July 12th in History
July 12th in History
- 1389: In England, Geoffrey Chaucer is named chief clerk by Richard II
- 1862: The United States Medal of Honor is created
- 1920: Panama Canal opened by American president Woodrow Wilson
- 1975: Sao Tome and Principe declare independence
- 1990: Boris Yeltsin resigns from the Soviet Communist Party, spelling the end of communism in Russia
July 12th birthdays
- 1730: Josiah Wedgwood, English potter
- 1817: Henry Thoreau, American author
- 1854: George Eastman, American pioneer in photography
- 1876: Max Jacob, French poet
- 1884: Amedeo Modigliani, Italian artist
- 1895: Buckminster Fuller, American architect
- 1904: Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet
- 1917: Andrew Wyeth, American painter
