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Historical events & facts — January 12
What happened on January 12?
On January 12, 2010, a devastating magnitude 7.0 earthquake destroyed Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, and its surroundings. Between 100,000 and 316,000 people died in the deadliest disaster in the Western Hemisphere. The earthquake affected 3 million people and collapsed a country that was already the poorest in the Americas. The international humanitarian response was the largest to that date.
On January 12, 1964, a revolution overthrew the Sultan of Zanzibar in a night of violence that killed thousands of people, mainly of Arab origin. The revolution paved the way for the unification of Zanzibar and Tanganyika into Tanzania on April 26 of that same year. Zanzibar retained considerable autonomy within the new united republic.
On January 12, 2003, scientists from the International Human Genome Consortium announced they had completed the Human Genome Project, the sequencing of the complete human DNA. The project, begun in 1990 with an investment of $3 billion, opened a new era in personalised medicine, pharmacology and the understanding of genetic diseases.
Notable birthdays — January 12
Famous people born on January 12
Jack London
John Griffith London, better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing.
James Bennett Griffin
James Bennett Griffin was an American archaeologist. He is regarded as one of the most influential archaeologists in North America in the 20th century.
Jerzy Zubrzycki
Jerzy "George" B. Zubrzycki AO CBE MBE (Military) was a Polish-born Australian sociologist, widely regarded as the "Father of Australian Multiculturalism".
Brajanath Ratha
Brajanath Ratha was an Indian poet who wrote in the Odia language.
Cynthia Robinson
Cynthia Robinson was an American musician, best known for being a founding member of Sly and the Family Stone, for which she was the trumpeter and a vocalist. Her voice and presence were featured in the hits "Dance to the Music" and "I Want to Take You Higher." Questlove of the hip hop band the Roots has called Robinson the original "hypeman."
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