Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 981, Xue Juzheng, Chinese scholar-official and historian passed away. In 1944, Simon Blackburn, English philosopher and academic was born. In 1949, Douglas Hyde, Irish scholar and politician, 1st President of Ireland (born 1860) passed away. In 1952, Voja Antonić, Serbian computer scientist and journalist, designed the Galaksija computer was born. In 1969, Chantal Jouanno, French politician, French Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports was born. In 2010, Harvey Pekar, American author and critic (born 1939) passed away. In 2013, Takako Takahashi, Japanese author (born 1932) passed away. In 2013, Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist (born 1921) passed away. In 2014, Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (born 1919) passed away. In 2015, Cheng Siwei, Chinese engineer, economist, and politician (born 1935) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.