Tukuk-OS📅 July 12
19 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on July 12? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2008 — An edit on the page of the coati nicknamed it the Brazilian aardvark, in which multiple news channels followed in pursuit.
- 2007 — Two U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters (pictured) conducted a series of air-to-ground attacks in Baghdad.
- 2006 — Hezbollah forces crossed the Israel–Lebanon border and attacked Israeli military positions while firing rockets and mortars at Israeli towns, sparking a five-week war.
HezbollahBlue Line (withdrawal line)2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid
- 1998 — France defeated the defending champions Brazil 3–0 to win their first FIFA World Cup title.
France national football teamBrazil national football team1998 FIFA World Cup final
- 1997 — Hayao Miyazaki's animated film Princess Mononoke is released, becoming the highest-grossing film in Japan for a few months.
Hayao MiyazakiPrincess MononokeList of highest-grossing films in Japan
- 1979 — Rowdy fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago stormed the field during a Major League Baseball promotional event at which a crate of disco records was blown up.
- 1963 — Sixteen-year-old Pauline Reade, the first victim of serial killers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, disappeared in Gorton, England.
- 1962 — The English rock band the Rolling Stones (pictured) played their first concert at the Marquee Club in London.
- 1948 — Arab–Israeli War: Israel Defense Forces officer Yitzhak Rabin signed an order to expel Palestinians from the towns of Lydda and Ramle.
- 1943 — World War II: German and Soviet forces engaged each other at the Battle of Prokhorovka (tanks pictured), one of the largest tank battles in military history.
- 1920 — The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty was signed, with Soviet Russia agreeing to recognize an independent Lithuania.
Soviet–Lithuanian Peace TreatyRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
- 1918 — An explosion in the ammunition magazine of the Japanese battleship Kawachi resulted in the deaths of more than 600 officers and crewmen.
- 1916 — First World War: Second Lieutenant Kléber Dupuy defeated a German attack on Fort Souville at a key moment of the Battle of Verdun.
- 1913 — Second Balkan War: The Serbian Army began the Siege of Vidin, which they abandoned six days later when an armistice between the Serbs and Bulgarians was signed.
- 1847 — Up to ten people died in a riot between Catholics and members of the Orange Order in Woodstock, New Brunswick.
- 1801 — French Revolutionary Wars: A squadron of British ships of the line defeated a larger squadron of Spanish and French vessels in the Strait of Gibraltar.
French Revolutionary WarsShip of the lineSecond Battle of Algeciras
- 1561 — Saint Basil's Cathedral (pictured), located in Red Square, Moscow, was consecrated.
- 1488 — Choe Bu, an official of the Joseon dynasty, returned to Korea after months of shipwrecked travel in China.
- 927 — King Æthelstan of England secured the submission of four northern rulers: Constantine II of Scotland, Hywel Dda of Deheubarth, Ealdred I of Bamburgh, and Owain ap Dyfnwal of Strathclyde, leading to seven years of peace.
Births
- 2004 — Diabé Bolumbu, French footballer
- 2002 — Nico Williams, Spanish footballer
- 2001 — Kaylee McKeown, Australian swimmer
- 2000 — Vinícius Júnior, Brazilian footballer
- 2000 — Veronica Burton, American basketball player
- 1998 — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Canadian basketball player
- 1997 — Claire Chicha, French Korean singer-songwriter known by the stage name Spill Tab
- 1997 — Jean-Kévin Duverne, French footballer
- 1997 — Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani-English activist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1996 — Moussa Dembélé, French footballer
- 1996 — Jordan Romero, American mountaineer
- 1995 — Evania Pelite, Australian rugby union player
Deaths
- 2026 — Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (born 1952)
- 2026 — John Hamm, Canadian politician, 25th Premier of Nova Scotia (born 1938).
- 2024 — Tonke Dragt, Dutch children's writer and illustrator (born 1930)
- 2024 — Bill Viola, American video and installation artist (born 1951)
- 2024 — Ruth Westheimer, German-American sex therapist (born 1928)
- 2024 — Evan Wright, American writer (born 1964)
- 2024 — Noriko Ohara, Japanese voice actress and narrator (born 1935)
- 2020 — Kelly Preston, American actress and model (born 1962)
- 2020 — Wim Suurbier, Dutch football player (born 1945)
- 2019 — Emily Hartridge, English YouTuber and television presenter (born 1984)
- 2018 — Annabelle Neilson, English socialite (born 1969)
- 2016 — Goran Hadžić, Serbian politician (born 1958)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (Eastern Orthodox)
- Christian feast day: Hermagoras and Fortunatus
- Christian feast day: Jason of Thessalonica (Catholic Church)
- Christian feast day: John Gualbert
- Christian feast day: John Jones
- Christian feast day: Drostan
- Christian feast day: Louis Martin and Marie-Azélie Guérin
- Christian feast day: Nabor and Felix
- Christian feast day: Nathan Söderblom (Lutheran, Episcopal Church (USA))
- Christian feast day: Veronica
- Christian feast day: Viventiolus
- Christian feast day: July 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- The second day of Naadam (Mongolia)
- The Twelfth, also known as Orangemen's Day (Northern Ireland, Scotland, Newfoundland and Labrador)
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