Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Taishōgun, the first ruling shogun in the history of Japan and de facto ruler
Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Taishōgun, the first ruling shogun in the history of Japan and de facto ruler
A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on July 12 throughout history.
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Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Taishōgun, the first ruling shogun in the history of Japan and de facto ruler
Britain's King Charles II ratifies Habeas Corpus Act allowing prisoners' right to a court review of the justification for their imprisonment
French Revolution: The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is adopted, putting the Catholic Church in France under the control of the state
Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies after being shot in a pistol duel the previous day by Vice President Aaron Burr, near Weehaken, New Jersey
British forces invade the Waikato in New Zealand, home of the Māori King Movement, beginning a new phase of the New Zealand Wars between the colonial government and allied Māori tribes on one side and Māori on the other [1]
,000 Ulstermen gather and resolve to resist Irish Home Rule by force of arms as the British Liberals promise the Irish nationalists Home Rule, making civil war appear imminent
The Battle of Kursk, also called the Battle of the Kursk Salient, was a major World War II Eastern Front battle between the forces of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union near Kursk in southwestern...
US Surgeon General Leroy Burney links smoking to lung cancer
Family Feud is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson. Two families compete on each episode to name the most popular answers to survey questions in order to win cash and prizes. The...
The Marquee Club was a music venue in London, England, that opened in 1958 with a range of jazz and skiffle acts.
"Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park: fans go wild destroying disco records and cause the White Sox to forfeit second game of a doubleheader to the Detroit Tigers
FIFA World Cup Final, Stade de France, Saint-Denis: Zinedine Zidane scores twice as France wins first World Cup beating Brazil, 3-0
Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester and later King of England, marries Anne Neville, daughter of the Earl of Warwick, in Westminster Abbey.
King of England Henry VIII (52) weds twice-widowed Catherine Parr (30) at Hampton Court Palace, his sixth and final wife
Welsh-American explorer Henry Morton Stanley (59) marries English artist Dorothy Tennant (46) at Westminster Abbey
American "Charmed" actress Shannen Doherty (53) finalizes divorce from third husband, photographer Kurt Iswarienko (50) after 12 years of marriage
St Felix IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope
King Aethelstan is the first southern English king to gain control of much of the north of Britain when various local kings accept his overlordship at Eamont, Cumbria
Evidence of settlement in Tripoli dates back as early as 1400 BCE. Tripoli was originally a Phoenician colony.
The Nuremburg Chronicle, an illustrated history of the world, is first published in Latin in Nuremburg, compiled by Hartmann Schedel and published by Anton Koberger [1]
French troops under Maarten van Rossem occupy Flanders
Kett's Rebellion was a revolt in the English county of Norfolk during the reign of Edward VI, largely in response to the enclosure of land.
"Trinity Church" (now Saint Basil's Cathedral) is consecrated in Moscow, Russia, built to commemorate defeat of the Mongols at battle of Kazan
Ostrog Bible, the first printed Bible in a Slavic language, is published
New Amsterdam's governor buys Gull Island from Indians for cargo, renames it Oyster Island, later known as Ellis Island
Second Battle of the James River: Dutch fleet led by admirals Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest and Jacob Binckes wins a tactical victory against an improvised English squadron led by Thomas Gardiner and captures four English ships
Pope Innocent XII (Latin: Innocentius XII; Italian: Innocenzo XII; 13 March 1615 – 27 September 1700), born Antonio Pignatelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12...
Stanislaw Leszcynski becomes king of part of Poland
Ottoman army officer Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī proclaims himself Bey of Tunis, founding the Husainid Dynasty (dynasty rules till 1957)
Pope Clement XII (Latin: Clemens XII; Italian: Clemente XII; 7 April 1652 – 6 February 1740), born Lorenzo Corsini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 July 1730 to...
Citizens of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, pass a symbolic declaration of independence
Captain James Cook departs Plymouth, England helming HMS Resolution, beginning his 3rd and final trip to the Pacific
First manned flight in Netherlands: Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard lifts off in his gas balloon from Noordeinde Palace in The Hague
Second Battle of Algeciras: British fleet beats French and Spanish (six days after losing the 1st Battle of Algeciras)
1812 (MDCCCXII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1812th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD)...
