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On This Day · The 224th day of the year

August 12

August 12's record stretches 529 years, from 1492 to 2021. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♌ZodiacLeo ◈BirthstonePeridot ❀Birth flowerGladiolus

Leo is the sign for August 12 — read more on the Leo page, or see August's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on August 12?

August 12 is the 224th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1492 and 2021. Famous people born on August 12 include François Hollande, Djibril Cissé and Erwin Schrödinger.

Released on August 12

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Movie The End of Oak Street

2025

  • Game Abyssus
  • Game Echoes of the End

2021

  • Game Foreclosed
  • Game Naraka: Bladepoint

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1492

    Christopher Columbus

  2. 1793

    Rhône (department)

  3. 1883

    Quagga

  4. 1914

    World War I

  5. 1944

    Nazi Germany

  6. 1950

    Korean War

  7. 1952

    Night of the Murdered Poets

  8. 1964

    South Africa

  9. 1985

    Japan Air Lines Flight 123

  10. 2021

    Plymouth

Famous birthday twins

Born on August 12

François Hollande

b. 1954

Djibril Cissé

b. 1981

Erwin Schrödinger

b. 1887

Pete Sampras

b. 1971

Danny Graham (footballer)

b. 1985

Tom Cleverley

b. 1989

Dorothy E. Denning

b. 1945

George Soros

b. 1930

Deaths

  • 1982Henry Fonda
  • 1955Thomas Mann
  • 1827William Blake
  • 1612Giovanni Gabrieli
  • 1424Yongle Emperor
  • -30Cleopatra

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Euplius
  • —Christian feast day: Eusebius of Milan
  • —Christian feast day: Herculanus of Brescia
  • —Christian feast day: Pope Innocent XI
  • —Christian feast day: Jænberht
  • —Christian feast day: Jane Frances de Chantal
  • —Christian feast day: Muiredach (or Murtagh)
  • —Christian feast day: Porcarius II

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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