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Actor Michelle Rodriguez turns 41 and human rights activist Malala Yousafzai turns 22, among famous birthdays for July 12.

On July 12, 1979, thousands of spectators at a Chicago White Sox game rushed the field at Comiskey Park, declaring disco dead.

On Dec. 30, 1958, Che Guevara's revolutionaries battled with Cuban troops for control of Santa Clara. Control of the country passed to Fidel Castro.

On Dec. 30, 1958, Che Guevara's revolutionaries battled with Cuban troops for control of Santa Clara. Control of the country passed to Fidel Castro.

On Dec. 30, 1958, Che Guevara's revolutionaries battled with Cuban troops for control of Santa Clara. Control of the country passed to Fidel Castro.

On Dec. 30, 1958, Che Guevara's revolutionaries battled with Cuban troops for control of Santa Clara. Control of the country passed to Fidel Castro.

Fitness guru Richard Simmons turns 69 and human rights activist Malala Yousafzai turns 20, among famous birthdays for July 12.

On Dec. 30, 1958, revolutionaries under the command of Che Guevara battled with government troops for control of the city of Santa Clara, Cuba. Within 12 hours of the rebel victory, Batista had fled the country, with control of the country passing to Fidel Castro.

On July 12, 1984, Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale named U.S. Rep. Geraldine Ferraro, D-N.Y., as his running mate. She was the first woman to share a major U.S. political party's presidential ticket.

Lady Gaga failed to win over Stephen Sondheim with her "ridiculous" tribute to "The Sound of Music" at the 87th Academy Awards.