All Events

Historical Events on August 12

  • Christopher Columbus

    1492

    Christopher Columbus arrives in the Canary Islands on his first voyage to the New World.

  • Joseph Lister

    1865

    Joseph Lister, British surgeon and scientist, performs 1st antiseptic surgery.

  • World War I

    1914

    World War I: The United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary; the countries of the British Empire follow suit.

  • Waffen-SS

    1944

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

  • Nazi Germany

    1944

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

  • Korean War

    1950

    Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.

  • South Africa

    1964

    South Africa is banned from the Olympic Games due to the country's racist policies.

  • Palestinians

    1976

    Between 1,000 and 3,500 Palestinians are killed in the Tel al-Zaatar massacre, one of the bloodiest events of the Lebanese Civil War

  • Major League Baseball

    1994

    Major League Baseball players go on strike, forcing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.

All Births

Famous Birthdays on August 12

All Deaths

Famous Deaths on August 12

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