12 December - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on December 12, the day number in a year is 346 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 347. December 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.
December 12 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 627 | A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeated EmperorKhosrau II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh, nearpresent-day Mosul, Iraq. |
| 1531 | According to traditional Catholic accounts, the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary miraculously appeared imprinted on Juan Diego'stilma. |
| 1716 | The Secretary of the Northern Department in the British Government has been demoted from his office as Secretary of State and transferred by James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope. |
| 1765 | The Gadget of Pennsylvania reports that the recently established postage stamps for the royal colony of North Carolina include Drs. Huston resigned from his post in protest at the Stamp Act. |
| 1787 | Pennsylvania became the second province to adopt the Constitution of America. |
| 1800 | Washington DC was made the capital of America. |
| 1804 | Spain declared war on the United Kingdom. |
| 1816 | The throne of Sicily and Naples merged into two Kingdom of Sicily under King Ferdinand I. |
| 1862 | American Civil War-The USS Cairo was sunk in the Yazoo River,the first armored ship sunk by a naval mine. |
| 1872 | Balkrishna Shivaram Munje, a freedom fighter and president of the Hindu Mahasabha, was born. |
| 1901 | Guglielmo Marconi received the first transatlantic radiosignal, from Poldhu Wireless Station in Cornwall, England, to SignalHill in St. John's, Newfoundland. |
| 1901 | G. Marconi first sent a radio message to Atlantic. The dialogue took place from Cornwall in England to Newfoundland in Canada. |
| 1911 | The capital of India, Calcutta (now Kolkata) was replaced by Delhi. |
| 1913 | Following its robbery from the Louvre Museum of Paris, the painting of Mona Lisa is recovered from the Italian waiter Vincenzo Peruggia's hotel room. |
| 1913 | Vincenzo Perugia, arrested for trying to sell the Mona Lisa in the city of Florence. |
| 1914 | The New York Stock Exchange reopened. |
| 1915 | President Yuan Shikai of the Republic of China reinstated themonarchy and declared himself Emperor. |
| 1915 | Chinese President Yuwan Xi Ki restored the monarchy and declared himself Emperor of China. |
| 1917 | A train derailment in Modane, France has led to the death of 500 soldiers. |
| 1917 | 543 people died after the derailment of a French army train in the French Alps. |
| 1923 | In Italy, the Po River dam burst, killing 600 people. |
| 1925 | Chile inaugurates the National Bird Festival. |
| 1935 | The Nazi Lebensborn programme, which was later mistakenlybelieved to engage in coercive breeding, was established to provideassistance to the wives of SS members and unmarried mothers. |
| 1935 | The Nazi Lebens born programme, which was later mistakenly believed to engage in coercive breeding, was established to provideassistance to the wives of SS members and unmarried mothers. |
| 1937 | Japan apologizes for the sinking of the U.S. Gunboat Panay in Chinese waters which was caused by a Japanese aircraft during Japan’s war of invasion against China. |
| 1939 | The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duchess was rammed by thebattleship HMS Barham she was escorting and sank with heavy loss oflife. |
| 1942 | World War II-German troops began Operation Winter Storm, anattempt to relieve encircled Axis forces during the Battle ofStalingrad. |
| 1959 | The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Uncomputed Outer Space was established. |
| 1964 | Jomo Kenyatta became the first President of the Republic ofKenya. |
| 1964 | Famous Hindi poet and litterateur Maithilisharan Gupta died. |
| 1971 | All facilities and out-of-pocket expenses provided by the Indian Parliament to former kings were canceled. |
| 1975 | A six-day restriction peacefully came to an end at Balcombe Street in London after four IRA gunmen freed two hostages and surrendered. |
| 1980 | The US changed the copyright law to include computer programs. |
| 1981 | India's famous all-rounder Yuvraj Singh was born. He has 1900 runs and 9 wickets in 40 Tests and 8329 runs and 11 wickets in 293 ODIs. |
| 1985 | Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashed after take off in Gander, New found land and Labrador, killing 256, including 248 members of the US Army's 101st Airborne Division. |
| 1988 | A collision between three trains during morning rush hour at Clapham Junction in south London, leads to the death of 35 people and injuring many others. |
| 1988 | Three trains collided near Clapham Junctionrailway station in London killing 35 people and injuring 500. |
| 1997 | The 1997 FIFA Confederation Cup began in Saudi Arabia. |
| 2001 | Winona Ryder was arrested from Beverly Hills, California on charges of theft. |
| 2006 | Vietnam is reported to join the World Trade Organization on January 11, 2007 making it the 150th member. The move confirms Hanoi's a good 12 year wait to join the WTO. |
| 2007 | The International Olympic Committee strips sprinter Marion Jones of five medals from the 2000 Summer Olympics after she admits to having taken banned substances. |
| 2007 | A Peru court sentenced former President Alberto Fujimaro to six years imprisonment and a fine of $ 13,000. |
| 2008 | Switzerland has joined the Schengen Agreement, making it the 25th European country to do so through which cross-border passport checks will be eliminated. |
| 2009 | The police in Denmark have arrested about 900 of the thousands of people who had assembled in Copenhagen to request for more action on climate change and global warming. |
| 2010 | A blizzard in the mid western US states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Michigan dropping about three feet of snow results in two deaths, road closures, flight cancellations and the inflatable roof of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodomein Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapsing. |
| 2015 | First woman member elected in municipal council election in Saudi Arabia. |
Famous Birthdays of December 12:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1779 | Madeleine Sophie Barat / Saint / France |
| 1973 | Walter Otta / Footballer / Argentina |
| 1849 | William Kissam Vanderbilt / Business Man / United States of America |
| 1969 | Sophie Kinsella / Author / United Kingdom |
| 1909 | Hans Keilson / Author / Netherlands |
| 1976 | Dan Hawkins / Writer / United Kingdom |
| 1943 | Vassilis Alexakis / Author / Greece |
| 1901 | Harald Kaarmann / Footballer / Estonia |
| 1786 | William L. Marcy / Lawyer / United States of America |
| 1980 | Berkant Göktan / Footballer / Turkey |
| 1985 | David Veikune / Footballer / United States of America |
| 1884 | Zinaida Serebriakova / Painter / France |
| 1985 | Chris Jennings / Footballer / United States of America |
| 1996 | Lachlan Croker / Rugby Player / Australia |
| 1876 | Alvin Kraenzlein / Runner / United States of America |
| 1963 | Eduardo Castro Luque / Politician / Mexico |
| 1936 | Iolanda Balaș / Educator / Romania |
| 1952 | Cathy Rigby / Gymnast / United States of America |
| 1986 | Nina Kolarič / Jumper / Slovenia |
| 1985 | Giannis Zaradoukas / Footballer / Greece |
| 1953 | Martin Ferguson / Politician / Australia |
| 1753 | William Beechey / Painter / United Kingdom |
| 1900 | Sammy Davis / Actor / United States of America |
| 1946 | Emerson Fittipaldi / Racing Car Driver / Brazil |
| 1981 | Yuvraj Singh / Cricketer / India |
| 1981 | Stephen Warnock / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1948 | Colin Todd / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1949 | Marc Ravalomanana / Politician / Madagascar |
| 1950 | Heiner Flassbeck / Academic / Germany |
| 1944 | Rob Tyner / Writer / United States of America |
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Read in Hindi : 12 दिसम्बर की प्रमुख ऐतिहासिक घटनाएं