1572
Politics
Death of Loredana Marcello (English/Spanish/DBpedia date)
English, Spanish, and DBpedia sources record Loredana Marcello's death in Venice on 12 December 1572, while she was still Dogaressa.
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21 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1826
Science
Birth of Martha Jane Hunt (Martha Coston)
Birth of Martha Jane Hunt (later Martha Coston) in Baltimore, Maryland, marking the beginning of a future maritime-safety innovator.
View details1871
Science
Three journal-bearing patents granted in one day (US 121,804–806)
Murfey received three more journal-bearing patents, continuing to expand her packing and bearing portfolio into a second full year.
View details1898
Politics
First major intervention against Bernsteinian revisionism
Luxemburg's first major public critique of Bernstein occurred on December 12, 1898.
View details1900
Science
Birth of Mária Telkes
Birth of Mária Telkes in Budapest, Hungary, future “Sun Queen” of solar energy.
View details1914
Science
Wins Juegos Florales prize for "Sonetos de la muerte"
Mistral's poem cycle "Sonetos de la muerte" won first prize at Santiago's Juegos Florales, bringing her national recognition.
View details1921
Science
Death of Henrietta Swan Leavitt
Henrietta Swan Leavitt died at 10:30 p.m. in Cambridge, Massachusetts, from complications of cancer.
View details1928
Arts
Birth of Helen Frankenthaler
Helen Frankenthaler was born on December 12, 1928, in New York City.
View details1940
Science
Birth of Dionne Warwick
Marie Dionne Warwick born in East Orange, New Jersey, beginning the life of the future Grammy-winning pop and R&B icon.
View details1941
Science
Break of second Abwehr Enigma machine "GGG"
Within days, Batey and colleagues cracked a second Abwehr Enigma machine code.
View details1944
Activism
Death in Auschwitz
Regina Jonas was murdered in Auschwitz, marking the end of her historic and trailblazing life.
View details1947
Activism
Death in Cairo
Dies of a heart attack in Cairo at 68, two days after her last public speech opposing the UN partition of Palestine.
View details1968
1970
Politics
Death of Doris Blackburn
Doris Blackburn passed away on December 12, 1970, leaving a legacy as a pioneering woman in Australian politics.
View details1989
Arts
Death of Helen Creighton
Helen Creighton, esteemed folklorist, passed away on December 12, 1989, in Dartmouth.
View details1997
Arts
Death of Nana Meskhidze
Nana Meskhidze passed away on December 12, 1997, leaving a legacy in the art world.
View details1998
Sports
Induction into U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
Joyner-Kersee is inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame for her significant achievements in athletics.
View details2000
Law
Participated in Bush v. Gore majority
Justice O’Connor joins the 5–4 majority in Bush v. Gore, a decision that effectively resolves the 2000 U.S. presidential election.
View details2005
Science
Filing of key U.S. patent on nucleoside-modified mRNA
Karikó and Drew Weissman filed the U.S. patent application that became US8278036B2, covering non-immunogenic nucleoside-modified RNA.
View details2020
Sports
First woman to score in a Power Five football game
Fuller became the first woman to score in a Power Five football game by kicking two extra points against Tennessee.
View details2023
Activism
Boston Globe reframes Carol's murder as domestic violence
A December 12, 2023 Boston Globe piece reframed Carol Stuart's killing as domestic violence, shifting focus from the racial hoax to her victimization.
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