First flower show is held in Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland
The Dutch Second Chamber accepts the establishment of Provincial States
William Goodale patents paper bag manufacturing machines in Massachusetts
During the American Civil War, Arkansas was a Confederate state, though it had initially voted to remain in the Union.
The Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) originated at the agricultural laboratories of the Toronto Normal School, and was officially founded in 1874 as an associate agricultural college of the...
Yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans begins, resulting in an estimated 4,500 deaths in the city
Agricultural and industrial tariffs are introduced in Germany
First ocean pier in the US is completed in Washington, D.C.
The Marchand Mission was an expedition undertaken by French emissary Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863-1934) and 150 men with designs to expand French colonial power in northeastern Africa. Starting from...
Basin is a town in and the county seat of Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,288 at the 2020 census.
In Germany a group of 104 aristocrats present a deceleration against dueling, though the tradition will go on
The British and Japanese renew their alliance (of January 1902) for 10 years and agree to provide mutual support if attacked by other power
The Sixteenth Amendment (Amendment XVI) to the United States Constitution allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population.
First foreign feature film is exhibited in the US: "Queen Elizabeth" in New York City
Joseph Dunn (14) is attacked by a shark, suffering non-fatal wounds in New Jersey, the final episode in a spate of shark attacks along the Jersey coast where 4 people died over 12 days
The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona
Japanese battleship explodes in Bay of Tokayama, 500 killed
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe.
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.
Guomindangleger draws against warlord Wu Peifu
45,715 fans in the 35,000-seat Sportsman's Park in St. Louis help cause many ground-rule doubles, 11 in the first game and 21 in the second game for a total of 32
Hedley Verity establishes a first-class cricket record by taking all 10 wickets for only 10 runs against Nottinghamshire on a pitch affected by a storm
Minimum wage law is the body of law which prohibits employers from hiring employees or workers for less than a given hourly, daily or monthly minimum wage.
Alcatraz Island () is a small island about 1.25 miles offshore from San Francisco in San Francisco Bay, California, near the Golden Gate Strait.
Belgium recognizes Soviet Union
Tupolev ANT-25 non-stop flight from Moscow to San Jacinto, California
Frederick McKinley Jones receives a patent for an air conditioning unit for trucks, helping to change long-haul carriage of food and blood
The Battle of Kula Gulf took place in the early hours of 6 July 1943 during World War II.
The Theresienstadt family camp (Czech: Terezínský rodinný tábor, German: Theresienstädter Familienlager), also known as the Czech family camp, consisted of a group of Jewish inmates from the...
Chicago Cubs beat Boston, 6-1 to halt Braves outfielder Tommy Holmes' modern-day record NL hitting streak at 37 games
The de Havilland DH100 Vampire is a British jet fighter which was developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.
Baseball owners agree to erect warning paths before each fence
Hague Council of Annulment convicts German war criminals W Lages, FH Van de Funten and F Fischer to death
Mob tries to keep black family from moving into all-white Cicero, Illinois
KTVB (channel 7) is a television station in Boise, Idaho, United States, affiliated with NBC and owned by Tegna Inc.
ANC President Albert Luthuli banned by South African Minister of Justice from attending public gatherings and confined to the magisterial district of Lower Tugela, Natal
Christian Democratic Party forms in Argentina
Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the first President to fly by helicopter
US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island
NBC uses cameras to show catchers signals during Yankee-Red Sox game
The Russian Children's Center "Orlyonok" is a federal state all-year camp for kids aged 11–16 (school grades 6 through 10).
First two-manned craft in space (USSR)
10.51 inches (26.70 cm) of rainfall in Sandusky, Ohio (state record, until broken in 1995)
Greek regime deprives 480 Greeks of their citizenship
Couve de Murville forms government in France
During the "marching season," serious rioting occurs in Derry, Belfast, and Dungiven, forcing many families in Belfast to leave their homes
Tanzania signs contract with China for building Tanzam-railway between Tanzania and Zambia
Juan Vallejo Corona (February 7, 1934 – March 4, 2019) was a Mexican serial killer who was convicted of the murders of 25 transient laborers found buried in peach orchards along the Feather River in...
