Historical Events In July - 12

1900  114°F (46°C), Basin, Wyoming (state record) on this day in history.   

1900  Fjodor Godunov-Tcherdynchev, Russian poet (Life of Tchernyshevsky) on July - 12.   

1901  Cy Young wins his 300th game on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history robert Allenby, Melbourne VIC, Australasia golfer   

1902  Australian parliament agrees to female suffrage on this day in history.   

1902  Gunther Anders, writer on July - 12.   

1902  Pieter Caland, Dutch hydraulic engineer (New Waterway), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1904  On July - 12 the birth of Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet   

1904  On this day in history pablo Neruda, Chile, poet (Residence on Earth-Nobel 1971)   

1905  John C F, son of English King George V on July - 12.   

1906  On July - 12 alfred Dreyfus found innocent in France   

1906  On July - 12 henrique Alves de Mesquita, composer, dies at 70   

1908  On this day in history alain Cuny, actor (Detective, Weite Land, Emmanuelle)   

1909  On this day in history 16th Amendment approved (power to tax incomes)   

1909  2nd viscount Camrose, British Conserv Lower house leader (1941-45) on this day in history.   

1910  On July - 12 j Helffrich discovers asteroid #701 Oriola   

1911  Johanna Moosdorf, writer on July - 12.   

1912  On July - 12 the first foreign feature film exhibited in US-"Queen Elizabeth"-NYC   

1912  1st foreign feature film exhibited in US-"Queen Elizabeth"-NYC on this day in history.   

1912  Broderick Vernon Chinnery-Haldane, photographer on July - 12.   

1914  Babe Ruth makes his baseball debut, pitches for the Red Sox on this day in history.   

1914  Babe Ruth makes his baseball debut, pitches for Red Sox on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history army orders harvest furloughs to Canadian Expeditionary Force soldiers still in training camps in Canada.   

1915  On this day in history michael Fenton Haddon, mining engineer   

1916  On this day in history aritius S Talma, Dutch minister of Agriculture, dies at 52   

1917  The birth of Andrew Wyeth, American painter on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history the Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.   

1917  On July - 12 andrew Wyeth, Chadds Ford Pa, painter (Christina's World)   

1917  Fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp merchant/forger, dies on July - 12.   

1918  Japanese battleship explodes in Bay of Tokayama, 500 killed on July - 12.   

1919  On this day in history vera Hruba Ralston, Prague Czech, actress (Dajkota) [or 6/12/1921]   

1920  On this day in history lithuania & USSR sign peace treaty, Lithuuania becomes independent rep   

1920  On this day in history panama Canal opened by American president Woodrow Wilson   

1920  Lithuania & USSR sign peace treaty, Lithuania becomes independent rep on July - 12.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

1394  Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441) was born on this day in history.   

1644  On this day in history birth of arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature (David's holy saint graduals)   

1675  On this day in history birth of evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer   

1730  Josiah Wedgwood, England, pottery designer/manufacturer (Wedgwood) was born on this day in history.   

1757  On July - 12 birth of christian Danner, composer   

1794  Heinrich Christian Pander, Russian zoologist was born on this day in history.   

1801  John Hill Hewitt, composer was born on July - 12.   

1802  On this day in history birth of charles-Louis Hanssens, composer   

0783  On this day in history bertha "with the great feet", wife of French king Pippin III, dies   

1073  Johannes Gualbertus, Italian monk/saint, dies on July - 12.   

1429  On July - 12 john [Jean C] Gerson, Fren theologist (Theologica mystic), dies at 65   

1441  On July - 12 death of ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (b. 1394)   

1450  On July - 12 death of jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI   

1536  Desiderius Erasmus, humanist/priest (Novum instrumentum omne), dies on this day in history.   

1545  On July - 12 maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies   

1575  Renée/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII, dies on this day in history.