On This Day in History - July 12

Discover today's historical events and the facts. Listed here the time line of events that happened on this day in history
Click on the date from the below calendar to know the historical events happened on that particular day.
July
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
293031    
<< June August >>
What Happened On This Day In History - July 12

1901 July 12

1901-07-12

Cy Young wins his 300th game

1920 July 12

1920-07-12

Panama Canal opens

1957 July 12

1957-07-12

1st President to fly in helicopter - Dwight Eisenhower

1993 July 12

1993-07-12

A strong earthquake, measuring 7.8 on the Richtyer scale, occurred off the coast of Japan, resulting in a tsunami which caused massive destruction on the island of Okushiri as well as the death of more than 200 people.