Gazpromavia Flight 9608
2024
Gazpromavia Flight 9608 crashes in Russia's Kolomensky District near Kolomna, killing three..
July-12
Historical Events on July 12
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Brétigny-sur-Orge train crash
Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge.
2013
Syrian civil war
Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people.
2012
List of tank truck fires and explosions
A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria.
2012
United States Army
U.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.
2007
2006 Lebanon War
2006
The 2006 Lebanon War begins..
Space Shuttle program
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station.
2001
Ulster Volunteer Force
The Ulster Volunteer Force attacked a house in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a petrol bomb, killing the Quinn brothers.
1998
France national football team
France win their first World Cup title, defeating defending champions Brazil 3–0.
1998
Seismology
Chinese seismologists successfully predict the 1995 Myanmar–China earthquake, reducing the number of casualties to 11.
1995
Kiribati
1979
The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom..
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.
1975
National Personnel Records Center fire
A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.
1973
Australian Aboriginal flag
The Australian Aboriginal flag is flown for the first time.
1971
1967 Newark riots
Riots begin in Newark, New Jersey.
1967
Gorton
1963
Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders..
India
Indian city Pune floods due to failure of the Khadakwasla and Panshet dams, killing at least two thousand people.
1961
ČSA Flight 511 (July 1961)
ČSA Flight 511 crashes at Casablanca–Anfa Airport in Morocco, killing 72.
1961
Orlyonok
Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.
1960
David Ben-Gurion
Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orders the expulsion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla.
1948
World War II
1943
World War II: Battle of Kursk: German and Soviet forces engage in the Battle of Prokhorovka, one of the largest armored engagements of all time..
Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty
The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed, by which Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania.
1920
Imperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Kawachi blows up at Shunan, western Honshu, Japan, killing at least 621.
1918
Bisbee Deportation
The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.
1917
Kingdom of Serbia
Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.
1913
Second Revolution (Republic of China)
1913
The Second Revolution breaks out against the Beiyang government, as Li Liejun proclaims Jiangxi independent from the Republic of China..
Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress.
1862
Army of the Northwest (United States)
The American Army of the Northwest briefly occupies the Upper Canadian settlement at what is now at Windsor, Ontario.
1812
Bavaria
At the insistence of Napoleon, Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg and thirteen minor principalities leave the Holy Roman Empire and form the Confederation of the Rhine.
1806
Second Battle of Algeciras
British ships inflict heavy damage on Spanish and French ships in the Second Battle of Algeciras.
1801
Ranjit Singh
1799
Ranjit Singh conquers Lahore and becomes Maharaja of the Punjab (Sikh Empire)..
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed in France by the National Constituent Assembly.
1790
Jacques Necker
In 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.
1789
James Cook
Captain James Cook begins his third voyage.
1776
Battle of Aughrim
Battle of Aughrim (Julian calendar): The decisive victory of William III of England's forces in Ireland.
1691
Ostrog Bible
1580
The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published..
Mughal Empire
Mughal Empire annexes Bengal after defeating the Bengal Sultanate at the Battle of Rajmahal.
1576
Diego de Landa
Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred idols and books of the Maya.
1562
Henry VIII
King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.
1543
Lê Cung Hoàng
Lê Cung Hoàng ceded the throne to Mạc Đăng Dung, ending the Lê dynasty and starting the Mạc dynasty.
1527
Hartmann Schedel
1493
Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, is published..
Joseon
Joseon Dynasty official Choe Bu returned to Korea after months of shipwrecked travel in China.
1488
Ottoman Empire
The Ottomans capture Euboea.
1470
Pope Benedict XII
Pope Benedict XII issues the papal bull Fulgens sicut stella matutina to reform the Cistercian Order.
1335
Third Crusade
Third Crusade: Saladin's garrison surrenders to Philip Augustus, ending the two-year siege of Acre.
1191
Constantine II of Scotland
927
King Constantine II of Scotland, King Hywel Dda of Deheubarth, Ealdred of Bamburgh and King Owain of the Cumbrians accepted the overlordship of King Æthelstan of England, leading to seven years of peace in the north..
AD 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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