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12 May 1945 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 12 May 1945 was a Saturday.
- Top Film of 1945
- One of the highest-grossing films worldwide released in 1945 was The Bells of St. Mary's.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 12 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 12 May 1945 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 12 May 1945 was New Moon.
On this day: 12 May
- 1937 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom are crowned in Westminster Abbey.
- 1941 Konrad Zuse presents the Z3, the world's first working programmable, fully automatic computer, in Berlin.
- 1942 World War II: Second Battle of Kharkov: In eastern Ukraine, Red Army forces under Marshal Semyon Timoshenko launch a major offensive from the Izium bridgehead, only to be encircled and destroyed by the troops of Army Group South two weeks later.
- 1942 World War II: The U.S. tanker SS Virginia is torpedoed in the mouth of the Mississippi River by the German submarine U-507.
- 1949 Cold War: The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin.
Famous people born on 12 May
- Rhea Seehorn, American actress (born 1972)
- Rami Malek, American actor (born 1981)
- Domhnall Gleeson, Irish actor (born 1983)
- Emilio Estevez, American actor (born 1962)
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Events of 1945 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1945 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – Most public transport came under the control of Córas Iompair Éireann.
- 11 May – Government wartime censorship of the media was lifted.
- 22 May – The Irish Legal Terms Act was signed into law, providing support for greater use of Irish in the legal system.
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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Michael Gambon19 October 1940ActorView their day →Brenda Fricker17 February 1945ActressView their day →Gerry Adams6 October 1948Republican politicianView their day →Phil Lynott20 August 1949Rock musicianView their day →Sinéad Cusack18 February 1948ActressView their day →Rory Gallagher2 March 1948GuitaristView their day →Fionnula Flanagan10 December 1941ActressView their day →Gilbert O'Sullivan1 December 1946Singer-songwriterView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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