Today in History
12 August
249 births · 118 deaths · 46 events recorded
Notable Births
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Dixie D'Amelio
b. 2001
American social media personality (born 2001)
Matthijs de Ligt
b. 1999
Dutch footballer (born 1999)
Dream (YouTuber)
b. 1999
American YouTuber and Twitch streamer (born 1999)
Jule Niemeier
b. 1999
German tennis player (born 1999)
GK Barry
b. 1999
English social media comedian, influencer and presenter (born 1999)
Stefanos Tsitsipas
b. 1998
Greek tennis player (born 1998)
Kōji Kitao
b. 1963
Japanese professional wrestler and sumo wrestler (1963–2019)
George IV
b. 1762
King of the United Kingdom from 1820 to 1830
Notable Deaths
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Kim Kahana
d. 2024
American actor and stunt performer (1929–2024)
Una Stubbs
d. 2021
British actress, television personality, and dancer (1937–2021)
Bill Yeoman
d. 2020
American football player and coach (1927–2020)
David McLetchie
d. 2013
Scottish Conservative politician (1952–2013)
Enos Slaughter
d. 2002
American baseball player (1916–2002)
Ian Fleming
d. 1964
English author (1908–1964)
Vittorio Sella
d. 1943
Italian photographer and mountaineer (1859–1943)
John Philip Holland
d. 1914
Irish-American marine engineer (1841–1914)
On This Day in History
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2021
Six people, five victims and the perpetrator are killed in Keyham, Plymouth in the worst mass shooting in the UK since 2010.
Plymouth
2018
Thirty-nine civilians, including a dozen children, are killed in an explosion at a weapons depot in Sarmada, Syria.
Sarmada
2017
The Unite the Right rally occurs in Charlottesville, Virginia, leading to the deaths of 3 and injuring nearly 50 more.
Unite the Right rally
2016
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the city of Manbij from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Syrian civil war
2015
At least two massive explosions kill 173 people and injure nearly 800 more in Tianjin, China.
2015 Tianjin explosions
2000
The Russian Navy submarine Kursk explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise, killing her entire 118-man crew.
Russian Navy
1994
Major League Baseball players go on strike, eventually forcing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.
Major League Baseball
1992
Canada, Mexico and the United States announce completion of negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
North American Free Trade Agreement