July 12th, 1783

Born on July 12th, 1783

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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 1783

47

Simón Bolívar

South American military and political leader, protagonist of the Spanish-American emancipation against the Spanish Empire (1783-1830)

*July 24th, 1783, Birthplace of Simón Bolívar †December 17th, 1830, Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino

59

Stendhal

19th century French writer

*January 23rd, 1783, Grenoble †March 23rd, 1842, Paris

76

Wilhelm Pfeil

German forestry scientist

*March 28th, 1783, Friesdorf †September 4th, 1859, Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój

59

Caroline Tischbein

German drawer

*November 5th, 1783, Bad Arolsen †April 29th, 1843, Berlin

54

Hortense de Beauharnais

Queen consort of the Netherlands

*April 10th, 1783, Paris †October 5th, 1837, Arenenberg

66

Friedrich Knie

(1784-1850)

*November 30th, 1783, Erfurt †November 30th, 1849, Burgdorf

79

Sylvester Churchill

Inspector General of the U.S. Army

*August 2nd, 1783, Woodstock †December 7th, 1862, Washington, D.C.

60

John Claudius Loudon

Scottish botanist (1783-1843)

*April 8th, 1783, Cambuslang †December 14th, 1843, Bayswater

70

Ernst Gottfried Adolf Böckel

German theologian

*April 1st, 1783, Gdańsk †January 5th, 1854, Oldenburg

82

Ferdinand, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

*April 26th, 1783, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe †March 24th, 1866, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe

42

Reginald Heber

English clergyman, Lord Bishop of Calcutta

*April 21st, 1783, Hodnet Hall †April 3rd, 1826, Tiruchirappalli

72

Benedetto Pistrucci

Italian engraver (1783–1855)

*May 29th, 1783, Rome †September 16th, 1855, Englefield Green

69

William Tierney Clark

English civil engineer

*August 23rd, 1783, Bristol †September 22nd, 1852, Hammersmith

24

Jacob Merz

Swiss painter

*April 7th, 1783, Hirslanden †October 2nd, 1807, Vienna

70

George Watterston

Librarian of Congress (1783-1854)

*October 23rd, 1783, New York Harbor †February 4th, 1854, Washington, D.C.

36

Curro Guillén

Spanish torero (1783-1820)

*November 16th, 1783, Utrera †May 21st, 1820, Ronda

78

Bernardus Franciscus Suerman

Dutch author (1783-1862)

*October 4th, 1783, Haarlem †February 11th, 1862, Utrecht

84

Johann Friedrich Danneil

German archaeologist and prehistorian

*February 18th, 1783, Kalbe (Milde) †January 20th, 1868, Salzwedel

77

Friedrich Dotzauer

German composer

*January 20th, 1783, Häselrieth †March 6th, 1860, Dresden

34

Federigo Zuccari

Italian astronomer, director of the Observatory of Naples (1783-1817)

*August 26th, 1783, Isola del Liri †December 15th, 1817, Barra

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1783 is a normal year and no leap year.

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