Daily Calendar for Saturday, July 12, 2025

Died

  • Erasmus of Rotterdam (writer & philosopher) –
  • Alexander Hamilton (statesman and founding father) –
  • Dolley Madison (U.S. First Lady) –
  • Sherwood Schwartz (writer & producer) –
  • Dr. Ruth Westheimer ( sex therapist, author) –

Born

  • Josiah Wedgwood (potter) –
  • Henry David Thoreau (writer) –
  • George Eastman (inventor) –
  • Buckminster Fuller (engineer and architect who developed the geodesic dome) –
  • Oscar Hammerstein II (lyricist) –
  • Richard Simmons (fitness guru) –
  • Cheryl Ladd (actress) –
  • Kristi Yamaguchi (figure skater) –
  • Anna Friel (actress) –
  • Topher Grace (actor) –
  • Erik Per Sullivan (actor) –

Events

  • Queen Elizabeth first feature-length film shown in the United States–
  • RenΓ© Pleven became prime minister of France–
  • Dwight Eisenhower became the first U.S. president to fly in a helicopter–
  • The island nation of Kiribati declared independence–
  • Scott Jurek completed the full Appalachian Trail in 46 days, 8 hours, and 8 minutes, setting a new record. He beat the previous record by 3 hours.–

Weather

  • Basin, Wyoming, experienced a record high temperature of 114 degrees F–
  • The temperature reached 112 degrees F in Emerson, Manitoba–
  • Rain in Salem, Oregon, broke a 113-year β€œDry Day” record–

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