July 12 July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. Events 1600-1899 1690 - William of Orange's army wins the Battle of the Boyne as reckoned under Gregorian calendar. 1759 - British cannon start firing on French at Quebec, from Lévis, Quebec. 1812 - Americans invade Canada at Windsor, Ontario. 1862 - Medal of Honor authorized by the U.S. Congress. 1900-1999 1932 - Lambeth Bridge, London, opened by King George V of the United Kingdom 1933 - Congress passes the first federal minimum wage law in the United States: 33 cents per hour. 1950 - René Pleven becomes Prime Minister of France 1967 - Four days of race riots 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 1998 - KDE 1.0 released. 2000-2099 2002 - Gay rights: The Superior Court of Ontario orders Ontario to recognize same-sex marriages. 2004 - Pedro Santana Lopes is officially appointed Prime Minister of Portugal. Births July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. Events 1600-1899 1690 - William of Orange's army wins the Battle of the Boyne as reckoned under Gregorian calendar. 1759 - British cannon start firing on French at Quebec, from Lévis, Quebec. 1812 - Americans invade Canada at Windsor, Ontario. 1862 - Medal of Honor authorized by the U.S. Congress. 1900-1999 1932 - Lambeth Bridge, London, opened by King George V of the United Kingdom 1933 - Congress passes the first federal minimum wage law in the United States: 33 cents per hour. 1950 - René Pleven becomes Prime Minister of France 1967 - Four days of race riots 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 1998 - KDE 1.0 released. 2000-2099 2002 - Gay rights: The Superior Court of Ontario orders Ontario to recognize same-sex marriages. 2004 - Pedro Santana Lopes is officially appointed Prime Minister of Portugal. Births 100 BCE-1899 100 BCE - Gaius Julius Caesar, soldier and politician 1394 - Ashikaga Yoshinori, Ashikaga shogun (d. 1441) 1468 - Juan del Encina, poet and composer 1730 - Josiah Wedgwood, potter 1807 - Thomas Hawksley, civil engineer (d. 1893) 1817 - Henry David Thoreau, writer, Transcendentalist philosopher (d. 1862) 1819 - Charles Kingsley, writer 1849 - Sir William Osler, physician, author, professor of medicine (d. 1919) 1852 - Hipólito Yrigoyen, President of Argentina (1916-1922, 1928-1930; d. 3 July 1933). 1854 - George Eastman, inventor of the Kodak camera (d. 1932) 1855 - Edward 'Ned' Hanlan, world champion rower (d. 1908) 1861 - George Washington Carver, botanist who discovered many uses for peanuts 1868 - Stefan George, poet (d. 1933) 1870 - Louis II of Monaco (d. 1949) 1880 - Tod Browning, film director (d. 1962) 1884 - Amedeo Modigliani, painter and sculptor (d. 1920) 1886 - Jean Hersholt, film director, actor (d. 1956) 1892 - Bruno Schulz, Polish writer and painter (d. 1942) 1892 - Harry Piel, actor, film director and producer (d. 1963) 1895 - Kirstin Flagstad, Norwegian soprano (d. 1962) 1895 - R. Buckminster Fuller, American architect (d. 1983) 1895 - Oscar Hammerstein II, American lyricist 1900-1999 1902 - Günther Anders, philosopher and writer (d. 1992) 1904 - Deng Xiaoping, Chinese politician and leader (d. 1997) 1904 - Pablo Neruda, author, won Nobel Prize for literature in 1971 (d. 1973) 1908 - Milton Berle, comedian (d. 2002) 1909 - Joe DeRita (a.k.a. "Curly Joe"), actor, comedian; member of the Three Stooges (d. 1993) 1917 - Andrew Wyeth,artist 1920 - Beah Richards, actress (d. 2000) 1922 - Mark Hatfield, former US Senator from Oregon 1930 - Gordon Pinsent, actor, director, writer 1932 - Otis Davis, American runner 1933 - Donald E. Westlake, author 1934 - Van Cliburn, American pianist 1937 - Bill Cosby, comedian, actor 1937 - Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France 1943 - Christine McVie, rock