Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1484, Mino da Fiesole, Italian sculptor (born c. 1429) passed away. In 1599, Chōsokabe Motochika, Japanese daimyō (born 1539) passed away. In 1928, Greville Janner, Baron Janner of Braunstone, Welsh-English lawyer and politician (died 2015) was born. In 1937, Pai Hsien-yung, Chinese-Taiwanese author was born. In 1943, Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army within the Reichskommissariat Ukraine (Volhynia) peak. In 1943, World War II: Allied invasion of Sicily: German and Italian troops launch a counter-attack on Allied forces in Sicily. In 1972, Cormac Battle, English-Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer was born. In 1987, Shigeaki Kato, Japanese singer was born. In 2001, Herman Brood, Dutch musician and painter (born 1946) passed away. In 2015, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán escapes from the maximum security Altiplano prison in Mexico, his second escape. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.