Event anniversary

2008 Sichuan earthquake

Took place on May 12, 2008

Years ago

19th anniversary next

The 19th anniversary falls on May 12, 2027, in 200 days.

An earthquake occurred in the province of Sichuan, China at 14:28:01 China Standard Time on May 12, 2008. Measuring at 8.0 Ms (7.9–8.3 Mw), the earthquake's epicenter was located 80 kilometres (50 mi) west-northwest of Chengdu, the provincial capital, with a focal depth of 19 km (12 mi).

Text from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Explore

Share this anniversary

Related people4

1820–1910

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was an English social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, in which she organised care for wounded soldiers at Constantinople.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

PoliticsWould be 206

Photo: Henry Hering (1814-1893) · Public domain

b. 1980

Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak (born 12 May 1980) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2022 to 2024.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

PoliticsAge 46

1907–2003

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress whose career as a leading lady on stage and screen spanned six decades.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

FilmWould be 119

Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios ; Restored by Adam Cuerden · Public domain

1891–1970

Nelly Sachs

Nelly Sachs (German pronunciation:; 10 December 1891 – 12 May 1970) was a German–Swedish poet and playwright. Her experiences resulting from the rise of the Nazis in World War II Europe transformed her into a poignant spokesperson for the grief and yearnings of her fellow Jews.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

LiteratureWould be 134

Photo: Nobel Foundation · Public domain