TV actor Greg Hemphill

Events in 1969 and 14-12

Events in the world in the birth year of Greg Hemphill

• Nixon begins "Vietnamization" in Southeast Asia. Background: Vietnam War
• The United States, USSR, and about 100 other countries sign the nuclear nonproliferation treaty (NPT). Background: nuclear disarmament
• Russian and Chinese troops clash along the Ussuri River.
• 27-year-old Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi deposes King Idris of Libya and establishes a pro-Arabic, anti-Western, Islamic republic.

Birthday Greg Hemphill (14-12) in history

• Day 14-12 year 1799: The founder of the United States, George Washington, passed away at the age of 67.
• Day 14-12 year 1819: Alabama became the 22nd state in the United States.
• Day 14-12 year 1911: Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole, beating an expedition led by Robert F. Scott.
• Day 14-12 year 1939: The Soviet Union was dropped from the League of Nations.
• Day 14-12 year 1967: DNA synthesized for the first time.
• Day 14-12 year 1981: Israel formally annexed the Golan Heights.
• Day 14-12 year 1985: Wilma Mankiller became the first woman to lead a major American Indian tribe as she took office as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.
• Day 14-12 year 1989: Nobel Peace laureate Andrei D. Sakharov died in Moscow at age 68.
• Day 14-12 year 2012: Adam Lanza, age 20, forced his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, Connecticut, and killed 26 people. The victims included 20 children between the ages of six and seven.