On This Day — June 12

Famous events, births, and deaths from June 12 in history, plus the public holidays, religious observances, sports, and national days happening on this date today.

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41 events · 213 births · 93 deaths recorded for June 12.

🕰️ Notable Events on 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. Wikipedia ↗
2009 — A disputed presidential election in Iran leads to wide-ranging local and international protests. Wikipedia ↗
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. Wikipedia ↗
1997 — Queen Elizabeth II reopens the Globe Theatre in London. Wikipedia ↗
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. Wikipedia ↗
1993 — An election takes place in Nigeria which is later annulled by the military Government led by Ibrahim Babangida. Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Russians first democratically elected Boris Yeltsin as the President of Russia. Wikipedia ↗
1991 — 1991 Kokkadichcholai massacre: The Sri Lankan Army massacres 152 minority Tamil civilians in the village of Kokkadichcholai near the eastern province town of Batticaloa. Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Russia Day: The parliament of the Russian Federation formally declares its sovereignty. Wikipedia ↗
1987 — The Central African Republic's former Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa is sentenced to death for crimes he had committed during his 13-year rule. Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Cold War: At the Brandenburg Gate U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Bryan Allen wins the second Kremer prize for a man powered flight across the English Channel in the Gossamer Albatross. Wikipedia ↗
1967 — The United States Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia declares all U.S. state laws which prohibit interracial marriage to be unconstitutional. Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Anti-apartheid activist and ANC leader Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison for sabotage in South Africa. Wikipedia ↗
1963 — NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers is murdered in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi by Ku Klux Klan member Byron De La Beckwith during the Civil Rights Movement. Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Pope Pius XII canonises Dominic Savio, who was 14 years old at the time of his death, as a saint, making him at the time the youngest unmartyred saint in the Roman Catholic Church. In 2017 Jacinta and Francisco Marto, aged 10 and 9 at the time of their deaths, are declared saints. Wikipedia ↗
1944 — American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division secure the town of Carentan. Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Holocaust: Germany liquidates the Jewish Ghetto in Brzeżany, Poland (now Berezhany, Ukraine). Around 1,180 Jews are led to the city's old Jewish graveyard and shot. Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday. Wikipedia ↗
1940 — World War II: Thirteen thousand British and French troops surrender to Major General Erwin Rommel at Saint-Valery-en-Caux. Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Shooting begins on Paramount Pictures' Dr. Cyclops, the first horror film photographed in three-strip Technicolor. Wikipedia ↗
1939 — The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York. Wikipedia ↗
1935 — A ceasefire is negotiated between Bolivia and Paraguay, ending the Chaco War Wikipedia ↗
1914 — Massacre of Phocaea: Turkish irregulars slaughter 50 to 100 Greeks and expel thousands of others in an ethnic cleansing operation in the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia ↗
1899 — New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200. Wikipedia ↗
1898 — Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain. Wikipedia ↗
1864 — American Civil War, Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: Ulysses S. Grant gives the Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee a victory when he pulls his Union troops from their position at Cold Harbor, Virginia and moves south. Wikipedia ↗
1817 — maiden ride by Karl von Drais of the bicycle. Wikipedia ↗
1798 — Irish Rebellion of 1798: Battle of Ballynahinch. Wikipedia ↗
1776 — The Virginia Declaration of Rights is adopted. Wikipedia ↗
1775 — American Revolution: British general Thomas Gage declares martial law in Massachusetts. The British offer a pardon to all colonists who lay down their arms. There would be only two exceptions to the amnesty: Samuel Adams and John Hancock, if captured, were to be hanged. Wikipedia ↗
1772 — French explorer Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne and 25 of his men killed by Māori in New Zealand Wikipedia ↗
1758 — French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg: James Wolfe's attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia commences. Wikipedia ↗
1665 — England installs a municipal government in New York City (the former Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam). Wikipedia ↗
1653 — First Anglo-Dutch War: The Battle of the Gabbard begins and lasts until June 13. Wikipedia ↗
1550 — The city of Helsinki, Finland (belonging to Sweden at the time) is founded by King Gustav I of Sweden. Wikipedia ↗
1429 — Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc leads the French army in their capture of the city and the English commander, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk in the second day of the Battle of Jargeau. Wikipedia ↗
1418 — Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War: Parisians slaughter Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac and his suspected sympathizers, along with all prisoners, foreign bankers, and students and faculty of the College of Navarre. Wikipedia ↗
1381 — Peasants' Revolt: In England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Wikipedia ↗
1240 — At the instigation of Louis IX of France, an inter-faith debate, known as the Disputation of Paris, starts between a Christian monk and four rabbis. Wikipedia ↗
910 — Battle of Augsburg: The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army under King Louis the Child, using the famous feigned retreat tactic of the nomadic warriors. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on June 12

1992 — Philippe Coutinho, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1992 — Laura Jones, English gymnast Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Avisail García, Venezuelan baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Jrue Holiday, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Kevin López, Spanish runner Wikipedia ↗
