On this day in History - Aug 12
0875 - Louis II Holy Roman Emperor dies.
1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders defeat Saracens and the Kingdom of Jerusalem is established under Godfrey of Bouillon.
1323 - Treaty of Nöteborg - Sweden and Novgorod (Russia) regulates the border for the first time
1332 - Battle of Dupplin Moor - Scots under the Earl of Mar routed by Edward Balliol
1484 - Pope Sixtus IV dies.
1484 - George of Trebizond dies. Philosopher.
1503 - Christian III of Denmark and Norway was born
1604 - Tokugawa Iemitsu was born (d. 1651). Japanese shogun
1612 - Giovanni Gabrieli dies. Italian composer
1626 - Giovanni Legrenzi was born (d. 1690). Italian composer.
1629 - Tsar Alexei I of Russia was born (d. 1676)
1633 - Jacopo Peri dies. Italian composer
1643 - King Afonso VI of Portugal was born (d. 1683)
1644 - Heinrich Ignaz Biber was born (d. 1704). Bohemian composer.
1647 - Johann Heinrich Acker was born (d. 1719)., German writer.
1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders defeat Saracens and the Kingdom of Jerusalem is established under Godfrey of Bouillon.
1323 - Treaty of Nöteborg - Sweden and Novgorod (Russia) regulates the border for the first time
1332 - Battle of Dupplin Moor - Scots under the Earl of Mar routed by Edward Balliol
1484 - Pope Sixtus IV dies.
1484 - George of Trebizond dies. Philosopher.
1503 - Christian III of Denmark and Norway was born
1604 - Tokugawa Iemitsu was born (d. 1651). Japanese shogun
1612 - Giovanni Gabrieli dies. Italian composer
1626 - Giovanni Legrenzi was born (d. 1690). Italian composer.
1629 - Tsar Alexei I of Russia was born (d. 1676)
1633 - Jacopo Peri dies. Italian composer
1643 - King Afonso VI of Portugal was born (d. 1683)
1644 - Heinrich Ignaz Biber was born (d. 1704). Bohemian composer.
1647 - Johann Heinrich Acker was born (d. 1719)., German writer.
1666 - Antonio Balestra was born (d. 21 Apr 1740). Italian painter and printmaker. His altarpieces and history paintings, which unite late Baroque classicism with Venetian color, brought new life to north Italian painting.
1676 - King Philip's War ends.
1686 - John Balguy was born (d. 1748). English philosopher.
1689 - Pope Innocent XI dies.
1696 - Maurice Greene was born (d. 1755). English composer.
1762 - Cuba: la ciudad de La Habana es tomada por una escuadra inglesa.
1774 - Robert Southey was born (d. 1843). English poet and biographer.
1686 - John Balguy was born (d. 1748). English philosopher.
1689 - Pope Innocent XI dies.
1696 - Maurice Greene was born (d. 1755). English composer.
1762 - Cuba: la ciudad de La Habana es tomada por una escuadra inglesa.
1774 - Robert Southey was born (d. 1843). English poet and biographer.
1781 - Robert Mills was born. American architect.
1812 - O exército anglo-português comandado por Wellington, acompanhado de algumas forças espanholas, entra em Madrid.
1821 - Criação da Universidad de Buenos Aires
1822 - Robert Stewart dies. 2nd Marquis of Londonderry, British Foreign Secretary
1827 - William Blake dies (b. 1757). English poet and printmaker.
1831 - Helena Blavatsky was born (d. 1891). Author.
1848 - George Stephenson dies. Locomotive designer.
1851 - Isaac Singer granted a patent for his sewing machine
1854 - Count Gaston de Raousset Boulbon is executed by shooting, in regard to the Battle of Guaymas.
1859 - Katharine Lee Bates was born (d. 1929). American poet.
1864 - Sakuma Shōzan dies (b. 1811). Japanese reformer.
1865 - William Jackson Hooker dies (b. 1785). English botanist.
1866 - Jacinto Benavente was born (d. 1954). Spanish writer. Nobel Prize in Literature in 1922.
1822 - Robert Stewart dies. 2nd Marquis of Londonderry, British Foreign Secretary
1827 - William Blake dies (b. 1757). English poet and printmaker.
1831 - Helena Blavatsky was born (d. 1891). Author.
1848 - George Stephenson dies. Locomotive designer.
1851 - Isaac Singer granted a patent for his sewing machine
1854 - Count Gaston de Raousset Boulbon is executed by shooting, in regard to the Battle of Guaymas.
1859 - Katharine Lee Bates was born (d. 1929). American poet.
1864 - Sakuma Shōzan dies (b. 1811). Japanese reformer.
1865 - William Jackson Hooker dies (b. 1785). English botanist.
1866 - Jacinto Benavente was born (d. 1954). Spanish writer. Nobel Prize in Literature in 1922.
