All Events

Historical Events on December 12

  • American Revolutionary War

    1781

    American Revolutionary War: Second Battle of Ushant: A British fleet led by HMS Victory defeats a French fleet.

  • American Civil War

    1862

    American Civil War: USS Cairo sinks on the Yazoo River, becoming the first armored ship to be sunk by a controlled mine.

  • Delhi

    1911

    Delhi replaces Calcutta as the capital of India.

  • World War II

    1940

    World War II: Approximately 70 people are killed in the Marples Hotel, Fitzalan Square, Sheffield, as a result of a German air raid.

  • Bulgaria

    1941

    World War II: The United Kingdom declares war on Bulgaria. Hungary and Romania declare war on the United States. India declares war on Japan.

  • Kenya

    1963

    Kenya gains its independence from the United Kingdom.

  • Russian Federation

    1991

    The Russian Federation gains independence from the USSR.

  • Supreme Court of the United States

    2000

    The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore.

  • North Korea

    2012

    North Korea successfully launches its first satellite, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2, using an Unha-3 carrier rocket.

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