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This is a list of selected May 12 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article, featured list or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Blurb Reason
1551 – The National University of San Marcos, the oldest university in the Americas, was founded in Lima, Peru. tagged for expansion, copyediting
1958Canada and the United States signed a formal agreement establishing the North American Air Defense Command to provide aerospace warning and defense for North America. refimprove

Eligible

  • 2008 – An earthquake measuring about 8.0 Ms struck the Sichuan province of China, killing at least 69,000 people, injuring at least 374,000, and leaving at least 4.8 million others homeless.

May 12: Mother's Day in several countries (2024); International Nurses Day

Muhammad III as-Sadiq, the Bey of Tunis

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