EST. DECEMBER 1994 β’ 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com π―
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
August 12
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Day 223 of 2026 | Week 33 | 136 days until Christmas π
HISTORIC EVENTS
Six people, five victims and the perpetrator are killed in Keyham, Plymouth in the worst mass shooting in the UK since 2010.
Thirty-nine civilians, including a dozen children, are killed in an explosion at a weapons depot in Sarmada, Syria.
The Unite the Right rally occurs in Charlottesville, Virginia, leading to the deaths of 3 and injuring nearly 50 more.
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the city of Manbij from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
At least two massive explosions kill 173 people and injure nearly 800 more in Tianjin, China.
The Russian Navy submarine Kursk explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise, killing her entire 118-man crew.
Major League Baseball players go on strike, eventually forcing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.
Canada, Mexico and the United States announce completion of negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton found to date, is discovered by Sue Hendrickson in South Dakota.
Japan Air Lines Flight 123, a Boeing 747, crashes into Osutaka ridge in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520, becoming the worst single-plane air disaster.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Filipino actor (Bagets
American NFL tight end (Oakland Raiders
Hong Kong Canto-pop and Mando-pop singer-songwriter
Dutch composer (A Little Less Conversation remix)
American baseball pitcher (Houston Astros)
American NFL coach (Denver Broncos) and linebacker (KC Chiefs)
Russian soccer manager (FC Ural Yekaterinburg
American baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos)
American actor and director (Six Feet Under)
British guitarist
French road cyclist (Tour de France 1983
(Olympic gold 1984
British stage and screen actress (At Home with the Braithwaithes; New Tricks; The Good Karma Hospital (2017βpresent)
Canadian actor (Thirteen Days)
Sri Lanka cricket batsman (23 Tests
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