Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. 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 1881, Natalia Goncharova, Russian theatrical costume and set designer, painter and illustrator (died 1962) was born. In 1888, Zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician and academic (died 1920) was born. In 1913, Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends. 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 1960, Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded. In 2014, Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician (born 1950) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.