1875 - Angela de la Cruz (María Ángeles Guerrero González) cria as Irmãs da Companhia da Cruz
1876 - José María Medina assume (pela 4º vez) a presidência de Honduras
1876 - Mary Roberts Rinehart was born (d. 1958). Author.
1877 - Asaph Hall discovers Deimos and Fobos
1880 - Christy Mathewson was born (d. 1925). Baseball player.
1880 - Radclyffe Hall was born (d. 1943). British author.
1881 - Cecil B. DeMille was born (d. 1959). American director Os dez Mandamentos; Nascimento de uma Nação.
1883 - Pauline Frederick was born (d. 1938). Stage and film actress
1883 - The last quagga dies at the Artis Magistra zoo in Amsterdam
1876 - Mary Roberts Rinehart was born (d. 1958). Author.
1877 - Asaph Hall discovers Deimos and Fobos
1880 - Christy Mathewson was born (d. 1925). Baseball player.
1880 - Radclyffe Hall was born (d. 1943). British author.
1881 - Cecil B. DeMille was born (d. 1959). American director Os dez Mandamentos; Nascimento de uma Nação.
1883 - Pauline Frederick was born (d. 1938). Stage and film actress
1883 - The last quagga dies at the Artis Magistra zoo in Amsterdam
1887 - Erwin Schrödinger was born (d. 1961). Austrian physicist, Nobel was born Prize laureate
1888 - Criação da União Geral dos Trabalhadores - Barcelona - Espanha
1891 - James Russell Lowell dies (b. 1819). American poet and essayist
1892 - Alfred Lunt was born (d. 1977). Actor.
1891 - James Russell Lowell dies (b. 1819). American poet and essayist
1892 - Alfred Lunt was born (d. 1977). Actor.
1897 - Otto Struve was born. Ucranian astronomer
1898 - Armistice ends the Spanish-American War
1898 - The Hawaiian flag is lowered from Iolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the American flag to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States.
1900 - Wilhelm Steinitz dies (b. 1836). Chess player.
1901 - Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld dies (b. 1832). Finnish-Swedish explorer.
1904 - Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov was born (d. 1918). Tsarevich
1906 - Pauline Frederick was born (d. 1990). Journalist
1906 - Tedd Pierce was born (d. 1972). Animator
1907 - Joe Besser was born (d. 1988). American actor and comedian.
1898 - The Hawaiian flag is lowered from Iolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the American flag to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States.
1900 - Wilhelm Steinitz dies (b. 1836). Chess player.
1901 - Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld dies (b. 1832). Finnish-Swedish explorer.
1904 - Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov was born (d. 1918). Tsarevich
1906 - Pauline Frederick was born (d. 1990). Journalist
1906 - Tedd Pierce was born (d. 1972). Animator
1907 - Joe Besser was born (d. 1988). American actor and comedian.
1907 - Nascimento, em São Martinho de Anta (Vila Real) de Adolfo Correia da Rocha que usou o pseudónimo literário de Miguel Torga (m.17 Jan 1995). Formado em Medicina pela Universidade deCoimbra (1933), especializou-se em Otarrinolaringologia. Da sua obra fazem parte. A criação doMundo, Bichos, Contos da Montanha, Novos Contos da Montanha, Diário. Foi vária vezes candidato ao Nobel da Literatura que não obteve. Recebeu o prémio Camões em 1989. De personalidade individualista a sua obra traduz um desespero humanista. (Nota do autor: Um dos autores e poetas portugueses que mais aprecio).
1908 - First Model T Ford built
1911 - Mário Moreno, Cantinflas, was born (d. 1993). Actor.
1911 - Jane Wyatt was born. Actress.
1912 - Edson Carneiro was born (d. 1972). Brazilian writer.
1914 - Great War - Britain declares war on Austria-Hungary; British Empire countries automatically included.
1914 - Beginning of the Battle of Cer between Austria-Hungary and Serbia
1914 - John Philip Holland dies (b. 1840). Submarine designer.
1911 - Mário Moreno, Cantinflas, was born (d. 1993). Actor.
1911 - Jane Wyatt was born. Actress.
1912 - Edson Carneiro was born (d. 1972). Brazilian writer.
1914 - Great War - Britain declares war on Austria-Hungary; British Empire countries automatically included.
1914 - Beginning of the Battle of Cer between Austria-Hungary and Serbia
1914 - John Philip Holland dies (b. 1840). Submarine designer.
1918 - Anna Held dies (b. 1872). Actress amd singer
1923 - Vatrslav Jagić dies (b. 1838). Croatian philologist
1924 - Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq was born (d. 1988). Leader of Pakistan
1924 - Derek Shackleton was born. English cricketer.
