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Today is Friday, June 12

Public Holidays on June 12

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On This Day in History — June 12

  • 2016 — Forty-nine civilians are killed and 58 others injured in an attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida; the gunman, Omar Mateen, is killed in a gunfight with police.
  • 2009 — A disputed presidential election in Iran leads to wide-ranging local and international protests.
  • 1999 — Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins when a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force (KFor) enters the province of Kosovo in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
  • 1997 — Queen Elizabeth II reopens the Globe Theatre in London.
  • 1994 — Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman are murdered outside Simpson's home in Los Angeles. Her estranged husband, O.J. Simpson is later charged with the murders, but is acquitted by a jury.
  • 1993 — An election takes place in Nigeria which is later annulled by the military Government led by Ibrahim Babangida.

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Notable Births on June 12

  • 1992 — Philippe Coutinho, Brazilian footballer
  • 1992 — Laura Jones, English gymnast
  • 1991 — Avisail García, Venezuelan baseball player
  • 1990 — Jrue Holiday, American basketball player
  • 1990 — Kevin López, Spanish runner
  • 1990 — David Worrall, English footballer

Notable Deaths on June 12

  • 2016 — George Voinovich, American politician (b. 1936)
  • 2016 — Janet Waldo, American actress and voice artist (b. 1920)
  • 2015 — Fernando Brant, Brazilian journalist, poet, and composer (b. 1946)
  • 2015 — Frederick Pei Li, Chinese-American physician and academic (b. 1940)
  • 2015 — Patrick Lennox Tierney, American historian and academic (b. 1914)
  • 2014 — Nabil Hemani, Algerian footballer (b. 1979)

Sports on June 12

  • WNBA: Phoenix Mercury @ Dallas Wings Scheduled
  • WNBA: Las Vegas Aces @ Portland Fire Scheduled
  • Formula 1: ? @ MSC Cruises Barcelona-Catalunya GP Scheduled
  • MLB: Miami Marlins @ Pittsburgh Pirates Scheduled
  • MLB: Seattle Mariners @ Washington Nationals Scheduled
  • MLB: San Diego Padres @ Baltimore Orioles Scheduled

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About Today

Tomorrow is Saturday, June 13

On This Day in History — June 13

  • 2015 — A man opens fire at policemen outside the police headquarters in Dallas, Texas, while a bag containing a pipe bomb is also found. He was later shot dead by police.
  • 2012 — A series of bombings across Iraq, including Baghdad, Hillah and Kirkuk, kills at least 93 people and wounds over 300 others.
  • 2010 — A capsule of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, containing particles of the asteroid 25143 Itokawa, returns to Earth.
  • 2007 — The Al Askari Mosque is bombed for a second time.
  • 2002 — The United States withdraws from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
  • 2000 — President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea meets Kim Jong-il, leader of North Korea, for the beginning of the first ever inter-Korea summit, in the northern capital of Pyongyang.

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Notable Births on June 13

  • 2000 — Penny Oleksiak, Canadian swimmer
  • 1995 — Emily Fanning, New Zealand tennis player
  • 1995 — Laura Ucrós, Colombian tennis player
  • 1993 — Simona Senoner, Italian ski jumper (d. 2011)
  • 1993 — Denis Ten, Kazakhstani figure skater
  • 1992 — Semi Radradra, Fijian rugby league player

Notable Deaths on June 13

  • 2015 — Buddy Boudreaux, American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1917)
  • 2015 — Sergio Renán, Argentinian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1933)
  • 2015 — Mike Shrimpton, New Zealand cricketer and coach (b. 1940)
  • 2014 — Mahdi Elmandjra, Moroccan economist and sociologist (b. 1933)
  • 2014 — Gyula Grosics, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1926)
  • 2014 — Jim Keays, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1946)

Sports on June 13

  • MLB: Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals Scheduled
  • MLB: St. Louis Cardinals @ Minnesota Twins Scheduled
  • MLB: Tampa Bay Rays @ Los Angeles Angels Scheduled
  • WNBA: Golden State Valkyries @ Seattle Storm Scheduled
  • MLB: Colorado Rockies @ Athletics Scheduled
  • MLB: Chicago Cubs @ San Francisco Giants Scheduled

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About Tomorrow