Daily Calendar for Sunday, July 12, 2020
Died
- Erasmus of Rotterdam (writer & philosopher) –
- Alexander Hamilton (statesman and founding father) –
- Dolley Madison (U.S. First Lady) –
- Sherwood Schwartz (writer & producer) –
Born
- Josiah Wedgwood (potter) –
- Henry David Thoreau (writer) –
- George Eastman (inventor) –
- Buckminster Fuller (engineer and architect who developed the geodesic dome) –
- Oscar Hammerstein II (lyricist) –
- Cheryl Ladd (actress) –
- Kristi Yamaguchi (figure skater) –
- Anna Friel (actress) –
- Topher Grace (actor) –
- Erik Per Sullivan (actor) –
Events
- Queen Elizabeth first feature-length film shown in the United States–
- René Pleven became prime minister of France–
- Dwight Eisenhower became the first U.S. president to fly in a helicopter–
- The island nation of Kiribati declared independence–
- Scott Jurek completed the full Appalachian Trail in 46 days, 8 hours, and 8 minutes, setting a new record. He beat the previous record by 3 hours.–
Weather
- Basin, Wyoming, experienced a record high temperature of 114 degrees F–
- The temperature reached 112 degrees F in Emerson, Manitoba–
- Rain in Salem, Oregon, broke a 113-year “Dry Day” record–
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