Historical Events In July - 12

1989  NY Yankee pitching great Ron Guidry retires (170-91 .651, 3.29 ERA) on this day in history.  

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

1990  On July - 12 richard R Briggs, dies after short illness at 71  

1992  Albert Pierrepont, last British executioner (433 men/17 women), dies on July - 12.  

1993  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 on this day in history.  

1993  On July - 12 gusti Huber, Mother of Bibi Besch, dies of heart failure at 78  

1994  David Malcolm Lewis, expert in Greek Epigraphy, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1995  On this day in history alan David Marks, pianist/composer, dies at 49  

1996  On July - 12 andrew Rodger Waterson, scholar Naturalist, dies at 84  

1997  On July - 12 waterloo - St. Jacobs Railway commences passenger service over the former CN Waterloo Spur between Waterloo and Elmira, Ont.  

2005  On this day in history 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  Stan Zemanek, Australian radio personality (b.1947) on this day in history.  

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

2013  8 people are killed after a commuter train derails in Paris on this day in history.  

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  Sandra Oh is the first woman to be nominated for an Emmy award in a leading role for "Killing Eve" on this day in history.  

2018  On this day in history republic of Ireland will be the first country to sell off its investments in fossil fuel companies after passing legislation in parliament  

2018  US President Trump arrives in the UK for a four-day visit amid protests on July - 12.  

2018  Chemical plant explosion in Jiangan County, Sichuan Province, China, kills at least 19 on this day in history.  

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  On July - 12 birth of ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441)  

1644  Arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature (David's holy saint graduals) was born on July - 12.  

1675  Evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer was born on July - 12.  

1730  On July - 12 birth of josiah Wedgwood, England, pottery designer/manufacturer (Wedgwood)  

1757  Christian Danner, composer was born on this day in history.  

1794  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  John [Jean C] Gerson, Fren theologist (Theologica mystic), dies at 65 on July - 12.  

1441  Death of Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (b. 1394) on this day in history.  

1450  On this day in history death of jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI  

1536  On this day in history desiderius Erasmus, humanist/priest (Novum instrumentum omne), dies  

1545  Maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies on this day in history.  

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