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June 12 is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot June 2007 is the sixth month of that year It began on a Friday and 30 days later ended on a Saturday. June 2006 was a month with thirty days The following events also occurred during the month 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October June 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 202 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Blackheath is an area in southeast London centred around a section of open public grassland ('the Heath' and straddling the boundary of the London Borough of Lewisham and the
• 1418 - An insurrection delivers Paris to the Burgundians. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city See also Civil war between the Armagnacs and the Burgundians The Burgundian party was a political allegiance in France that formed during the reign of
• 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. The Hundred Years' War (Guerre de Cent Ans was a prolonged conflict lasting from 1337 to 1453 between two royal houses for the French throne vacant with the extinction of the senior Joan of Arc (c 1412 Joan asserted that she had visions from God that told her to recover her homeland from English domination late in the Hundred Years' This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. William de la Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk, 1st Marquess of Suffolk, 4th Earl of Suffolk ( 16 October 1396 at Cotton Suffolk The Battle of Jargeau took place on June 11 - 12 1429 It was Joan of Arc's first offensive battle
• 1560 - Battle of Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga defeats Imagawa Yoshimoto. The took place in June 1560. In this battle Oda Nobunaga defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto and established himself as one of the front-running warlords in the ( June 23, 1534 &ndash June 21, 1582) was a major Daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history was one of the leading Daimyo (feudal lords in early Sengoku period Japan
• 1653 - First Anglo-Dutch War: the Battle of the Gabbard begins and lasts until June 13. The First Anglo–Dutch War (Eerste Engelse Zeeoorlog (1652–54 (called the First Dutch War in England and the First English Sea-War in the Netherlands was The naval Battle of the Gabbard, also known as the Battle of Gabbard Bank, the Battle of the North Foreland or the second Battle of Nieuwpoort Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for
• 1665 - England installs a municipal government in New York City (the former Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam). The City of New York The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands New Amsterdam (Nieuw Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement that later became New York City.
• 1758 - French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg – James Wolfe's attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia commences. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The French and Indian War (1754&ndash1763 was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War. Fortress of Louisbourg (in French, Forteresse de Louisbourg) is a Canadian National Historic Site and the location of a partial reconstruction General James Wolfe ( 2 January, 1727 &ndash 13 September, 1759) was a British Army officer known for his training reforms Louisbourg (2001 pop 1157 is a community in Nova Scotia 's Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
• 1775 - American Revolution: British general Thomas Gage declares martial law in Massachusetts. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Thomas Gage (1719 April 2, 1787) was a British general and commander in chief of the North American forces from 1763 to 1775 during the early days of the Martial law is the system of rules that takes effect when the military takes control of the normal administration of justice The Province of Massachusetts Bay was a crown colony chartered October 7, 1691 in North America by William and Mary, the joint The British offer a pardon to all colonists who lay down their arms. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands There would be only two exceptions to the amnesty: Samuel Adams and John Hancock, if captured, were to be hanged. Samuel Adams ( – October 2 1803 was an American Statesman, Politician, Writer and political philosopher, brewer John Hancock ( October 8 1793 was a Massachusetts merchant and prominent patriot of the American Revolution.
