August 12 Holidays

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2015 — At least two massive explosions kill 173 people and injure nearly 800 more in Tianjin, China. ↗
• 2000 — The Russian Navy submarine Kursk explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise, killing her entire 118-man crew. ↗
• 1994 — Major League Baseball players go on strike, forcing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series. ↗
• 1992 — Canada, Mexico and the United States announce completion of negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). ↗
• 1990 — Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton found to date, is discovered by Sue Hendrickson in South Dakota. ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 1999 — Matthijs de Ligt, Dutch footballer
• 1996 — Julio Urías, Mexican baseball player
• 1993 — Ewa Farna, Czech singer-songwriter
• 1992 — Cara Delevingne, English model and actress
• 1992 — Isabella Escobar, Guatemalan tennis player