Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 981, Xue Juzheng, Chinese scholar-official and historian passed away. In 1580, The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, 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 1888, Zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician and academic (died 1920) was born. In 1892, Bruno Schulz, Ukrainian-Polish author and painter (died 1942) was born. In 1909, Fritz Leonhardt, German engineer, designed Fernsehturm Stuttgart (died 1999) was born. In 1961, Heikko Glöde, German footballer and manager was born. In 1992, Bartosz Bereszyński, Polish footballer was born. In 1997, François Furet, French historian and author (born 1927) passed away. In 2006, The 2006 Lebanon War begins. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.