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12 January

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Contemporary era

2010

Devastating earthquake in Haiti

On 12 January 2010, an earthquake struck Haiti near Port-au-Prince, killing more than two hundred thousand people.

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Contemporary era

1976

Death of Agatha Christie

On 12 January 1976, Agatha Christie died, the best-selling novelist of the detective genre.

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From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment

1519

Death of Emperor Maximilian I

On 12 January 1519, Maximilian I of Habsburg died, architect of his dynasty's European power.

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