1990 — David Worrall, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Emma Eliasson, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Ibrahim Jeilan, Ethiopian runner Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Artūrs Bērziņš, Latvian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Eren Derdiyok, Swiss footballer Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Mauricio Isla, Chilean footballer Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Dave Melillo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Dakota Morton, Canadian actor and radio host Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Seyi Ajirotutu, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Antonio Barragán, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Harry Taylor, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Blake Ross, American computer programmer, co-created Mozilla Firefox Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Sam Thaiday, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Kendra Wilkinson, American model, actress, and author Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Chris Young, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1984 — James Kwalia, Kenyan-Qatari runner Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Bruno Soriano, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Bryan Habana, South African rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Alexander Pipa, German rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Christine Sinclair, Canadian soccer player Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Ben Blackwell, American drummer Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Diem Brown, German-American journalist and activist (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Jason David, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1982 — James Tomlinson, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Raitis Grafs, Latvian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Paul Hasleby, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Adriana Lima, Brazilian model and actress Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Marco Bortolami, Italian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Larry Foote, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Ifet Taljević, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Dallas Clark, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Martine Dugrenier, Canadian wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Robyn, Swedish singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Earl Watson, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Lewis Moody, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Richard Ayoade, British actor, comedian, writer, director and television presenter Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Wade Redden, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Kenny Wayne Shepherd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Antawn Jamison, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Ray Price, Zimbabwean cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Thomas Sørensen, Danish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Bryan Alvarez, American wrestler and journalist Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Stéphanie Szostak, French-American actress Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Hideki Matsui, Japanese baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Jason Mewes, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Kerry Kittles, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Jason Caffey, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Darryl White, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Mark Henry, American weightlifter and wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Ryan Klesko, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Jérôme Romain, Caribbean-Dominican triple jumper and coach Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Heinz-Christian Strache, Austrian politician Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Zsolt Daczi, Hungarian guitarist (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Héctor Garza, Mexican wrestler (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Mathieu Schneider, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Scott Aldred, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Htay Kywe, Burmese activist Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Bobby Sheehan, American bass player and songwriter (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Aivar Kuusmaa, Estonian basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Frances O'Connor, English-Australian actress Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Marc Glanville, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Tom Misteli, Swiss cell biologist Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Adrian Toole, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Gwen Torrence, American sprinter Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Cathy Tyson, English actress Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Derek Higgins, Irish race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Kent Jones, American journalist Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Paula Marshall, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Peter Such, Scottish-born, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Philippe Bugalski, French race car driver (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Warwick Capper, Australian footballer, coach, and actor Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Jerry Lynn, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Joe Kopicki, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1959 — John Linnell, American singer-songwriter and musician Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Scott Thompson, Canadian actor and comedian Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Meredith Brooks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Timothy Busfield, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Javed Miandad, Pakistani cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Terry Alderman, Australian cricketer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Tim Razzall, Baron Razzall, English lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Rocky Burnette, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Spencer Abraham, American academic and politician, 10th United States Secretary of Energy Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Junior Brown, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Pete Farndon, English bass player and songwriter (The