1588
Day of the Barricades
Protest · Europe
On this day
12 May
306 events in the atlas are dated to 12 May, from 361 BCE to 2026. The best known come first; below them is every one, age by age, the most significant first.
- 306 events
- 361 BCE – 2026 CE
The best known
From every age and part of the world1865
Battle of Palmito Ranch
Battle · North America
1881
Treaty of Bardo
Treaty · North Africa
1926
May Coup
Political · Europe
2010
Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771
Accident · North Africa
2017
WannaCry ransomware attack
Event
Antiquity
to 500 CE · 1 eventThe Middle Ages
501 – 1500 CE · 8 events- 1364Founding of Jagiellonian UniversityFounding · Europe
- 1420Battle of the PaleslootBattle · Europe
- 1082Battle of MailbergBattle · Europe
- 701 CE701 CE Kyoto earthquakeNatural disaster · East Asia
- 1471Siege of London (1471)Siege · Europe
- 1468Battle of TřebíčBattle · Europe
- 14621462 Venetian doge electionElection · Europe
- 1385Battle of L'ÉcluseBattle · Europe
Early modern times
1501 – 1800 · 34 events- 1588Day of the BarricadesProtest · Europe
- 1732Expedition to LaplandExploration · Europe
- 15721572 papal conclaveElection · Europe
- 1797Fall of Republic of VeniceCollapse · Europe
- 1510Prince of Anhua rebellionWar · East Asia
- 1742Founding of TalcaFounding · South America
- 16641664 Ica earthquakeNatural disaster · South America
- 1649Battle of FocchiesBattle · Middle East
- 1551Founding of National University of San MarcosFounding · South America
- 17301730 Norcia earthquakeNatural disaster · Europe
The 19th century
1801 – 1900 · 39 events- 1865Battle of Palmito RanchBattle · North America
- 1881Treaty of BardoTreaty · North Africa
- 18441844 Kashan earthquakeNatural disaster · Middle East
- 1821Battle of ValtetsiBattle · Europe
- 1863Battle of RaymondBattle · North America
- 1858Battle of Little Robe CreekBattle · North America
- 18661866 Goynuk earthquakeNatural disaster · Middle East
- 1809Second Battle of PortoBattle · Europe
- 1872Swiss constitutional referendum, 1872Election · Europe
- 1881Founding of French protectorate of TunisiaFounding · North Africa
The 20th century
1901 – 2000 · 124 events- 1926May CoupPolitical · Europe
- 1942Second Battle of KharkovBattle · Europe
- 1965Germany–Israel relationsEvent · Europe
- 1975Mayaguez incidentEvent · Southeast Asia
- 1994Armenian–Azerbaijani border conflictEvent · Middle East
- 1941Glina massacresAttack · Europe
- 19641964 Pacific typhoon seasonEvent
- 1940Battle of HannutBattle · Europe
- 1973AcaliExploration
- 1998Trisakti shootingsNatural disaster · Southeast Asia
The 21st century
since 2001 · 100 events- 2017WannaCry ransomware attackEvent
- 2011PROTECT IP ActEvent · North America
- 2021Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisisEvent · Middle East
- 2010Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771Accident · North Africa
- 20162016 Sirte offensiveBattle · North Africa
- 20152015 Philadelphia train derailmentAccident · North America
- 20182018 Paris knife attackAttack · Europe
- 2015May 2015 Nepal earthquakeNatural disaster · South Asia
- 2004Operation RainbowEvent · Middle East
- 2019Gulf of Oman incidentCrime · Middle East
About the dates
Each event is listed under the date its sources give, as its page shows it. Before 1582, and in some countries later (Britain until 1752, Russia until 1918), that is a date of the Julian calendar, as on Wikipedia’s pages for each day.