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

  • 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.
  • 1580 –
    The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published.
  • 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 –
    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.
  • 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.
  • 1932 –
    Hedley Verity takes a cricket world record 10 wickets for 10 runs in a county match for Yorkshire
  • 1948 –
    Arab–Israeli War: Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orders the explusion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla.
  • 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.
  • 1979 –
    Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park Chicago, IL
  • 1979 –
    The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from Great Britain.

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