The National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973, also known as the 1973 National Archives fire, was a fire that occurred at the Military Personnel Records Center (MPRC) in the St.
Daniel Ellsberg (April 7, 1931 – June 16, 2023) was an American political activist, economist, and United States military analyst.
England cricket wicketkeeper Bob Taylor catches seven in an innings for Derbyshire vs. Yorkshire at Queen's Park, Chesterfield
John Hugh Edrich, (21 June 1937 – 23 December 2020) was an English first-class cricketer who, during a career that ran from 1956 to 1978, was considered one of the best batsmen of his generation.
US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Britain announces it is returning 593 Argentine POWs
Chad government troops reconquer Abéché
A car bomb set off by the military wing of the ANC, explodes in Durban South Africa killing 5 and injuring 27 people
Steven D. McDonald (March 1, 1957 – January 10, 2017) was a New York City Police Department patrolman who was shot and paralyzed on July 12, 1986. The shooting left him quadriplegic.
Fifty white South Africans meet ANCers in Dakar
Margo Adams alleges Red Sox Wade Bogg's had an affair with her
7.8 earthquake hits Hokkaido Japan, killing 160
Nomination hearings for Stephen Breyer for Supreme Court Justice begin
Cubs play in their 5,000th consecutive game without being no-hit
Hezbollah initiates Operation True Promise
Canadian harness racer John Campbell wins his 10,000th race as a driver by guiding 'Share the Delight' to victory in the 6th race at Meadowlands Racetrack
people are killed by the Syrian army in Tremseh
Eight people are killed after a commuter train derails in Paris
World premiere of Richard Blackford and Bernie Krause's "The Great Animal Orchestra Symphony," combining natural recordings of animals, including gibbons, whales, birds, and frogs, with a traditional classical orchestra, by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales led by Martyn Brabbins at the Cheltenham
World's largest iceberg (later christened A68) breaks away from Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica, about 6,000 sq km in length
At least 92 people die in a fire in a COVID-19 hospital ward in Iraqi city of Nasiriya
Netflix's South Korean drama "Squid Game" is the first non-English series to be nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Drama [1]
NATO summit ends in Vilnius, Lithuania, with Turkey agreeing to Sweden's membership and Ukraine membership “when allies agree and conditions are met” [1]
New Caledonia is declared a state by France in a historic autonomy deal but remains within the Republic [1]
Pablo Neruda, Chilean chilean poet, diplomat, and politician, known for chilean poet, diplomat, and politician, was born on 1904-07-12.
Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani education activist, known for pakistani education activist, was born on 1998-07-12.
Louis B. Mayer, American canadian-american film producer, known for canadian-american film producer, was born on 1884-07-12.
Bill Cosby entertainer, known for american entertainer, was born on 1938-07-12. William Henry Cosby Jr. is an American former comedian, actor, and media personality.
Brock Lesnar, American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, known for american professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, was born on 1978-07-12.
Rachel Brosnahan, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1991-07-12. Rachel Elizabeth Brosnahan is an American actress.
Oscar Hammerstein II, American musician, known for american librettist, was born on 1895-07-12.
Christine McVie, English musician, known for british musician, was born on 1943-07-12. Christine Anne McVie was an English musician.
Kristi Yamaguchi, American athlete, known for american figure skater, was born on 1972-07-12. Kristine Tsuya Yamaguchi is an American former competitive figure skater, author and philanthropist.
Inbee Park, South Korean athlete, known for south korean professional golfer, was born on 1989-07-12.
Hipólito Yrigoyen is born
Lyudmila Pavlichenko soviet sniper, known for soviet sniper, was born on 1916-07-12. Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko was a Soviet sniper in the Red Army during World War II.
Pierre Berton author, known for canadian author, was born on 1920-07-12. Pierre Francis de Marigny Berton, CC, O.Ont.
Erasmus dies
William Howe, American army officer and politician, known for british army officer and politician, died on 1814-07-12.
