Category: This Day In History July 12

Categories: This Day In History July

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This Day in History for July 12

Historic Events:

• 1912, Australians Fanny Durack and Wilhelmina Wylie won gold and silver medals at the first individual Olympic swimming event for women;

• 1943, American First Lieutenant Jack Warren Mathis (1921-1943), KIA posthumously receives the Medal of Honor for his actions on March 18, 1943 near Vegesack, Germany.

Famous Birthdays:
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Famous Deaths:

• 1842 - Mary Teresa Hayden was an Irish historian, Irish-language activist and campaigner for women's causes.

宗霑 (黃) Howe 28 Aug 1899 中國廣東江門台山 - 12 Jul 1976

Harvey Cliburn 12 Jul 1934 Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States - 27 Feb 2013

Richard Cromwell 04 Oct 1626 Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England - 12 Jul 1712

Sarah (Durack) Gately 27 Oct 1889 Sydney, Colony of New South Wales - 20 Mar 1956

Oscar Hammerstein 12 Jul 1895 New York City, New York, United States - 23 Aug 1960

Mary Hayden 09 May 1862 Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland - 12 Jul 1942

Mary (Marryat) Parlby bef 09 Jan 1868 Pimlico, Westminster, London, England - 12 Jul 1965

Jack Mathis 25 Sep 1921 San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas USA - 18 Mar 1943

Arnold Miller 25 Apr 1923 Leewood, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States - 12 Jul 1985

Cheryl (Stoppelmoor) Ladd 1950s

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