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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  • 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.
1323
Signature of the Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod (Russia), that regulates the border between the two countries for the first time.
1480
Battle of Otranto: Ottoman troops behead 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam.
The Rhône and Loire (Lêre) départments are created when the former département of Rhône-et-Loire is split into two.
French intervention forces William I of the Netherlands to abandon his attempt to suppress the Belgian Revolution.
The Night of the Murdered Poets: 13 prominent Jewish intellectuals are murdered in Moscow.
The islands of Zakynthos and Kefalonia in Greece are severely damaged by an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale.
Charlie Wilson, one of the Great Train Robbers, escapes from Winson Green Prison in Birmingham, England.
The IBM Personal Computer is released.
The Oscar class submarine K-141 Kursk of the Russian Navy explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise.

Who were born on ?

Harry Hopman, Australian tennis player and coach (d. 1985)
Charlie O'Donnell, American game show announcer (d. 2010)
John Cazale, American actor (d. 1978)
George Hamilton, American actor
Réjean Ducharme, Canadian novelist and playwright
Jim Beaver, American actor and writer
Bruce Greenwood, Canadian actor
Roy Hay, British guitarist and keyboardist (Culture Club)
Tanita Tikaram, British singer
Michael Ian Black, American comedian

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