Charles Rolls, British motoring and aviation pioneer, known for british motoring and aviation pioneer, died on 1910-07-12.
Gertrude Bell dies
St Felix IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope
King Aethelstan is the first southern English king to gain control of much of the north of Britain when various local kings accept his overlordship at Eamont, Cumbria
Evidence of settlement in Tripoli dates back as early as 1400 BCE. Tripoli was originally a Phoenician colony.
Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Taishōgun, the first ruling shogun in the history of Japan and de facto ruler
Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester and later King of England, marries Anne Neville, daughter of the Earl of Warwick, in Westminster Abbey.
The Nuremburg Chronicle, an illustrated history of the world, is first published in Latin in Nuremburg, compiled by Hartmann Schedel and published by Anton Koberger [1]
Erasmus dies
French troops under Maarten van Rossem occupy Flanders
King of England Henry VIII (52) weds twice-widowed Catherine Parr (30) at Hampton Court Palace, his sixth and final wife
Kett's Rebellion was a revolt in the English county of Norfolk during the reign of Edward VI, largely in response to the enclosure of land.
"Trinity Church" (now Saint Basil's Cathedral) is consecrated in Moscow, Russia, built to commemorate defeat of the Mongols at battle of Kazan
Ostrog Bible, the first printed Bible in a Slavic language, is published
New Amsterdam's governor buys Gull Island from Indians for cargo, renames it Oyster Island, later known as Ellis Island
Second Battle of the James River: Dutch fleet led by admirals Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest and Jacob Binckes wins a tactical victory against an improvised English squadron led by Thomas Gardiner and captures four English ships
Britain's King Charles II ratifies Habeas Corpus Act allowing prisoners' right to a court review of the justification for their imprisonment
Pope Innocent XII (Latin: Innocentius XII; Italian: Innocenzo XII; 13 March 1615 – 27 September 1700), born Antonio Pignatelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12...
Stanislaw Leszcynski becomes king of part of Poland
Ottoman army officer Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī proclaims himself Bey of Tunis, founding the Husainid Dynasty (dynasty rules till 1957)
Pope Clement XII (Latin: Clemens XII; Italian: Clemente XII; 7 April 1652 – 6 February 1740), born Lorenzo Corsini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 July 1730 to...
Citizens of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, pass a symbolic declaration of independence
Captain James Cook departs Plymouth, England helming HMS Resolution, beginning his 3rd and final trip to the Pacific
First manned flight in Netherlands: Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard lifts off in his gas balloon from Noordeinde Palace in The Hague
French Revolution: The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is adopted, putting the Catholic Church in France under the control of the state
Second Battle of Algeciras: British fleet beats French and Spanish (six days after losing the 1st Battle of Algeciras)
Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies after being shot in a pistol duel the previous day by Vice President Aaron Burr, near Weehaken, New Jersey
1812 (MDCCCXII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1812th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD)...
William Howe, American army officer and politician, known for british army officer and politician, died on 1814-07-12.
First flower show is held in Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland
The Dutch Second Chamber accepts the establishment of Provincial States
Hipólito Yrigoyen is born
William Goodale patents paper bag manufacturing machines in Massachusetts
During the American Civil War, Arkansas was a Confederate state, though it had initially voted to remain in the Union.
British forces invade the Waikato in New Zealand, home of the Māori King Movement, beginning a new phase of the New Zealand Wars between the colonial government and allied Māori tribes on one side and Māori on the other [1]
The Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) originated at the agricultural laboratories of the Toronto Normal School, and was officially founded in 1874 as an associate agricultural college of the...
Yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans begins, resulting in an estimated 4,500 deaths in the city
Agricultural and industrial tariffs are introduced in Germany
First ocean pier in the US is completed in Washington, D.C.
Louis B. Mayer, American canadian-american film producer, known for canadian-american film producer, was born on 1884-07-12.
Welsh-American explorer Henry Morton Stanley (59) marries English artist Dorothy Tennant (46) at Westminster Abbey
Oscar Hammerstein II, American musician, known for american librettist, was born on 1895-07-12.
The Marchand Mission was an expedition undertaken by French emissary Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863-1934) and 150 men with designs to expand French colonial power in northeastern Africa. Starting from...
