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July 12 is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 172 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
- 927 – Æthelstan, King of England, secures a pledge from Constantine II of Scotland that the latter will not ally with Viking kings, beginning the process of unifying Great Britain.
- 1191 – Third Crusade: Saladin's garrison surrenders to Conrad of Montferrat, ending the two-year siege of Acre.
- 1543 – King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.
- 1562 – Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatan, burns the sacred books of the Maya.
- 1580 – The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published.
- 1690 – Battle of the Boyne (Julian calendar) – The armies of William III defeat those of the former James II.
- 1691 – Battle of Aughrim (Julian calendar) – The decisive victory of William III of England's forces in Ireland.
- 1790 – The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed in France by the National Constituent Assembly.
- 1804 – Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies a day after being shot in a duel.
- 1806 – Sixteen German imperial states leave the Holy Roman Empire and form the Confederation of the Rhine.
- 1812 – War of 1812: the United States invade Canada at Windsor, Ontario.
- 1843 – Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, allegedly receives a revelation wherein Jesus Christ proclaims anyone who rejects polygamy will suffer damnation and will not "be permitted to enter into my glory".
- 1862 – The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress.
- 1879 – The National Guards Unit of Bulgaria is founded.
- 1913 – Second Balkan War: Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.
- 1917 – The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.
- 1918 – The Japanese Imperial Navy battleship Kawachi blows up at Shunan, western Honshu, Japan, killing at least 621.
- 1920 – The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed. Soviet Russia recognises independent Lithuania.
- 1932 – Hedley Verity takes a cricket world record 10 wickets for 10 runs in a county match for Yorkshire
- 1943 – World War II: Battle of Prokhorovka – German and Soviet forces engage in the largest tank engagement of all time.
- 1948 – Arab–Israeli War: Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orders the explusion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla.
- 1960 – Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.
- 1961 – Pune floods due to failure of the Khadakwasla and Panshet dams. Half of Pune is submerged, more than 100,000 families need to be relocated and the death tally exceeds 2,000.
- 1962 – The Rolling Stones perform their first ever concert, at the Marquee Club in London.
- 1967 – The Newark riots began in Newark, New Jersey.
- 1970 – A fire consumes the wooden home of Norwegian composer Geirr Tveitt and irretrievably destroys about 90 percent of his output.
- 1971 – The Australian Aboriginal flag is flown for the first time.
- 1973 – A fire destroys the entire 6th floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.
- 1975 – São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.
- 1979 – The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from Great Britain.
- 1979 – Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park Chicago, IL
- 2006 – The Hezbollah initiate Operation True Promise.
- 2007 – U.S. Army Apache helicopters perform airstrikes in Baghdad, Iraq; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet.
- 2011 – Neptune completes its first orbit since its discovery on September 23, 1846.
Births
- 1394 – Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441)
- 1468 – Juan del Encina, Spanish Composer, poet and playwright
- 1596 – Tsar Michael I of Russia (d. 1645)
- 1675 – Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco, Italian composer and violinist (d. 1742)
- 1730 – Josiah Wedgwood, English potter (d. 1795)
- 1803 – Peter Chanel, French priest and saint (d. 1841)
- 1807 – Thomas Hawksley, English civil engineer (d. 1893)
- 1813 – Claude Bernard, French physiologist (d. 1878)
- 1817 – Henry David Thoreau, American writer and philosopher (d. 1862)
- 1824 – Eugène Boudin, French painter (d. 1898)
- 1828 – Nikolai Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher (d. 1889)
- 1839 – Frederick Halsey, English Conservative Party politician (d. 1927)
- 1849 – Sir William Osler, Canadian physician and author (d. 1919)
- 1850 – Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist (d. 1912)
- 1852 – Hipólito Yrigoyen, Argentinian politician, 19th and 21st President of Argentina (d. 1933)
