Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1917, Satyendra Narayan Sinha, Indian statesman (died 2006) was born. In 1938, Ron Fairly, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2019) was born. In 1952, Voja Antonić, Serbian computer scientist and journalist, designed the Galaksija computer was born. In 1965, Sanjay Manjrekar, Indian cricketer and sportscaster was born. In 1973, Christian Vieri, Italian footballer was born. In 1977, Brock Lesnar, American mixed martial artist and wrestler was born. In 1986, JP Pietersen, South African rugby player was born. In 2008, Bobby Murcer, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1946) passed away. In 2015, Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, Tibetan monk and activist (born 1950) passed away. In 2016, Goran Hadžić, Serbian politician (born 1958) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.