Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1406, William, Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg (died 1482) was born. In 1451, Barbara of Cilli, Slovenian noblewoman passed away. In 1906, Herbert Wehner, German politician, Minister of Intra-German Relations (died 1990) was born. In 1911, Erna Flegel, German nurse who was still present in the Führerbunker when it was captured by Soviet troops (died 2006) was born. In 1916, Hans Maier, Dutch water polo player (died 2018) was born. In 1923, Richard Pipes, Polish-American historian and academic (died 2018) was born. In 1931, Tullio Regge, Italian physicist and academic (died 2014) was born. In 1987, Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman, American rabbi and scholar (born 1901) passed away. In 2013, Egbert Brieskorn, German mathematician and academic (born 1936) passed away. In 2015, Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (born 1959) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.