Tukuk-OS📅 August 12
15 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on August 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
- 2021 — Six people, including the perpetrator, were killed in a mass shooting in Plymouth, England.
- 2016 — The state-owned Taedonggang Brewing Company inaugurated the first beer festival in North Korea.
- 2000 — Kursk, an Oscar-class submarine of the Russian Navy, suffered an on-board explosion and sank in the Barents Sea during a military exercise, killing 118 people.
- 1990 — Near Faith, South Dakota, American paleontologist Sue Hendrickson found one of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons, nicknamed Sue (pictured).
- 1985 — Japan Air Lines Flight 123 (aircraft involved pictured) crashed into Mount Takamagahara in Japan, killing 520 of 524 people on board, including singer Kyu Sakamoto, in the world's deadliest single-aircraft aviation disaster.
- 1969 — The Troubles: Riots erupted in the neighbourhood of Bogside in Derry, and spread across much of Northern Ireland.
- 1952 — Thirteen Jewish poets were executed in Moscow for espionage based on false confessions.
- 1945 — An official administrative history of the Manhattan Project, written by American physicist Henry DeWolf Smyth, was released to the public days after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
- 1944 — World War II: In Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Italy, the Waffen-SS and the Brigate Nere murdered about 560 local villagers and refugees and burned their bodies.
- 1914 — World War I: Belgian troops won a victory at the Battle of Halen, but were ultimately unable to stop the German invasion of Belgium.
- 1883 — The last known quagga (example pictured), a subspecies of the plains zebra, died at Natura Artis Magistra, a zoo in Amsterdam.
- 1881 — Franco-American children as young as seven years old began striking against Cabot Mill in Brunswick, Maine, shutting down operations for three days.
- 1834 — A race riot in Philadelphia, United States, destroyed African-American businesses and killed two people.
- 1323 — Sweden and the Novgorod Republic signed the Treaty of Nöteborg, resulting in a hiatus in the Swedish–Novgorodian Wars.
- 1099 — Crusades: Fatimid forces under al-Afdal Shahanshah began retreating to Egypt after the Battle of Ascalon, concluding the First Crusade.
Births
- 2001 — Dixie D'Amelio, American social media personality and singer
- 2000 — Tristan Charpentier, French racing driver
- 1999 — Matthijs de Ligt, Dutch footballer
- 1999 — Dream, American YouTuber
- 1999 — Jule Niemeier, German tennis player
- 1999 — GK Barry, social media star and presenter
- 1998 — Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greek tennis player
- 1996 — Choi Yu-jin, South Korean singer and actress
- 1996 — Arthur Melo, Brazilian footballer
- 1996 — Samuel Moutoussamy, Congolese footballer
- 1994 — Ian Happ, American baseball player
- 1993 — Ewa Farna, Czech singer-songwriter
Deaths
- 2024 — Kim Kahana, American actor and stunt performer (born 1929)
- 2021 — Una Stubbs, English actress, TV personality, and dancer (born 1937)
- 2020 — Bill Yeoman, American college football player and coach (born 1927)
- 2019 — DJ Arafat, Ivorian DJ and singer (born 1986)
- 2017 — Bryan Murray, Canadian ice hockey coach (born 1942)
- 2016 — Juan Pedro de Miguel, Spanish handball player (born 1958)
- 2015 — Jaakko Hintikka, Finnish philosopher and academic (born 1929)
- 2015 — Stephen Lewis, English actor and screenwriter (born 1926)
- 2015 — Meshulim Feish Lowy, Hungarian-Canadian rabbi and author (born 1921)
- 2015 — John Scott, English organist and conductor (born 1956)
- 2014 — Lauren Bacall, American model, actress, and singer (born 1924)
- 2014 — Futatsuryū Jun'ichi, Japanese sumo wrestler (born 1950)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Euplius
- Christian feast day: Eusebius of Milan
- Christian feast day: Herculanus of Brescia
- Christian feast day: Pope Innocent XI
- Christian feast day: Jænberht
- Christian feast day: Jane Frances de Chantal
- Christian feast day: Blessed Karl Leisner
- Christian feast day: Muiredach (or Murtagh)
- Christian feast day: Porcarius II
- Christian feast day: Blessed Victoria Díez Bustos de Molina
- Christian feast day: August 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Glorious Twelfth (United Kingdom)
- HM the Queen Mother's Birthday and National Mother's Day (Thailand)
- International Youth Day (United Nations)
- Russian Air Force Day (Russia)
- Sea Org Day (Scientology)
- World Elephant Day (International)
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