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12 July, 2006
Hezbollah initiates Operation True Promise.
12 July, 2005
Prince Albert II is enthroned as ruler of the Principality of Monaco.
12 July, 2004
Pedro Santana Lopes is officially appointed Prime Minister of Portugal.
12 July, 2002
Gay rights: The Superior Court of Ontario orders Ontario to recognize same-sex marriages.
12 July, 1998
The French National team win the FIFA football world cup by beating Brazil 3-0].
12 July, 1993
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake off the shore of Hokkaido, Japan launches a devastating tsunami, killing 202 on the small island of Okushiri.
12 July, 1979
The island nation of Kiribati declares independence from Great Britain.
12 July, 1975
São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.
12 July, 1973
A fire destroys the entire 6th floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.
12 July, 1967
Six days of race riots begin in Newark, New Jersey that will claim the lives of 27 people.
12 July, 1960
Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded. Etch A Sketch, the drawing toy goes on sale.
12 July, 1950
René Pleven becomes Prime Minister of France.
12 July, 1943
World War II: Battle of Prokhorovka - German and Soviet forces engage in largest tank engagement of all time.
12 July, 1933
Congress passes the first federal minimum wage law in the United States: 33 cents per hour.
12 July, 1932
Lambeth Bridge, London, opened by King George V of the United Kingdom. Hedley Verity establishes a first-class record by taking all ten wickets for only ten runs against Nottinghamshire on a pitch affected by a storm.
12 July, 1916
Matawan Creek, New Jersey attacks, a bull shark swam 15 miles upstream and attacked three people, killing two.
12 July, 1892
A hidden lake bursts out of a glacier on the side of Mont Blanc, flooding the valley below and killing around 200 villagers and holidaymakers in Saint Gervais.
12 July, 1862
Medal of Honor authorized by the United States Congress.
12 July, 1812
War of 1812: The United States invade Canada at Windsor, Ontario.
12 July, 1806
Sixteen German imperial states leave the Holy Roman Empire and form the Confederation of the Rhine.
12 July, 1759
Seven Years War - French and Indian War: British cannons start firing on French at Quebec City, from Lévis, Quebec.
12 July, 1691
Battle of Aughrim (Julian calendar) - The decisive victory of Williams forces in Ireland.
12 July, 1690
Battle of the Boyne (Gregorian calendar) - The armies of William III defeat those of the former James II.
12 July, 1580
Ostrog Bible, the first printed Bible in a Slavic language, is published.
12 July, 1573
Spanish forces under the Duke of Alba capture Haarlem after a seven month siege.
12 July, 1543
King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr at Hampton Court Palace.
12 July, 1191
Saladins garrison surrenders, ending the two-year siege of Acre. Conrad of Montferrat, who has negotiated the surrender, raises the banners of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and of the Third Crusade leaders Richard I of England, Philip II of France, and Leopold V of Austria on the citys walls and towers.

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