Historical events that took place on the 12th
of August
1831: Netherlands and Belgium signed a peace
treaty
1851: The patent of the sewing machine was
granted to Isaac Singer
1914: Great Britain declared war on
Austria-Hungary
1928: The 9th Olympic Games closed in
Amsterdam
1939: Diver Marjorie Gestring became the youngest
Olympic gold medalist at 13 years and 268 days
1960: Echo 1, the 1st communications
satellite was launched
1965: Elizabeth Lane became the 1st female
British Supreme Court Justice
1984: 23rd Olympic Games closed in Los
Angeles, California
1985: 520 people were killed after the Japanese
Boeing 747SR crashed
1989: Nigerian footballer, Samuel Okwaraji
died
2010: Director of Wikileaks, Julian Assange,
announced plans to release the remaining Afghan War Diary documents from War in
Afghanistan
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