August 12 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | August 12 Calendar
August 12th Daily Holidays include:
- Baseball Fans Day
- Celebrate Your Lakes Day – August 12, 2023 (Second Saturday in August)
- IBM PC Day
- International Youth Day
- Julienne Fries Day
- Middle Child Day
- National Bowling Day – August 12, 2023 (Second Saturday in August)
- National Garage Sale Day – August 12, 2023 (Second Saturday in August)
- National Model Aviation Day – August 12, 2023 (Second Saturday in August)
- National Sewing Machine Day
- Truck Driver Day
- Vinyl Record Day
- World Elephant Day
August 12: Famous Birthdays
- August 12, 1910 – Jane Wyatt, American actress and singer (Father Knows Best)(d. 2006)
- August 12, 1933 – Parnelli Jones, American race car driver
- August 12, 1939 – George Hamilton, American actor
- August 12, 1971 – Pete Sampras, American tennis player
August 12: Historical Events
- August 12, 1492 – On his first voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus arrives in the Canary Islands
- August 12, 1851 – Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine
- August 12, 1865 – British surgeon Joseph Lister, performs first antiseptic surgery
- August 12, 1898 – The Hawaiian flag is lowered and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty to the United States
- August 12, 1914 – During World War I, the United Kingdom declares war on Austria and Hungary
- August 12, 1944 – Nazi German troops end the week long Wola massacre where 40,000 people were killed
- August 12, 1950 – American POWs are massacred by the North Korean Army
- August 12, 1952 – Thirteen prominent Jewish intellectuals are murdered in Moscow, Russia
- August 12, 1960 – Echo 1A, NASA’s first successful communications satellite is launched
- August 12, 1981 – The IBM Personal Computer is released
- August 12, 1985 – Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes in Gunma Prefecture, Japan killing 520
- August 12, 2000 – The Russian Navy submarine Kursk explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise, killing all 118 on board
- August 12, 2015- Two massive explosions kill 173 and injure up to 800 more in Tianjin, China
August 12: Music Events
- August 12, 1958 – Sixteen Candles is recorded by The Crests
- August 12, 1974 – Can’t Get Enough by Bad Company is released
- August 12, 1982 – School’s Out by Alice Cooper hits #1 in the UK
- August 12, 1989 – Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx his #1 in the US
- August 12, 1994 – Woodstock 2 begins in Saugerties, New York with a crowd of approx. 350,000.
- August 12, 2008 – A Little Bit Longer featuring hit single Burning Up by The Jonas Brothers debuts at #1 in America
August 12: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for August 12 is Leo.
August Birthstone:
What is the August Birthstone? Peridot
Peridot. The modern August birthstone, peridot has been prized as a jewelry stone since ancient times. Always green in color but with considerable variations, a peridot’s particular shade depends on its source.
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