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July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in Leap Year s) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar , with 172 days remaining.
Events
- 1543 - King Henry VIII Of England married his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr at Hampton Court Palace .
- 1573 - Spanish forces under the Duke Of Alva capture Haarlem after a seven month siege.
- 1580 - Ostrog Bible , the first printed Bible in a Slavic Language , is published.
- ( Gregorian Calendar ) - The army of William III Of England defeats that of the deposed King James VII Of Scotland And II Of England .
- ( Julian Calendar ) - The decisive victory of William 's forces in Ireland.
- cannons start firing on French at Quebec City , from Lévis, Quebec .
- 1806 - Sixteen German Imperial States left the Holy Roman Empire and formed the Confederation Of The Rhine .
- invades Canada at Windsor, Ontario .
- 1862 - Medal Of Honor authorized by the United States Congress .
- 1892 - A hidden lake bursts out of a glacier on the side of Mont Blanc , flooding the valley below and killing around 200 villagers and holidaymakers in Saint Gervais .
- 1932 - Lambeth Bridge , London , opened by King George V Of The United Kingdom
- 1932 - Hedley Verity establishes a First-class record by taking all ten wickets for only ten runs against Nottinghamshire on a pitch affected by a storm.
- 1933 - Congress passes the first federal Minimum Wage law in the United States : 33 cents per hour.
- - German and Soviet forces engage in largest Tank engagement of all time.
- 1950 - René Pleven becomes Prime Minister Of France .
- 1960 - Orlyonok , the main Young Pioneer Camp of the Russian SFSR , is founded.
- 1967 - Four days of Race Riot s begin in Newark, New Jersey that will claim the lives of 27 people.
- 1973 - The 1973 National Archives Fire destroys the entire 6th floor of the National Personnel Records Center .
- 1975 - São Tomé And Príncipe declare independence.
- 1979 - The island nation of Kiribati declares independence.
- 1993 - A Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake off the shore of Hokkaido , Japan launches a devastating Tsunami , killing 202 on the small island of Okushiri.
- to recognize Same-sex Marriage s.
- 2004 - Pedro Santana Lopes is officially appointed Prime Minister Of Portugal .
- 2005 - Prince Albert II is enthroned as ruler of the Principality Of Monaco .
Births
- 100 BC - Gaius Julius Caesar , Roman soldier and politician (d. 44 BC )
- 1394 - Ashikaga Yoshinori , Japanese shogun (d. 1441 )
- 1468 - Juan Del Encina , Spanish poet and composer
- 1596 - Tsar Michael I Of Russia (d. 1645 )
- 1674 - Abigail Williams , American accuser in the Salem witch trials (d. 1765 )
- 1675 - Evaristo Abaco , Italian composer (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 )
- 1817 - Henry David Thoreau , American writer and philosopher (d. 1862 )
- 1819 - Charles Kingsley , English writer (d. 1875 )
- 1824 - Eugène Boudin , French painter (d. 1898 )
- 1828 - Nikolai Chernyshevsky , Russian philosopher (d. 1889 )
- 1849 - Sir William Osler , Canadian physician and author (d. 1919 )
- 1850 - Otto Schoetensack , German anthropologist (d. 1912 )
- 1852 - Hipólito Yrigoyen , President Of Argentina (d. 1933 ).