1925 - Norris McWhirter was born (d. 2004). Scottish co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records
1925 - Ross McWhirter was born (d. 1975). Scottish co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records 1926 - John Derek was born (d. 1998). Actor
1927 - Mstislav Rostropovich was born. Russian cellist
1927 - Porter Wagoner was born. Singer
1928 - Bob Buhl was born (d. 2001). Baseball player.
1928 - Dan Curtis was born. Film and television producer and director
1928 - Leos Janacek dies (b. 1854). Czech composer
1923 - Vatrslav Jagić dies (b. 1838). Croatian philologist
1924 - Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq was born (d. 1988). Leader of Pakistan
1924 - Derek Shackleton was born. English cricketer.
1925 - Norris McWhirter was born (d. 2004). Scottish co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records
1925 - Ross McWhirter was born (d. 1975). Scottish co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records 1926 - John Derek was born (d. 1998). Actor
1927 - Mstislav Rostropovich was born. Russian cellist
1927 - Porter Wagoner was born. Singer
1928 - Bob Buhl was born (d. 2001). Baseball player.
1928 - Dan Curtis was born. Film and television producer and director
1928 - Leos Janacek dies (b. 1854). Czech composer
1928 - Charles Blackman was born. Australian painter.
1929 - Buck Owens was born. Singer
1930 - George Soros was born. American businessman Soros Fund Management
1931 - William Goldman was born. Screenwriter.
1933 - Parnelli Jones was born. Race car driver.
1930 - George Soros was born. American businessman Soros Fund Management
1931 - William Goldman was born. Screenwriter.
1933 - Parnelli Jones was born. Race car driver.
1933 - Renuncia do presidente cubano Gerardo Machado y Morales e início do mandato de Carlos M. de Céspedez y de Quezada.
1934 - Hendrik Petrus Berlage, Dutch architect (b. 1856)
1939 - George Hamilton was born. Actor.
1943 - Bobby Peel, English cricketer (b. 1857).
1948 - Harry Brearley dies. Inventor of stainless steel.
1949 - Mark Knopfler was born. Musician
1949 - Fernando Collor de Mello, was born. President of Brazil
1953 - Carlos Mesa was born. Presiden of Bolívia
1953 - Nuclear testing: The Soviet Union detonates its first hydrogen bomb.
1954 - Pat Metheny was born. Guitarist.
1955 - Thomas Mann dies (b. 6 Jun 1875). German writer, Nobel Prize laureate in 1929.
1955 - James B. Sumner dies (b. 1887). American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate.
1960 - Echo I, the first communications satellite, launched
1964 - Ian Fleming dies. British novelist
1966 - John Lennon apologized at a Chicago news conference for saying the Beatles were "more popular than Jesus."
1939 - George Hamilton was born. Actor.
1943 - Bobby Peel, English cricketer (b. 1857).
1948 - Harry Brearley dies. Inventor of stainless steel.
1949 - Mark Knopfler was born. Musician
1949 - Fernando Collor de Mello, was born. President of Brazil
1953 - Carlos Mesa was born. Presiden of Bolívia
1953 - Nuclear testing: The Soviet Union detonates its first hydrogen bomb.
1954 - Pat Metheny was born. Guitarist.
1955 - Thomas Mann dies (b. 6 Jun 1875). German writer, Nobel Prize laureate in 1929.
1955 - James B. Sumner dies (b. 1887). American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate.
1960 - Echo I, the first communications satellite, launched
1964 - Ian Fleming dies. British novelist
1966 - John Lennon apologized at a Chicago news conference for saying the Beatles were "more popular than Jesus."
1968 - Angus Walters dies (b. 1882). Canadian sailor
1971 - Michael Ian Black, was born. Comedian
1971 - Pete Sampras was born. Tennis player
1972 - Rebecca Gayheart was born. Actress.
1972 - Takanohana Kōji was born. Sumo wrestler
1973 - Richard Reid was born. English bomber.
1971 - Michael Ian Black, was born. Comedian
1971 - Pete Sampras was born. Tennis player
1972 - Rebecca Gayheart was born. Actress.
1972 - Takanohana Kōji was born. Sumo wrestler
1973 - Richard Reid was born. English bomber.
1973 - Walter Rudolf Hess dies. Swiss physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1974 - Matt Clement was born. Major League Baseball pitcher.
1974 - Matt Clement was born. Major League Baseball pitcher.
1975 . Portugal : È apresentado o documento COPCON.O Comando Operacional do Continente reforça o papel político das Assembleias Populares
1976 - Antoine Walker was born. Basketball player
1977 - Plaxico Burress was born. American football player
1978 - Japan and China sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and the People's Republic of China.
1979 - Ernst Boris Chain dies (b. 1906). German-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
1980 - Dominique Swain was born. American actress
1981 - The IBM PC, an early personal computer, is introduced.
