August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years); 141 days remain until the end of the year.
"Sometimes you're the windshield; sometimes you're the bug"
Born today
Mark Knopfler, 1949, British singer-songwriter and guitarist
George Soros, 1930, Jewish-Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist
Observances
Glorious Twelfth (United Kingdom)
HM the Queen Mother's Birthday and National Mother's Day (Thailand)
International Youth Day (United Nations)
Russian Air Force Day (Russia)
Russian Railway Troops Day (Russia)
Sea Org Day (Scientology)
