Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1905, Betty Allan, Australian statistician and biometrician (died 1952) was born. In 1930, Ezra Vogel, American sociologist (died 2020) was born. In 1937, Pai Hsien-yung, Chinese-Taiwanese author was born. In 1950, Bonnie Pointer, American singer (died 2020) was born. In 1978, Los Alfaques disaster: A truck carrying liquid gas crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain killing 216 tourists. In 1994, Gary Kildall, American computer scientist, founded Digital Research (born 1942) passed away. In 2007, Ed Mirvish, American-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded Honest Ed's (born 1914) passed away. In 2014, John Seigenthaler, American journalist and academic (born 1927) passed away. In 2015, Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (born 1959) passed away. In 2021, Charlie Robinson, American actor (born 1945) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.