July 12 in history
Events on July 12
Notable events that happened on July 12 in past years.
- 2026
A bar fire kills 33 people in Bangkok, Thailand.
Wikipedia article: 2026 Bangkok pub fire - 2012
A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria.
Wikipedia article: List of tank truck fires and explosions - 2001
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station.
Wikipedia article: Space Shuttle program - 1979
The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
Wikipedia article: Kiribati - 1967
Riots begin in Newark, New Jersey.
Wikipedia article: 1967 Newark riots - 1961
ČSA Flight 511 crashes at Casablanca–Anfa Airport in Morocco, killing 72.
Wikipedia article: ČSA Flight 511 (July 1961) - 1920
The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed, by which Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania.
Wikipedia article: Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty - 1913
The Second Revolution breaks out against the Beiyang government, as Li Liejun proclaims Jiangxi independent from the Republic of China.
Wikipedia article: Second Revolution (Republic of China) - 1812
The American Army of the Northwest briefly occupies the Upper Canadian settlement at what is now at Windsor, Ontario.
Wikipedia article: Army of the Northwest (United States) - 1790
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed in France by the National Constituent Assembly.
Wikipedia article: Civil Constitution of the Clergy - 1691
Battle of Aughrim (Julian calendar): The decisive victory of William III of England's forces in Ireland.
Wikipedia article: Battle of Aughrim - 1543
King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.
Wikipedia article: Henry VIII - 1470
The Ottomans capture Euboea.
Wikipedia article: Ottoman Empire - 1191
Third Crusade: Saladin's garrison surrenders to Philip Augustus, ending the two-year siege of Acre.
- 70
The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple.
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