Historical Events In July - 12

1989  NY Yankee pitching great Ron Guidry retires (170-91 .651, 3.29 ERA) on July - 12.  

1990  On July - 12 boris Yeltsin resigns from the Soviet Communist Party, spelling the end of communism in Russia  

1990  Richard R Briggs, dies after short illness at 71 on July - 12.  

1992  On this day in history albert Pierrepont, last British executioner (433 men/17 women), dies  

1993  On this day in history in the Hokkaido, Japan Region, a 7.6 earthquake killed at least 200 people and 39 missing in the Hokkaido region, including at least 165 killed on Okushiri  

1993  Gusti Huber, Mother of Bibi Besch, dies of heart failure at 78 on this day in history.  

1994  On this day in history david Malcolm Lewis, expert in Greek Epigraphy, dies at 56  

1995  Alan David Marks, pianist/composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1996  Andrew Rodger Waterson, scholar Naturalist, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1997  On this day in history waterloo - St. Jacobs Railway commences passenger service over the former CN Waterloo Spur between Waterloo and Elmira, Ont.  

2005  On July - 12 terrorists kill 5 people and wound 90 people in a crowded mall in Netanya, Israel. Islamic Jihad claims responsibility for attack.  

2007  Queen Elizabeth II visits the world's largest Commonwealth war grave in Ypres, Belgium to pay respects to fallen soldiers of the Battle of Passchendaele on this day in history.  

2007  On July - 12 stan Zemanek, Australian radio personality (b.1947)  

2012  200 people are killed by the Syrian army in Tremseh on this day in history.  

2013  8 people are killed after a commuter train derails in Paris on July - 12.  

2017  Giant iceberg breaks away from Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica, about 6,000 sq km in length on this day in history.  

2018  On this day in history world's longest fingernails cut off; Shridhar Chillal's nails measured 909.6cm after growing for 66 years  

2018  On July - 12 sandra Oh is the first woman to be nominated for an Emmy award in a leading role for "Killing Eve"  

2018  Republic of Ireland will be the first country to sell off its investments in fossil fuel companies after passing legislation in parliament on July - 12.  

2018  On July - 12 uS President Trump arrives in the UK for a four-day visit amid protests  

2018  On this day in history chemical plant explosion in Jiangan County, Sichuan Province, China, kills at least 19  

2018  On this day in history "Misson: Impossible - Fallout", directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise , Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg and Rebecca Ferguson, premieres in Paris  

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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  On July - 12 birth of josiah Wedgwood, England, pottery designer/manufacturer (Wedgwood)  

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

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

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

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

0783  Bertha "with the great feet", wife of French king Pippin III, dies on this day in history.  

1073  On July - 12 johannes Gualbertus, Italian monk/saint, dies  

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

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

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 July - 12.  

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.