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Notable anniversaries in history for today: July 12
- 250th: 1774 - Citizens of Carlisle, Penn. pass a declaration of independence.
- 150th: 1874 - Ontario Agricultural College founded.
- 100th: 1924 - American forces leave the Dominican Republic.
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Junior in Louisiana, USA; pianist (Tchaikovsky 1958).
- 90th: 1934 - US Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island abandoned.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Denise Nicholas in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actress (In the Heat of the Night, Room 222, Baby I'm Back).
- 80th: 1944 - (evening) Soviet forces commence a great new summer offensive against German Army Group North, opening a huge gap in the German front line.
- 70th: 1954 - Major League Baseball Players Association founded.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Judi Evans in California, USA; actress (Guiding Light, Adrienne - Days of Our Lives).
- 40th: 1984 - In San Francisco, the Democratic National Convention nominates Walter F. Mondale for U.S. President, and Geraldine Ferraro for Vice President.
- 30th: 1994 - The German Constitutional Court (Verfassungsgericht) judges that German troops may participate outside of Germany in security missions.
- 30th: 1994 - American president Bill Clinton visits Berlin and states to the Berliners, "America stands at your side - now and forever."
- 20th: 2004 - Death of Betty Oliphant, co-founder of National Ballet of Canada (born 1918).
- 15th: 2009 - In Nurburgring, Germany, round 9 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Mark Webber.
- 5th: 2019 - A car bomb and a gun attack kill at least 26 people, including two prominent journalists and nine foreigners, in Kismayo, Somalia. Islamist group al-Shabaab claims responsibility.
- 5th: 2019 - Turkey acquires Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile system.
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