Tuesday August 12, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from β€œThe Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

is the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are until the end of the year. The day of the week is .

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is martes.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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: This Day in History

It is the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. It is also known as the “Glorious Twelfth” in the UK, as it marks the traditional start of the grouse shooting season.

by the Numbers

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  • year, months, and days ago
  • months since then
  • is in the rd week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

1099
First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid forces led by Al-Afdal Shahanshah. This is considered the last engagement of the First Crusade.
1164
Battle of Harim: Nur ad-Din Zangi defeats the Crusader armies of the County of Tripoli and the Principality of Antioch.
1323
Signature of the Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod (Russia), that regulates the border between the two countries for the first time.
French intervention forces William I of the Netherlands to abandon his attempt to suppress the Belgian Revolution.
Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.
Asaph Hall discovers the Mars moon Deimos.
An Armistice ends the Spanish-American War.
Charlie Wilson, one of the Great Train Robbers, escapes from Winson Green Prison in Birmingham, England.
South Africa is banned from the Olympic Games due to the country’s racist policies.
The IBM Personal Computer is released.

Who were born on ?

Marion Lorne, American actress (d. 1968)
Benjamin Henry Sheares, second President of Singapore (d. 1981)
Sickan Carlsson, Swedish actress and singer (d. 2011)
Roy Romanow, Canadian politician
Anthony Swofford, American novelist
Yvette Nicole Brown, American actress
Takanohana Kōji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 65th Yokozuna
Jonathan Coachman, American professional wrestler and executive
Chris Chambers, American football player
D.J. Houlton, American baseball player

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