Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1493, Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, is published. 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 1909, Fritz Leonhardt, German engineer, designed Fernsehturm Stuttgart (died 1999) was born. In 1945, Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, German field marshal (born 1895) passed away. In 1955, Jimmy LaFave, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017) was born. In 1961, Heikko Glöde, German footballer and manager was born. In 1985, Ismael Londt, Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer was born. In 1986, Hannaliis Jaadla, Estonian footballer was born. In 2013, Takako Takahashi, Japanese author (born 1932) passed away. In 2014, Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician (born 1950) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.