About July 12
July 12, 2024 is the 194th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 172 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
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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 201 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.
- 1543 –King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.
- 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.
- 1862 –The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress.
- 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.
- 1979 –The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from Great Britain.
- 2006 –The Hezbollah initiate Operation True Promise.
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