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On July 12, 70: The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple.

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The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple.

AD 70 (LXX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vespasian and Titus. The denomination AD 70 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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Born on July 12

Diabé Bolumbu 2004– French footballer (born 2004)
Nico Williams 2002– Spanish footballer (born 2002)
Kaylee McKeown 2001– Australian swimmer (born 2001)
Vinícius Júnior 2000– Brazilian footballer (born 2000)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 1998– Canadian basketball player (born 1998)
Claire Chicha 1997– French Korean musician (born 1997)
Jean-Kévin Duverne 1997– Haitian footballer (born 1997)
Malala Yousafzai 1997– Pakistani education activist (born 1997)
Moussa Dembélé 1996– French footballer (born 1996)
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Jordan Romero 1996– American mountain climber (born 1996)
Evania Pelite 1995– Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer
Luke Shaw 1995– English footballer (born 1995)
Moses Simon 1995– Nigerian footballer (born 1995)
Jordyn Wieber 1995– American artistic gymnast and coach (born 1995)
Kanako Momota 1994– Japanese idol actress and singer (born 1994)
Bartosz Bereszyński 1992– Polish footballer (born 1992)
Luke Berry 1992– English footballer (born 1992)
Salih Dursun 1991– Turkish footballer

People

Died on July 12

Tonke Dragt Dutch children's writer and illustrator (1930–2024)
Bill Viola American video and installation artist (1951–2024)
Ruth Westheimer German-American sex therapist (1928–2024)
Evan Wright American writer (1964–2024)
Noriko Ohara Japanese voice actress (1935–2024)
Kelly Preston American actress (1962–2020)
Wim Suurbier Dutch footballer (1945–2020)
Emily Hartridge English YouTuber and television presenter (1984–2019)
Annabelle Neilson British socialite, fashion model, author, and television personality (1969–2018)
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Goran Hadžić Croatian Serb politician and war criminal (1958–2016)
D'Army Bailey American judge and actor
Chenjerai Hove Zimbabwean poet (1956–2015)
Tenzin Delek Rinpoche Tibetan monk and activist (born 1950)
Cheng Siwei Chinese economist (1935–2015)
Jamil Ahmad Pakistani civil servant (1931–2014)
Nestor Basterretxea Basque artist
Emil Bobu Romanian Communist activist and politician
Alfred de Grazia American political scientist

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Every July 12 on record

  1. 70 The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple.

    Calendar year

    AD 70 (LXX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vespasian and Titus. The denomination AD 70 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

  2. 927 King Constantine II of Scotland, King Hywel Dda of Deheubarth, Ealdred of Bamburgh and King Owain of the Cumbrians accepted the overlordship of King Æthelstan of England, leading to seven years of peace in the north.

    King of Alba from 900 to 943

    Causantín mac Áeda was an early King of Scotland, known then by the Gaelic name Alba. The Kingdom of Alba, a name which first appears in Constantine's lifetime, was situated in what is now Northern Scotland.

  3. 1191 Third Crusade: Saladin's garrison surrenders to Philip Augustus, ending the two-year siege of Acre.

    1189–1192 attempted re-conquest of the Holy Land

    The Third Crusade (1189–1192) was an attempt led by King Philip II of France, King Richard I of England, and Emperor Frederick Barbarossa to reconquer the Holy Land following the capture of Jerusalem by the Ayyubid sultan Saladin in 1187. For this reason, the Third Crusade is also known as the Kings' Crusade.

  4. 1335 Pope Benedict XII issues the papal bull Fulgens sicut stella matutina to reform the Cistercian Order.

    Head of the Catholic Church from 1334 to 1342

    Pope Benedict XII, born Jacques Fournier, was a cardinal and inquisitor, and later, head of the Catholic Church from 30 December 1334 to his death, in April 1342. He was the third Avignon pope and reformed monastic orders and opposed nepotism. Unable to remove his capital to Rome or Bologna, Benedict started the great palace at Avignon.

  5. 1470 The Ottomans capture Euboea.

    Turkish Empire (c. 1299–1922)

    The Ottoman Empire, historically also known as the Turkish Empire, was a state that spanned much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th century to the early 20th century, centred in modern-day Turkey. It also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.

  6. 1488 Joseon Dynasty official Choe Bu returned to Korea after months of shipwrecked travel in China.
  7. 1493 Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, is published.
  8. 1527 Lê Cung Hoàng ceded the throne to Mạc Đăng Dung, ending the Lê dynasty and starting the Mạc dynasty.
  9. 1543 King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.
  10. 1562 Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred idols and books of the Maya.
  11. 1576 Mughal Empire annexes Bengal after defeating the Bengal Sultanate at the Battle of Rajmahal.
  12. 1580 The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published.
  13. 1691 Battle of Aughrim (Julian calendar): The decisive victory of William III of England's forces in Ireland.
  14. 1776 Captain James Cook begins his third voyage.
  15. 1789 In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later.
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  1. 1790 The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed in France by the National Constituent Assembly.
  2. 1799 Ranjit Singh conquers Lahore and becomes Maharaja of the Punjab (Sikh Empire).
  3. 1801 British ships inflict heavy damage on Spanish and French ships in the Second Battle of Algeciras.
  4. 1806 At the insistence of Napoleon, Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg and thirteen minor principalities leave the Holy Roman Empire and form the Confederation of the Rhine.
  5. 1812 The American Army of the Northwest briefly occupies the Upper Canadian settlement at what is now at Windsor, Ontario.
  6. 1847 A riot occurred in Woodstock, New Brunswick, between Catholics and members of the Orange Order that resulted in up to ten deaths.
  7. 1862 The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress.
  8. 1913 Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.
  9. 1913 The Second Revolution breaks out against the Beiyang government, as Li Liejun proclaims Jiangxi independent from the Republic of China.
  10. 1917 The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.
  11. 1918 The Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Kawachi blows up at Shunan, western Honshu, Japan, killing at least 621.
  12. 1920 The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed, by which Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania.
  13. 1943 World War II: Battle of Kursk: German and Soviet forces engage in the Battle of Prokhorovka, one of the largest armored engagements of all time.
  14. 1948 Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orders the expulsion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla.
  15. 1960 Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.

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