Today is Wednesday, July 12th, the 193rd day of the year. There are 172
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES National Hot Dog Month,
National Ice Cream Month, National Blueberry Month, Pecan
Pie Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Bill Cosby, 86, comedian/actor/producer
Denise Nicholas, 79, actress
Lisa Nicole Carson, 54, actress
Chad Brown, 53, football player
Loni Love, 52, comedian/actress
Travis Best, 51, basketball player
Tracie Spencer, 45, singer
LeSean McCoy, 35, football player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
George Washington Carver, 159, botanist
Paul Silas, 80, basketball player/coach (d. 2022)
Charlie Murphy, 64, actor/screenwriter (d. 2017)
DEATHS
Minnie Riperton, 1979, singer (b. 1947)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1936 – Cornelius Johnson set world high jump record.
1949 – Frederick M. Jones patents cooling system for food
transportation trucks.
1951 – Mob tries to keep black family from moving into all-white
Cicero, Illinois.
1967 – Blacks in Newark, riot, 26 killed, 1500 injured & over 1000 arrested.
1994 – All star MVP: Fred McGriff (Atlanta Braves).
1996 – Kirby Puckett, retires from Minnesota Twins.
1996 – Michael Jordan signs a NBA contract for 1 year for $25 million.
HOROSCOPE
While choosing a career path is always difficult, your mixture of practicality and compassion open up a variety of successful career choices. If the politics are your ambition, you may be well suited for office on the community level of higher, very similarly to John Quincy Adams, who was also born on July 11th. While business could also be satisfying, your creative inclinations may make a career in the arts ideal. If so, look to the work of iconic actor Yul Brynner, another of your birthday twins, for inspiration.
