Daily Calendar for Saturday, July 12, 2025

Josiah Wedgwood (potter) – 1730
Henry David Thoreau (writer) – 1817
George Eastman (inventor) – 1854
Buckminster Fuller (engineer and architect who developed the geodesic dome) – 1895
Oscar Hammerstein II (lyricist) – 1895
Richard Simmons (fitness guru) – 1948
Cheryl Ladd (actress) – 1951
Kristi Yamaguchi (figure skater) – 1971
Anna Friel (actress) – 1976
Topher Grace (actor) – 1978
Erik Per Sullivan (actor) – 1991

Queen Elizabeth first feature-length film shown in the United States– 1912
René Pleven became prime minister of France– 1950
Dwight Eisenhower became the first U.S. president to fly in a helicopter– 1957
The island nation of Kiribati declared independence– 1979
Scott Jurek completed the full Appalachian Trail in 46 days, 8 hours, and 8 minutes, setting a new record. He beat the previous record by 3 hours.– 2015

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