What Happened In August 2012 In History

Historical Events for August, 2012

• 11th » At least 306 people are killed and 3,000 others injured in 2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes called a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran.
• 12th » The 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic games were held at the Olympic Stadium (London) Olympic Stadium in London.
• 19th » A 2012 Sudan Antonov An-26 crash called plane crash kills 32 people in Sudan.
• 20th » A 2012 Caracas prison riot called prison riot in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, kills at least 20 people.
• 25th » Voyager 1 spacecraft enters interstellar space becoming the first man-made object to do so.
• 29th » At least 26 miners are killed and 21 missing after a blast in the Xiaojiawan coal mine disaster or Xiaojiawan coal mine, located at Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, China.

Famous Deaths for August 2012

• 1st » Joan Bernard, English academic (b. 1918)
• 1st » Aldo Maldera, Italian footballer (b. 1953)
• 1st » Douglas Townsend, American composer and musicologist (b. 1921)
• 1st » Barry Trapnell, English cricketer and academic (b. 1924)
• 1st » Keiko Tsushima, Japanese actress (b. 1926)
• 2nd » Gabriel Horn, English biologist and academic (b. 1927)
• 2nd » Magnus Isacsson, Canadian director and producer (b. 1948)
• 2nd » Jimmy Jones (singer) or Jimmy Jones, American singer-songwriter (b. 1930)
• 2nd » John Keegan, English historian and journalist (b. 1934)
• 2nd » Bernd Meier, German footballer (b. 1972)
• 2nd » Marguerite Piazza, American soprano (b. 1926)
• 2nd » Mihaela Ursuleasa, Romanian pianist (b. 1978)
• 2nd » Herman van Ham, Dutch chef (b. 1931)
• 3rd » Marc Alfos, French voice actor (b. 1956)
• 3rd » John Berry (speedway promoter) named John Berry, English-Australian businessman (b. 1944)
• 3rd » Frank Evans (baseball) or Frank Evans, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1921)
• 3rd » Martin Fleischmann, Czech-English chemist and academic (b. 1927)
• 3rd » Paul McCracken (economist) e.g Paul McCracken, American economist and academic (b. 1915)
• 3rd » John Pritchard (basketball) known as John Pritchard, American basketball player (b. 1927)
• 4th » Johnnie Bassett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1935)
• 4th » Brian Crozier, Australian-English journalist and historian (b. 1918)
• 4th » Metin Erksan, Turkish director and screenwriter (b. 1929)
• 4th » Con Houlihan, Irish journalist (b. 1925)
• 4th » Bud Riley, American football player and coach (b. 1925)
• 5th » Erwin Axer, Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1917)
• 5th » Sister Boom Boom, American drag queen performer (b. 1955)
• 5th » Michel Daerden, Belgian politician (b. 1949)
• 5th » Fred Matua, American football player (b. 1984)
• 5th » Martin E. Segal, Russian-American businessman, co-founded Film Society of Lincoln Center (b. 1916)
• 5th » Kirk Urso, American soccer player (b. 1990)
• 5th » Chavela Vargas, Costa Rican-Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1919)
• 5th » Roland Charles Wagner, French author (b. 1960)
• 6th » Richard Cragun, American-Brazilian ballet dancer and choreographer (b. 1944)
• 6th » Marvin Hamlisch, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1944)
• 6th » Robert Hughes (critic) e.g Robert Hughes, Australian-American author and critic (b. 1938)
• 6th » Bernard Lovell, English physicist and astronomer (b. 1913)
• 6th » Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist and educator (b. 1918)
