July, 12th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Tuesday 12, 2005:
Prince Albert II is enthroned as ruler of the Principality of Monaco.

Monday 12, 2004:
Pedro Santana Lopes is officially appointed Prime Minister of Portugal.

Friday 12, 2002:
Gay rights: The Superior Court of Ontario orders Ontario to recognize same-sex marriages.

Sunday 12, 1998:
KDE 1.0 released.

Monday 12, 1993:
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake off the shore of Hokkaido, Japan launches a devastating tsunami, killing 202 on the small island of Okushiri.

Monday 12, 1982:
1982 - Italy wins the World Cup for a third time.

Thursday 12, 1979:
The island nation of Kiribati declares independence.

Saturday 12, 1975:
São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence.

Thursday 12, 1973:
The 1973 National Archives Fire destroys the entire 6th floor of the National Personnel Records Center.

Wednesday 12, 1967:
Four days of race riots begin in Newark, New Jersey that will claim the lives of 27 people.

Tuesday 12, 1960:
Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.

Wednesday 12, 1950:
René Pleven becomes Prime Minister of France.

Monday 12, 1943:
German and Soviet forces engage in largest tank engagement of all time.

Wednesday 12, 1933:
Congress passes the first federal minimum wage law in the United States: 33 cents per hour.

Tuesday 12, 1932:
Hedley Verity establishes a first-class record by taking all ten wickets for only ten runs against Nottinghamshire on a pitch affected by a storm.

Tuesday 12, 1892:
A hidden lake bursts out of a glacier on the side of Mont Blanc, flooding the valley below and killing around 200 villagers and holidaymakers in Saint Gervais.

Saturday 12, 1862:
Medal of Honor authorized by the United States Congress.

Sunday 12, 1812:
War of 1812: The United States invades Canada at Windsor, Ontario.

Saturday 12, 1806:
Sixteen German imperial states left the Holy Roman Empire and formed the Confederation of the Rhine.

Thursday 12, 1759:
French and Indian War: British cannon start firing on French at Quebec City, from Lévis, Quebec.

Thursday 12, 1691:
The decisive victory of William's forces in Ireland.

Wednesday 12, 1690:
The army of William III of England defeats that of the deposed King James VII of Scotland and II of England.

Thursday 12, 1573:
Spanish forces under the Duke of Alva capture Haarlem after a seven month siege.

Monday 12, 1543:
King Henry VIII of England married his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr at Hampton Court Palace.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/12-july/on-this-day.html


People born on July 12

1991:
Erik Per Sullivan, American actor (b: July 12, 1991) (Biography of Erik Per Sullivan)

1984:
Gareth Gates, British singer (b: July 12, 1984) (Biography of Gareth Gates)

1982:
Antonio Cassano, Italian Footballer for AS Roma (b: July 12, 1982) (Biography of Antonio Cassano)

1978:
Dain M. Hansen, Political Operative (b: July 12, 1978) (Biography of Dain M. Hansen)
Michelle Rodriguez, American actress (b: July 12, 1978) (Biography of Michelle Rodriguez)

1977:
Brock Lesnar, American professional wrestler (b: July 12, 1977) (Biography of Brock Lesnar)

1976:
Tracie Spencer, American singer (b: July 12, 1976) (Biography of Tracie Spencer)
Anna Friel, British actress (b: July 12, 1976) (Biography of Anna Friel)

1974:
Gregory Helms, American professional wrestler (b: July 12, 1974) (Biography of Gregory Helms)

1973:
Magoo, American rapper (b: July 12, 1973) (Biography of Magoo (rapper))

1972:
Travis Best, American basketball player (b: July 12, 1972) (Biography of Travis Best)

1971:
Kristi Yamaguchi, American figure skater (b: July 12, 1971) (Biography of Kristi Tsuya Yamaguchi)

1969:
Lisa Nicole Carson, American actress (b: July 12, 1969) (Biography of Lisa Nicole Carson)

1967:
Richard Herring, English comedian (b: July 12, 1967) (Biography of Richard Herring)

1965:
Robin Wilson, American singer (b: July 12, 1965) (Biography of Robin Wilson)

1964:
Gaby Roslin, English television presenter (b: July 12, 1964) (Biography of Gaby Roslin)

1962:
Dan Murphy, American guitarist (Soul Asylum) (b: July 12, 1962) (Biography of Dan Murphy)

1956:
Julie Miller, American singer (b: July 12, 1956) (Biography of Julie Miller)
Sandi Patty, American singer (b: July 12, 1956) (Biography of Sandi Patty)

1951:
Cheryl Ladd, American actress (b: July 12, 1951) (Biography of Cheryl Ladd)

1948:
Richard Simmons, American fitness trainer (b: July 12, 1948) (Biography of Richard Simmons)
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani musician (b: July 12, 1948) (Biography of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan)
Jay Thomas, American actor (b: July 12, 1948) (Biography of Jay Thomas)
Walter Egan, American singer (b: July 12, 1948) (Biography of Walter Egan)

1947:
Gareth Edwards, Welsh rugby player (b: July 12, 1947) (Biography of Gareth Edwards)

1943:
Christine McVie, American singer, musician, and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac) (b: July 12, 1943) (Biography of Christine McVie)

1937:
Bill Cosby, American comedian and actor (b: July 12, 1937) (Biography of Bill Cosby)
Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France (b: July 12, 1937) (Biography of Lionel Jospin)

