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What are the important events that happened on July 12? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
July 12: Facts & Myths About This Day
July 12 is the 194th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 172 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 29, 2020 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 442,920 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 ‘hectaenneacontatetragon’ day.
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Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 215 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 2,760 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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July 12 Historical Events
- 1543 –King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.
- 1843 –1843 – Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, proclaimed a revelation recommending polygamy.
- 1918 –The Japanese Imperial Navy battleship Kawachi blows up at Shunan, western Honshu, Japan, killing at least 621.
- 1973 –A fire destroys the entire 6th floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.
- 2006 –The Hezbollah initiate Operation True Promise.
Who were born on July 12?
- 1876 –Max Jacob, French poet (d. 1944)
- 1966 –Jeff Bucknum, American auto racer
- 1966 –Taiji Sawada, Japanese bass guitarist (d. 2011)
- 1976 –Anna Friel, British actress
- 1988 –Inbee Park, South Korean golfer
Who died on July 12?
- 1536 –Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, Dutch writer and philosopher (b. 1466)
- 1949 –Douglas Hyde, Irish politician (b. 1860)
- 1971 –Yvon Robert, French Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1914)
- 1973 –Lon Chaney, Jr., American actor (b. 1906)
- 1999 –Bill Owen, British actor (b. 1914)
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