July 12 is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 172 days remain until the end of the year.
AD 70 – The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple.
1975 – Sao Tome and Principe declares independence from Portugal.
2003 – Former President Bush met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Nigeria. They discussed the circumstances under which former Liberian President, Charles Taylor would live in exile in Nigeria. Wrapping up a five-day tour of Africa, Bush said it would not be permitted for terrorists to use the continent as a base to threaten the world.
2006 – In Bayelsa State, two explosions hit oil installations belonging to an Italian oil company, along two Agip pipelines.
2006 – The 2006 Lebanon War begins.
2012 – Syrian civil war: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people.
2012 – A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria.
