Historical Events
1st Flight Over the North Pole
Airship Norge is the first vessel to fly over North Pole, lead by Roald Amundsen and piloted by Umberto Nobile
- British General Strike ends after 9 days, coal mine workers stay on strike
Shostakovich's Symphony No. 1
Dmitri Shostakovich's 1st Symphony premieres in Leningrad
May Coup
General Józef Piłsudski returns to power in Poland after coup d'état against the Witos regime
Event of Interest
Hans Luther resigns for 2nd time as German Chancellor after no-confidence vote against his minority government
- Hans Luther voluntarily resigns as Chancellor of Germany following a Reichstag censure.
Famous Birthdays
- Earl Hutto, American politician (Rep-D-Florida, 1979-95), born in Panama City, Florida (d. 2020)
- Mervyn Dymally, American politician (Rep-D-CA, 1981-93), born in Cedros, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2012)
- Philip Springer, American composer (“Santa Baby”; "The Next Time"; "The Bells Of Notre Dame"), born in New York City [1]
About May 12, 1926
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 97 years, 11 months and 15 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Taurus
