Historical Events In July - 12

1920  Keith Andes, Ocean City NJ, actor (Farmer's Daughter, Away All Boats) on this day in history.  

1921  On this day in history babe Ruth sets record of 137 career home runs  

1921  Trevor Illtyd Williams, scientific writer on July - 12.  

1922  Clark MacGregor, politician (involved in Watergate) on July - 12.  

1923  On this day in history k Reinmuth discovers asteroids #997 Priska & #3682  

1924  On July - 12 jaap Geraedts, composer  

1925  Roger Smith, CEO (General Motors) on July - 12.  

1926  On July - 12 guomindangleger draws against warlord Wu Peifu  

1926  On this day in history beah Richards, Vicksburg MS, actress/playwright (Big Shot, Generation)  

1926  Charles Wood, composer, dies at 40 on this day in history.  

1927  On July - 12 babe Ruth hits 30th of 60 HRs  

1927  On July - 12 gualberto T Hernandez, perfect minister Neth Antilles  

1928  the first televised tennis match on July - 12.  

1928  On this day in history 1st televised tennis match  

1928  On this day in history elias James Corey, American chemist, Nobel laureate  

1929  Pavle Merku, composer on this day in history.  

1929  Robert Henri, US painter (The Eight), dies at 63 on July - 12.  

1930  34th US Golf Open: Robert T "Bobby" Jones wins on July - 12.  

1930  Gordon Pinsent, Canadian actor, director, and writer on July - 12.  

1931  45,715 fans in 35,000 seat Sportsman Park St Louis, help cause many ground ruled doubles, 11 in 1st game & 21 in 2nd game for 32 on this day in history.  

1931  On this day in history andre Laporte, Flemish composer  

1932  Hedley Verity establishes a first-class cricket record by taking all ten wickets for only ten runs against Nottinghamshire on a pitch affected by a storm on July - 12.  

1932  Harold William Woolhouse, plant scientist on this day in history.  

1933  Congress passes 1st minimum wage law (33 cents per hour) on July - 12.  

1933  On this day in history donald E. Westlake, American author  

1933  On July - 12 willem H Drucker, lawyer, dies at 45  

1934  US Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island abandoned on July - 12.  

1934  On July - 12 van Cliburn Jr, [Harvey Lavan], La, pianist (Tchaikovsky 1958)  

1935  Belgium recognizes Soviet Union on July - 12.  

1935  Barrie Wilson, academic on this day in history.  

1935  Alfred Dreyfus, French officier (Dreyfus Affair), dies on this day in history.  

1936  On July - 12 jan Nemec, Prague Czech, director (Diamonds of the Night)  

1937  On this day in history -13) Tupolev ANT-25 non-stop flight Moscow to San Jacinto Calif  

1937  Bill Cosby, Phila, actor/comedian (I Spy, Cosby, Leonard Part 6) on July - 12.  

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1394  Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441) was born on July - 12.  

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

1675  Evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer was born on this day in history.  

1730  On this day in history birth of josiah Wedgwood, England, pottery designer/manufacturer (Wedgwood)  

1757  Christian Danner, composer was born on July - 12.  

1794  On this day in history birth of heinrich Christian Pander, Russian zoologist  

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

1802  Charles-Louis Hanssens, composer was born on this day in history.  

0783  On July - 12 bertha "with the great feet", wife of French king Pippin III, dies  

1073  On this day in history johannes Gualbertus, Italian monk/saint, dies  

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

1441  On this day in history 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  On July - 12 desiderius Erasmus, humanist/priest (Novum instrumentum omne), dies  

1545  On this day in history 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.