May 12

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2025 Daily Holidays that fall on May 12, include:

• Buddha Day - May 12, 2025
• Day of Vesak - May 12, 2025
• International Awareness Day 
  
• International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day
• International Nurses Day 
• Limerick Day
• National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day 
• National Hospital Day 
• National Nutty Fudge Day 
• National Odometer Day  
• National Women's Check-up Day - May 12, 2025 (Monday following Mother's Day) 

2025 Weekly Holidays that include May 12, are:

• American Craft Beer Week - May 12-18, 2025
• Armed Forces Week - May 10-17, 2025 (Second Saturday to Third Saturday in May)
• Economic Development Week - May 11-17, 2025
• Food Allergy Awareness Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Second Full Week in May)
• Hospital Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Second Full Week of May)
• International Coaching Week - May 12-18, 2025
• MCS Awareness Week or Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Second Full Week in May)
• National Bike Week - May 10-18, 2025 
• National Charter Schools Week - May 11-17, 2025
• National Etiquette Week - May 12-18, 2025 (Begins Second Monday of Full Week in May)
• National Hospital Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Second week in May)
• National Hug Holiday Week - May 7-13
• National Nurses Week - May 6-12
• National Police Week - May 11-17, 2025
• National Prevention Week - May 11-17, 2025 
• National Public Gardens Week - May 9-18, 2025 (Friday before to the Sunday after Mother's Day)
• National Return to Work Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Second Full Week in May)
• National Salvation Army Week - May 11-17, 2025
• National Skilled Nursing Care Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Starts on Mother's Day to Following Saturday)
• National Stationary Week - May 12-18, 2025
• National Stuttering Awareness Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Second Full Week in May)
• National Transportation Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Always has Third Friday in May)
• National Window Safety Week - May 6-12, 2025
• National Women's Health Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Week Starting With Mother's Day)
• Pesach Sheni - Evening of May 11 - Evening of May 12, 2025
• Prepare Tomorrow's Parents Month - May 11 - June 15, 2025 (Mother's Day to Father's Day)
• Reading is Fundamental Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Second Full Week in May) 
• Salute to Moms 35+ Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Starts on Mother's Day)
• The Biggest Week in American Birding - May 9-18, 2025
• UN Global Road Safety Week - May 9-13, 2025
• Universal Family Week - May 10-16
• Work at Home Mom's Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Starts on Mother's Day)
• World Cocktail Week - May 6-13
• World Trade Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Third Week in May)

2025 Monthly Holidays that include May 12, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our May Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of May.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• PGA Championship - May 12-18, 2025

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for May 12 is Taurus.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for May are:

• The Lily of the Valley - Humility, Chastity and Sweetness - signifies a return to happiness
• Hawthorn

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for May is the Emerald which is a symbol of rebirth and is believed to grant the owner foresight, good fortune, and youth.

Famous Birthdays

• 1820 - Florence Nightingale, Italian-English nurse during the Crimean War, known as the "Lady with the Lamp" because she made rounds at night
• 1907 - Katharine Hepburn, American actress and singer (On Golden Pond, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner)
• 1918 - Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman who founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (d. 2001)
• 1925 - Lawrence "Yogi" Berra, American baseball player and manager (New York Yankees, Mets)
• 1928 - Burt Bacharach, American pianist, composer, and producer (I'll Never Fall in Love Again)
• 1937  - George Carlin, American comedian, actor, and author (d. 2008)
• 1948 - Steve Winwood, English singer, songwriter, and guitarist (A Higher Love) (Traffic)
• 1950 - Bruce Boxleitner, American actor and author (Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Babylon 5, Tron movies)
• 1950 - Gabriel Byrne, Irish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1955 - Kix Brooks, American country singer, songwriter (Brooks & Dunn)
• 1959 - Ving Rhames - American actor (Mission Impossible movies)
• 1962 - Emilio Estevez, American actor, director, and screenwriter (Mighty Ducks, Young Guns)
• 1966 - Stephen Baldwin, American actor, director, and producer (Usual Suspects)
• 1968 - Tony Hawk - American skateboarder

Famous Deaths

• 1864 - James Ewell Brown "J.E.B." Stuart - American General during the Civil War (b. 1833)
• 1992 - Robert Reed, American actor, singer, and director (The Brady Bunch) (b. 1932)
• 2001 - Perry Como - American singer and actor (b. 1912)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1959 - Actress Elizabeth Taylor marries her 4th husband entertainer Eddie Fisher. They get divorced in 1964.
• 1971 - Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones marries actress and model Bianca Perez-Mora Macia

Quote of the Day

Florence Nightingale, was born on this day, May 12 in 1820.  Today is INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY, and it is NATIONAL NURSES WEEK, so a quote from Florence Nightingale's Nursing Prayer seemed appropriate.

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

National Women's Health Week is May 11-17, 2025.  The Holidays and Observances Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day for March 12th from Kerry of Healthy Diet Habits is to look at the top Diet Mistakes that women make.

Women's Diet Mistakes bring them down, but there are a few really biggies in the struggle for weight control!  Find out more....

This Day in History

• 1780 - During the American Revolution War, the British troops occupy Charleston, South Carolina
• 1862 - U.S. Federal troops occupy Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• 1921 - National Hospital Day is 1st observed
• 1926 - The Italian build airship Norge is the 1st vessel to fly over the North Pole
• 1928 - Benito Mussolini ends women's rights in Italy
• 1932 - The body of kidnapped son of Charles Lindbergh is found dead in Hopewell, New Jersey, ten weeks after his abduction
• 1933 - The Agricultural Adjustment Act is formed to restrict agricultural production by paying farmers subsidies
• 1935 - The 1st meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Akron, Ohio organized by the founders Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith
• 1937 - The Duke and Duchess of York are crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• 1942 - 1,500 Jews are sent to the gas chambers in Auschwitz concentration camp
• 1942 - German U-Boat U-507 torpedo's and sinks U.S. tanker Virginia, at the mouth of the Mississippi River
• 1949 - The Soviet Union lifts its blockage of Berlin
• 1958 - The U.S. and Canada sign a formal North American Aerospace Defense Command agreement
• 1965 - Luna 5, a Soviet spacecraft crashes on the Moon
• 2008 - Sichuan, China has a 8.0 magnitude earthquake that kills over 69,000 people
• 2015 - 8 people are killed and more than 200 injured when a train derails in Philadelphia

This Day in Music

• 1958 - All I Have to Do is Dream by the Everly Brothers hits #1 and stays on top for 5 weeks
• 1965 - The Rolling Stones records Satisfaction
• 1972 - Mary Had a Little Lamb is released by paul McCartney & Wings
• 1973 - Houses of the Holy, by Led Zeppelin is the #1 album 

Happy Birthday, Steve Winwood!

This Day in Sports

• 1875 - The 1st recorded shutout in pro baseball between Chicago (1), and St. Louis (0)
• 1970 - Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs hits his 500th home run
• 1982 - The US Football League is formed
• 1984 - Joe Lucius scored his 13th hole-in-one on the same hole
• 1997 - Australian Susie Maroney is the 1st to swim from Cuba to Florida

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!