Basin is a town in and the county seat of Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,288 at the 2020 census.
In Germany a group of 104 aristocrats present a deceleration against dueling, though the tradition will go on
Pablo Neruda, Chilean chilean poet, diplomat, and politician, known for chilean poet, diplomat, and politician, was born on 1904-07-12.
The British and Japanese renew their alliance (of January 1902) for 10 years and agree to provide mutual support if attacked by other power
The Sixteenth Amendment (Amendment XVI) to the United States Constitution allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population.
Charles Rolls, British motoring and aviation pioneer, known for british motoring and aviation pioneer, died on 1910-07-12.
First foreign feature film is exhibited in the US: "Queen Elizabeth" in New York City
,000 Ulstermen gather and resolve to resist Irish Home Rule by force of arms as the British Liberals promise the Irish nationalists Home Rule, making civil war appear imminent
Joseph Dunn (14) is attacked by a shark, suffering non-fatal wounds in New Jersey, the final episode in a spate of shark attacks along the Jersey coast where 4 people died over 12 days
Lyudmila Pavlichenko soviet sniper, known for soviet sniper, was born on 1916-07-12. Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko was a Soviet sniper in the Red Army during World War II.
The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona
Japanese battleship explodes in Bay of Tokayama, 500 killed
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe.
Pierre Berton author, known for canadian author, was born on 1920-07-12. Pierre Francis de Marigny Berton, CC, O.Ont.
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.
Guomindangleger draws against warlord Wu Peifu
Gertrude Bell dies
45,715 fans in the 35,000-seat Sportsman's Park in St. Louis help cause many ground-rule doubles, 11 in the first game and 21 in the second game for a total of 32
Hedley Verity establishes a first-class cricket record by taking all 10 wickets for only 10 runs against Nottinghamshire on a pitch affected by a storm
Minimum wage law is the body of law which prohibits employers from hiring employees or workers for less than a given hourly, daily or monthly minimum wage.
Alcatraz Island () is a small island about 1.25 miles offshore from San Francisco in San Francisco Bay, California, near the Golden Gate Strait.
Belgium recognizes Soviet Union
Tupolev ANT-25 non-stop flight from Moscow to San Jacinto, California
Bill Cosby entertainer, known for american entertainer, was born on 1938-07-12. William Henry Cosby Jr. is an American former comedian, actor, and media personality.
Frederick McKinley Jones receives a patent for an air conditioning unit for trucks, helping to change long-haul carriage of food and blood
The Battle of Kursk, also called the Battle of the Kursk Salient, was a major World War II Eastern Front battle between the forces of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union near Kursk in southwestern...
The Battle of Kula Gulf took place in the early hours of 6 July 1943 during World War II.
Christine McVie, English musician, known for british musician, was born on 1943-07-12. Christine Anne McVie was an English musician.
The Theresienstadt family camp (Czech: Terezínský rodinný tábor, German: Theresienstädter Familienlager), also known as the Czech family camp, consisted of a group of Jewish inmates from the...
Chicago Cubs beat Boston, 6-1 to halt Braves outfielder Tommy Holmes' modern-day record NL hitting streak at 37 games
The de Havilland DH100 Vampire is a British jet fighter which was developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.
Baseball owners agree to erect warning paths before each fence
Hague Council of Annulment convicts German war criminals W Lages, FH Van de Funten and F Fischer to death
Mob tries to keep black family from moving into all-white Cicero, Illinois
KTVB (channel 7) is a television station in Boise, Idaho, United States, affiliated with NBC and owned by Tegna Inc.
ANC President Albert Luthuli banned by South African Minister of Justice from attending public gatherings and confined to the magisterial district of Lower Tugela, Natal
Christian Democratic Party forms in Argentina
US Surgeon General Leroy Burney links smoking to lung cancer
Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the first President to fly by helicopter
US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island
NBC uses cameras to show catchers signals during Yankee-Red Sox game
The Russian Children's Center "Orlyonok" is a federal state all-year camp for kids aged 11–16 (school grades 6 through 10).