• 6th » Dan Roundfield, American basketball player (b. 1953)
• 7th » Murtuz Alasgarov, Azerbaijani politician, Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan (b. 1928)
• 7th » Judith Crist, American critic and academic (b. 1922)
• 7th » Vladimir Kobzev, Russian footballer and coach (b. 1959)
• 7th » Anna Piaggi, Italian author (b. 1931)
• 7th » Marvin Lee Wilson, American murderer (b. 1958)
• 7th » Mayer Zald, American sociologist and academic (b. 1931)
• 7th » Dušan Zbavitel, Czech indologist and author (b. 1925)
• 8th » Fay Ajzenberg-Selove, German-American physicist and academic (b. 1926)
• 8th » Hans R. Camenzind, Swiss-American engineer (b. 1934)
• 8th » Ruth Etchells, English poet and academic (b. 1931)
• 8th » Sancho Gracia, Spanish actor (b. 1936)
• 8th » Surya Lesmana, Indonesian footballer and manager (b. 1944)
• 8th » Kurt Maetzig, German director and screenwriter (b. 1911)
• 9th » Carl Davis (record producer) e.g Carl Davis, American record producer (b. 1934)
• 9th » Gene F. Franklin, American theorist (b. 1927)
• 9th » Al Freeman, Jr., American actor, director, and educator (b. 1934)
• 9th » Dale Olson, American publicist (b. 1934)
• 9th » David Rakoff, Canadian-American actor and journalist (b. 1964)
• 9th » Carmen Belen Richardson, Puerto Rican actress (b. 1930)
• 9th » Mel Stuart, American director and producer (b. 1928)
• 10th » James Lloyd Abbot, Jr., American admiral (b. 1918)
• 10th » Philippe Bugalski, French race car driver (b. 1963)
• 10th » Ioan Dicezare, Romanian general and pilot (b. 1916)
• 10th » Irving Fein, American producer and manager (b. 1911)
• 10th » William W. Momyer, American general (b. 1916)
• 10th » Carlo Rambaldi, Italian special effects artist (b. 1925)
• 11th » Red Bastien, American wrestler (b. 1931)
• 11th » Michael Dokes, American boxer (b. 1958)
• 11th » Lucy Gallardo, Argentinian-Mexican actress and screenwriter (b. 1929)
• 11th » Von Freeman, American saxophonist (b. 1923)
• 11th » Heidi Holland, South African journalist and author (b. 1947)
• 11th » Bhadriraju Krishnamurti, Indian linguist and academic (b. 1928)
• 11th » Bill Rafferty, American comedian and game show host (b. 1944)
• 12th » Jimmy Carr (American football) named Jimmy Carr, American football player and coach (b. 1933)
• 12th » Prabuddha Dasgupta, Indian photographer and author (b. 1956)
• 12th » Jerry Grant, American race car driver (b. 1935)
• 12th » Joe Kubert, Polish-American illustrator, founded The Kubert School (b. 1926)
• 12th » Frank Martin (mayor) or Frank Martin, American lawyer and politician (b. 1938)
• 12th » Édgar Morales Pérez, Mexican politician
• 12th » Alf Morris, English politician and activist (b. 1928)
• 13th » Hugo Adam Bedau, American philosopher and academic (b. 1926)
• 13th » Helen Gurley Brown, American journalist and author (b. 1922)
• 13th » Salvador Escudero, Filipino politician (b. 1942)
• 13th » Kathi Goertzen, American journalist (b. 1958)
• 13th » Ray Jordon, Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1937)
• 13th » Johnny Pesky, American baseball player and manager (b. 1919)
• 13th » Joan Roberts, American actress and singer (b. 1918)
• 14th » Maja Bošković-Stulli, Croatian historian and academic (b. 1922)
• 14th » Vilasrao Deshmukh, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (b. 1945)
• 14th » Svetozar Gligorić, Serbian chess player (b. 1923)
• 14th » Sergey Kapitsa, English-Russian physicist and demographer (b. 1928)
• 14th » Zhou Kehua, Chinese murderer (b. 1970)
• 14th » Ron Palillo, American actor (b. 1949)
