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This day in history: 12 July

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403 historical events, births and deaths are listed for 12 July.
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2026: A bar fire kills 33 people in Bangkok, Thailand.

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day: Drostan

Christian feast day: Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (Eastern Orthodox)

Christian feast day: Hermagoras and Fortunatus

Christian feast day: Jason of Thessalonica (Catholic Church)

Christian feast day: John Gualbert

Christian feast day: John Jones

Christian feast day: July 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: Louis Martin and Marie-Azélie Guérin

Christian feast day: Nabor and Felix

Christian feast day: Nathan Söderblom (Lutheran, Episcopal Church (USA))

Christian feast day: Veronica

Christian feast day: Viventiolus

Events

2026A bar fire kills 33 people in Bangkok, Thailand.

2024Gazpromavia Flight 9608 crashes in Russia's Kolomensky District near Kolomna, killing three.

2013Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge.

2012A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria.

2012Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people.

2007U.S. Army Apache helicopters engage in airstrikes against armed insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, where civilians are killed; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet.

2006A cross-border raid by Hezbollah militants starts the 2006 Lebanon War.

2001Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station.

1998France win their first World Cup title, defeating defending champions Brazil 3–0.

1998The Ulster Volunteer Force attack a house in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a petrol bomb, killing the Quinn brothers.

1995Chinese seismologists successfully predict the 1995 Myanmar–China earthquake, reducing the number of casualties to 11.

1979The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom.

1975São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.

1973A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.

1971The Australian Aboriginal flag is flown for the first time.

1967Riots begin in Newark, New Jersey.

1963Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders.

1961ČSA Flight 511 crashes at Casablanca–Anfa Airport in Morocco, killing 72.

1961Indian city Pune floods due to failure of the Khadakwasla and Panshet dams, killing at least two thousand people.

1960Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.

1948Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orders the expulsion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla.

1943World War II: Battle of Kursk: German and Soviet forces engage in the Battle of Prokhorovka, one of the largest armored engagements of all time.

1920The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed, by which Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania.

1918The Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Kawachi blows up at Shunan, western Honshu, Japan, killing at least 621.

1917The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.

1913Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.

1913The Second Revolution breaks out against the Beiyang government, as Li Liejun proclaims Jiangxi independent from the Republic of China.

1862The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress.

1847A riot occurs in Woodstock, New Brunswick, between Catholics and members of the Orange Order that results in up to ten deaths.

1812The American Army of the Northwest briefly occupies the Upper Canadian settlement at what is now at Windsor, Ontario.

1806At the insistence of Napoleon, Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg and thirteen minor principalities leave the Holy Roman Empire and form the Confederation of the Rhine.

1801British ships inflict heavy damage on Spanish and French ships in the Second Battle of Algeciras.

1799Ranjit Singh conquers Lahore and becomes Maharaja of the Punjab (Sikh Empire).

1790The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed in France by the National Constituent Assembly.

1789In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later.

1776Captain James Cook begins his third voyage.

1691Battle of Aughrim (Julian calendar): The decisive victory of William III of England's forces in Ireland.

1580The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published.

1576Mughal Empire annexes Bengal after defeating the Bengal Sultanate at the Battle of Rajmahal.

1562Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred idols and books of the Maya.

Born on this day

2004Diabé Bolumbu, French footballer

2002Nico Williams, Spanish footballer

2001Kaylee McKeown, Australian swimmer

2000Veronica Burton, American basketball player

2000Vinícius Júnior, Brazilian footballer

1998Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Canadian basketball player

1997Claire Chicha, French Korean singer-songwriter known by the stage name Spill Tab

1997Jean-Kévin Duverne, French footballer

1997Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani-English activist, Nobel Prize laureate

1996Jordan Romero, American mountaineer

1996Moussa Dembélé, French footballer

1995Evania Pelite, Australian rugby union player

1995Jordyn Wieber, American gymnast

1995Luke Shaw, English footballer

1995Moses Simon, Nigerian footballer

1994Kanako Momota, Japanese singer-songwriter

1993Jonas Brodin, Swedish ice hockey player

1992Bartosz Bereszyński, Polish footballer

1992Luke Berry, English footballer

1991Erik Per Sullivan, American actor

1991James Rodríguez, Colombian footballer

1991Pablo Carreño Busta, Spanish tennis player

1991Salih Dursun, Turkish footballer

1990Bebé, Portuguese footballer

1990Rachel Brosnahan, American actress

1989Hilary Knight, American ice hockey player

1989Nick Palmieri, American ice hockey player

1989Phoebe Tonkin, Australian actress

1988Inbee Park, South Korean golfer

1988LeSean McCoy, American football player

1988Patrick Beverley, American basketball player

1987Lisbeth Torfing, Danish politician

1986Didier Digard, French footballer

1986Hannaliis Jaadla, Estonian footballer

1986JP Pietersen, South African rugby player

1986Simone Laudehr, German footballer

1985Gianluca Curci, Italian footballer

1985Ismael Londt, Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer

1985Keven Lacombe, Canadian cyclist

1985Paulo Vitor Barreto, Brazilian footballer

Died on this day

2026Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (born 1952)

2026John Hamm, Canadian politician, 25th Premier of Nova Scotia (born 1938).

2024Bill Viola, American video and installation artist (born 1951)

2024Evan Wright, American writer (born 1964)

2024Noriko Ohara, Japanese voice actress and narrator (born 1935)

2024Ruth Westheimer, German-American sex therapist (born 1928)

2024Tonke Dragt, Dutch children's writer and illustrator (born 1930)

2020Kelly Preston, American actress and model (born 1962)

2020Wim Suurbier, Dutch football player (born 1945)

2019Emily Hartridge, English YouTuber and television presenter (born 1984)

2018Annabelle Neilson, English socialite (born 1969)

2016Goran Hadžić, Serbian politician (born 1958)

2015Cheng Siwei, Chinese engineer, economist, and politician (born 1935)

2015Chenjerai Hove, Zimbabwean journalist, author, and poet (born 1956)

2015D'Army Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and actor (born 1941)

2015Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, Tibetan monk and activist (born 1950)

2014Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (born 1919)

2014Emil Bobu, Romanian politician (born 1927)

2014Jamil Ahmad, Pakistani author (born 1931)

2014Kenneth J. Gray, American soldier and politician (born 1924)

2014Nestor Basterretxea, Spanish painter and sculptor (born 1924)

2014Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician (born 1950)

2013Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist (born 1921)

2013Amar Bose, American businessman, founded the Bose Corporation (born 1929)

2013Elaine Morgan, Welsh writer (born 1920)

2013Takako Takahashi, Japanese author (born 1932)

2012Alimuddin, Pakistani cricketer (born 1930)

2012Dara Singh, Indian wrestler, actor, and politician (born 1928)

2012Eddy Brown, English footballer and manager (born 1926)

2012Else Holmelund Minarik, Danish-American author and illustrator (born 1920)

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“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”

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