July 12th, 1966

Born on July 12th, 1966

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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, 2007

Two U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters 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 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.

July 12th, 1561

Saint Basil's Cathedral (pictured), located in Red Square, Moscow, was consecrated.

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

Born on July 12th, 1966

57

Annabel Croft

British tennis player (born 1966)

*July 12th, 1966, London

57

Tamsin Greig

British actress

*July 12th, 1966, Maidstone

57

Sabine Moussier

Mexican actress

*July 12th, 1966, Leverkusen

45

Taiji

Japanese musician (1966–2011)

*July 12th, 1966, Ichikawa †July 17th, 2011, Saipan

57

Ana Torrent

Spanish actress

*July 12th, 1966, Madrid

57

Şahin Diniyev

Azerbaijani football player

*July 12th, 1966, Beylagan

57

Jeff Bucknum

American racing driver

*July 12th, 1966, Glendale

Same Day
Who's birthday is on July 12th?

47

Anna Friel

British actress

*July 12th, 1976, Rochdale

52

Zarinah Abdullah

Badminton player

*July 12th, 1971, Singapore

64

Carla Antonelli

Spanish actress and activist

*July 12th, 1959, Güímar

61

Jimmy LaFave

American musician

*July 12th, 1955, Wills Point †May 21st, 2017, Austin

81

Richard Stoltzman

American musician

*July 12th, 1942, Omaha

75

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

26

Malala Yousafzai

Pakistani children's education activist

*July 12th, 1997, Mingora

46

Brock Lesnar

American professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and football player (born 1977)

*July 12th, 1977, Webster

56

Bruny Surin

Canadian track and field athlete

*July 12th, 1967, Cap-Haïtien

56

John Petrucci

American guitarist

*July 12th, 1967, Long Island

66

Lars Hillingsø

Danish fashion designer (1938-2005)

*July 12th, 1938, Copenhagen †February 20th, 2005, Croissanville

48

Cheyenne Jackson

American actor and singer

*July 12th, 1975, Spokane

67

Mel Harris

American actress

*July 12th, 1956, Bethlehem

53

Lee Byung-hun

South Korean actor

*July 12th, 1970, Seoul

45

Michelle Rodriguez

American actress

*July 12th, 1978, San Antonio

75

Wilko Johnson

English musician (1947–2022)

*July 12th, 1947, Canvey Island †November 21st, 2022, Westcliff-on-Sea

54

Anne-Sophie Pic

French chef

*July 12th, 1969, Valence

86

Bill Cosby

American actor and comedian (born 1937)

*July 12th, 1937, Philadelphia

65

Alan Irvine

Scottish association football player and manager (born 1958)

*July 12th, 1958, Glasgow

69

Pablo Neruda

Chilean poet and politician (1904–1973)

*July 12th, 1904, Parral †September 23rd, 1973, Santiago

Same year
Born in 1966

57

Jimmy Wales

Co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)

*August 7th, 1966, Huntsville

57

Diedrich Bader

American actor

*December 24th, 1966, Alexandria

57

Marcus Marin

German football player and manager

*December 13th, 1966, Hamburg

56

Sinéad O'Connor

Irish singer-songwriter (1966–2023)

*December 8th, 1966, Glenageary †July 26th, 2023, London

57

David Cameron

British politician (born 1966)

*October 9th, 1966, Marylebone

57

Kiefer Sutherland

British-Canadian actor

*December 21st, 1966, St. Mary's Hospital

57

Hwang Hye-young

South Korean badminton player

*July 16th, 1966, Jeungpyeong County

57

Olaf Thon

German association football player and manager

*May 1st, 1966, Gelsenkirchen

57

Lutz Heilmann

German politician

*September 7th, 1966, Zittau

58

Thomas Doll

German association football player and manager

*April 9th, 1966, Malchin

58

Olaf Marschall

German association football player and manager (1966–)

*March 19th, 1966, Torgau

57

Irina Serova

Badminton player

*May 14th, 1966, Soviet Union

58

Markus Schupp

German association football player and manager

*January 7th, 1966, Idar-Oberstein

57

Thomas Häßler

German footballer

*May 30th, 1966, West Berlin

58

Ludwig Kögl

German footballer

*March 7th, 1966, Penzberg

58

Catrin Striebeck

German actress

*April 18th, 1966, Vienna

58

Urs Fischer

Swiss association football player and manager (born 1966)

*February 20th, 1966, Triengen

57

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Danish composer

*July 2nd, 1966, Faxe

58

Marin Hinkle

American actress

*March 23rd, 1966, Dar es Salaam

57

Rudy Gunawan

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1966, Surakarta City

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No: With 365 days 1966 is a normal year and no leap year.

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