• 1830 - Beginning of the French colonization of Algeria: 34,000 French soldiers land 27 kilometers west of Algiers, at Sidi Ferruch. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display French rule of Algeria lasted from 1830 to 1962 under a variety of governmental systems Algiers (الجزائر Algerian Arabic: Dzayer ( (From kabyle pronunciation Kabyle: Ledzayer, Alger) is the Capital and largest Sidi Ferruch is a coastal town in Algiers Province, Algeria. It is located within the territory of the municipality of Staouéli, on a Presque-isle
• 1849 - The gas mask is patented by Lewis Haslett in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A gas mask is a Mask worn over the face to protect the wearer from inhaling airborne Pollutants and Toxic materials The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1860 - The State Bank of the Russian Empire is established. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting The State Bank of the Russian Empire (Государственный банк Российской Империи was the main Bank of the Russian Empire from 1860
• 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 positions at Cold Harbor, Virginia and moves south. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Overland Campaign, also known as Grant's Overland Campaign and the Wilderness Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and The Battle of Cold Harbor, the final battle of Union Lt Gen Ulysses S Ulysses S Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27 1822 &ndash July 23 1885 was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States Robert Edward Lee (January 19 1807 &ndash October 12 1870 was a career United States Army officer, an Engineer, and among the most celebrated
• 1889 - 88 are killed in the Armagh rail disaster near Armagh in what is now Northern Ireland. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Armagh rail disaster happened on 12 June 1889 near Armagh, Ireland. The City of Armagh ( is an ancient religious site of worship of both celtic paganism and Christianity and the oldest of the five cities in Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of
• 1896 - J.T. Hearne sets a cricket record for the earliest date of taking 100 first-class wickets in a season. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year John Thomas Hearne (born May 3, 1867 in Buckinghamshire, died April 17, 1944 in Buckinghamshire (known either as Jack Hearne Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by
• 1898 - Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Philippine Declaration of Independence occurred on June 12, 1898 in the Philippines, where Filipino For the municipality see Gen Emilio Aguinaldo Cavite General Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy ( March 22, 1869 &ndash February 6 The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1899 - New Richmond Tornado: the eighth deadliest tornado in U. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The New Richmond Tornado was an unprecedented disaster in the northern Great Plains. A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus S. history kills 117 peoples and injures around 200.
• 1902 - Australia: women in the four Australian States without female suffrage are given the right to vote in Commonwealth elections under Section 3 of the Commonwealth Franchise Act for a Uniform Federal Franchise. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Specifically excluded from enrolling to vote are 'aboriginal native[s] of Australia Africa Asia or the Islands of the Pacific except New Zealand' unless covered under Section 41 of the Constitution of Australia. The Constitution of Australia is the law under which the Australian Commonwealth Government operates
• 1903 - The Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity is founded at the University of Michigan School of Music. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Sigma Alpha Iota ( ΣΑΙ) is a music fraternity Formed to "uphold the highest ideals of a music education" and "to further the development of music in America" The University of Michigan School of Music Theatre & Dance is an undergraduate and graduate institution for the Performing arts in the United States.
• 1922 - In Windsor Castle, King George V receives the colours of the six Irish regiments that are to be disbanded - the Royal Irish Regiment, the Connaught Rangers, the South Irish Horse, the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment, the Royal Munster Fusiliers and the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Windsor Castle, in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, is the largest inhabited Castle in the world and dating back to the time of A colour is a name for certain kinds of flags On land, it usually refers to Regimental colours, but the term is also used outside military situations Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Connaught Rangers ("the Devil's Own" was an Irish Regiment of the British Army, formed by the almagation in 1881 of the 88th Regiment The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians was an Irish Infantry Regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the The Royal Munster Fusiliers was a regular Irish Infantry Regiment of the British Army. The Royal Dublin Fusiliers was an Irish Infantry Regiment of the British Army, one of eight Irish regiments raised and garrisoned
• 1931 - Charlie Parker equals cricket record for the earliest date to reach 100 wickets in a season. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Warrington Leonard "Charlie" Parker ( October 14, 1882 in Prestbury, Gloucestershire – July 11, 1959 Tich Freeman reaches 100 wickets a day later. Alfred Percy "Tich" Freeman (born 17 May 1888 in London, died 28 January 1965 in Bearsted, Kent)