singer 1947 - Gareth Edwards, former rugby player 1948 - Richard Simmons, fitness trainer 1948 - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, musician (d. 1997) 1964 - Gaby Roslin, TV presenter 1967 - Richard Herring, comedian 1971 - Kristi Yamaguchi, figure skater 1976 - Anna Friel, British actress 1977 - Seann William Scott, actor 1984 - Gareth Gates, British singer 1991 - Erik Per Sullivan, actor (Malcolm in the Middle) Deaths 1400-1899 1441 - Ashikaga Yoshinori, Ashikaga shogun (d. 1394) 1536 - Erasmus of Rotterdam, Dutch writer and philosopher 1845 - Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian author 1900-1999 1918 - Dragutin Lerman, Croat Africa explorer (b. 1864) 1919 - Charles Rock, actor 1921 - Ralph Herz, actor 1923 - Harry Lonsdale, actor 1926 - Gertrude Bell, archaeologist, writer, spy and administrator known as the "Uncrowned Queen of Iraq" 1935 - Alfred Dreyfus, French military officer 1950 - Elsie De Wolfe, aka Lady Mendl, actress & interior decorator (b. 1865) 1962 - Roger Wolfe Kahn, band leader (b. 1907) 1988 - Josh Logan, film director, writer 1996 - John Chancellor, news anchor (NBC Nightly News) (b. 1927) 1999 - Bill Owen, British actor (b. 1914) 2000-2099 2003 - Benny Carter, musician Holidays and observances Kiribati - Independence Day Mongolia - Naadam Holiday (2nd day) Northern Ireland - Battle of the Boyne Day (see Irish calendar). São Tomé and Príncipe - Independence Day Sunset and sunrise occur along Manhattan's street grid centerline July 11 - July 13 - June 12 - August 12 -- listing of all days 1900-1999 1902 - Günther Anders, philosopher and writer (d. 1992) 1904 - Deng Xiaoping, Chinese politician and leader (d. 1997) 1904 - Pablo Neruda, author, won Nobel Prize for literature in 1971 (d. 1973) 1908 - Milton Berle, comedian (d. 2002) 1909 - Joe DeRita (a.k.a. "Curly Joe"), actor, comedian; member of the Three Stooges (d. 1993) 1917 - Andrew Wyeth,artist 1920 - Beah Richards, actress (d. 2000) 1922 - Mark Hatfield, former US Senator from Oregon 1930 - Gordon Pinsent, actor, director, writer 1932 - Otis Davis, American runner 1933 - Donald E. Westlake, author 1934 - Van Cliburn, American pianist 1937 - Bill Cosby, comedian, actor 1937 - Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France 1943 - Christine McVie, rock singer 1947 - Gareth Edwards, former rugby player 1948 - Richard Simmons, fitness trainer 1948 - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, musician (d. 1997) 1964 - Gaby Roslin, TV presenter 1967 - Richard Herring, comedian 1971 - Kristi Yamaguchi, figure skater 1976 - Anna Friel, British actress 1977 - Seann William Scott, actor 1984 - Gareth Gates, British singer 1991 - Erik Per Sullivan, actor (Malcolm in the Middle) Deaths 1400-1899 1441 - Ashikaga Yoshinori, Ashikaga shogun (d. 1394) 1536 - Erasmus of Rotterdam, Dutch writer and philosopher 1845 - Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian author 1900-1999 1918 - Dragutin Lerman, Croat Africa explorer (b. 1864) 1919 - Charles Rock, actor 1921 - Ralph Herz, actor 1923 - Harry Lonsdale, actor 1926 - Gertrude Bell, archaeologist, writer, spy and administrator known as the "Uncrowned Queen of Iraq" 1935 - Alfred Dreyfus, French military officer 1950 - Elsie De Wolfe, aka Lady Mendl, actress & interior decorator (b. 1865) 1962 - Roger Wolfe Kahn, band leader (b. 1907) 1988 - Josh Logan, film director, writer 1996 - John Chancellor, news anchor (NBC Nightly News) (b. 1927) 1999 - Bill Owen, British actor (b. 1914) 2000-2099 2003 - Benny Carter, musician Holidays and observances Kiribati - Independence Day Mongolia - Naadam Holiday (2nd day) Northern Ireland - Battle of the Boyne Day (see Irish calendar). 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