Historical Events of 12 August
1831 - The Netherlands and Belgium signed a peace deal
1833 - The city of Chicago was founded in America.
1914 - Britain declares invasion of Austria and Hungary.
1944 - Eleançon was liberated by Frenchman General Philippe Lecler de Hautcloc, the first city in France to be liberated from the Nazis.
1953 - 7.2 ms Ionian earthquake shakes the southern Ionian Islands with a maximum mercalli intensity of (extreme). Between 445 and 800 people were killed.
1960 - Echo 1A, NACO's first successful communications satellite, was launched.
1964 - South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games due to the country's racist policies.
1981 - Personal computer was released by IBM.
1985 - Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes at Osutaka Ridge in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520.
1992 - Canada, Mexico and the United States declare to complete negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
1994 - Major League Baseball players were forced to cancel the 1994 World Series.
2000 - Russian Navy submarine Kursk explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise and kills its entire 118-man crew.
12 August Famous People Birth (Famous on 12 August)
1914 - Teji Bachchan, the mother of Indian cinema legend Amitabh Bachchan, was born.
1919 - Indian physicist Vikram Sarabhai was born.
1972 - Indian cricketer Gyanendra Pandey was born.
Famous Persons Death on 12 August (Death of famous people on 12 August)
1945 - Englishman George Sidney Arundel, who dedicated his life to India, died.
1982 - Famous Historians
1831 - The Netherlands and Belgium signed a peace deal
1833 - The city of Chicago was founded in America.
1914 - Britain declares invasion of Austria and Hungary.
1944 - Eleançon was liberated by Frenchman General Philippe Lecler de Hautcloc, the first city in France to be liberated from the Nazis.
1953 - 7.2 ms Ionian earthquake shakes the southern Ionian Islands with a maximum mercalli intensity of (extreme). Between 445 and 800 people were killed.
1960 - Echo 1A, NACO's first successful communications satellite, was launched.
1964 - South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games due to the country's racist policies.
1981 - Personal computer was released by IBM.
1985 - Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes at Osutaka Ridge in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520.
1992 - Canada, Mexico and the United States declare to complete negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
1994 - Major League Baseball players were forced to cancel the 1994 World Series.
2000 - Russian Navy submarine Kursk explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise and kills its entire 118-man crew.
12 August Famous People Birth (Famous on 12 August)
1914 - Teji Bachchan, the mother of Indian cinema legend Amitabh Bachchan, was born.
1919 - Indian physicist Vikram Sarabhai was born.
1972 - Indian cricketer Gyanendra Pandey was born.
Famous Persons Death on 12 August (Death of famous people on 12 August)
1945 - Englishman George Sidney Arundel, who dedicated his life to India, died.
1982 - Famous Historians
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