1961, 12 August
The radical leader of Tunisia's left-wing opposition party, Salah ben Youssef, is assassinated in Frankfurt, Germany.
1964, 12 August
South Africa is barred from the Olympic Games in Tokyo as a sanction against its Apartheid policies.
1993, 12 August
US marines open fire on 3,000 Somali demonstrators protesting against the US presence in the country.
