On This Day in History - January 12 |
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| What Happened On This Day In History - January 12 |
1493 January 12
1493-01-12
Last day for all Jews to leave Sicily
1755 January 12
1755-01-12
Tsarina Elisabeth establishes 1st Russian University
1807 January 12
1807-01-12
Gunpowder-ship explodes in Leiden, Netherlands, 150 die
1839 January 12
1839-01-12
Anthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, Penn
1869 January 12
1869-01-12
1st X-ray photo in US (Dr Henry Smith, Davidson NC)
1896 January 12
1896-01-12
1st X-ray photo in U.S. (Dr. Henry Smith, Davidson NC)
1912 January 12
1912-01-12
-47 degrees F (-44 degrees C), Washta, Iowa (state record)
1945 January 12
1945-01-12
U.S. Task Force 38 destroys 41 Japanese ships in Battle of South China Sea
1948 January 12
1948-01-12
Mohandas Mahatma Gandhi begins his final fast
1950 January 12
1950-01-12
U.S.S.R. re-introduces death penalty for treason, espionage and sabotage
1953 January 12
1953-01-12
9 "Jewish" physicians arrested for "terrorist activities" in Moscow
1961 January 12
1961-01-12
U.N. genocide pact goes into effect
1986 January 12
1986-01-12
24th space shuttle (61-C) mission-Columbia 7-launched
1989 January 12
1989-01-12
6 claim to survive in rubble, 35 days after Armenian quake (hoax)
1992 January 12
1992-01-12
13th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 27 awards
1995 January 12
1995-01-12
Major earthquake kills 5,092 in Kobe Japan
2005 January 12
2005-01-12
Deep Impact spacecraft is launched from Cape Canaveral
