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

  • 927 –
    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.
  • 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.
  • 1690 –
    Battle of the Boyne (Julian calendar) – The armies of William III defeat those of the former James II.
  • 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.
  • 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 –
    1843 – Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, proclaimed a revelation recommending polygamy.
  • 1862 –
    The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress.
  • 1879 –
    The National Guards Unit of Bulgaria is founded.
  • 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.
  • 1948 –
    Arab–Israeli War: Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orders the explusion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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