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 1855, Pavel Nakhimov, Russian admiral (born 1802) passed away. In 1861, Anton Arensky, Russian pianist, composer, and educator (died 1906) was born. In 1888, Zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician and academic (died 1920) was born. In 1902, Günther Anders, German philosopher and journalist (died 1992) was born. In 1916, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and sniper (died 1974) was born. In 1945, Boris Galerkin, Russian mathematician and engineer (born 1871) passed away. In 1952, Irina Bokova, Bulgarian politician, Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs 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.