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TODAY IN HISTORY

August 12

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Day 223 of 2026 | Week 33 | 136 days until Christmas πŸŽ…

HISTORIC EVENTS

1
2021

Six people, five victims and the perpetrator are killed in Keyham, Plymouth in the worst mass shooting in the UK since 2010.

2
2018

Thirty-nine civilians, including a dozen children, are killed in an explosion at a weapons depot in Sarmada, Syria.

3
2017

The Unite the Right rally occurs in Charlottesville, Virginia, leading to the deaths of 3 and injuring nearly 50 more.

4
2016

Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the city of Manbij from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

5
2015

At least two massive explosions kill 173 people and injure nearly 800 more in Tianjin, China.

6
2000

The Russian Navy submarine Kursk explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise, killing her entire 118-man crew.

7
1994

Major League Baseball players go on strike, eventually forcing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.

8
1992

Canada, Mexico and the United States announce completion of negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

9
1990

Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton found to date, is discovered by Sue Hendrickson in South Dakota.

10
1985

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

1969 Aga Muhlach

Filipino actor (Bagets

1967 Andrew Glover

American NFL tight end (Oakland Raiders

1967 Andy Hui

Hong Kong Canto-pop and Mando-pop singer-songwriter

1967 Tom Holkenborg

Dutch composer (A Little Less Conversation remix)

1966 Dean Hartgraves

American baseball pitcher (Houston Astros)

1966 Greg Manusky

American NFL coach (Denver Broncos) and linebacker (KC Chiefs)

1966 Vladimir Fedotov

Russian soccer manager (FC Ural Yekaterinburg

1965 Barry Manuel

American baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos)

1965 Peter Krause

American actor and director (Six Feet Under)

1961 Roy Hay

British guitarist

1960 Laurent Fignon

French road cyclist (Tour de France 1983

1959 Lynette Woodard

(Olympic gold 1984

1957 Amanda Redman

British stage and screen actress (At Home with the Braithwaithes; New Tricks; The Good Karma Hospital (2017–present)

1956 Bruce Greenwood

Canadian actor (Thirteen Days)

1956 Sidath Wettimuny

Sri Lanka cricket batsman (23 Tests

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