Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/July 12
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An abandoned Soviet T-34 tank at Prokhorovka
Lambeth Bridge
Australian Aboriginal flag
Medal of Honor from years 1862 to 1895
Congressional Medal of Honor
Saint Basil's Cathedral
Prince Albert II
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Ineligible
| Blurb | Reason |
|---|---|
| 1493 – The Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, was first published. | refimprove section |
| 1580 – The Ostrog Bible, the first Bible in Old Church Slavonic, was printed in Ostroh, Ukraine, by Ivan Fyodorov. | no footnotes |
| 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 |
| 1967 – Race riots began in Newark, New Jersey, leading to 27 deaths in four days. | ref improve |
Eligible
- 927 – Æthelstan, King of England, secured a pledge from Constantine II of Scotland that the latter would not ally with Viking kings.
- 1561 – Saint Basil's Cathedral, located at the geographic center of Moscow, was consecrated.
- 1789 – French Revolution: Journalist Camille Desmoulins gave an impassioned speech protesting the dismissal of finance minister Jacques Necker the day before, inspiring listeners to storm the Bastille two days later.
- 1801 – French Revolutionary Wars: A squadron of British Royal Navy ships of the line defeated a larger squadron of ships from the Spanish Navy and French Navy in the Gut of Gibraltar.
- 1862 – The Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government, was first authorized by Congress.
- 1917 – Vigilantes forcibly deported about 1,300 striking mine workers, their supporters, and innocent bystanders from Bisbee, Arizona, US, to New Mexico.
- 1918 – An explosion in the ammunition magazine of the Japanese battleship Kawachi resulted in the loss of over 600 officers and crewmen.
- 1943 – World War II: German and Soviet forces engaged each other at the Battle of Prokhorovka, one of the largest tank battles in military history.
- 1948 – Arab–Israeli War: Israeli Defense Force officer Yitzhak Rabin signed the order to expel Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla.
- 1962 – British rock band The Rolling Stones played their first concert at the Marquee Club in London.
- 1963 – In Gorton, England, 16-year-old Pauline Reade disappeared, the first victim of serial killers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.
- 1971 – The Australian Aboriginal Flag, one of the official flags of Australia, was flown for the first time.
- 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 the current reigning monarch of Monaco.
- 2007 – Two US Army AH-64 Apache helicopters conducted a series of air-to-ground attacks in Baghdad; classified cockpit gunsight footage was released to the Internet in 2010.
July 12: Independence Day in Kiribati (1979) and São Tomé and Príncipe (1975); The Twelfth in Northern Ireland
Catherine Parr
- 1543 – King Henry VIII of England married Catherine Parr (pictured), 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.
- 1920 – The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty was signed, with Soviet Russia agreeing to recognize an independent Lithuania.
- 1986 – The Homosexual Law Reform Act became law in New Zealand, decriminalising consensual homosexual sex.
- 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.