August 12 in History – What happened on 12 August in Past

✅ Published on August 12th, 2021 in August in History

12 August - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History

According to Gregory calendar, on August 12, the day number in a year is 224 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 225. August 12 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.

August 12 in History - Top Historical Events ⚡

Year	Event / Incidence / Incident
30	Cleopatra VII Philopator, the last ruler of the EgyptianPtolemaic dynasty, committed suicide, allegedly by means of an asp bite.
1323	Sweden and the Novgorod Republic signed the Treaty of Nöteborgto temporarily end the Swedish–Novgorodian Wars.
1549	French armies captured the ambulances of England.
1602	Emperor Akbar's minister Abul Fazal was killed at the behest of Salim Mirza, who later became Emperor Jahangir.
1665	The English fleet defeated the Dutch fleet.
1676	Puritans and their Native American allies killed Wampanoagsachem Metacomet (known as 'King Philip'), essentially ending KingPhilip's War.
1765	The Mughal ruler handed over the Diwali of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the East India Company. It is considered an important event in political and constitutional history.
1812	Peninsular War: After the Battle of Salamanca, the combined English and Portuguese forces under the command of Wellington entered Madrid.
1813	Austria declared war on France.
1822	St. David's College was founded in modern day University of Wales, Lampeter) Wales by Bishop Thomas Burgess of St. Wales.
1833	The city of Chicago was established in America.
1873	A peace treaty was signed between the Khiva of Imperial Russia and Khanate, making it a Russian protectorate.
1877	American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered Deimos, the smallerof the two moons of Mars.
1879	The first National Archery Association tournament was set in Chicago.
1883	The last known quagga, a subspecies of the plains zebra, diedat the Artis Magistra zoo in Amsterdam.
1898	Spanish-American War: American and Spanish Forces Abolished in Cuba.
1908	Henry Ford's car company created the first car model.
1909	The Indianapolis Motor Speed Way opened in the United States.
1919	Vikram Sarabhai, the father of the Indian space program, was born in Ahmedabad.
1920	The Warsaw battle between Poland and Russia began.
1927	Burdo Thodol was first published as The Tibetan Book of the Dead in the United States.
1936	Diver Marjorie Gestring became the youngest Olympic gold medalist of 13 years (268 days).
1944	After a week of indiscriminate killing of civilians in Wola,Warsaw, Poland, SS General Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski ordered that anyremaining Poles be sent to labour or concentration camps.
1944	The Battle of Falize Pocket began.
1950	Korean War-Members of the North Korean People's Army executed 75 captured U.S. Army prisoners of war.
1952	Thirteen Jewish poets in Moscow were executed for espionagebased on false confessions.
1955	The famous German novelist Thomas Mann died. He gained a lot of fame from his The Magic Mountain novel.
1961	The Federal Maritime Commission was established in the United States.
1964	Due to the IOC conditions, including the refusal regarding demolishing its’ Apartheid Policies, South Africa are barred from the Olympic games in Tokyo. South Africa was not permitted into the Olympics in 1992 even after 28 years suspension.
1969	Riots erupted in the Bogside area of Derry and spread acrossmuch of Northern Ireland.
1971	Syria ended diplomatic relations with Jordan due to a border dispute.
1972	Oil tankers hit Oswega Guardian and Texanita Stillby, South Africa.
1981	IBM disclosed its first personal computer, the IBM 5150, which was sold at the price of $1,600 as a basic figure, but to buy fully functional PC with 64 kb of RAM and a single 5 1/4 inch floppy drive and monitor cost $3,005.
1981	The IBM Personal Computer, the original version and progenitor of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform, was introduced.
1981	IBM introduced its first personal computer, which was priced at 16 thousand dollars.
1985	Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashed into the ridge of MountTakamagahara in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520 of 524 on board inthe world's worst single-aircraft aviation disaster.
1985	Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashed in Japan, killing 520 people, the worst single plane crash in history)
1990	The skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex is found in Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, South Dakota. It seems to be the most complete skeletons of T-Rex ever found and is named after Sue Hendrickson, the paleontologist who discovered her. Sue (T-Rex) can now be admired at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois
1990	American paleontologist Sue Hendrickson found the most completeskeleton of a Tyrannosaurus ever discovered near Faith, South Dakota,US.
1990	The skeletons of Tyrannosaurus rex or were found by the researchers. With the help of this skeleton, scientists came to know many things about the process of development of organisms.
2000	The Oscar class submarine K-141 Kursk of the Russian Navyexploded and sank in the Barents Sea during a military exercise.
2002	Russia's nuclear submarine sank after a blast that killed all 118 people on board.
2005	In an attempt to immigrate to the United States, 104 Ecuadorians are killed when their ship sinks in the Pacific Ocean. However, 9 people have been rescued after staying in the sea for two days.
2007	Fossilized remains of an ancient cypress forest projected to be about 8 million years old are found in a coal mine in Bükkábrány, Hungary.
2008	The United States Department of the Treasury puts restrictions on five Iranian companies for aiding the development of the nuclear program of Iran.
2009	Astronomers have discovered a planet called WASP-17b, It is the first planet that orbits in the opposite direction to the spin of its star.
2009	India's famous economist C. Rangarajan was appointed as the chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council.
2010	Scientists declare the discovery of a chemical compound that destroys the reproduction abilities of bacteria, which are antibiotic-resistant.
2012	The 30th Olympic Games ended in London.
2013	India launches its first aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant.
2014	Artur Avila, ManjulBhargava, Martin Hairer, and Maryam Mirzakhani are presented with Fields Medals. Mirzakhani became the first female and the first Iranian Fields medalist ever.

Famous Birthdays of August 12 😀:

Year	Name / Profession / Country
1948	Siddaramaiah / Politician / India
1915	Michael Kidd / Dancer / United States of America
1956	Sidath Wettimuny / Cricketer / Sri Lanka
1945	Dorothy E. Denning / Scientist / United States of America
1925	Norris McWhirter / Activist / Scotland
1866	Henrik Sillem / Mountaineer / Netherlands
1902	Mohammad Hatta / Politician / Indonesia
1885	Jean Cabannes / Academic / France
1954	François Hollande / Politician / France
1925	Guillermo Cano Isaza / Journalist / Colombia
1968	Ülar Mark / Architect / Estonia
1868	Lord Chelmsford / Governor General / United Kingdom
1969	Aga Muhlach / Politician / Philippines
1976	Antoine Walker / Basketball Player / United States of America
1976	Brad Lukowich / Ice Hockey Player / Canada
1904	Tamás Lossonczy / Painter / Hungary
1966	Tobias Ellwood / Politician / United States of America
1913	Richard L. Bare / Producer / United States of America
1907	Benjamin Sheares / Politician / Singapore
1977	Jesper Grønkjær / Footballer / Denmark
1924	Derek Shackleton / Cricketer / United Kingdom
1941	L. M. Kit Carson / Actor / United States of America
1963	Sir Mix-a-Lot / Producer / United States of America
1935	John Cazale / Actor / United States of America
1919	Vikram Sarabhai / Scientist / India
1871	Gustavs Zemgals / Politician / Latvia
1934	Robin Nicholson / Academic / United Kingdom
1988	Matt Gillett / Rugby Player / Australia
1941	Réjean Ducharme / Author / Canada
1973	Jonathan Coachman / Basketball Player / United States of America

Aapane abhi padha: 12 Agast Ki Pramukh Aitihasik Ghatnayen.

Read in Hindi : 12 अगस्त की प्रमुख ऐतिहासिक घटनाएं