January 12. Kazinform's timeline of major events
Kazinform's Timeline is the one-stop shop where you can learn about historical events for the 12th of January. See what notable events happened throughout Kazakhstan's history on January 12.
EVENTS
1955 – The construction of the world’s first and largest space centre, Baikonur, begins.
1990 – The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan is founded at the 1st Qurultay (Meeting) of Muslims of Kazakhstan. Its chairman is the Supreme Mufti.
1993 – The National Council for Economic Transformation of Kazakhstan is set up.
1995 – Kazakh cosmonauts Toktar Aubakirov and Talgat Musabayev are awarded the title of the People’s Hero and given the state top prize Golden Star.
2002 – The house-museum of Dinmukhamed Kunayev opens in Almaty.
2006 – Then President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and President of Russia Vladimir Putin sign the Agreement on establishing the Eurasian Development Bank.
2009 – The country’s first Intellectual School of the First President of Kazakhstan opens its doors in Astana.
2011 – Almaty hosts the solemn ceremony of handing over the flask with maternal fire of the 2011 Asian Winter Games.
2012 – The Honorary Consulate of Kazakhstan is inaugurated in Adana, Turkey.
2020 – Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen wins The Best Singer of the Year at the JSTYLE Exquisite Annual Awards 2019.
2021 – The Aktobe International Airport is named after Aliya Moldagulova.
2021 – Kazakhstani Zara Darken enters the top-30 of the Tennis Europe Junior Rankings U14.
2022 – The historical TV series about the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site wins the Best TV Miniseries Award at the Moscow Russia International Film Festival 2022.