Historical Events In July - 12

1966  On this day in history most rain fell in 1 day in Ohio, 10.5" in Sandusky  

1966  On this day in history race riot in Chicago  

1966  On this day in history d T Suzuki, Zen Buddhism scholar, dies in Tokyo Japan at 96  

1967  5th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 4-0 on July - 12.  

1967  On this day in history blacks in Newark, riot, 26 killed, 1500 injured & over 1000 arrested  

1970  Janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky on July - 12.  

1971  Juan Corona, indicted for 25 murders on July - 12.  

1973  Lon Chaney Jr, actor (Wolfman), dies after long illness at 66 on this day in history.  

1975  On this day in history sao Tome and Principe declare independence  

1975  Sao Tom‚ e Pr¡ncipe gains independence from Portugal (Nat'l Day) on this day in history.  

1976  On July - 12 ted Mack TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72  

1976  Ted Mack, TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1977  Ed Holmes actor (Growing Paynes, Once Upon a Tune), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1977  On this day in history the first free flight test of space shuttle Enterprise  

1977  On July - 12 ed Holmes, actor (Growing Paynes, Once Upon a Tune), dies at 66  

1978  Sun Bank Building opens on this day in history.  

1979  On July - 12 "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park, causes fans to go wild & causes White Sox to forfeit 2nd game of a doubleheader to the Tigers  

1979  On July - 12 kiribati (Gilbert & Ellice Is) gains independence from Britain  

1979  Minnie Ripperton singer (Lovin' You), dies of cancer at 30 on July - 12.  

1979  On July - 12 kalervo Tuukkanen, composer, dies at 69  

1980  John W Davis Pres (WV State college), dies at 92 on this day in history.  

1980  On this day in history john W Davis, Pres (WV State college), dies at 92  

1981  In British Columbia, 48,000 BC woodworkers go on strike, shut down forest industry; 60,000 workers off the job by July 20 on this day in history.  

1981  On July - 12 ben Seijes, historian (WW II), dies at 73  

1982  On July - 12 fEMA promises survivors of a nuclear war will get their mail  

1982  On this day in history kenneth More actor, dies of Parkinson disease at 67  

1982  On July - 12 kenneth More, Brit actor (Genevieve), dies of Parkinson disease at 67  

1983  On this day in history chris Wood, rocker (Traffic), dies at 39  

1984  On this day in history geraldine Ferraro, NY became first woman major-party VP candidate  

1985  On July - 12 doctors discover a cancerous growth in Pres Reagan's colon  

1985  On this day in history sTS 51-F launch scrubbed at T -3s because of main engine shutdown  

1988  Joshua Logan Broadway producer, dies at 79 of palsy on July - 12.  

1988  USSR launches Phobos II for Martian orbit on July - 12.  

1988  Joshua Logan, Broadway producer, dies at 79 of palsy on July - 12.  

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

1644  On July - 12 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  On July - 12 birth of christian Danner, composer  

1794  On July - 12 birth of heinrich Christian Pander, Russian zoologist  

1801  On this day in history birth of john Hill Hewitt, composer  

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

1429  John [Jean C] Gerson, Fren theologist (Theologica mystic), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1441  Death of Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (b. 1394) on July - 12.  

1450  On this day in history 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 July - 12 maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies  

1575  On July - 12 renée/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII, dies