Historical Events on May 12

Public uprising in the French Wars of Religion

Battle between Sikh and Mughal forces

1796 minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars

1799 during the French Revolutionary Wars

1821 battle of the Greek War of Independence

1860 one of the opening conflicts of the Paiute War in Nevada between the American people and the Paiute people

1864 skirmish near Richmond, Virginia, in the American Civil War

Treaty between France and Tunisia

1929 killing in Kenya

Cancelled coronation in the United Kingdom

1968 Spanish Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968

1968 battle in the Vietnam War

1974 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula One race

1976 European Cup Final — association football match

1991 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1991

2002 Austrian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2002

Beirut–Damascus Declaration

2008 Sichuan earthquake — earthquake in China

WannaCry ransomware attack — ransomware cyberattack

2013 Spanish Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2013

2014 Indian general election — elections for the 16th Lok Sabha, India

2019 Spanish Grand Prix — Formula One motor car race