Pretenders) (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Bun E. Carlos, American drummer Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Brad Delp, American musician and singer (Boston - RTZ) (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Andranik Margaryan, Armenian engineer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Armenia (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Oğuz Abadan, Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Michael Fabricant, English politician Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Jens Böhrnsen, German judge and politician, President of Germany Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Marc Tardif, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1949 — John Wetton, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Hans Binder, Austrian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Herbert Meyer, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Len Wein, American comic book writer and editor Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Michel Bergeron, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Bobby Gould, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Catherine Bréchignac, French physicist and academic Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Pat Jennings, Irish footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Len Barry, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Bert Sakmann, German physiologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Marv Albert, American sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Chick Corea, American pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Roy Harper, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Reg Presley, English singer-songwriter (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Lucille Roybal-Allard, American politician Wikipedia ↗
1940 — Jacques Brassard, Canadian educator and politician Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Ron Lynch, Australian rugby league player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Frank McCloskey, American sergeant and politician (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
1938 — Jean-Marie Doré, Guinean lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Guinea (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1938 — Tom Oliver, English-Australian actor Wikipedia ↗
1937 — Vladimir Arnold, Russian-French mathematician and academic (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1937 — Klaus Basikow, German footballer and manager (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1937 — Antal Festetics, Hungarian-Austrian biologist and zoologist Wikipedia ↗
1937 — Chips Moman, American record producer, guitarist, and songwriter (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1935 — Ian Craig, Australian cricketer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1935 — Paul Kennedy, English lawyer and judge Wikipedia ↗
1934 — John A. Alonzo, American actor and cinematographer (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1934 — Kevin Billington, English director and producer Wikipedia ↗
1933 — Eddie Adams, American photographer and journalist (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Mimi Coertse, South African soprano and producer Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Mamo Wolde, Ethiopian runner (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Trevanian, American author and scholar (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Rona Jaffe, American novelist (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
1930 — Jim Burke, Australian cricketer (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
1930 — Donald Byrne, American chess player (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
1930 — Innes Ireland, Scottish race car driver and engineer (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
1930 — Jim Nabors, American actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Brigid Brophy, English author and critic (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Anne Frank, German-Dutch diarist; victim of the Holocaust (d. 1945) Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Jameel Jalibi, Pakistani linguist and academic Wikipedia ↗
1929 — John McCluskey, Baron McCluskey, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Vic Damone, American singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Petros Molyviatis, Greek politician and diplomat, Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Richard M. Sherman, American composer and director Wikipedia ↗
1925 — Jaime Montestrela, Portuguese psychiatrist, author, and poet (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
1924 — George H. W. Bush, American lieutenant and politician, 41st President of the United States Wikipedia ↗
1924 — Grete Dollitz, German-American guitarist and radio host (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1922 — Margherita Hack, Italian astrophysicist and author (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1921 — Luis García Berlanga, Spanish director and screenwriter (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1921 — Christopher Derrick, English author, critic, and academic (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1921 — James Archibald Houston, Canadian author and illustrator (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
1920 — Dave Berg, American soldier and cartoonist (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
1920 — Peter Jones, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
1919 — Uta Hagen, German-American actress and educator (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
1918 — Samuel Z. Arkoff, American film producer (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1918 — Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer, Sri Lankan-Australian mathematician and academic (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1916 — Irwin Allen, American director and producer (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
1916 — Raúl Héctor Castro, Mexican-American politician and diplomat, 14th Governor of Arizona (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1915 — Priscilla Lane, American actress (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
1915 — Christopher Mayhew, English soldier and politician (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
1915 — David Rockefeller, American banker and businessman (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1914 — William Lundigan, American actor (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
1914 — Go Seigen, Chinese-Japanese Go player (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