Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1899, Wilfrid Israel, German businessman and philanthropist (died 1943) was born. In 1916, Gough Whitlam, Australian lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Australia (died 2014) was born. In 1916, Alexander Prokhorov, Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2002) was born. In 1950, Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank. In 1950, Pervez Hoodbhoy, Pakistani physicist and academic was born. In 1955, Balaji Sadasivan, Singaporean neurosurgeon and politician, Singaporean Minister of Health (died 2010) was born. In 1957, Prince Karim Husseini Aga Khan IV inherits the office of Imamat as the 49th Imam of Shia Imami Ismai'li worldwide, after the death of Sir Sultan Mahommed Shah Aga Khan III. In 1966, Nadeem Aslam, Pakistani-English author was born. In 1970, Sajjad Karim, English lawyer and politician was born. In 2003, Zahra Kazemi, Iranian-Canadian freelance photographer (born 1948) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.