A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
August 12: Day of the Week
August 12, 2024 is the 225th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 141 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is lundi.
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Here’s the August calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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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.
August 12: 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.
August 12 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.
1480
Battle of Otranto: Ottoman troops behead 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam.
1806
Santiago de Liniers re-takes the city of Buenos Aires after the first British invasion.
1851
Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.
1877
Asaph Hall discovers the Mars moon Deimos.
1898
The Hawaiian flag is lowered from Iolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawai`i to the United States.
1953
The islands of Zakynthos and Kefalonia in Greece are severely damaged by an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale.
1964
Charlie Wilson, one of the Great Train Robbers, escapes from Winson Green Prison in Birmingham, England.
1985
Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes into Osutaka ridge in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520, to become the worst single-plane air disaster.
2000
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 August 12?
1859
Katharine Lee Bates, American poet (d. 1929)
1867
Edith Hamilton, German-born American classicist (d. 1963)
1918
Guy Gibson, British aviator, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1944)
1939
George Hamilton, American actor
1941
Réjean Ducharme, Canadian novelist and playwright
1967
Andrey Plotnikov, Russian race walker
1967
Andy Hui, Hong Kong actor and singer
1980
Dominique Swain, American actress
1980
Jade Villalon, American singer-songwriter
1983
Manoa Vosawai, Italian rugby player
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