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Christian feast day: Blessed Victoria Díez Bustos de Molina

On August 12, in the year 0, Christian feast day: Blessed Victoria Díez Bustos de Molina. This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of August 12, one of 445 recorded events on this date across all of history.

Beatification is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their name. Beati is the plural form, referring to those who have undergone the process of beatification; they possess the title of "Blessed" before their names and are often referred to in English as "a Blessed" or, plurally, "Blesseds".

Key Facts

  • This event took place on August 12, 0 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Holidays event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 2 Wikipedia articles.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 6 July 2026.

On This Date in History 445

Type Year Date Event
Notable Deaths 2024 Aug 12 Kim Kahana, American actor and stunt performer (born 1929)
Historical Events 2021 Aug 12 Six people, five victims and the perpetrator are killed in Keyham, Plymouth in the worst mass shooting in the UK since…
Notable Deaths 2021 Aug 12 Una Stubbs, English actress, TV personality, and dancer (born 1937)
Notable Deaths 2020 Aug 12 Bill Yeoman, American college football player and coach (born 1927)
Notable Deaths 2019 Aug 12 DJ Arafat, Ivorian DJ and singer (born 1986)
Historical Events 2018 Aug 12 Thirty-nine civilians, including a dozen children, are killed in an explosion at a weapons depot in Sarmada, Syria.
Historical Events 2017 Aug 12 The Unite the Right rally occurs in Charlottesville, Virginia, leading to the deaths of 3 and injuring nearly 50 more.
Notable Deaths 2017 Aug 12 Bryan Murray, Canadian ice hockey coach (born 1942)
Historical Events 2016 Aug 12 Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the city of Manbij from the Islamic State of Iraq and the…
Notable Deaths 2016 Aug 12 Juan Pedro de Miguel, Spanish handball player (born 1958)
Selected Events 2016 Aug 12 The state-owned Taedonggang Brewing Company inaugurated the first beer festival in North Korea.
Historical Events 2015 Aug 12 At least two massive explosions kill 173 people and injure nearly 800 more in Tianjin, China.
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 12 Jaakko Hintikka, Finnish philosopher and academic (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 12 Stephen Lewis, English actor and screenwriter (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 12 Meshulim Feish Lowy, Hungarian-Canadian rabbi and author (born 1921)
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 12 John Scott, English organist and conductor (born 1956)
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 12 Lauren Bacall, American model, actress, and singer (born 1924)
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 12 Futatsuryū Jun'ichi, Japanese sumo wrestler (born 1950)
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 12 Kongō Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler (born 1948)
Notable Deaths 2013 Aug 12 Tereza de Arriaga, Portuguese painter (born 1915)
Notable Deaths 2013 Aug 12 Hans-Ekkehard Bob, German soldier and pilot (born 1917)
Notable Deaths 2013 Aug 12 Pauline Maier, American historian and academic (born 1938)
Notable Deaths 2013 Aug 12 David McLetchie, Scottish lawyer and politician (born 1952)
Notable Deaths 2013 Aug 12 Vasiliy Mihaylovich Peskov, Russian ecologist and journalist (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 12 Jimmy Carr, American football player and coach (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 12 Jerry Grant, American race car driver (born 1935)
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 12 Joe Kubert, Polish-American illustrator, founded The Kubert School (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 12 Édgar Morales Pérez, Mexican engineer and politician
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 12 Alf Morris, English politician and activist (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2011 Aug 12 Robert Robinson, English journalist and author (born 1927)
Notable Deaths 2010 Aug 12 Isaac Bonewits, American Druid, author, and activist; founded Ár nDraíocht Féin (born 1949)
Notable Deaths 2010 Aug 12 Guido de Marco, Maltese lawyer and politician, 6th President of Malta (born 1931)
Notable Deaths 2010 Aug 12 Richie Hayward, American drummer and songwriter (born 1946)
Notable Deaths 2010 Aug 12 André Kim, South Korean fashion designer (born 1935)
Notable Deaths 2009 Aug 12 Les Paul, American guitarist, songwriter, and inventor (born 1915)
Notable Deaths 2008 Aug 12 Christie Allen, English-Australian singer (born 1954)
Notable Deaths 2008 Aug 12 Helge Hagerup, Norwegian playwright, poet and novelist (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2007 Aug 12 Merv Griffin, American actor, singer, and producer, created Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2007 Aug 12 Mike Wieringo, American author and illustrator (born 1963)
Notable Deaths 2006 Aug 12 Victoria Gray Adams, American civil rights activist (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2005 Aug 12 John Loder, English sound engineer and producer, founded Southern Studios (born 1946)
Notable Deaths 2004 Aug 12 Godfrey Hounsfield, English biophysicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2002 Aug 12 Enos Slaughter, American baseball player and manager (born 1916)
Notable Births 2001 Aug 12 Dixie D'Amelio, American social media personality and singer
Historical Events 2000 Aug 12 The Russian Navy submarine Kursk explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise, killing her entire…
Notable Births 2000 Aug 12 Tristan Charpentier, French racing driver
Notable Deaths 2000 Aug 12 Gennady Lyachin, Russian captain (born 1955)
Notable Deaths 2000 Aug 12 Loretta Young, American actress (born 1913)
Selected Events 2000 Aug 12 Kursk, an Oscar-class submarine of the Russian Navy, suffered an on-board explosion and sank in the Barents Sea during…
Notable Births 1999 Aug 12 Matthijs de Ligt, Dutch footballer

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