1934:
Van Cliburn, American pianist (b: July 12, 1934) (Biography of Van Cliburn)

1933:
Donald E. Westlake, American author (b: July 12, 1933) (Biography of Donald E. Westlake)

1932:
Otis Davis, American runner (b: July 12, 1932) (Biography of Otis Davis)

1930:
Gordon Pinsent, Canadian actor, director, and writer (b: July 12, 1930) (Biography of Gordon Pinsent)

1925:
Roger B. Smith, American automobile executive (b: July 12, 1925) (Biography of Roger B. Smith)

1922:
Mark Hatfield, U.S. Senator from Oregon (b: July 12, 1922) (Biography of Mark Hatfield)

1920:
Beah Richards, American actress (b: July 12, 1920 ; d: September 14, 2000) (Biography of Beah Richards)
Pierre Berton, Canadian journalist and writer (b: July 12, 1920 ; d: November 30, 2004) (Biography of Pierre Berton)

1917:
Andrew Wyeth, American artist (b: July 12, 1917) (Biography of Andrew Wyeth)

1913:
Willis Lamb, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: July 12, 1913) (Biography of Willis Lamb)

1909:
Joe DeRita, American actor and comedian (b: July 12, 1909 ; d: July 3, 1993) (Biography of Joe DeRita)

1908:
Milton Berle, American comedian (b: July 12, 1908 ; d: March 27, 2002) (Biography of Milton Berle)

1904:
Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b: July 12, 1904 ; d: September 23, 1973) (Biography of Pablo Neruda)

1895:
Kirstin Flagstad, Norwegian soprano (b: July 12, 1895 ; d: September 7, 1962) (Biography of Kirstin Flagstad)
R. Buckminster Fuller, American architect (b: July 12, 1895) (Biography of Buckminster Fuller)
Oscar Hammerstein II, American lyricist (b: July 12, 1895 ; d: August 23, 1960) (Biography of Oscar Hammerstein II)

1892:
Bruno Schulz, Polish writer and painter (b: July 12, 1892 ; d: November 19, 1942) (Biography of Bruno Schulz)

1886:
Jean Hersholt, Danish film director and actor (b: July 12, 1886 ; d: June 2, 1956) (Biography of Jean Hersholt)

1884:
Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (b: July 12, 1884 ; d: January 24, 1920) (Biography of Amedeo Modigliani)

1880:
Tod Browning, American film director (b: July 12, 1880 ; d: October 6, 1962) (Biography of Tod Browning)

1876:
Max Jacob, French poet (b: July 12, 1876 ; d: March 5, 1944) (Biography of Max Jacob)

1870:
Louis II of Monaco (b: July 12, 1870 ; d: May 9, 1949) (Biography of Louis II, Prince of Monaco)

1868:
Stefan George, German poet (b: July 12, 1868 ; d: December 4, 1933) (Biography of Stefan George)

1863:
Paul Karl Ludwig Drude, German physicist (b: July 12, 1863) (Biography of Paul Karl Ludwig Drude)

1861:
George Washington Carver, American botanist (b: July 12, 1861 ; d: January 5, 1943) (Biography of George Washington Carver)

1854:
George Eastman, American inventor (b: July 12, 1854 ; d: March 14, 1932) (Biography of George Eastman)

1852:
Hipólito Yrigoyen, President of Argentina (b: July 12, 1852 ; d: July 3, 1933) (Biography of Hipólito Yrigoyen)

1850:
Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist (b: July 12, 1850 ; d: December 23, 1912) (Biography of Otto Schoetensack)

1849:
Sir William Osler, Canadian physician and author (b: July 12, 1849) (Biography of William Osler)

1824:
Eugène Boudin, French painter (b: July 12, 1824 ; d: August 8, 1898) (Biography of Eugène Boudin)

1819:
Charles Kingsley, English writer (b: July 12, 1819 ; d: January 23, 1875) (Biography of Charles Kingsley)

1817:
Henry David Thoreau, American writer and philosopher (b: July 12, 1817 ; d: May 6, 1862) (Biography of Henry David Thoreau)

1807:
Thomas Hawksley, English civil engineer (b: July 12, 1807 ; d: September 15, 1893) (Biography of Thomas Hawksley)

1803:
Peter Chanel, French Priest, Saint and Proto-Martyr of Oceania (b: July 12, 1803 ; d: April 28, 1841) (Biography of Peter Chanel)

1730:
Josiah Wedgwood, English potter (b: July 12, 1730 ; d: January 3, 1795) (Biography of Josiah Wedgwood)

1675:
Evaristo Abaco, Italian composer (b: July 12, 1675 ; d: July 12, 1742) (Biography of Evaristo Abaco)

1674:
Abigail Williams, American accuser in the Salem witch trials (b: July 12, 1674 ; d: April 20, 1765) (Biography of Abigail Williams)

1596:
Tsar Michael I of Russia (b: July 12, 1596 ; d: July 13, 1645) (Biography of Michael I of Russia)

1468:
Juan del Encina, Spanish poet and composer (b: July 12, 1468) (Biography of Juan del Encina)

1394:
Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (b: July 12, 1394 ; d: July 12, 1441) (Biography of Ashikaga Yoshinori)

-100:
Gaius Julius Caesar, Roman soldier and politician (b: July 12, -100) (Biography of Gaius Julius Caesar)

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