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12 Ordibehesht 1482

Wednesday 12 Ordibehesht 1482 in the Persian calendar is Wednesday, 2 May 2103, and 24 Rabi' al-Awwal 1527 in the Islamic calendar.

This day's Islamic date is not yet officially announced and is an astronomical estimate; it and the day's religious occasions may move by a day.

This day in four calendars

1611 (415 years ago) The King James Version of the Bible is published for the first time in London, England, by printer Robert Barker.
1808 (218 years ago) Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation. Francisco de Goya later memorializes this event in his painting The Second of May 1808.
1889 (137 years ago) Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
1941 (85 years ago) World War II: Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier that year, the United Kingdom launches the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power.
1982 (44 years ago) Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano.
1998 (28 years ago) The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy.
2008 (18 years ago) Chaitén Volcano begins erupting in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people.
2008 (18 years ago) Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Burma killing over 138,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless.

1729 (297 years ago) Catherine the Great of Russia,
1772 (254 years ago) Novalis, German author and poet (died 1801)
1859 (167 years ago) Jerome K. Jerome, English author and playwright (died 1927)
1860 (166 years ago) Theodor Herzl, Austro-Hungarian Zionist philosopher, journalist and author (died 1904)
1921 (105 years ago) Satyajit Ray, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1992)
1972 (54 years ago) Dwayne Johnson, American actor and wrestler
1975 (51 years ago) David Beckham, English footballer, coach, and model
1985 (41 years ago) Lily Allen, English singer-songwriter and actress

373 (1653 years ago) Athanasius of Alexandria, Egyptian bishop and saint (born 298)
1519 (507 years ago) Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect (born 1452)
1857 (169 years ago) Alfred de Musset, French dramatist, poet, and novelist (born 1810)
1945 (81 years ago) Martin Bormann, German politician (born 1900)
1957 (69 years ago) Joseph McCarthy, American captain, lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1908)
1969 (57 years ago) Franz von Papen, German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1879)
1979 (47 years ago) Giulio Natta, Italian chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903)
2011 (15 years ago) Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian terrorist, founder of Al-Qaeda (born 1957)