- 1854 – George Eastman, American inventor (d. 1932)
- 1854 – Juan Gualberto Gómez, Afro-Cuban leader in the Cuban war of independence (d. 1933)
- 1861 – Anton Arensky, Russian composer, pianist and professor of music (d. 1906)
- 1863 – Albert Calmette, French physician (d. 1933)
- 1863 – Paul Drude, German physicist (d. 1906)
- 1864 – George Washington Carver, American botanist (d. 1943)
- 1868 – Stefan George, German poet (d. 1933)
- 1870 – Louis II, Prince of Monaco (d. 1949)
- 1872 – Emil Hácha, Czech politician (d. 1945)
- 1876 – Max Jacob, French poet (d. 1944)
- 1878 – Peeter Põld, Estonian pedagogic scientist and politician (d. 1930)
- 1880 – Tod Browning, American film director (d. 1962)
- 1884 – Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1920)
- 1886 – Jean Hersholt, Danish film director and actor (d. 1956)
- 1892 – Bruno Schulz, Polish writer and painter (d. 1942)
- 1895 – Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian soprano (d. 1962)
- 1895 – Buckminster Fuller, American architect (d. 1983)
- 1895 – Oscar Hammerstein II, American lyricist (d. 1960)
- 1902 – Günther Anders, German philosopher (d. 1992)
- 1904 – Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet, Nobel laureate (d. 1973)
- 1906 – Pietro Tordi, Italian actor (d. 1990)
- 1908 – Milton Berle, American comedian (d. 2002)
- 1908 – Paul Runyan, American professional golfer (d. 2002)
- 1909 – Curly Joe DeRita, American actor and comedian (d.1993)
- 1909 – Herbert Zim, The founder and editor in chief of the Golden Guides (d.1994)
- 1909 – Fritz Leonhardt, German civil engineer (d. 1999)
- 1909 – Joe DeRita, American comedian (d.1993)
- 1913 – Willis Lamb, American physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 2008)
- 1914 – Mohammad Moin, Iranian writer (d. 1971)
- 1917 – Andrew Wyeth, American artist (d. 2009)
- 1919 – George Weissman, American businessman (d. 2009)
- 1920 – Pierre Berton, Canadian journalist and writer (d. 2004)
- 1920 – Beah Richards, American actress (d. 2000)
- 1920 – Keith Andes, American actor (d. 2005)
- 1921 – Bob Fillion, French Canadian ice hockey player
- 1922 – Mark Hatfield, American politician
- 1924 – Fedon Matheou, Greek retired basketball coach and player
- 1925 – Roger Smith, American automotive executive (d. 2007)
- 1928 – Elias James Corey, American chemist, Nobel laureate
- 1928 – Jo Myong-Rok, North Korean military official (d. 2010)
- 1930 – Gordon Pinsent, Canadian actor, director and writer
- 1930 – Alberto Lionello, Italian film actor
- 1932 – Otis Davis, American middle distance runner
- 1932 – Monte Hellman, American Film Director producer, and film editor.
- 1933 – Donald E. Westlake, American novelist (d. 2008)
- 1934 – Van Cliburn, American pianist
- 1937 – Bill Cosby, American comedian and actor
- 1937 – Lionel Jospin, French politician, 165th Prime Minister of France
- 1937 – Michel Louvain, French Canadian singer
- 1937 – Robert McFarlane, Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan, from 1983 through 1985.
- 1937 – Mickey Edwards, Republican congressman
- 1938 – Ron Fairly, American baseball player
- 1938 – Wieger Mensonides, Dutch swimmer
- 1939 – Phillip Adams, Australian broadcaster and journalist
- 1941 – Benny Parsons, American NASCAR driver (d. 2007)
- 1941 – Joseph Whipp, American actor
- 1942 – Billy Smith, Australian rugby league player
- 1943 – Christine McVie, British singer, musician, and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac)
- 1943 – Walter Murch, American film editor
- 1943 – Paul Silas, American basketball player and head coach
- 1944 – Denise Nicholas, American actress and activist
- 1945 – Leopoldo Mastelloni, Italian actor
- 1946 – Robert Fisk, an English writer and journalist
- 1947 – Loren Coleman, American cryptozoologist and author
- 1947 – Gareth Edwards, Welsh rugby union player
- 1947 – Richard C. McCarty, American professor of psychology
- 1948 – Ben Burtt, American sound designer
- 1948 – Walter Egan, American singer
- 1948 – Richard Simmons, American fitness trainer
- 1948 – Jay Thomas, American actor
- 1949 – Rick Hendrick, American NASCAR team owner
- 1950 – Eric Carr, American drummer (Kiss) (d. 1991)
- 1950 – Gilles Meloche, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1951 – Brian Grazer, American film producer
- 1951 – Cheryl Ladd, American actress
- 1951 – Piotr Pustelnik, Polish mountaineer
- 1951 – Sylvia Sass, Hungarian soprano
- 1951 – Jamey Sheridan, American actor
- 1952 – Voja Antonić, Serbian inventor and writer
- 1952 – Philip Taylor Kramer, American bassist (Iron Butterfly) (d. 1995)
- 1952 – Liz Mitchell, Jamaican singer (Boney M.)