• 1935 - Chaco War ends: a truce is called between Bolivia and Paraguay who had been fighting since 1932. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Chaco War (1932&ndash1935 was fought between Bolivia and Paraguay over control of a great part of the Gran Chaco region of South America The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1939 - Shooting begins on Paramount Pictures' Dr. Cyclops, the first horror film photographed in three-strip Technicolor. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Dr Cyclops is a 1940 horror film directed by Ernest B Schoedsack, starring Thomas Coley, Victor Kilian, Janice Logan, Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation
• 1940 - World War II: 13,000 British and French troops surrender to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel at Saint-Valery-en-Caux. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For other meanings see Field Marshal (disambiguation Field marshal is a military officer rank Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel ( ( 15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) (also known as the " Desert Fox " Wüstenfuchs Saint-Valery-en-Caux is a seaside town and commune of the Seine Maritime département, Haute-Normandie région
• 1942 - Holocaust: future essayist Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank ( (12 June 1929 – early March 1945 was a Jewish girl born in the city of Frankfurt am Main in Weimar Germany For other uses of the term 'diary' see Diary (disambiguation. Birthday is the name given to the date of the anniversary of a person's birth
• 1943 - Holocaust: Germany liquidates the Jewish Ghetto in Berezhany, western Ukraine. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ A ghetto is described as a "portion of a city in which members of a minority group live especially because of social legal or economic pressure Berezhany (Бережани Brzeżany is a City located in the Ternopil Oblast ( province) of western Ukraine. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. 1,180 Jews are led to the city's old Jewish graveyard and shot. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************
• 1963 - Civil rights leader Medgar Evers is murdered in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi by Ku Klux Klan member Byron De La Beckwith. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Medgar Willy Evers ( July 2, 1925 June 12, 1963) was an African American civil rights activist from Mississippi Ku Klux Klan ( KKK) is the name of several past and present secret domestic terrorist organizations in the United States, generally in the southern states that are Byron De La Beckwith ( November 9 1920, Colusa California – January 21 2001, Jackson Mississippi) was an American
• 1964 - Anti-apartheid activist and ANC leader Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison for sabotage in South Africa. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The African National Congress (ANC has been South Africa 's governing party supported by its Tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy oppressor or employer through subversion obstruction disruption and/or destruction The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
• 1967 - The United States Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia declares all U.S. state laws which prohibit interracial marriage to be unconstitutional. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Loving v Virginia,, was a landmark Civil rights case in which the United States Supreme Court declared Virginia 's Anti-miscegenation A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Interracial marriage occurs when two people of differing racial groups marry, often creating Multiracial children Constitutionality is the status of a law, a procedure or an act's accordance with the laws or guidelines set forth in the applicable Constitution.
• 1967 - Venera program: Venera 4 is launched (it will become the first space probe to enter another planet's atmosphere and successfully return data). The Venera (Венера series of probes was developed by the USSR between 1961 and 1984 to gather data from Venus. Venera 4 ( Russian:Венера-4 was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus. A space probe is a scientific Space exploration mission in which a Robotic spacecraft leaves the Gravity well of Earth and approaches the A planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU is a celestial body Orbiting a Star or stellar remnant that is
• 1978 - David Berkowitz, the "Son of Sam" killer in New York City, is sentenced to 365 years in prison for six killings. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar)
• 1979 - Bryan Allen wins the second Kremer prize for a man powered flight across the English Channel in the Gossamer Albatross. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Bryan L Allen (born October 13, 1952 in Visalia California) is self-taught Hang glider pilot and bicyclist The Gossamer Albatross was a Human-powered aircraft built by American Aeronautical engineer Dr
• 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. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Central Africa|Central African FederationThe Central African Republic ( CAR) République Centrafricaine ʀepyblik sɑ̃tʀafʀikɛn or Centrafrique) is a Landlocked Jean-Bédel Bokassa (ʒɑ̃ bedɛl bɔkasa 22 February 1921 &ndash 3 November 1996) also known as Bokassa I of Central Africa
• 1987 - Cold War: U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov;; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye Stavropol Krai) is a Russian politician The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer was a physical barrier separating West Berlin from the German Democratic Republic (GDR ( East Germany) including The Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor is a former City gate and one of the main symbols of Berlin and Germany.
• 1988 - The Republic of Ireland beats England 1-0 at Euro88 thanks to a headed goal by Ray Houghton. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in international football. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in West Germany. Raymond James Houghton (born January 9 1962 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a Scottish-born footballer who represented the Republic This is Ireland's first competitive match at a major football tournament.