• 14th » Rosemary Rice, American actress and singer (b. 1925)
• 14th » Phyllis Thaxter, American actress (b. 1919)
• 15th » Bob Birch, American bass player and saxophonist (b. 1956)
• 15th » Altamiro Carrilho, Brazilian flute player and composer (b. 1924)
• 15th » Biff Elliot, American actor (b. 1923)
• 15th » Punch Gunalan, Malaysian badminton player (b. 1944)
• 15th » Harry Harrison (writer) called Harry Harrison, American author (b. 1925)
• 15th » Müşfik Kenter, Turkish actor (b. 1932)
• 15th » Ray Whitney (politician) called Ray Whitney, English politician (b. 1930)
• 16th » Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco (b. 1954)
• 16th » Larry R. Brown, American politician (b. 1943)
• 16th » T. G. Kamala Devi, Indian actor and singer (b. 1930)
• 16th » Martine Franck, Belgian photographer (b. 1938)
• 16th » Abune Paulos, Ethiopian patriarch (b. 1935)
• 16th » William Windom (actor) named William Windom, American actor (b. 1923)
• 17th » Aase Bjerkholt, Norwegian politician, Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion (b. 1915)
• 17th » Pál Bogár, Hungarian basketball player (b. 1927)
• 17th » Joey Kovar, American model (b. 1983)
• 17th » Lou Martin, Irish-English pianist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1949)
• 17th » Victor Poor, American engineer, developed the Datapoint 2200 (b. 1933)
• 17th » Patrick Ricard, French businessman (b. 1945)
• 17th » John Lynch-Staunton, Canadian politician (b. 1930)
• 17th » Amparo Cuevas, Spanish Catholic seer (b. 1931)
• 18th » Harrison Begay, American painter (b. 1917)
• 18th » John Kovatch, American football player (b. 1920)
• 18th » Scott McKenzie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1939)
• 18th » Ra. Ki. Rangarajan, Indian journalist and author (b. 1927)
• 18th » Jesse Robredo, Filipino politician (b. 1958)
• 19th » Ghazi al-Sadiq, Sudanese politician
• 19th » Donal Henahan, American journalist and critic (b. 1921)
• 19th » Ivar Iversen, Norwegian canoe racer (b. 1914)
• 19th » Maïté Nahyr, Belgian actress (b. 1947)
• 19th » Tony Scott, English-American director and producer (b. 1944)
• 19th » Edmund Skellings, American poet (b. 1932)
• 20th » Phyllis Diller, American actress (b. 1917)
• 20th » Virginia Dwyer, American actress (b. 1919)
• 20th » Daryl Hine, Canadian-American poet and academic (b. 1936)
• 20th » Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1916)
• 20th » Len Quested, English footballer and manager (b. 1925)
• 20th » Mika Yamamoto, Japanese journalist (b. 1967)
• 20th » Meles Zenawi, Ethiopian politician, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (b. 1955)
• 22nd » Nina Bawden, English author (b. 1925)
• 22nd » Larry Carp, American lawyer (b. 1926)
• 22nd » Charles Flores, Cuban-American bassist (b. 1970)
• 22nd » Paulino Matip Nhial, South Sudanese military leader and politician
• 22nd » Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, Chinese cardinal (b. 1923)
• 22nd » Martin Shikuku, Kenyan politician (b. 1933)
• 22nd » Jeffrey Stone, American actor (b. 1926)
• 22nd » András József Szennay, Hungarian clergyman (b. 1921)
• 23rd » Col Campbell, New Zealand radio and television host (b. 1933)
• 23rd » Jean-Luc Delarue, French television host and producer (b. 1964)
• 23rd » Byard Lancaster, American saxophonist and flute player (b. 1942)
• 23rd » Bob Myrick, American baseball player (b. 1952)
• 23rd » Merv Neagle, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1958)
• 23rd » Jerry Nelson, American puppeteer and voice actor (b. 1934)
• 23rd » Josepha Sherman, American anthologist and author (b. 1946)