- 1953 – John Ausonius, Swedish criminal (The Laser Man)
- 1954 – Wolfgang Dremmler, German footballer
- 1955 – Bambi Woods, American porn actress
- 1956 – Sandi Patty, American singer
- 1956 – Mario Soto, Dominican baseball player
- 1956 – Mel Harris, American actress.
- 1957 – Richard Douglas Husband, American astronaut (d. 2003)
- 1957 – Taso N. Stavrakis, American actor and stuntman
- 1958 – J. D. Hayworth, Congressman from Arizona
- 1958 – Tonya Lee Williams, Canadian actress
- 1959 – Charlie Murphy, American actor and writer
- 1959 – David Brown, Australian weatherman
- 1960 – Corynne Charby, French model, actress and singer
- 1961 – Heikko Glöde, German footballer
- 1962 – Julio César Chávez, Mexican boxer
- 1962 – Dan Murphy, American guitarist (Soul Asylum)
- 1962 – Dean Wilkins, English football manager
- 1964 – Tim Gane, English guitarist (Stereolab, McCarthy)
- 1964 – Gaby Roslin, English television presenter
- 1965 – Sanjay Manjrekar, Indian cricketer
- 1966 – Jeff Bucknum, American auto racer
- 1966 – Ana Torrent, Spanish film actress
- 1966 – Misato Watanabe, Japanese popular music
- 1967 – Richard Herring, English comedian
- 1967 – John Petrucci, American guitarist (Dream Theater)
- 1967 – Bruny Surin, Canadian sprinter
- 1968 – Catherine Plewinski, French swimmer
- 1969 – Alan Mullally, England cricketer
- 1969 – Lisa Nicole Carson, American actress
- 1969 – Jesse Pintado, American guitarist (Napalm Death) (d. 2006)
- 1970 – Lee Byung-hun, South Korean actor
- 1970 – Juba Kalamka, American hip hop artist
- 1971 – Kristi Yamaguchi, American figure skater
- 1971 – Loni Love, American comedian
- 1972 – Travis Best, American basketball player
- 1972 – Brett Reed, American drummer (Rancid)
- 1972 – Jake Wood, English actor
- 1972 – Patrick Hill, American sculptor
- 1973 – Magoo, American rapper
- 1973 – Christian Vieri, Italian footballer
- 1974 – Stelios Giannakopoulos, Greek footballer
- 1974 – Gregory Helms, American professional wrestler
- 1975 – Cheyenne Jackson, American actor and singer
- 1976 – Dan Boyle, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1976 – Anna Friel, British actress
- 1976 – Tracie Spencer, American singer and songwriter
- 1977 – Neil Harris, English footballer
- 1977 – Steve Howey, American actor
- 1977 – Brock Lesnar, American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
- 1978 – Claire Chitham, New Zealand actress
- 1978 – Topher Grace, American actor
- 1978 – Michelle Rodriguez, American actress
- 1979 – Nikos Barlos, Greek basketball player
- 1980 – Johanna Klum, German TV presenter
- 1980 – Tom Price, British Actor
- 1981 – Adrienne Camp, South African singer and songwriter
- 1982 – Antonio Cassano, Italian footballer
- 1982 – Tara Kirk, American swimmer
- 1983 – Megumi Kawamura, Japanese volleyball player
- 1984 – Gareth Gates, British singer
- 1984 – Jonathan Lewis, American football player
- 1984 – Michael McGovern, Northern Irish footballer
- 1985 – Luiz Ejlli, Albanian singer
- 1985 – Natasha Poly, Russian supermodel
- 1986 – JP Pietersen, South African rugby union footballer
- 1988 – Melissa O'Neil, Canadian singer
- 1988 – Inbee Park, South Korean golfer
- 1989 – Phoebe Tonkin, Australian actress and model
- 1990 – Bébé, Portuguese footballer
- 1992 – Eoghan Quigg, British Singer and X-Factor Finalist
- 1996 – Jordan Romero, American mountaineer
Deaths
- 783 – Bertrada of Laon, Frankish wife of Pepin the Short (b. 720)
- 1441 – Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (b. 1394)
- 1536 – Erasmus of Rotterdam, Dutch writer and philosopher (b. 1466)
- 1584 – Steven Borough, English explorer (b. 1525)
- 1664 – Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (b. 1610)
- 1682 – Jean Picard, French astronomer (b. 1620)
- 1693 – John Ashby, English admiral (b. c. 1640)
- 1712 – Richard Cromwell, son of Oliver Cromwell (b. 1626)
- 1742 – Evaristo Abaco, Italian composer (b. 1675)
