May 12th Calendar: Today we celebrate International Women in Mathematics Day
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Saint Achilles, the precise dates of his life are unknown. However, Achilles' tomb was found on the Italian island of Pantelleria, which has allowed him to be placed as a Roman martyr of the first centuries. The Achilles are bold and courageous. Their color: red. Their number: 5.
It happened on May 12th1967 The Movie Antonioni's "Blow Up" wins the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. 2008 An earthquake devastates China's Sichuan province. 2009 Former Nazi and Sobibor camp leader John Demjanjuk is extradited from the United States to stand trial in Germany. Sentenced in May 2011 to five years in prison for his participation in a crime against humanity, he died on March 17, 2013, at the age of 91. 2017 The "WannaCry" cyberattack infects 300,000 computers in 150 countries. 2020 Death of actor Michel Piccoli, a monument of French cinema.
Khatarine Hepburn, American actress (1907-2003), Michel Fugain, French singer (1942)
Jonah Lomu, New Zealand rugby player (1975-2015), Virginie Razzano, French tennis player (1983), Emily Beecham, Anglo-American actress (1984).
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