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 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 172 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 29, 2024 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 477,984 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.
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 201 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 4,221 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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July 12 Historical Events
- 1493 –Hartmann Schedel’s Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, is published.
- 1561 –Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow is consecrated.
- 1789 –French revolutionary and radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gave a speech, following hearing the news that France’s financial minister Jacques Necker has been dismissed. The speech called the citizens to arms, which lead to the falling of the Bastille two days later.
- 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.
- 1879 –The National Guards Unit of Bulgaria is founded.
- 1943 –World War II: Battle of Prokhorovka – German and Soviet forces engage in the largest tank engagement of all time.
- 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.
- 1970 –A fire consumes the wooden home of Norwegian composer Geirr Tveitt and irretrievably destroys about 90 percent of his output.
Who were born on July 12?
- 1817 –Henry David Thoreau, American writer and philosopher (d. 1862)
- 1824 –Eugène Boudin, French painter (d. 1898)
- 1872 –Emil Hácha, Czech politician (d. 1945)
- 1920 –Pierre Berton, Canadian journalist and writer (d. 2004)
- 1933 –Donald E. Westlake, American novelist (d. 2008)
- 1953 –John Ausonius, Swedish criminal (The Laser Man)
- 1966 –Misato Watanabe, Japanese popular music
- 1969 –Lisa Nicole Carson, American actress
- 1972 –Jake Wood, English actor
- 1983 –Megumi Kawamura, Japanese volleyball player
Who died on July 12?
- 1773 –Johann Joachim Quantz, German flutist and composer (b. 1697)
- 1804 –Alexander Hamilton, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1755)
- 1849 –Dolley Madison, 4th First Lady Of The United States (b. 1768)
- 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)
- 1965 –Christfried Burmeister, Estonian speed skater (b. 1898)
- 2006 –Adamantios Lemos, Greek actor (b. 1916)
- 2008 –Tony Snow, American press secretary for George W. Bush (b. 1955)
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