July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining.
Events 1690 - William of Orange's army wins the Battle of the Boyne. 1759 - British cannon start firing on French at Quebec, from Lévis,_Quebec. 1812 - Americans invade Canada at Windsor,_Ontario. 1862 - the Medal of Honor is authorized by the U.S. Congress. 1932 - Lambeth Bridge, London, opened by King George V of the United Kingdom 1950 - René Pleven becomes Prime Minister of France 1967 - Four days of race riots begin in Newark, New Jersey that will claim the lives of 27 people. 1975 - São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence 1998 - KDE 1.0 released. 2002 - Gay rights: The Superior Court of Ontario orders Ontario to recognize same-sex marriages. Births 1730 - Josiah Wedgwood, potter 1807 - Thomas Hawksley, civil engineer (+ 1893) 1817 - Henry David Thoreau, writer, Transcendentalist philosopher 1819 - Charles Kingsley, writer 1849 - Sir William Osler, physician, author, professor of medicine (+ 1919) 1854 - George Eastman, inventor of the Kodak camera (+ 1932) 1855 - Edward 'Ned' Hanlan, world champion rower (+ 1908) 1861 - George Washington Carver, botanist who discovered many uses for peanuts 1868 - Stefan George, poet (+ 1933) 1870 - Louis II of Monaco (+ 1949) 1882 - Tod Browning, film director (+ 1962) 1884 - Amedeo Modigliani, painter and sculptor (+ 1920) 1886 - Jean Hersholt, film director, actor (+ 1956) 1892 - Harry Piel, actor, film director and producer (+ 1963) 1895 - Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist known for his work with Richard Rodgers on various musicals (+ 1960) 1895 - R. Buckminster Fuller, American architect, (+ 1983) 1902 - Günther Anders, philosopher and writer (+ 1992) 1904 - Deng Xiaoping, Chinese politician and leader (+ 1997) 1904 - Pablo Neruda, author, won Nobel Prize for literature in 1971, (+ 1973) 1908 - Milton Berle, comedian (+ 2002) 1909 - Joe DeRita, AKA "Curly Joe", former member of the Three Stooges (+ 1993) 1920 - Beah Richards, actress (+ 2000) 1922 - Mark Hatfield, former US Senator from Oregon 1930 - Gordon Pinsent, actor, director, writer 1933 - Donald E. Westlake, author 1934 - Van Cliburn, pianist 1937 - Bill Cosby, comedian, actor 1937 - Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France 1948 - Richard Simmons, fitness trainer 1948 - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, musician (+ 1997) 1965 - Mauro Gandini, economist 1971 - Kristi Yamaguchi, figure skater 1976 - Anna Friel 1977 - Seann William Scott, actor 1991 - Erik Per Sullivan, actor, Malcolm in the Middle Deaths 1536 - Erasmus of Rotterdam, Dutch writer and philospher 1919 - Charles Rock 1921 - Ralph Herz 1923 - Harry Lonsdale 1926 - Gertrude Bell, archaeologist, writer, spy and administrator known as the "Uncrowned Queen of Iraq" 1935 - Alfred Dreyfus, French military officer 1962 - Roger Wolfe Kahn, band leader 1988 - Josh Logan, film director, writer 2003 - Benny Carter, musician Holidays and observances Kiribati - Independence Day Mongolia - Naadam Holiday (2nd day) Northern Ireland - Battle of the Boyne Day São Tomé and Príncipe - Independence Day See Also: July 11 - July 13 - June 12 - August 12 -- listing of all days January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
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