Historical Events In August - 12
Tuesday, 05 July 2022
1928 9th Olympic Games close in Amsterdam on this day in history.
1931 On August - 12 yangtzee River floods after heavy rain crumbles dikes in China
1933 On August - 12 cuban dictator Machado y Morales flees after military coup
1934 Hendrik P Berlage, architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam), dies at 78 on August - 12.
1935 On August - 12 babe Ruth's final game at Fenway Park, 41,766 on hand
1936 On this day in history 120ø F (49ø C), Seymour, Texas (state record)
1936 Diver Marjorie Gestring is youngest Olympic gold medalist (13y 268d) on this day in history.
1936 On this day in history 120°F (49°C), Seymour, Texas (state record)
1938 Ludwig Borchardt, German egyptologist, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1939 On this day in history the birth of George Hamilton, American film actor
1940 Luftwaffe bombs British radar stations, loses 31 aircrafts on this day in history.
1941 Sikorski-Stalin Polish-Russian agreement allows many Polish Jews to be freed for Siberian labor camp on this day in history.
1941 French Marshal Henri Petain gave full support to Nazi Germany on August - 12.
1941 Bobby Peel, cricketer (took 102 wickets for England), dies on August - 12.
1942 On August - 12 hMS CAIRO (AA), SUNK, Central Mediterranean, north of Bizerta, Tunisia by 1 torpedo from Italian submarine 'Axum'.
1942 British premier Churchill arrives in Moscow, meets Stalin on this day in history.
1943 Alleged date of the first Philadelphia Experiment test on United States Navy ship USS Eldridge on this day in history.
1943 Georges Martin Witkowski, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.
1944 Churchill & Tito meet in Naples on August - 12.
1945 Stalin invites General Eisenhower to the National Sports Parade in Red Square, Moscow on August - 12.
1948 Cleveland Indians get 29 hits in a 9 inning game on this day in history.
1949 16th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Philadelphia 38, All-Stars 0 (93,780) on August - 12.
1950 NY Giants (NFL) beat Ottawa Roughriders (CFL) 20-6 in Ottawa on August - 12.
1951 On August - 12 babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA World Golf Championship
1952 On August - 12 hussain ibn Talal proclaimed King of Jordan
1953 Ann Davidson, first woman to sail solo across Atlantic, arrives Miami on August - 12.
1953 On this day in history in Greece, Kefallinia (Cephalonia) a 7.1 quake killed 455, over 27,000 houses destroyed on Ithaki (Ithaca), Kefallinia (Cephalonia) and Zakinthos (Zante)
1953 On this day in history soviet Union conducts secret test of its first hydrogen bomb
1953 Ann Davidson, 1st woman to sail solo across Atlantic, arrives Miami on this day in history.
1954 On August - 12 senator Eddie Yost draws his 100th walk for 5th year in a row
1955 On this day in history pres Eisenhower raises minimum wage from $0.75 to $1 an hour
1955 22nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 30, Cleveland 27 (75,000) on this day in history.
1955 On this day in history thomas Mann, German writer (Dr Faustus, Nobel 1929), dies at 80
1956 On August - 12 william Shatner marries Gloria Rand
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