On this day: August 12
Events
Battle of AscalonAugust 12, 1099 – August 18, 1099 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of DidgoriAugust 12, 1121 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of the Vorskla RiverAugust 12, 1399 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of MohácsAugust 12, 1687 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of KunersdorfAugust 12, 1759 · Wars & Conflicts
Release of The Pit and the PendulumAugust 12, 1961 · Film- Release of Cheap ThrillsAugust 12, 1968 · Music
Release of MS-DOSAugust 12, 1981 · Technology
Release of Street FighterAugust 12, 1987 · Gaming
Release of MetallicaAugust 12, 1991 · Music
Founding of Fox SportsAugust 12, 1994 · Companies- Release of I Saw the DevilAugust 12, 2010 · Film
Release of FallAugust 12, 2022 · Film- Release of The Man from TorontoAugust 12, 2022 · Film
Born on this day
Abraham ZacutoAugust 12, 1450 – 1515 · Science
Giovanni LegrenziAugust 12, 1626 – May 27, 1690 · Music
Heinrich BiberAugust 12, 1644 – May 3, 1704 · Music
Antoine-Augustin ParmentierAugust 12, 1737 – December 17, 1813 · Science
Ludwig Wilhelm GilbertAugust 12, 1769 – March 7, 1824 · Science
Ion GhicaAugust 12, 1816 – May 7, 1897 · Science
Abbott Handerson ThayerAugust 12, 1849 – May 29, 1921 · Art
Jacinto BenaventeAugust 12, 1866 – July 14, 1954 · Culture
Cecil B. DeMilleAugust 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959 · Film
Aleksandr GerasimovAugust 12, 1881 – July 23, 1963 · Art
George BellowsAugust 12, 1882 – January 8, 1925 · Art
Erwin SchrödingerAugust 12, 1887 – January 4, 1961 · Science
Otto StruveAugust 12, 1897 – April 6, 1963 · Science
Gladys BentleyAugust 12, 1907 – January 18, 1960 · Music
Heinrich SutermeisterAugust 12, 1910 – March 16, 1995 · Music
Samuel FullerAugust 12, 1912 – October 30, 1997 · Film
Ralph NelsonAugust 12, 1916 – December 21, 1987 · Film
Margaret BurbidgeAugust 12, 1919 – April 5, 2020 · Science
Vikram SarabhaiAugust 12, 1919 – December 30, 1971 · Science
John DerekAugust 12, 1926 – May 22, 1998 · Film
Buck OwensAugust 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006 · Music
George SorosAugust 12, 1930 – present · Culture
Jacques TitsAugust 12, 1930 – December 5, 2021 · Science
George HamiltonAugust 12, 1939 – present · Film
Jean NouvelAugust 12, 1945 – present · Culture
Stefano BenniAugust 12, 1947 – September 9, 2025 · Film
Mark KnopflerAugust 12, 1949 – present · Music
Jim BeaverAugust 12, 1950 – present · Film
Charles E. Brady Jr.August 12, 1951 – July 23, 2006 · Space
Chen KaigeAugust 12, 1952 – present · Film
Françoise CombesAugust 12, 1952 – present · Science
François HollandeAugust 12, 1954 – present · Politics
Pat MethenyAugust 12, 1954 – present · Music
Heintje SimonsAugust 12, 1955 – present · Music
Sir Mix-a-LotAugust 12, 1963 – present · Music
Tanita TikaramAugust 12, 1969 – present · Music
Rebecca GayheartAugust 12, 1971 – present · Film
Casey AffleckAugust 12, 1975 – present · Film
Justin GastonAugust 12, 1988 – present · Music
Dixie D'AmelioAugust 12, 2001 – present · Film