Nazi German troops end the week-long Wola massacre, during which time at least 40,000 people are killed indiscriminately or in mass executions. Date: August 12, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)
Waffen-SS troops massacre 560 people in Sant'Anna di Stazzema. Date: August 12, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)
Between 15 and 150 unarmed members of the Khudai Khidmatgar movement are killed by Pakistani police. Date: August 12, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: Seventy-five American POWs are massacred by the North Korean Army. Date: August 12, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Night of the Murdered Poets: Thirteen prominent Jewish intellectuals are murdered in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union. Date: August 12, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 7.2 Ms  Ionian earthquake shakes the southern Ionian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Between 445 and 800 people are killed. Date: August 12, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today)
Thermonuclear bomb testing: The Soviet atomic bomb project continues with the detonation of "RDS-6s" (Joe 4) using a "layered" scheme. Date: August 12, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today)
Echo 1A, NASA's first successful communications satellite, is launched. Date: August 12, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)
South Africa is banned from the Olympic Games due to the country's racist policies. Date: August 12, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today)
Violence erupts after the Apprentice Boys of Derry march in Derry, Northern Ireland, resulting in a three-day communal riot known as the Battle of the Bogside. Date: August 12, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)