Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/July 12
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Catherine Parr
Lambeth Bridge
An abandoned Soviet T-34 tank at Prokhorovka
Medal of Honor from years 1862 to 1895
Congressional Medal of Honor
Ineligible
| Blurb | Reason |
|---|---|
| The Twelfth in Northern Ireland | refimprove |
| 1580 – The Ostrog Bible, the first Bible in Old Church Slavonic, was printed in Ostroh, Ukraine, by Ivan Fyodorov. | no citations at all |
| 1690 – Williamite forces defeated Jacobite troops at the Battle of the Boyne just outside Drogheda, Ireland, marking a turning point in the Williamite War. | refimprove, original research |
| 1790 – The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was passed, a law that subordinated the Roman Catholic Church in France to the French government. | needs more footnotes |
| 1806 – Sixteen German states left the Holy Roman Empire and formed the Confederation of the Rhine. | needs more footnotes |
Eligible
- 1862 – The Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government, was first authorized by the U.S. Congress.
- 1920 – The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty was signed, with Soviet Russia agreeing to recognize an independent Lithuania.
- 1943 – World War II: Nazi German and Soviet forces engaged each other at the Battle of Prokhorovka, one of the largest tank battles in military history.
- 1967 – Race riots began in Newark, New Jersey, leading to 27 deaths in four days.
- 1979 – Rowdy fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago, stormed the field during a promotional event in which a crate of disco records was blown up.
- 2005 – Prince Albert II was enthroned as ruler of Monaco.
July 12: Independence Day in Kiribati (1979) and São Tomé and Príncipe (1975)
- 927 – Æthelstan, King of England, secured a pledge from Constantine II of Scotland that the latter would not ally with Viking kings.
- 1543 – King Henry VIII of England married Catherine Parr, his sixth and last wife, at Hampton Court Palace.
- 1843 – Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, proclaimed a revelation recommending polygamy.
- 1917 – Vigilantes forcibly deported about 1,300 striking mine workers, their supporters, and innocent bystanders from Bisbee, Arizona, US, to New Mexico.
- 1971 – The Australian Aboriginal flag (pictured), one of the official flags of Australia, was flown for the first time.
- 2006 – Hezbollah forces crossed the Israel–Lebanon border and attacked Israeli military positions while firing rockets and mortars at Israeli towns, sparking a five-week war.