The Marquee Club was a music venue in London, England, that opened in 1958 with a range of jazz and skiffle acts.
First two-manned craft in space (USSR)
10.51 inches (26.70 cm) of rainfall in Sandusky, Ohio (state record, until broken in 1995)
Greek regime deprives 480 Greeks of their citizenship
Couve de Murville forms government in France
During the "marching season," serious rioting occurs in Derry, Belfast, and Dungiven, forcing many families in Belfast to leave their homes
Tanzania signs contract with China for building Tanzam-railway between Tanzania and Zambia
Juan Vallejo Corona (February 7, 1934 – March 4, 2019) was a Mexican serial killer who was convicted of the murders of 25 transient laborers found buried in peach orchards along the Feather River in...
Kristi Yamaguchi, American athlete, known for american figure skater, was born on 1972-07-12. Kristine Tsuya Yamaguchi is an American former competitive figure skater, author and philanthropist.
The National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973, also known as the 1973 National Archives fire, was a fire that occurred at the Military Personnel Records Center (MPRC) in the St.
Daniel Ellsberg (April 7, 1931 – June 16, 2023) was an American political activist, economist, and United States military analyst.
England cricket wicketkeeper Bob Taylor catches seven in an innings for Derbyshire vs. Yorkshire at Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Family Feud is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson. Two families compete on each episode to name the most popular answers to survey questions in order to win cash and prizes. The...
John Hugh Edrich, (21 June 1937 – 23 December 2020) was an English first-class cricketer who, during a career that ran from 1956 to 1978, was considered one of the best batsmen of his generation.
US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Brock Lesnar, American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, known for american professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, was born on 1978-07-12.
"Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park: fans go wild destroying disco records and cause the White Sox to forfeit second game of a doubleheader to the Detroit Tigers
Britain announces it is returning 593 Argentine POWs
Chad government troops reconquer Abéché
A car bomb set off by the military wing of the ANC, explodes in Durban South Africa killing 5 and injuring 27 people
Steven D. McDonald (March 1, 1957 – January 10, 2017) was a New York City Police Department patrolman who was shot and paralyzed on July 12, 1986. The shooting left him quadriplegic.
Fifty white South Africans meet ANCers in Dakar
Margo Adams alleges Red Sox Wade Bogg's had an affair with her
Inbee Park, South Korean athlete, known for south korean professional golfer, was born on 1989-07-12.
Rachel Brosnahan, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1991-07-12. Rachel Elizabeth Brosnahan is an American actress.
7.8 earthquake hits Hokkaido Japan, killing 160
Nomination hearings for Stephen Breyer for Supreme Court Justice begin
Cubs play in their 5,000th consecutive game without being no-hit
FIFA World Cup Final, Stade de France, Saint-Denis: Zinedine Zidane scores twice as France wins first World Cup beating Brazil, 3-0
Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani education activist, known for pakistani education activist, was born on 1998-07-12.
Hezbollah initiates Operation True Promise
Canadian harness racer John Campbell wins his 10,000th race as a driver by guiding 'Share the Delight' to victory in the 6th race at Meadowlands Racetrack
people are killed by the Syrian army in Tremseh
Eight people are killed after a commuter train derails in Paris
World premiere of Richard Blackford and Bernie Krause's "The Great Animal Orchestra Symphony," combining natural recordings of animals, including gibbons, whales, birds, and frogs, with a traditional classical orchestra, by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales led by Martyn Brabbins at the Cheltenham
World's largest iceberg (later christened A68) breaks away from Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica, about 6,000 sq km in length
At least 92 people die in a fire in a COVID-19 hospital ward in Iraqi city of Nasiriya
Netflix's South Korean drama "Squid Game" is the first non-English series to be nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Drama [1]
NATO summit ends in Vilnius, Lithuania, with Turkey agreeing to Sweden's membership and Ukraine membership “when allies agree and conditions are met” [1]
American "Charmed" actress Shannen Doherty (53) finalizes divorce from third husband, photographer Kurt Iswarienko (50) after 12 years of marriage
New Caledonia is declared a state by France in a historic autonomy deal but remains within the Republic [1]