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 1580, The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published. In 1845, Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian linguist, poet, and playwright (born 1808) passed away. In 1850, Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist and academic (died 1912) was born. In 1863, Paul Drude, German physicist and academic (died 1906) was born. In 1888, Zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician and academic (died 1920) was born. In 1945, Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, German field marshal (born 1895) passed away. In 1945, Boris Galerkin, Russian mathematician and engineer (born 1871) passed away. In 1961, Heikko Glöde, German footballer and manager was born. In 1998, Arkady Ostashev, Soviet/Russian scientist and engineer (born 1925) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.