On this day: 12 July

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

Events

• 927 – King Æthelstan of England secured the submission of four northern rulers: Constantine II of Scotland, Hywel Dda of Deheubarth, Ealdred I of Bamburgh, and Owain ap Dyfnwal of Strathclyde, leading to seven years of peace. Read more: Æthelstan Constantine II of Scotland Hywel Dda
• 1488 – Choe Bu, an official of the Joseon dynasty, returned to Korea after months of shipwrecked travel in China. Read more: Choe Bu Joseon
• 1561 – Saint Basil's Cathedral, located in Red Square, Moscow, was consecrated. Read more: Saint Basil's Cathedral Red Square
• 1920 – The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty was signed, with Soviet Russia agreeing to recognize an independent Lithuania. Read more: Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
• 1962 – The English rock band the Rolling Stones played their first concert at the Marquee Club in London. Read more: The Rolling Stones Marquee Club
• 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. Read more: Comiskey Park Major League Baseball Disco
• 1997 – Hayao Miyazaki's animated film Princess Mononoke is released, becoming the highest-grossing film in Japan for a few months. Read more: Hayao Miyazaki Princess Mononoke List of highest-grossing films in Japan
• 1998 – France defeated the defending champions Brazil 3–0 to win their first FIFA World Cup title. Read more: France national football team Brazil national football team 1998 FIFA World Cup final
• 2008 – An edit on the page of the coati nicknamed it the Brazilian aardvark, in which multiple news channels followed in pursuit. Read more: Coati Brazilian aardvark

Born on this day

• 1928 – Elias James Corey, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Elias James Corey Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• 1935 – Satoshi Ōmura, Japanese biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Satoshi Ōmura Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• 1951 – Brian Grazer, American screenwriter and producer, founded Imagine Entertainment Read more: Brian Grazer Imagine Entertainment
• 1952 – Voja Antonić, Serbian computer scientist and journalist, designed the Galaksija computer Read more: Voja Antonić Galaksija (computer)
• 1952 – Irina Bokova, Bulgarian politician, Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Read more: Irina Bokova Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bulgaria)
• 1957 – Catherine Connolly, Irish politician, 10th President of Ireland Read more: Catherine Connolly President of Ireland
• 1969 – Chantal Jouanno, French politician, French Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Read more: Chantal Jouanno Minister of Sports (France)
• 1975 – Ben Carroll, Australian politician, 50th Premier of Victoria Read more: Ben Carroll Premier of Victoria
• 1997 – Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani-English activist, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Malala Yousafzai Nobel Peace Prize
• 2001 – Kaylee McKeown, Australian swimmer Read more: Kaylee McKeown
• 2002 – Nico Williams, Spanish footballer Read more: Nico Williams
• 2004 – Diabé Bolumbu, French footballer Read more: Diabé Bolumbu

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