July 12

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2026 Daily Holidays that fall on July 12, include:

• Barn Day - July 12, 2026 (Second Sunday in July)
• Different Colored Eyes Day 
• Etch a Sketch Day
• National Eat Your Jello Day 
• National Pecan Pie Day 
• New Conversations Day 
• Night of Nights 
• Orangemen's Day - (Also known as Glorious Twelfth and The Twelfth)
• Paper Bag Day 
• Simplicity Day 

2026 Weekly Holidays that include July 12, are:

• Info. to Come!

2026 Monthly Holidays that include July 12, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our July Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of July.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Info. to Come!

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for July 12 is Cancer.

Birth Flower of the Month

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for July is:

• Rubies which are said to guarantee health, wisdom, wealth, and success in love

Famous Birthdays

• 100 BC - Julius Caesar, Roman politician and General (d. 44 BC)
• 1730 - Josiah Wedgwood, English potter who founded the Wedgwood Company (d. 1795)
• 1854 - George Eastman, American businessman who founded Eastman Kodak (d. 1933)
• 1908 - Milton Berle, American comedian and actor (d. 2002)
• 1943 - Christine McVie, English singer, songwriter, member of Fleetwood Mac
• 1951 - Cheryl Ladd, American actress (Charlies Angels)
• 1971 - Kristi Yamaguchi, American figure skater
• 1978 - Michelle Rodriguez, American actress (Fast and Furious movies)

Famous Deaths

• 1804 - Alexander Hamilton, American General and politician who was the 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1755)
• 1910 - Charles Rolls, English engineer and businessman who co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (b. 1887)
• 1944 - Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., American General and politician who served as the Governor of Puerto Rico (b. 1887)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1918 - Artist Pablo Picasso marries ballet dancer Olga Khokhlova
• 1933 - Dancer and actor Fred Astaire marries socialite Phyllis Livingston Potter
• 1937 - Undersea explorer and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau marries scuba diver Simone Melchoir

Quote of the Day

They say that opposites attract, but I find it is always nice to have a lot of things in common with my friends.

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

The majority of you do not understand nutrition and what it means to eat healthy? How could anyone understand this complicated system? The goal is to learn healthy diet habits and learn healthy eating habits.

Learn what Nutrition Confusion is and what to do about it to learn to eat healthy from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website!

Season

July 12th falls within the Summer Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Summer is the Hottest of the Four Seasons! It follows Spring and is before Fall! The kids are out of school and many vacations happen in summer, which means more family time. Hopefully a beach is involved!

The first day of Summer is also known as the Summer Solstice where we enjoy the most sunlight of the year! After this day, the amount of daylight starts to decrease each day.

Check out our Summer Season page for information about Summer, Summer Dates, Major Summer Holidays and Observances, Major Summer Festivals, Fun Facts About Summer, Summer Food Tips, Summer Gardening, Summer Preparation, Summer Quotes, and Summer Weather Information.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on Summer Foods: 

• Summer Cooking

• Summer Weight Loss Tips

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Winter Season. 

• Winter Foods

• Winter Weight Gain

• Winter Weight Loss Tips

This Day in History

• 1543 - King Henry VIII of England marries Catherine Parr who was his sixth and last wife
• 1561 - Saint Basil's Cathedral is Moscow is consecrated
• 1776 - Captain James Cook begins his third voyage
• 1804 - A day after being shot in a duel, former US Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies
• 1862 - The U.S. Congress authorizes the Medal of Honor
• 1971 - The Australian Aboriginal Flag is flown for the first time
• 2006 - The 2006 Lebanon War begins
• 2012 - More than 100 people are killed in Okobie, Nigeria from a tank truck explosion

This Day in Music

• 1962 - The Rolling Stones have their first concert at the Marquee Club in London
• 1969 - In the Year 2525 by Zager and Evans hits #1 in the US
• 1969 - Blind Faith, a group with Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood tour in the US starting with a show at Madison Square Garden in NYC.
• 1971 - I'd Like to Teach the World To Sing by The New Seekers is released
• 2004 - Baby Girl by Sugarland is released as their debut single (video below)

This Day in Sports

• 1892 - Alexander Cartwright, an American firefighter invents baseball
• 1921 - Babe Ruth sets a record of 137 career home runs
• 1954 - The Major League Baseball Players Association is founded
• 1996 - Michael Jordan signs a NBA contract of $25 million for 1 year

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!