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 1789, In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later. In 1879, Margherita Piazzola Beloch, Italian mathematician (died 1976) was born. In 1888, Zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician and academic (died 1920) was born. In 1945, Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, German field marshal (born 1895) passed away. In 1952, Voja Antonić, Serbian computer scientist and journalist, designed the Galaksija computer was born. In 1965, Christfried Burmeister, Estonian speed skater (born 1898) passed away. In 1994, Eila Campbell, English geographer and cartographer (born 1915) passed away. In 1996, John Chancellor, American journalist (born 1927) passed away. In 1997, François Furet, French historian and author (born 1927) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.