The May 12th (132e Day of the Year or 133e in the event of Leap year) in Sport.

Events

XIX {{E}} century

• 1898 ( automobile Sport ): Arrival of the automobile race between Bordeaux and Paris. Rene de Knyff takes a lead in Panhard.
• 1898 ( Football ): Foundation of the French general sports club of the US Tourcoing.

XX {{E}} century: 1901 - 1950

• 1907 ( Football ): The Servette of Geneva is champion of Suisse.
• 1918 ( Football ): : Real Union Irun gains the Coupe of Spain vis-a-vis the Madrid FC, 2-0 .
• 1935 ( Rugby with XV ): The Olympic Biarritz gains the finale of the championship of France vis-a-vis the USA Perpignan, 3-0 .
• 1935 ( Football ): FC Sochaux is champion of France.

XX {{E}} century: 1951 - 2000

• 1968 ( Football ): The ACE Saint-Etienne gains the final of the Coupe de France vis-a-vis the Girondins of Bordeaux, 2-1 .
• 1974 ( Rugby with XV ): The ACE Béziers gains the final of the championship of France vis-a-vis RC Narbonne, 16-14 .
• 1976 ( Football ): The Bayern of Munich gains the final of the Coupe of the clubs European champions vis-a-vis the ACE Saint-Etienne, 1-0 .
• 1979 ( Football ): Arsenal gains the final of the F Challenge Cup vis-a-vis Manchester United, 3-2 .
• 1982 ( Football ): FC Barcelona gains the final of the Coupe of Europe of the winners of cuts vis-a-vis the Standard of Liege, 2-1 .
• 1990 ( Football ): The Olympique of Marseilles is champion of France.
• 1993 ( Football ): The Parma AC gains the final of the Coupe of Europe of the winners of cuts vis-a-vis the Royal Antwerp FC, 3-1 .
• 1997 ( Football ): OGC Nice gains the final of the Coupe de France vis-a-vis the In front of Guingamp with the shootings with the goal. It is the last final played Parc of the Princes.
• 1999 ( Football ): The Parma AC gains the final of the UEFA Cup vis-a-vis the Olympique of Marseilles, 3-0 .

XXI {{E}} century

• 2001 ( Football ): FC Nantes is champion of France.
• 2007 ( Rugby with XV ): Finally championship of England, with Twickenham, Leicester beats Gloucester on the score without call of 44 - 12 .

Births

• 1867 : Hugh Trumble, cricketer Australia N, cash 32 selections in Test cricket of 1890 with 1904. († August 14th 1938).
• 1919 : Pierre Brambilla, Italian cyclist
• 1925 :
• Yogi Berra, American baseballor
• Beryl Burton, British racing cyclist.
• 1945 : Alan Ball, British Football or , world champion 1966 with the team of England. († April 24th 2007).
• 1948 : Josip Katalinski, Yugoslav footballer
• 1950: Shozo Fujii, Japanese judoka
• 1950: Renate Stecher, German athlete
• 1955: Natalia Akhrimenko, Soviet athlete , specialist in the shot put.
• 1956 : Bernie Federko, Canadian player of hockey
• 1962: Denis Charvet, French player of Rugby to XV
• 1963: Stefano Modena, racing driver Italy N, having disputed 70 Grands Prix of Formula 1 of 1987 with 1992.
• 1970 : Mike Weir, Canadian golfor
• 1972: Damian McDonald, racing cyclist Australia N. († March 23rd 2007).
• 1975 : Jonah Lomu, New Zealand player of Rugby to XV.
• 1978 : Hossein Reza Zadeh, haltérophile Iranian.
• 1979 : David Hellebuyck, French footballer
• 1983: Virginia Razzano, French player of tennis
• 1986: Saer Seine, player Senegal board of Basketball evolving/moving in NBA.

Death

• 1995 : Stefan Kovacs, footballer then Rumanian trainer
• 2001: Didi, Brazilian footballer

See too

• the May 12th in all the fields.