About July 12

July 12, 2025 is the 193rd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 172 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.

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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 220 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

What Happened On July 12

  • 1191 –
    Third Crusade: Saladin’s garrison surrenders to Conrad of Montferrat, ending the two-year siege of Acre.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 2006 –
    The Hezbollah initiate Operation True Promise.

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