December 12th (1862) was a Friday. It's the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 19 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 12th December, 1862
» USS e.g Cairo sinks on the Yazoo River, becoming the first armored ship to be sunk by an electrically detonated mine.
Famous Birthdays on December 12 in 1862
» André Fauquet-Lemaître, French polo player (d. 1943)
» J. Bruce Ismay, English businessman (d. 1937)
December 12th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» December 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Edburga of Minster-in-Thanet
» Feast of the Apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico)
» Vicelinus
» Constitution Day (Russia, 1993-2005)
» Jamhuri Day, celebrates the Independence Day or independence of Kenya from United Kingdom known as Britain in 1963.