What Happened on May 12, 1928

Historical Events

Mussolini Ends Women's Suffrage

Benito Mussolini announces moves to end women's suffrage in a speech to the Senate in Italy

Second Opium Law introduced - international law to control drugs

Famous Birthdays

Burt Bacharach (1928-2023)

American Grammy and Academy Award-winning composer ("I'll Never Fall in Love Again"; "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"; "Promises, Promises"), born in Kansas City, Missouri [1]

Henry Cosby, American songwriter, musician and producer for Motown ("Tears of a Clown"; "For Once In My Life"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2002)
Ivan Král, Czech-American bass player, songwriter, record producer (Patti Smith; Iggy Pop; John Waite), in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) (d. 2020)
Manuel Lujan Jr, American politician (Rep-R-NM, 1969-89), born in San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico (d. 2019)

Born in 1928