Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 154, Bardaisan, Syrian astrologer, scholar, and philosopher (died 222) was born. In 1628, Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese daimyō (died 1701) was born. In 1905, Betty Allan, Australian statistician and biometrician (died 1952) was born. In 1913, Cordwainer Smith, American sinologist, author, and academic (died 1966) was born. In 1920, Zecharia Sitchin, Russian-American author (died 2010) was born. In 1926, Frederick Buechner, American minister, theologian, and author (died 2022) was born. In 1927, Theodore Maiman, American-Canadian physicist and engineer (died 2007) was born. In 1937, Pai Hsien-yung, Chinese-Taiwanese author was born. In 1955, Balaji Sadasivan, Singaporean neurosurgeon and politician, Singaporean Minister of Health (died 2010) was born. In 1958, Stephanie Dabney, American ballerina (died 2022) was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.