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What Happened on July 12

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Walter F. Mondale Names Geraldine A. Ferraro as Running Mate in Presidential Elections:
New York Congressperson, Geraldine A. Ferraro, became the first woman to run for office on a major party ticket in the United States.

São Tomé and Príncipe gains independence from Portuguese rule:
The island nation was discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century.

First performance of the Rolling Stones:
The British rock band performed for the first time as a group at the Marquee Club in London.

  • 1997 Malala Yousafzai
    Pakistani activist
  • 1937 Bill Cosby
    American comedian, actor, producer, author
  • 1904 Pablo Neruda
    Chilean poet, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 2013 Amar Bose
    American sound engineer, entrepreneur
  • 2010 Harvey Pekar
    American author
  • 1926 Gertrude Bell
    British government administrator, writer, spy, archaeologist
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