- 1749 – Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, Governor of New France (b. c. 1671)
- 1773 – Johann Joachim Quantz, German flutist and composer (b. 1697)
- 1804 – Alexander Hamilton, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1755)
- 1845 – Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian author (b. 1808)
- 1849 – Dolley Madison, 4th First Lady Of The United States (b. 1768)
- 1870 – John A. Dahlgren, American Navy admiral (b. 1809)
- 1892 – Alexander Cartwright, American fireman and inventor of baseball (b. 1820)
- 1910 – Charles Stewart Rolls, British engineer and aviator (b. 1887)
- 1918 – Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer (b. 1864)
- 1926 – Gertrude Bell, English archaeologist and spy (b. 1868)
- 1931 – Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1866)
- 1934 – Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-born American inventor and industrialist (b. 1877)
- 1935 – Alfred Dreyfus, French military officer (b. 1859)
- 1944 – Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., American general, son of Theodore Roosevelt (b. 1887)
- 1945 – Wolfram von Richthofen, German field marshal (b. 1895)
- 1945 – Boris Galerkin, Russian mathematician (b. 1871)
- 1947 – Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1902)
- 1949 – Douglas Hyde, Irish politician (b. 1860)
- 1950 – Elsie de Wolfe, American socialite and interior decorator (b. 1865)
- 1961 – Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author (b. 1879)
- 1962 – Roger Wolfe Kahn, American band leader (b. 1907)
- 1965 – Christfried Burmeister, Estonian speed skater (b. 1898)
- 1966 – D. T. Suzuki, Japanese author, translator and teacher/lecturer (b. 1870)
- 1969 – Henry George Lamond, Australian novelist (b. 1885)
- 1971 – Yvon Robert, French Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1914)
- 1973 – Lon Chaney, Jr., American actor (b. 1906)
- 1979 – Minnie Riperton, American soul singer (b. 1947)
- 1982 – Kenneth More, English actor (b. 1914)
- 1983 – Chris Wood, British saxophonist (Traffic) (b. 1944)
- 1990 – João Saldanha, Brazilian journalist and football manager (b. 1917)
- 1993 – Dan Eldon, British photojournalist (b. 1970)
- 1994 – Paisios, Greek Orthodox monk (b. 1924)
- 1996 – John Chancellor, American television journalist (b. 1927)
- 1996 – Jonathan Melvoin, American keyboardist (The Smashing Pumpkins) (b. 1961)
- 1998 – Serge Lemoyne, French Canadian artist (b. 1941)
- 1998 – Jimmy Driftwood, American folk songwriter and musician (b. 1907)
- 1999 – Rajendra Kumar, Indian actor (b. 1929)
- 1999 – Bill Owen, British actor (b. 1914)
- 2000 – Charles Merritt, Canadian Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1908)
- 2001 – Fred Marcellino, American illustrator (b. 1939)
- 2003 – Benny Carter, American musician (b. 1907)
- 2004 – Betty Oliphant, co-founder of National Ballet of Canada (b. 1918)
- 2005 – John King, Baron King of Wartnaby, British noble and aviation executive (b. 1917)
- 2006 – Adamantios Lemos, Greek actor (b. 1916)
- 2007 – Stan Zemanek, Australian radio personality (b. 1947)
- 2007 – Mr. Butch, American homeless person (b. 1951)
- 2007 – Robert Burås, Norwegian guitar player (b. 1975)
- 2008 – Tony Snow, American press secretary for George W. Bush (b. 1955)
- 2008 – Bobby Murcer, American baseball player (b. 1946)
- 2010 – Harvey Pekar, American comic book writer (b. 1939)
- 2010 – Paulo Moura, Brazilian clarinetist and saxophonist (b. 1932)
Holidays and observances
- Christian Feast Day:
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Kiribati from the United Kingdom in 1979.
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of São Tomé and Príncipe from Portugal in 1975.
- The second day of Naadam. (Mongolia)
- The Twelfth, also known as Orangemen's Day, commemorates the Battle of the Boyne. (Northern Ireland, Newfoundland and Labrador)
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