• 23rd » Steve Van Buren, American football player (b. 1920)
• 24th » Dadullah (Pakistani Taliban) e.g Dadullah, Pakistani Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan or Taliban leader (b. 1965)
• 24th » Pauli Ellefsen, Faroese politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (b. 1936)
• 24th » Steve Franken, American actor (b. 1932)
• 24th » Claire Malis, American actress (b. 1943)
• 24th » Dale Sommers, American radio host (b. 1943)
• 24th » Maureen Toal, Irish actress (b. 1930)
• 24th » Félix Miélli Venerando, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1937)
• 25th » Florencio Amarilla, Paraguayan footballer, coach, and actor (b. 1935)
• 25th » Neil Armstrong, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1930)
• 25th » Vesna Girardi-Jurkić, Croatian archeologist and museologist (b. 1944)
• 25th » Roberto González Barrera, Mexican businessman (b. 1930)
• 25th » Donald Gorrie, Scottish politician (b. 1933)
• 25th » Angkarn Kalayanapong, Thai poet and painter (b. 1926)
• 25th » Pontus Schultz, Swedish journalist (b. 1972)
• 26th » Russ Alben, American businessman (b. 1929)
• 26th » Reginald Bartholomew, American diplomat (b. 1936)
• 26th » Jacques Bensimon, Canadian director and producer (b. 1943)
• 26th » Alix de Lannoy, Belgian mother of Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (b. 1941)
• 26th » A. K. Hangal, Indian actor (b. 1917)
• 26th » Krzysztof Wilmanski, Polish-German physicist (b. 1940)
• 27th » Neville Alexander, South African linguist and activist (b. 1936)
• 27th » Malcolm Browne, American journalist and photographer (b. 1931)
• 27th » Art Heyman, American basketball player (b. 1941)
• 27th » Ivica Horvat, Croatian footballer and manager (b. 1926)
• 27th » Richard Kingsland, Australian captain and pilot (b. 1916)
• 27th » Aboud Rogo, Kenyan cleric (b. 1968)
• 27th » Russell Scott, American clown (b. 1921)
• 28th » Said Afandi al-Chirkawi, Russian spiritual leader (b. 1937)
• 28th » Rhodes Boyson, English educator and politician (b. 1925)
• 28th » Shulamith Firestone, Canadian-American activist and author (b. 1945)
• 28th » Dick McBride (poet) known as Dick McBride, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1928)
• 28th » Saul Merin, Polish-Israeli ophthalmologist and academic (b. 1933)
• 28th » Ramón Sota, Spanish golfer (b. 1938)
• 29th » Valyra (horse) named Valyra, English race horse (b. 2009)
• 29th » Ruth Goldbloom, Canadian philanthropist, co-founded Pier 21 (b. 1923)
• 29th » Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, English historian and author (b. 1953)
• 29th » Shoshichi Kobayashi, Japanese-American mathematician and academic (b. 1932)
• 29th » Anne McKnight, American soprano (b. 1924)
• 29th » Les Moss, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1925)
• 29th » Sergei Ovchinnikov (volleyball) called Sergei Ovchinnikov, Russian volleyball player and coach (b. 1969)
• 29th » Donald Edgar Tewes, American businessman and politician (b. 1916)
• 31st » Max Bygraves, English-Australian actor and singer (b. 1922)
• 31st » Joe Lewis (martial artist) e.g Joe Lewis, American martial artist and actor (b. 1944)
• 31st » Carlo Maria Martini, Italian cardinal (b. 1927)
• 31st » Kashiram Rana, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1938)
• 31st » John C. Shabaz, American judge and politician (b. 1931)
• 31st » Sergey Sokolov (commander) e.g Sergey Sokolov, Russian commander and politician, 6th Minister of Defence (Soviet Union) known as Minister of Defence for The Soviet Union (b. 1911)

• « Year 2011
• Year 2013 »