Monday August 12, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is lundi.

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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

  • days since
  • year, months, and days ago
  • months since then
  • is in the rd week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is a leap year

Historical Event(s)

30 BC
Cleopatra VII Philopator, the last ruler of the Egyptian Ptolemaic dynasty, commits suicide, allegedly by means of an asp bite.
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.
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.
World War I: the United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary; the countries of the British Empire follow suit.
Alençon is liberated by General Leclerc, the first city in France to be liberated from the Nazis by French forces.
The Night of the Murdered Poets: 13 prominent Jewish intellectuals are murdered in Moscow.
Echo 1A, NASA’s first successful communications satellite, is launched.
The Sri Lankan riots of 1977, targeting the minority Sri Lankan Tamil people, begin, less than a month after the United National Party came to power. Over 300 Tamils are killed.
Mexico announces it is unable to pay its enormous external debt, marking the beginning of a debt crisis that spreads to all of Latin America and the Third World.

Who were born on ?

Diamond Jim Brady, American financier (d. 1917)
Sir Keith Murdoch, Australian journalist and newspaper owner (d. 1952)
Zerna Sharp, American writer and educator (Dick and Jane) (d. 1981)
Tamás Lossonczy, Hungarian painter (d. 2009)
Sirikit, Queen consort of Thailand, wife of Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)
Panagiotis Chinofotis, Greek politician
Peter Krause, American actor
Djibril Cissé, French footballer
Tom Cleverley, English footballer
Marvin Zeegelaar, Dutch footballer

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