Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1067, John Komnenos, Byzantine general passed away. In 1468, Juan del Encina, Spanish poet, playwright, and composer (probable; (died 1530) was born. In 1527, Lê Cung Hoàng ceded the throne to Mạc Đăng Dung, ending the Lê dynasty and starting the Mạc dynasty. In 1562, Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred idols and books of the Maya. In 1789, In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later. In 1852, Hipólito Yrigoyen, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 19th President of Argentina (died 1933) was born. In 1879, Margherita Piazzola Beloch, Italian mathematician (died 1976) was born. In 1920, Randolph Quirk, Manx linguist and academic (died 2017) was born. In 1927, Conte Candoli, American trumpet player (died 2001) was born. In 1979, Maya Kobayashi, Japanese journalist was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.