• 1990 - Russia Day – the parliament of the Russian Federation formally declares its sovereignty. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Below is the list of official public holidays recognized by the Russian government. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• 1991 - Russians elect Boris Yeltsin as the president of the republic. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999
• 1993 - Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola is elected President of Nigeria in record turnout for Nigerian elections. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola (often referred to as M History When Nigeria became a Federal republic within the Commonwealth in 1963 it retained the Parliamentary system of government inherited from Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal
• 1994 - Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are murdered outside her home in Los Angeles, California. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Nicole Brown Simpson ( May 19, 1959 - June 12, 1994) was the ex-wife of American football player O Ronald Lyle Goldman ( July 2, 1968 June 12, 1994) was Killed in Los Angeles California, along with Nicole Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West O.J. Simpson is later acquitted of the killings, but is held liable in a civil suit. Orenthal James "O J" Simpson (born July 9 1947 who has also been called The Juice, is a retired American football player,
• 1996 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a panel of federal judges blocks a law against indecency on the internet. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Decency is conformity to sociocultural standards of conduct and speech The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks
• 1999 - Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins – a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force KFor enters the province of Kosovo in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts in Kosovo: 1996–1999 The North Atlantic Treaty The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The Kosovo Force ( KFOR) is a NATO -led international force responsible for establishing a safe and secure environment in Kosovo, the self-proclaimed independent The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Савезна Република Југославија / Savezna Republika Jugoslavija) or FRY was a federal state
• 2000 - Sandro Rosa do Nascimento takes hostages while robbing Bus #174 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the highly-publicized standoff becomes a media circus and ends with the death of do Nascimento and a hostage. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Sandro Rosa do Nascimento ( July 7, 1978 - June 12, 2000) was one of the most publicized criminals in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil Media circus describes a News event where the media coverage is perceived to be out of proportion to the event being covered such as the number of Reporters at the
• 2004 - A 1. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 3 kilogram chondrite type meteorite strikes a house in Ellerslie, New Zealand causing serious damage but no injuries. A meteorite is a natural object originating in Outer space that survives an impact with the Earth 's surface Ellerslie is a suburb of the city of Auckland City, New Zealand.
• 2008 - Ireland rejects the Lisbon Treaty in a referendum, thus putting into question the reform programme of the European Union. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Treaty of Lisbon (also known as the Reform Treaty) is a Treaty designed to streamline the workings of the European Union (EU with amendments to the The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in

Births

• 1107 - Emperor Gaozong of China (d. Biography Gaozong was the 5th son of Emperor Huizong and the younger half-brother of Emperor Qinzong. 1187)
• 1519 - Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. Cosimo I de' Medici (June 12 1519 &ndash April 21 1574 was Duke of Florence from 1537 to 1574 reigning as the first Grand 1574)
• 1577 - Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (d. Paul Guldin (original name Habakkuk Guldin) ( June 12, 1577 – November 3, 1643) was a Swiss Mathematician and astronomer 1643)
• 1659 - Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Japanese samurai (d. also read Yamamoto Jōchō ( June 11 1659 - November 30, 1719) was a samurai of the Saga Domain in Hizen Province under 1719)
• 1775 - Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (d. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Friedrich Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Müffling, called Weiss ( June 12, 1775 &ndash January 10, 1851) was a Prussian 1851)
• 1777 - Robert Clark, American politician (d. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Robert Clark ( 1777-06-12 - 1837-10-01) was a United States Representative from New York. 1837)
• 1802 - Harriet Martineau, controversial journalist, political economist, abolitionist and life-long feminist (d. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Harriet Martineau ( June 12, 1802 &ndash June 27, 1876) was an English Writer and Philosopher, renowned in her 1876)
