July
12
Independence
Day
Kiribati : 12 July 1979
São Tomé and Príncipe
: July 12 1975
Events
ly
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– Æthelstan, King of England, secures a pledge
from Constantine II of Scotland that the latter
will not ally with Viking kings, beginning
the process of unifying Great Britain.
1191 – Third Crusade: Saladin's garrison surrenders
to Philip Augustus, ending the two-year siege
of Acre.
1493 – Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle,
one of the best-documented early printed books,
is published.
1543 – King Henry VIII of England marries
his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at
Hampton Court Palace.
1561 – Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow is
consecrated.
1562 – Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop
of Yucatan, burns the sacred books of the
Maya.
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.
1691 – Battle of Aughrim (Julian calendar)
– The decisive victory of William III of England's
forces in Ireland.
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.
1806 – Sixteen German imperial states leave
the Holy Roman Empire and form the Confederation
of the Rhine.
1812 – War of 1812: the United States invade
Canada at Windsor, Ontario.
1843 – Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter
Day Saint movement, received a revelation
regarding polygamy.
1862 – The Medal of Honor is authorized by
the United States Congress.
1879 – The National Guards Unit of Bulgaria
is founded.
1913 – Second Balkan War: Serbian forces begin
their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin;
the siege is later called off when the war
ends.
1917 – The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes
kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners
and others from Bisbee, Arizona.
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
1943 – World War II: Battle of Prokhorovka
– German and Soviet forces engage in the largest
tank engagement of all time.
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.
1962 – The Rolling Stones perform their first
ever concert, at the Marquee Club in London.
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.
1971 – The Australian Aboriginal flag is flown
for the first time.
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 – The island nation of Kiribati becomes
independent from Great Britain.
1979 – Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey
Park Chicago, IL
2006 – The Hezbollah initiate Operation True
Promise.
2007 – U.S. Army Apache helicopters perform
airstrikes in Baghdad, Iraq; footage from
the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet.
Holidays
and observances
Christian
Feast Day:
Hermagoras and Fortunatus
Jason of Tarsus (Roman Catholic Church)
John Gualbert
Nabor and Felix
Veronica
Viventiolus
July 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence
of Kiribati from the United Kingdom in 1979.
Independence Day, celebrates the independence
of São Tomé and Príncipe from Portugal in
1975.
The second day of Naadam. (Mongolia)
The Twelfth, also known as Orangemen's Day,
commemorates the Battle of the Boyne. (Northern
Ireland, Newfoundland and Labrador)
Malala Yousafzai Day
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