Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1580, The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published. In 1742, Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco, Italian violinist and composer (born 1675) passed away. In 1881, Natalia Goncharova, Russian theatrical costume and set designer, painter and illustrator (died 1962) was born. In 1909, Motoichi Kumagai, Japanese photographer and illustrator (died 2010) was born. In 1938, Eiko Ishioka, Japanese art director and graphic designer (died 2012) was born. In 1952, Voja Antonić, Serbian computer scientist and journalist, designed the Galaksija computer was born. In 1961, Heikko Glöde, German footballer and manager was born. In 1966, D. T. Suzuki, Japanese philosopher and author (born 1870) passed away. In 1979, Maya Kobayashi, Japanese journalist was born. In 1985, Gianluca Curci, Italian footballer was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.