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| May 12th, 2005 (May 12 2005) | Death | Martin Lings, English Islamic scholar (born in 1909) | |
| May 12th, 2005 (May 12 2005) | Death | Monica Zetterlund, Swedish actress and singer (born in 1937) | |
| May 12th, 1995 (May 12 1995) | Birth | Sullivan and Sawyer Sweeten, American actors | |
| May 12th, 1995 (May 12 1995) | Death | Mia Martini, real name: Domenica Berte, Italian singer and song-writer (born in 1947) | |
| May 12th, 1985 (May 12 1985) | Birth | Tally Hall, American soccer player | |
| May 12th, 1985 (May 12 1985) | Death | Jean Dubuffet, French painter (born in 1901) | |
| May 12th, 1975 (May 12 1975) | Event | Mayaguez incident: the Cambodian navy seizes the American merchant ship SS Mayaguez in international waters. | |
| May 12th, 1975 (May 12 1975) | Birth | Jonah Lomu, New Zealand rugby union footballer | |
| May 12th, 1965 (May 12 1965) | Event | The Soviet spacecraft Luna 5 crashes on the Moon. | |
| May 12th, 1965 (May 12 1965) | Event | West Germany and Israel establish diplomatic relations. | |
| May 12th, 1955 (May 12 1955) | Event | The last portion of the IRT Third Avenue Elevated in Manhattan closes. | |
| May 12th, 1955 (May 12 1955) | Birth | Kix Brooks, American musician | |
| May 12th, 1945 (May 12 1945) | Birth | Alan Ball, Jr., English footballer (died in 2007) | |
| May 12th, 1945 (May 12 1945) | Birth | Ian McLagan, British keyboardist (Small Faces) | |
| May 12th, 1945 (May 12 1945) | Birth | Patrick Ricard, French businessman | |
| May 12th, 1935 (May 12 1935) | Birth | Felipe Alou, Dominican baseball player and manager | |
| May 12th, 1935 (May 12 1935) | Birth | Johnny Bucyk, Canadian ice hockey player | |
| May 12th, 1935 (May 12 1935) | Death | Jozef Pilsudski, Polish statesman (born in 1867) | |
| May 12th, 1925 (May 12 1925) | Birth | Yogi Berra, American baseball player | Yogi Berra Quotes |
| May 12th, 1925 (May 12 1925) | Death | Amy Lowell, American poet (born in 1874) | Amy Lowell Quotes |
| May 12th, 1915 (May 12 1915) | Birth | Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (died in 2001) | |
| May 12th, 1895 (May 12 1895) | Birth | William Giauque, American chemist, Nobel laureate (died in 1982) | |
| May 12th, 1895 (May 12 1895) | Birth | Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher (died in 1986) | Jiddu Krishnamurti Quotes |
| May 12th, 1885 (May 12 1885) | Event | North-West Rebellion: the four-day Battle of Batoche, pitting rebel Metis against the Canadian government, comes to an end with a decisive rebel defeat. | |
| May 12th, 1865 (May 12 1865) | Event | American Civil War: the Battle of Palmito Ranch: the first day of the last major land action to take place during the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory. | |
| May 12th, 1845 (May 12 1845) | Birth | Gabriel Faure, French composer (died in 1924) | |
| May 12th, 1845 (May 12 1845) | Death | Janos Bacsanyi, Hungarian poet (born in 1763) | |
| May 12th, 1725 (May 12 1725) | Birth | Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orleans (died in 1785) | |
| May 12th, 1465 (May 12 1465) | Death | Thomas Palaeologus, Despot of the Despotate of Morea | |
