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Historical events & facts — July 12
What happened on July 12?
On July 19, 1799, French soldiers participating in Napoleon's Egyptian campaign discovered near Rosetta a stone bearing a decree inscribed in three scripts: hieroglyphic, demotic and Greek. The Rosetta Stone provided the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics, opening the door to understanding more than 3,000 years of Ancient Egyptian history.
On July 12, 1690, Protestant King William III of Orange defeated Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland, consolidating Protestant rule over the island and the British crown. The battle, though of limited military scope, became an identity symbol for Ulster Protestants and is still commemorated annually by the Orange Order movement.
On July 12, 1975, São Tomé and Príncipe declared independence from Portugal, becoming one of the smallest states in the world with barely 200,000 inhabitants on two volcanic islands in the Gulf of Guinea. The country, a Portuguese colony since the fifteenth century, was one of the last African territories to decolonise, alongside Mozambique and Angola that same year.
Notable birthdays — July 12
Famous people born on July 12
100 BC
Year 100 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Marius and Flaccus and the First Year of Tianhan. The denomination 100 BC 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.
Vic Armbruster
Louis Victor Armbruster was an Australian rugby league footballer for New South Wales, Queensland and Australia. He is considered one of the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century. Standing 6 feet 1 inches tall (1.85m) and weighing 191 lbs (86 kg), Armbruster primarily played in the Second-row, but he could also play Lock.
Bob Fillion
Joseph Louis Robert Edgar Fillion was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played seven seasons for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1943 and 1950. He was a member of two Stanley Cup-winning teams during his career with Montreal; in 1944 and 1946.
Harley Hotchkiss
Harley Norman Hotchkiss was a Canadian business and community leader who was best known for his contributions to health and sports development in Canada. He was part of the consortium that brought the Atlanta Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL) to Calgary in 1980, and remained a part-owner of the Calgary Flames until shortly before his death.
Mickey Edwards
Marvin Henry "Mickey" Edwards is an American politician who was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving Oklahoma's 5th congressional district from 1977 to 1993.
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