About July 12

July 12, 2024 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.

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Cancer is the sun 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.

What Happened On July 12

  • 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.
  • 1580 –
    The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published.
  • 1690 –
    Battle of the Boyne (Julian calendar) – The armies of William III defeat those of the former James II.
  • 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.
  • 1806 –
    Sixteen German imperial states leave the Holy Roman Empire and form the Confederation of the Rhine.
  • 1862 –
    The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress.
  • 1918 –
    The Japanese Imperial Navy battleship Kawachi blows up at Shunan, western Honshu, Japan, killing at least 621.
  • 1920 –
    The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed. Soviet Russia recognises independent Lithuania.
  • 1932 –
    Hedley Verity takes a cricket world record 10 wickets for 10 runs in a county match for Yorkshire
  • 1948 –
    Arab–Israeli War: Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orders the explusion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla.
  • 1960 –
    Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.
  • 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.
  • 1967 –
    The Newark riots began in Newark, New Jersey.
  • 1970 –
    A fire consumes the wooden home of Norwegian composer Geirr Tveitt and irretrievably destroys about 90 percent of his output.
  • 1973 –
    A fire destroys the entire 6th floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.
  • 1975 –
    São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.
  • 1979 –
    Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park Chicago, IL
  • 2007 –
    U.S. Army Apache helicopters perform airstrikes in Baghdad, Iraq; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet.

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