What are the important events that happened on August 12? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
August 12: Facts & Myths About This Day
August 12 is the 224th day of the year 2017 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 141 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 30, 2017 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 417,360 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaicosatetragon’ day.
Hey! How’s your career today? Get the Career Analysis Report
and improve your earning power. Start to seize career opportunities today! (Sponsored link)
Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 191 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 1,695 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
Are you not curious to find out some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘who shares my birthday’
and what was the number one song on your day of birth. (Sponsored link)
August 12: This Day In History
It is the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. It is also known as the “Glorious Twelfth” in the UK, as it marks the traditional start of the grouse shooting season.
August 12 Historical Events
- 1099 –First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid forces led by Al-Afdal Shahanshah. This is considered the last engagement of the First Crusade.
- 1121 –Battle of Didgori: the Georgian army under King David the Builder wins a decisive victory over the famous Seljuk commander Ilghazi.
- 1323 –Signature of the Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod (Russia), that regulates the border between the two countries for the first time.
- 1831 –French intervention forces William I of the Netherlands to abandon his attempt to suppress the Belgian Revolution.
- 1898 –The Hawaiian flag is lowered from Iolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawai`i to the United States.
- 1952 –The Night of the Murdered Poets: 13 prominent Jewish intellectuals are murdered in Moscow.
- 1964 –Charlie Wilson, one of the Great Train Robbers, escapes from Winson Green Prison in Birmingham, England.
- 1976 –Between 1,000 and 3,500 Palestinians are killed in the Tel al-Zaatar massacre, one of the bloodiest events of the Lebanese Civil War
- 1981 –The IBM Personal Computer is released.
- 2005 –Sri Lanka’s foreign minister, Lakshman Kadirgamar, is fatally shot by an LTTE sniper at his home.
Who were born on August 12?
- 1566 –Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain (d. 1633)
- 1856 –Diamond Jim Brady, American financier (d. 1917)
- 1883 –Pauline Frederick, American actress (d. 1938)
- 1941 –Dana Ivey, American actress
- 1950 –Jim Beaver, American actor and writer
- 1960 –Laurent Fignon, French cyclist (d. 2010)
- 1968 –Andras Jones, American actor
- 1972 –Takanohana Kōji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 65th Yokozuna
- 1977 –Jesper Grønkjær, Danish footballer
- 1980 –Maggie Lawson, American actress
Who died on August 12?
- 1891 –James Russell Lowell, American poet and essayist (b. 1819)
- 1900 –Wilhelm Steinitz, Austrian chess player (b. 1836)
- 1901 –Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-born Swedish explorer (b. 1832)
- 1922 –Arthur Griffith, Irish politician (b. 1871)
- 1948 –Harry Brearley, English inventor (b. 1871)
- 1952 –David Bergelson, Ukrainian-born Soviet Yiddish language writer (b. 1884)
- 1973 –Karl Ziegler, German chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1898)
- 1982 –Salvador Sánchez, Mexican boxer (b. 1959)
- 1982 –Varlam Shalamov, Russian writer (b. 1907)
- 1999 –Jean Drapeau, Canadian politician (b. 1916)
Share or Link to This Page: