January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 353 days remain until the end of the year (354 in leap years).

2025年1月12日 · Historical events for the 12th of January. See what famous, interesting and notable events happened throughout history on January 12.

On this day in 2010, a magnitude-7.0 earthquake devastated Haiti, especially Port-au-Prince, killing more than 200,000 people and leaving more than 1,000,000 homeless and touching off a massive international relief effort.

2013年1月12日 · What happened on this day in history, January 12. See what historical events occurred, which famous people were born and who died on January 12.

Discover what happened on January 12 with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

2025年1月12日 · Important events in history for the 12th of January. See what historic, important and momentous events in history happened on January 12.

January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 353 days remaining until the end of the year (354 in leap years). 475 – Basiliscus becomes Emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1528 – Gustav Vasa becomes King of Sweden. 1539 – The Treaty of Toledo is signed by King Francis I of France and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.

January 12th is the twelfth day in the Gregorian calendar. On this day, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected giving women the right to vote, and the New York Jets beat the Baltimore Colts to win Super Bowl III in a historic upset.

On January 12, Charles Perrault, Vivekananda, Jeff Bezos were born and Agatha Christie, Bass Reeves, Vasco Núñez de Balboa died.

Today in history – which major historical events happened on January 12? Who was born on this date, who died? In which year did the birth or death occur?