdu, the provincial capital, with a focal depth of 19 km (12 mi). The earthquake ruptured the fault for over 240 km (150 mi), with surface displacements of several meters. The earthquake was also felt as far away as Beijing and Shanghai—1,500 and 1,700 km away, respectively—where office buildings swayed with the tremor, as well as Bangkok, Thailand and Hanoi, Vietnam. Strong aftershocks, some exceeding 6 Ms, continued to hit the area up to several months after the main shock, causing further casualties and damage. The earthquake also caused the largest number of geohazards ever recorded, including about 200,000 landslides and more than 800 quake lakes distributed over an area of 110,000 km2 (42,000 sq mi).

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2008 Sichuan earthquake

2008

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security. Its stated mission is to conduct criminal investigations, enforce immigration laws, preserve national security, and protect public safety. ICE was created as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 following the September 11 attacks. It absorbed the prior functions of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the United States Customs Service.

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United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

2010

Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771

Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 was a scheduled international Afriqiyah Airways passenger flight from Johannesburg, South Africa to Tripoli, Libya. On 12 May 2010 at about 06:01 while on approach to Tripoli International Airport, the aircraft operating the flight, an Airbus A330-200, crashed about 1,200 metres short of the runway. Of the 104 passengers and crew on board, 103 were killed. The sole survivor was a 9-year-old Dutch boy.

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Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771