Every yearMay 12
Everything May 12 celebrates
6 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for May 12 every year, and 1 more lands on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Donate a Day's Wages to Charity DayLead | Community | |
| 02 | International Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day | Health | |
| 03 | International Nurses Day | Community | |
| 04 | Limerick Day | Books | |
| 05 | National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day | Health | |
| 06 | National Nutty Fudge Day | Food |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on May 12 in some years.
Mother's Day — 2030
Born on May 12
Historic figures
- Florence Nightingale1820–1910Italian-English nurse, social reformer, and statistician
- Katharine Hepburn1907–2003American actress
- Jiddu Krishnamurti1895–1986Indian-American philosopher and author
- Dorothy Hodgkin1910–1994English biochemist, crystallographer, and academic
- George Carlin1937–2008American comedian, actor, and author
- Maryam Mirzakhani1977–2017Iranian mathematician
- Justus von Liebig1803–1873German chemist and academic
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti1828–1882English poet and painter
- Gustav Vasa1496–1560King of Sweden from 1523 to 1560
- Gabriel Fauré1845–1924French pianist, composer, and educator
Celebrities & public figures
- Rishi Sunakb. 1980English politician
- Rami Malekb. 1981American actor
- Emilio Estevezb. 1962American actor
- Marcelob. 1988Brazilian footballer
- Domhnall Gleesonb. 1983Irish actor
- Malin Akermanb. 1978Swedish-Canadian model
- Frenkie de Jongb. 1997Dutch footballer
- Emily VanCampb. 1986Canadian actress
- Ving Rhamesb. 1959American actor
- Stephen Baldwinb. 1966American actor
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers May 12 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see May 12, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.