1982 - Henry Fonda dies. American actor (My darling Clementine)
1982 - Joe Tex (Joseph Arrington) dies. Singer
1982 - Salvador Sanchez dies. Boxer .
1976 - Antoine Walker was born. Basketball player
1977 - Plaxico Burress was born. American football player
1978 - Japan and China sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and the People's Republic of China.
1979 - Ernst Boris Chain dies (b. 1906). German-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
1980 - Dominique Swain was born. American actress
1981 - The IBM PC, an early personal computer, is introduced.
1982 - Henry Fonda dies. American actor (My darling Clementine)
1982 - Joe Tex (Joseph Arrington) dies. Singer
1982 - Salvador Sanchez dies. Boxer .
1984 - Carlos Lopes ganha a maratona dos Jogos Olímpicos de Los Angeles
1985 - Manfred Winkelhock dies. Race car driver
1985 - Kyu Sakamoto dies (b. 1941). Singer.
1985 - Japan Airlines Flight 123, a Boeing 747 jumbo jet, crashes into Mount Ogura in Gunma Prefecture Japan killing 520 in the world's worst single-plane air disaster. Four people miraculously survive.
1988 - Leah Pipes was born. Actress.
1989 - William Shockley dies (b. 1910). American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate.
1992 - John Cage, dies. American composer.
1992 - Canada, Mexico and the United States announce completion of negotiations for NAFTA.
1994 - The Woodstock '94 rock concert takes place.
1994 - Major League Baseball players go on strike. The work stoppage will force the cancellation of the World Series.
1997 - Luther Allison dies. Blues musician
2000 - Loretta Young dies. Actress
2000 - Russian submarine Kursk sinks in the Barents Sea.
1985 - Manfred Winkelhock dies. Race car driver
1985 - Kyu Sakamoto dies (b. 1941). Singer.
1985 - Japan Airlines Flight 123, a Boeing 747 jumbo jet, crashes into Mount Ogura in Gunma Prefecture Japan killing 520 in the world's worst single-plane air disaster. Four people miraculously survive.
1988 - Leah Pipes was born. Actress.
1989 - William Shockley dies (b. 1910). American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate.
1992 - John Cage, dies. American composer.
1992 - Canada, Mexico and the United States announce completion of negotiations for NAFTA.
1994 - The Woodstock '94 rock concert takes place.
1994 - Major League Baseball players go on strike. The work stoppage will force the cancellation of the World Series.
1997 - Luther Allison dies. Blues musician
2000 - Loretta Young dies. Actress
2000 - Russian submarine Kursk sinks in the Barents Sea.
2002 - Morre Helena Vaz da Silva (n. 3 Jul 1939). Jornalista portuguesa. Presidente do Centro Nacional de Cultura. Deputada europeia.
2002 - Enos Slaughter, dies. Baseball player
2002 - Ed Headrick dies. Developer of the Frisbee.
2004 - Sweden's nine millionth inhabitant is born.
2004 - Lee Hsien Loong is sworn in as Singapore's 3rd Prime Minister.
2004 - Sir Godfrey Hounsfield dies (b. 1919). English electrical engineer and inventor, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
2002 - Enos Slaughter, dies. Baseball player
2002 - Ed Headrick dies. Developer of the Frisbee.
2004 - Sweden's nine millionth inhabitant is born.
2004 - Lee Hsien Loong is sworn in as Singapore's 3rd Prime Minister.
2004 - Sir Godfrey Hounsfield dies (b. 1919). English electrical engineer and inventor, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
2004 - Peter Woodthorpe dies. British actor.
2005 - Abertura oficial em Luanda (Angola) dos V Jogos Desportivos da Comunidade de Países da Língua Portuguesa (CPLP)
Glorious Twelfth at the Yorkshire Dales
Zaraday (Discordianism)
Zimbabwe - Defence Force Day
International Ponce de Leon day
Grantobiss William Ellis' day of birth
Dia Internacional da Juventude. A 17 de Dezembro de 1999, a Assembléia Geral da ONU aprovou a recomendação da Conferência Mundial de Ministros da Juventude (Lisboa, 8-12 de Agosto de 1998) no sentido de que 12 de Agosto fosse declarado Dia Internacional da Juventude (resolução 54/120 I).
Glorious Twelfth at the Yorkshire Dales
Zaraday (Discordianism)
Zimbabwe - Defence Force Day
International Ponce de Leon day
Grantobiss William Ellis' day of birth
Dia Internacional da Juventude. A 17 de Dezembro de 1999, a Assembléia Geral da ONU aprovou a recomendação da Conferência Mundial de Ministros da Juventude (Lisboa, 8-12 de Agosto de 1998) no sentido de que 12 de Agosto fosse declarado Dia Internacional da Juventude (resolução 54/120 I).
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