July 12 in History

• 1817

  July 12, 1817: German inventor, Karl Drais von Sauerbronn introduces the dandy horse which would inspire the creation of today's bicycles.

• 1901

  July 12, 1901:

  American Major League Baseball pitcher, Cy Young records his 300th career win.

• 1928

  July 12, 1928:

  The world's first televised tennis match is broadcasted.

• 1946

  July 12, 1946:

  Benjamin Britten’s opera "Rape of Lucretia" is shown at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera.

• 1962

  July 12, 1962:

  The English rock band Rolling Stones makes their first performance at London's Marquee Jazz Club.

• 1992

  July 12, 1992: American singer and record producer Axl Rose is arrested in connection to the disturbances that happened at a concert held in St. Louis on 2nd July.

• 1993

  July 12, 1993:

  English composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical titled "Sunset Promenade" is launched in London.

• 2002

  July 12, 2002:

  Indian romantic drama film "Devdas" is released worldwide.

• 2018

  July 12, 2018:

  Canadian-American producer and actress, Sandra Oh becomes the first female to earn a “Lead Actress Emmy” nomination at the Primetime Emmy Awards and go on to win two Golden Globes prizes.

• July 12, 2018:

  Christopher McQuarrie’s action film titled “Mission Impossible Fallout” premieres in Paris.