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| July 12th |
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| About July 12th is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 172 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1908 - Milton Berle, actor, comedian (The Milton Berle Show) 1917 - Andrew Wyeth, painter ("Painter of the People") 1937 - Bill Cosby, comedian, actor (The Bill Cosby Show) 1948 - Richard Simmons, fitness personality Deaths 1804 - Alexander Hamilton, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury 2008 - Michael E. DeBakey, renowned heart surgeon, educator, innovator 2008 - Tony Snow, White House Press Secretary, political commentator Events 1862 - The U.S. Army Medal of Honor is created by the U.S. Congress to be awarded to soliiers for "gallantry in action". |
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