Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: July 12
July 12, 2024 is the 194th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 172 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Cancer is your zodiac sign. Ruby is your modern birthstone. Ruby is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: July 12
- 1493 –Hartmann Schedel’s Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, is published.
- 1561 –Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow is consecrated.
- 1562 –Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatan, burns the sacred books of the Maya.
- 1812 –War of 1812: the United States invade Canada at Windsor, Ontario.
- 1918 –The Japanese Imperial Navy battleship Kawachi blows up at Shunan, western Honshu, Japan, killing at least 621.
- 1961 –Pune floods due to failure of the Khadakwasla and Panshet dams. Half of Pune is submerged, more than 100,000 families need to be relocated and the death tally exceeds 2,000.
- 1967 –The Newark riots began in Newark, New Jersey.
- 1971 –The Australian Aboriginal flag is flown for the first time.
- 1973 –A fire destroys the entire 6th floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.
- 2007 –U.S. Army Apache helicopters perform airstrikes in Baghdad, Iraq; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet.
Who were born on July 12?
- 1807 –Thomas Hawksley, English civil engineer (d. 1893)
- 1849 –Sir William Osler, Canadian physician and author (d. 1919)
- 1943 –Paul Silas, American basketball player and head coach
- 1943 –Walter Murch, American film editor
- 1948 –Richard Simmons, American fitness trainer
- 1954 –Wolfgang Dremmler, German footballer
- 1971 –Kristi Yamaguchi, American figure skater
- 1978 –Claire Chitham, New Zealand actress
- 1984 –Michael McGovern, Northern Irish footballer
- 1989 –Nick Palmieri, American ice hockey player
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