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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 12 AOûT

Flag of Hawaii

Année: 1898

The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States where it is formally recognized as Hawaii.

Quagga

Année: 1883

The last quagga dies at the Natura Artis Magistra, a zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Joseph Lister

Année: 1865

Joseph Lister, British surgeon and scientist, performs the first antiseptic surgery.

Isaac Singer

Année: 1851

Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.

Battle of Halen

Année: 1914

World War I: The Battle of Halen a.k.a. Battle of the Silver Helmets a clash between large Belgian and German cavalry formations at Halen, Belgium.

World War I

Année: 1914

World War I: France, the United Kingdom and the British Empire declare war on Austria-Hungary.

Waffen-SS

Année: 1944

Waffen-SS troops massacre 560 people in Sant'Anna di Stazzema.

Nazi Germany

Année: 1944

Nazi German troops end the week-long Wola massacre, during which time at least 40,000 people are killed indiscriminately or in mass executions.

Alençon

Année: 1944

Alençon is liberated by General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, the first city in France to be liberated from the Nazis by French forces.

William I of the Netherlands

Année: 1831

French intervention forces William I of the Netherlands to abandon his attempt to suppress the Belgian Revolution.

NAISSANCES DU 12 AOûT

Buck Owens

Année de naissance: 1929

Buck Owens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2006)

Jacques Tits

Année de naissance: 1930

Jacques Tits, Belgian-French mathematician and academic (died 2021)

Bob Buhl

Année de naissance: 1928

Bob Buhl, American baseball player (died 2001)

Dan Curtis

Année de naissance: 1928

Dan Curtis, American director and producer (died 2006)

Porter Wagoner

Année de naissance: 1927

Porter Wagoner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2007)

George Soros

Année de naissance: 1930

George Soros, Hungarian-American businessman and investor, founded the Soros Fund Management

Harry Babcock (American football)

Année de naissance: 1930

Harry Babcock, American football player and first overall draft pick (died 1996)

Dallin H. Oaks

Année de naissance: 1932

Dallin H. Oaks, American lawyer, jurist, and religious leader

Parnelli Jones

Année de naissance: 1933

Parnelli Jones, American race car driver and businessman (died 2024)

Charlie O'Donnell

Année de naissance: 1932

Charlie O'Donnell, American radio and television announcer (died 2010)

DéCèS DU 12 AOûT

Pyotr Boborykin

Année de décès: 1921

Pyotr Boborykin, Russian playwright and journalist (born 1836)

William Thompson (archer)

Année de décès: 1918

William Thompson, American archer (born 1848)

Arthur Griffith

Année de décès: 1922

Arthur Griffith, Irish journalist and politician, 3rd President of Dáil Éireann (born 1871)

Sándor Bródy (writer)

Année de décès: 1924

Sándor Bródy, Hungarian journalist and author (born 1863)

H. P. Berlage

Année de décès: 1934

Hendrik Petrus Berlage, Dutch architect, designed the Beurs van Berlage (born 1856)

Leoš Janáček

Année de décès: 1928

Leoš Janáček, Czech composer and educator (born 1854)

John Philip Holland

Année de décès: 1914

John Philip Holland, Irish engineer, designed HMS Holland 1 (born 1840)

William Renshaw

Année de décès: 1904

William Renshaw, English tennis player (born 1861)

James Russell Lowell

Année de décès: 1891

James Russell Lowell, American poet and critic (born 1819)

William Jackson Hooker

Année de décès: 1865

William Jackson Hooker, English botanist and academic (born 1785)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 12 AOûT

Glorious Twelfth

Glorious Twelfth (United Kingdom)

August 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: August 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Sirikit

HM the Queen Mother's Birthday and National Mother's Day (Thailand)

International Youth Day

International Youth Day (United Nations)

Russian Air Force Day

Russian Air Force Day (Russia)

Euplius of Catania

Christian feast day: Euplius

Muiredach of Killala

Christian feast day: Muiredach (or Murtagh)

Herculanus of Brescia

Christian feast day: Herculanus of Brescia

Eusebius (bishop of Milan)

Christian feast day: Eusebius of Milan

Pope Innocent XI

Christian feast day: Pope Innocent XI

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