• 1806 - John A. Roebling, German-America civil engineer (Brooklyn Bridge) (d. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Augustus Roebling (born Johann August Röbling, June 12, 1806 in Mühlhausen - July 22, 1869) was a German-born The Brooklyn Bridge, one of the oldest Suspension bridges in the United States, stretches 5989 feet (1825 m over the East River connecting the 1869)
• 1812 - Edmond Hébert, French geologist (d. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Edmond Hébert ( June 12, 1812 &ndash April 4, 1890) French Geologist, was born at Villefargau Yonne. 1890)
• 1819 - Charles Kingsley, English writer (d. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Charles Kingsley ( June 12 1819 &ndash January 23 1875) was an English Novelist, particularly associated with the 1875)
• 1827 - Johanna Spyri, Swiss author (d. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Johanna Spyri (johana ʃpiːʁi ( 12 June 1827 &ndash 7 July 1901) was an author of children's stories and is best known for Heidi 1901)
• 1861 - William Attewell, English cricketer (d. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Attewell (commonly known as "Dick" Attewell; born June 12 1861, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, England; died 1927)
• 1875 - Sam De Grasse, Canadian actor (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Samuel Alfred de Grasse (born June 12, 1875, died November 29, 1953) was a Canadian actor 1953)
• 1888 - Zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Zygmunt Janiszewski ( June 12, 1888 in Warsaw – January 3, 1920 in Lwów, Poland) was a Polish 1920)
• 1890 - Egon Schiele, Austrian painter and graphic artist (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Egon Schiele (12 June 1890 &ndash 31 October 1918 (ˈʃiːlə approximately SHEE-luh was an Austrian painter, a protégé of Gustav Klimt, and a 1918)
• 1892 - Djuna Barnes, American author (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Djuna Barnes (12 June 1892 &ndash 18 June 1982 was an American Writer who played an important part in the development of 20th century English language 1982)
• 1897 - Anthony Eden, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Robert Anthony Eden 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (12 June 1897 &ndash 14 January 1977 was a British Conservative Politician The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1977)
• 1899 - Fritz Albert Lipmann, American biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Fritz Albert Lipmann ( June 12 1899 &ndash July 24 1986) was a German-American Biochemist and a co-discoverer in 1945 of Coenzyme The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1986)
• 1902 - Hendrik Elias, Flemish politician (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Hendrik Josef Elias ( June 12 1902 – February 2 1973) was a Belgian politician and Flemish nationalist. 1973)
• 1903 - Emmett Hardy, American musician (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Emmett Louis Hardy ( June 12, 1903 &ndash June 16, 1925) was an early Jazz Cornet player and one of the best regarded 1925)
• 1905 - Ray Barbuti, American athlete (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Raymond ("Ray" James Barbuti ( June 12 1905 &ndash July 8 1988) was an American athlete and American 1988)
• 1906 - Sandro Penna, Italian poet (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Sandro Penna ( June 12, 1906 – January 21, 1977 in Rome) was an Italian Poet. 1977)
• 1908 - Alphonse Ouimet, Canadian TV pioneer and president of the CBC (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year J Alphonse Ouimet CC ( June 12, 1908 &ndash December 20, 1988) was a Canadian Television pioneer and president 1988)
• 1908 - Marina Semenova, Russian ballerina
• 1908 - Otto Skorzeny, Famous WWII German SS commando (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Marina Timofeyevna Semyonova (Марина Тимофеевна Семёнова born in Saint-Petersburg on June 12, 1908) ( O Otto Skorzeny ( June 12 1908 – July 6 1975) was an Obersturmbannführer in the German Waffen-SS The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the In Military science, the term commando can refer to an individual a Military unit, or a raiding style of military operation. 1975)
• 1910 - Bill Naughton, English playwright (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting William John Francis Naughton, or Bill Naughton ( Ballyhaunis, 12 June 1910 - Ballasalla, 9 January 1992) was 1992)
• 1912 - Jameel Jalibi, Pakistani scholar, writer, and Urdu linguist
• 1913 - Jean Victor Allard, Canadian army general (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Muhammad Jameel Khan ( Urdu: محمد جمیل خان) commonly known as Prof Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common General Jean Victor Allard, CC, CBE, GOQ, DSO, ED, CD ( June 12, 1913 — April 23 1996)
• 1915 - Christopher Mayhew, British politician (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Christopher Paget Mayhew Baron Mayhew ( June 12, 1915 &mdash January 7, 1997) was a British politician who was a Labour 1997)
• 1915 - David Rockefeller, American banker
