December 12th (1870) was a Monday. 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, 1870
» Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black Congress of the United States known as U.S. congressman, the first being Hiram Revels.
Famous Birthdays on December 12 in 1870
» Walter Benona Sharp, American businessman, co-founded Hughes Tool Company (d. 1912)
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.