Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/July 12
This is a list of selected July 12 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.
To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.
Staging area
Images
Use only ONE image at a time
-
Lambeth Bridge -
Australian Aboriginal flag -
Medal of Honor from years 1862 to 1895 -
Congressional Medal of Honor -
Catherine Parr -
Prince Albert II -
width=x101
.jpg)
Ineligible
| Blurb | Reason |
|---|---|
| Independence Day in Kiribati (1979)and São Tomé and Príncipe (1975) | Kiribati: refimprove; Sao Tome: refimprove section |
| ; The Twelfth in Northern Ireland | refimprove section |
| 1493 – The Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, was first published. | refimprove section |
| 1543 – King Henry VIII of England married Catherine Parr, his sixth and last wife, at Hampton Court Palace. | refimprove section |
| 1580 – The Ostrog Bible, the first Bible in Old Church Slavonic, was printed in Ostroh, Ukraine, by Ivan Fyodorov. | no footnotes |
| 1789 – French Revolution: Journalist Camille Desmoulins gave an impassioned speech protesting the dismissal of finance minister Jacques Necker the day before, inspiring listeners to storm the Bastille two days later. | refimprove section |
| 1790 – The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was passed, a law that subordinated the Roman Catholic Church in France to the French government. | unreferenced section |
| 1806 – Sixteen German states left the Holy Roman Empire and formed the Confederation of the Rhine. | needs more footnotes |
| 1862 – The Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government, was first authorized by Congress. | outdated |
| 1967 – Race riots began in Newark, New Jersey, leading to 27 deaths in four days. | external links |
Eligible
- 927 – Æthelstan, King of England, secured the submission of four northern rulers: Constantine II of Scotland, Hywel Dda of Deheubarth, Ealdred of Bamburgh, and Owain ap Dyfnwal of Strathclyde
- 1801 – French Revolutionary Wars: A squadron of British Royal Navy ships of the line defeated a larger squadron of ships from the Spanish and French navies in the Strait of Gibraltar.
- 1913 – Second Balkan War: The Serbian Army began the Siege of Vidin, which they abandoned six days later when an armistice between the Serbs and Bulgarians was signed.
- 1917 – Vigilantes forcibly deported about 1,300 striking mine workers, their supporters, and bystanders from Bisbee, Arizona, U.S., to New Mexico.
- 1918 – An explosion in the ammunition magazine of the Japanese battleship Kawachi resulted in the loss of over 600 officers and crewmen.
- 1943 – World War II: German and Soviet forces engaged each other at the Battle of Prokhorovka, one of the largest tank battles in military history.
- 1948 – Arab–Israeli War: Israel Defense Forces officer Yitzhak Rabin signed the order to expel Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla.
- 1963 – In Gorton, England, 16-year-old Pauline Reade disappeared, the first victim of serial killers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.
- 1971 – The Australian Aboriginal Flag, one of the official flags of Australia, was flown for the first time.
- 1979 – Rowdy fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago stormed the field during a promotional event in which a crate of disco records was blown up.
- 2005 – Albert II was enthroned as the current reigning prince of Monaco.
- 2006 – Hezbollah forces crossed the Israel–Lebanon border and attacked Israeli military positions while firing rockets and mortars at Israeli towns, sparking a five-week war.
- 2007 – Two U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters conducted a series of air-to-ground attacks in Baghdad; classified cockpit gunsight footage was released to the Internet in 2010.
- Born/died: Bertrada of Laon (d. 783) | Margaret Theresa of Spain (b. 1651) | Alexander Hamilton (d. 1804) | George Eastman (b. 1854) | Margherita Piazzola Beloch (b. 1879) | Mary Glen-Haig (b. 1918) | Gertrude Bell (d. 1926) | Ruth Norman (d. 1993)
Notes
- The Stones in the Park appears on July 5, so the Stones should not appear in the same year
- First Battle of Algeciras appears on July 6, so Second Battle should not appear in the same year
- Jacques Necker appears on July 11 and Storming of the Bastille appears on July 14, so Camille Desmoulins should not appear in the same year
- Burr–Hamilton duel appears on July 11 so Alexander Hamilton should not appear in the same year
Saint Basil's Cathedral
- 1561 – Saint Basil's Cathedral (pictured), located in Red Square, Moscow, was consecrated.
- 1843 – According to Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, he received a revelation recommending plural marriage.
- 1920 – The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty was signed, with Soviet Russia agreeing to recognize an independent Lithuania.
- 1962 – The English rock band the Rolling Stones played their first concert, at the Marquee Club in London.
- 1986 – The Homosexual Law Reform Act became law in New Zealand, decriminalising consensual homosexual sex.
- Charles Chalmot de Saint-Ruhe (d. 1691)
- Sanjay Manjrekar (b. 1965)
- Anne-Sophie Pic (b. 1969)