EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
July 12
Sunday, July 12, 2026
Day 192 of 2026 | Week 28 | 167 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
Gazpromavia Flight 9608 crashes in Russia's Kolomensky District near Kolomna, killing three.
Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge.
Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people.
A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria.
U.S. Army Apache helicopters engage in airstrikes against armed insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, where civilians are killed; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet.
The 2006 Lebanon War begins.
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station.
The Ulster Volunteer Force attacked a house in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a petrol bomb, killing the Quinn brothers.
France win their first World Cup title, defeating defending champions Brazil 3–0.
Chinese seismologists successfully predict the 1995 Myanmar–China earthquake, reducing the number of casualties to 11.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
American actor (Raven's Home)
Spanish footballer for Athletic Bilbao and Spain
Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 100/200m backstroke 2020
Brazilian soccer forward (Real Madrid)
American NFL footballer cornerback (Dallas Cowboys)
Canadian basketball point guard (NBA C'ship OKC Thunder
born in Mingora
American actor (Malcolm in the Middle)
Colombian footballer (Bayern Munich
Spanish tennis player (Davis Cup 2019; US Open doubles 2016 runner-up)
New Zealand rugby union player (Sevens Olympic Gold medal 2020
Australian actress (The Vampire Diaries
Canadian actress (The Rookie) and singer (Canadian Idol
South African rugby union outside back (70 Tests; Sharks
Albanian pop singer (Eurovison
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