- 1854 - George Eastman , American inventor (d. 1932 )
- 1861 - George Washington Carver , American botanist (d. 1943 )
- 1863 - Paul Karl Ludwig Drude , German physicist (d. 1906 )
- 1863 - Albert Calmette , French physician (d. 1933 )
- 1868 - Stefan George , German poet (d. 1933 )
- 1870 - Louis II Of Monaco (d. 1949 )
- 1876 - Max Jacob , French poet (d. 1944 )
- 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 - Kirstin Flagstad , Norwegian soprano (d. 1962 )
- 1895 - Buckminster Fuller , American architect (d. 1983 )
- 1895 - Oscar Hammerstein II , American lyricist (d. 1960 )
- 1904 - Pablo Neruda , Chilean poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973 )
- 1908 - Milton Berle , American comedian (d. 2002 )
- 1909 - Joe DeRita , American actor and comedian (d. 1993 )
- 1913 - Willis Lamb , American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1917 - Andrew Wyeth , American artist
- 1920 - Pierre Berton , Canadian journalist and writer (d. 2004 )
- 1920 - Beah Richards , American actress (d. 2000 )
- 1922 - Mark Hatfield , U.S. Senator from Oregon
- 1925 - Roger B. Smith , American automobile executive
- 1928 - Elias James Corey , American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1930 - Gordon Pinsent , Canadian actor, director, and writer
- 1932 - Otis Davis , American runner
- 1933 - Donald E. Westlake , American author
- 1934 - Van Cliburn , American pianist
- 1937 - Bill Cosby , American comedian and actor
- 1937 - Lionel Jospin , former Prime Minister Of France
- 1938 - Wieger Mensonides , Dutch swimmer
- 1942 - Billy Smith , Australian rugby player
- 1943 - Christine McVie , British singer, musician, and songwriter ( Fleetwood Mac )
- 1943 - Walter Murch , American film editor
- 1947 - Gareth Edwards , Welsh rugby player
- 1948 - Walter Egan , American singer
- 1948 - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan , Pakistani musician (d. 1997 )
- 1948 - Richard Simmons , American fitness trainer
- 1948 - Jay Thomas , American actor
- 1949 - John Wetton , British bassist and vocalist ( King Crimson , Asia )
- 1951 - Cheryl Ladd , American actress
- 1952 - Voja Antonić , Serbia n inventor and writer
- 1956 - Sandi Patty , American singer
- 1962 - Dan Murphy , American guitarist ( Soul Asylum )
- 1964 - Gaby Roslin , English television presenter
- 1965 - Robin Wilson , American singer
- 1967 - Richard Herring , English comedian
- 1967 - John Petrucci , American guitar player ( Dream Theater )
- 1969 - Lisa Nicole Carson , American actress
- 1971 - Kristi Yamaguchi , American figure skater
- 1972 - Travis Best , American basketball player
- 1972 - Brett Reed, American muscian ( Rancid )
- 1973 - Magoo , American rapper
- 1973 - Christian Vieri , Italian football player
- 1974 - Gregory Helms , American professional wrestler
- 1974 - Sharon Den Adel , Dutch singer ( Within Temptation )
- 1974 - Stelios Giannakopoulos , Greek footballer
- 1976 - Anna Friel , British actress
- 1976 - Tracie Spencer , American singer
- 1977 - Brock Lesnar , American professional wrestler
- 1978 - Topher Grace , American actor
- 1978 - Michelle Rodriguez , American actress
- 1982 - Antonio Cassano , Italian footballer
- 1984 - Gareth Gates , British singer
- 1984 - Michael McGovern , Northern Irish footballer
- 1988 - Melissa O'Neil , Canadian singer
- 1991 - Erik Per Sullivan , American actor
- 1995 - Georgie Henley , English actress
Deaths
- 783 - Bertrada , wife of Pippin III (b. 720 )
- 1441 - Ashikaga Yoshinori , Japanese shogun (b. 1394 )
- 1536 - Erasmus , Dutch writer and philosopher
- 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
- 1712 - Richard Cromwell , Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland (b. 1626 )
- 1742 - Evaristo Abaco , Italian composer (b. 1675 )
- 1749 - Charles De La Boische, Marquis De Beauharnois , Governor of New France
- 1773 - Johann Joachim Quantz , German flutist and composer (b. 1697 )
- 1804 - Alexander Hamilton , first United States Secretary Of The Treasury (b. 1755 )
- 1845 - Henrik Wergeland , Norwegian author (b. 1808 )
- 1910 - Charles Stewart Rolls , British engineer and aviator (b. 1887 )
- 1918 - Dragutin Lerman , Croatian explorer (b. 1864 )
- 1926 - Gertrude Bell , English archaeologist, writer, spy, and administrator (b. 1868 )
- 1931 - Nathan Söderblom , Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1866 )
- 1935 - Alfred Dreyfus , French military officer (b. 1859 )
- 1949 - Douglas Hyde , first President Of Ireland (b. 1860 )
- 1950 - Elsie De Wolfe , American socialite and interior decorator (b. 1865 )
- 1962 - Roger Wolfe Kahn , American band leader (b. 1907 )
- 1996 - John Chancellor , American television journalist (b. 1927 )
- 1996 - Jonathan Melvoin , American musician and keyboardist ( Smashing Pumpkins ) (b. 1961 ) -
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