July 12th, 1749

Born on July 12th, 1749

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on July 12th?

July 12th, 1997

Hayao Miyazaki's animated film Princess Mononoke is released, becoming the highest-grossing film in Japan for a few months.

July 12th, 2008

An edit on the page of the coati nicknamed it the Brazilian aardvark, in which multiple news channels followed in pursuit.

July 12th, 2007

Two U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters (pictured) conducted a series of air-to-ground attacks in Baghdad.

July 12th, 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.

July 12th, 1979

Rowdy fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago stormed the field during a Major League Baseball promotional event at which a crate of disco records was blown up.

July 12th, 1963

Sixteen-year-old Pauline Reade, the first victim of serial killers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, disappeared in Gorton, England.

July 12th, 1962

The English rock band the Rolling Stones (pictured) played their first concert at the Marquee Club in London.

July 12th, 1948

Arab–Israeli War: Israel Defense Forces officer Yitzhak Rabin signed an order to expel Palestinians from the towns of Lydda and Ramle.

July 12th, 1943

World War II: German and Soviet forces engaged each other at the Battle of Prokhorovka (tanks pictured), one of the largest tank battles in military history.

July 12th, 1920

The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty was signed, with Soviet Russia agreeing to recognize an independent Lithuania.

July 12th, 1918

An explosion in the ammunition magazine of the Japanese battleship Kawachi resulted in the deaths of more than 600 officers and crewmen.

July 12th, 1916

First World War: Second Lieutenant Kléber Dupuy defeated a German attack on Fort Souville at a key moment of the Battle of Verdun.

July 12th, 1913

Second Balkan War: The Serbian Army began the Siege of Vidin, which they abandoned six days later when an armistice between the Serbs and Bulgarians was signed.

July 12th, 1843

Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, is said to have received a revelation recommending plural marriage.

July 12th, 1801

French Revolutionary Wars: A squadron of British ships of the line defeated a larger squadron of Spanish and French vessels in the Strait of Gibraltar.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 12th

Same year
Born in 1749

77

Pierre-Simon Laplace

French mathematician and astronomer (1749–1827)

*March 23rd, 1749, Beaumont-en-Auge †March 5th, 1827, Paris

73

Edward Jenner

English physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination (1749–1823)

*May 17th, 1749, Berkeley †January 26th, 1823, Berkeley

72

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre

French mathematician and astronomer

*September 19th, 1749, Amiens †August 19th, 1822, Paris

29

Thomas Lynch

Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence from South Carolina (1749-1779)

*August 5th, 1749, Georgetown County †January 1st, 1779, Atlantic Ocean

83

Jeremy Bentham

British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer (1748–1832)

*February 15th, 1749, Houndsditch †June 6th, 1832, London

51

Domenico Cimarosa

Italian opera composer of the Neapolitan school

*December 17th, 1749, Aversa †January 11th, 1801, Venice

89

Lorenzo Da Ponte

Italian opera librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest (1749–1838)

*March 10th, 1749, Ceneda †August 17th, 1838, New York City

69

Johann Nikolaus Forkel

German musician, musicologist and music theorist (1749-1818)

*February 22nd, 1749, Meeder †March 20th, 1818, Göttingen

67

Abraham Gottlob Werner

German geologist (1749-1817)

*September 25th, 1749, Osiecznica †June 30th, 1817, Dresden

57

Charles James Fox

British Whig statesman (1749–1806)

*January 24th, 1749, Westminster †September 13th, 1806, Chiswick

84

Anton Matthias Sprickmann

German writer (1749-1833)

*September 7th, 1749, Münster †November 22nd, 1833, Münster

64

Georg Joseph Vogler

German composer, organist, teacher and music theorist (1747–1814)

*June 15th, 1749, Würzburg †May 6th, 1814, Darmstadt

72

Peter Godeffroy

German merchant from Hamburg

*June 4th, 1749, Hamburg †November 30th, 1821, Hamburg

45

Edvard Storm

Norwegian poet (1749-1794)

*August 21st, 1749, Vågå †September 29th, 1794, Copenhagen

66

Justus Perthes

German publisher (1749-1816)

*September 11th, 1749, Rudolstadt †May 2nd, 1816, Gotha

66

Cornelis van der Aa

Bookseller, author (1749-1815)

*October 22nd, 1749, Leiden †October 26th, 1815, Amsterdam

77

Domenico Alberto Azuni

Italian jurist (1749-1827)

*August 3rd, 1749, Sassari †January 23rd, 1827, Cagliari

79

Valentin Sonnenschein

German sculptor (1749-1828)

*May 22nd, 1749, Stuttgart †September 22nd, 1828, Bern

79

Gregorio Funes

Argentine clergyman and academic (1749-1829)

*May 25th, 1749, Córdoba †January 10th, 1829, Buenos Aires

68

Christian Gottlieb Gmelin

German jurist

*November 3rd, 1749, Tübingen †March 6th, 1818, Tübingen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1749 is a normal year and no leap year.

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