On this day: 12 August

Selected events and births on 12 August, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1881 – Franco-American children as young as seven years old began striking against Cabot Mill in Brunswick, Maine, shutting down operations for three days. Read more: French Americans Strike action Fort Andross

Born on this day

• 1930 – George Soros, Hungarian-American businessman and investor, founded the Soros Fund Management Read more: George Soros Soros Fund Management
• 1939 – S. Jayakumar, Singaporean politician, 4th Senior Minister of Singapore Read more: S. Jayakumar (Singaporean politician) Senior Minister of Singapore
• 1939 – Roy Romanow, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Saskatchewan Read more: Roy Romanow Premier of Saskatchewan
• 1952 – Daniel Biles, American associate justice of the Kansas Supreme Court Read more: Daniel Biles Kansas Supreme Court
• 1954 – Rob Borbidge, Australian politician, 35th Premier of Queensland Read more: Rob Borbidge Premier of Queensland
• 1954 – Ibolya Dávid, Hungarian lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice of Hungary Read more: Ibolya Dávid Minister of Justice (Hungary)
• 1954 – François Hollande, French lawyer and politician, 24th President of France Read more: François Hollande President of France
• 1963 – Campbell Newman, Australian politician, 38th Premier of Queensland Read more: Campbell Newman Premier of Queensland
• 1972 – Takanohana Kōji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 65th Yokozuna Read more: Takanohana Kōji Makuuchi
• 1999 – Matthijs de Ligt, Dutch footballer Read more: Matthijs de Ligt
• 2000 – Tristan Charpentier, French racing driver Read more: Tristan Charpentier
• 2001 – Dixie D'Amelio, American social media personality and singer Read more: Dixie D'Amelio

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / August 12 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.