May 12: International Nurses Day
- 1510 – Zhu Zhifan, the Prince of Anhua (in modern Shaanxi, China), began an unsuccessful revolt against the reign of the Zhengde Emperor.
- 1865 – In the last major clash of arms of the American Civil War, the Union Army engaged the Confederates along the banks of the Rio Grande east of Brownsville, Texas.
- 1885 – The Provisional Government of Saskatchewan was decisively defeated at the Battle of Batoche, which led to the end of the North-West Rebellion three days later.
- 1955 – The Allied occupation of Austria came to an end, with the nation regaining its independence ten years after the end of World War II.
- 1975 – The Cambodian navy seized the American container ship SS Mayaguez (pictured) in recognized international waters, but claimed as territorial waters by Cambodia.
More anniversaries: May 11 – May 12 – May 13
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