• 1916 - Irwin Allen, American film producer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar David Rockefeller Sr (born June 12, 1915) is a prominent American Banker, Statesman, Globalist and the current patriarch Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Irwin Allen ( June 12, 1916 – November 2, 1991) was a television and film producer nicknamed "The Master of Disaster" for his work 1991)
• 1918 - Samuel Z. Arkoff, American film producer (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Samuel Zachary Arkoff ( June 12 1918 &ndash September 16 2001) was an American producer of B-movies. 2001)
• 1919 - Uta Hagen, American actress (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Uta Thyra Hagen ( June 12, 1919 – January 14, 2004) was a German -born American actress and acting teacher 2004)
• 1920 - Dave Berg, American cartoonist (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Dave Berg ( Brooklyn, June 12, 1920  &ndash May 17, 2002) was an American Cartoonist, most noted for his work in 2002)
• 1920 - Peter Jones, English actor (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Jones (12 June 1920 – 10 April 2000 was an English Actor, Playwright and broadcaster. 2000)
• 1920 - Jim Siedow, American actor (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Jim Nash Siedow ( June 12, 1920 - November 20, 2003) was an American Actor, best known for his role in The Texas 2003)
• 1921 - Christopher Derrick, British writer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Christopher Hugh Derrick ( 12 June 1921 &ndash 2 October 2007) was an author reviewer Publisher's reader and lecturer 2007)
• 1921 - James Houston, Canadian artist (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. James Archibald Houston OC, DLitt, FRSA, LLD ( June 12, 1921 &ndash April 17, 2005) was a 2005)
• 1923 - Monty Westmore, American make-up artist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Montague George "Monty" Westmore ( June 12, 1923 &ndash November 13, 2007) was part of the third generation of the Westmore family 2007)
• 1924 - George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States
• 1926 - Jackie Pallo, English professional wrestler (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jackie "Mr TV" Pallo ( 12 June 1926 &ndash 11 February 2006) (born Jack Ernest Gutteridge in Islington, 2006)
• 1928 - Vic Damone, American singer
• 1928 - Richard M. Sherman, American songwriter
• 1929 - Brigid Brophy, British writer
• 1929 - Anne Frank, German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vic Damone (born June 12, 1928) is an Italian American Singer. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brigid Antonia Brophy Lady Levey ( June 12, 1929, in London, England &ndash August 7, 1995, in Louth, Lincolnshire Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank ( (12 June 1929 – early March 1945 was a Jewish girl born in the city of Frankfurt am Main in Weimar Germany 1945)
• 1930 - Donald Byrne, American chess player (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donald Byrne ( June 12, 1930 – April 8, 1976) was one of the USA 's strongest Chess players during the 1950s and 1960s 1976)
• 1930 - Jim Nabors, American actor
• 1930 - Innes Ireland, Scottish racing driver (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Thurston "Jim" Nabors (born June 12 1930 in Sylacauga, Alabama, to Fred and Mavis Nabors is an American Actor, Singer Robert McGregor Innes Ireland (b 12 June 1930 – d 22 October 1993) was a Scottish military officer, engineer 1993)
• 1932 - Mimi Coertse, a South African soprano
• 1932 - Rona Jaffe, American novelist
• 1932 - Mamo Wolde, Ethiopian athlete (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Mimi Coertse (born 12 June 1932) is a South African Soprano. Early life Coertse born in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Rona Jaffe (b June 12 1931, Brooklyn New York &mdash d December 30 2005, London, UK) was an American Degaga ("Mamo" Wolde ( June 12, 1932 &ndash May 26, 2002) was an Ethiopian long distance track and Road 2002)
• 1933 - Eddie Adams, American photographer, won Pulitzer Prize (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eddie Adams (June 12 1933 – September 19 2004 was a Pulitzer Prize -winning American Photographer noted for portraits of celebrities and politicians The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, 2004)
• 1934 - John A. Alonzo, American cinematographer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Alonzo, ASC (born June 12 1934 in Dallas, Texas, died March 13 2001) was an American 2001)
• 1937 - Vladimir Arnold, Russian mathematician
• 1937 - Antal Festetics, Austrian biologist
• 1938 - Tom Oliver, Australian actor
• 1939 - Frank McCloskey, American politician (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vladimir Igorevich Arnol'd or Arnold (Влади́мир И́горевич Арно́льд born June 12, 1937 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR Antal Festetics (born 1206.1937 Budapest, Hungary) is an Austrian Biologist, Zoologist and behavioural researcher Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ---- Tom Oliver (born 12 June 1938, in Hampshire, England) is an English -born Australian Television, Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Francis Xavier "Frank" McCloskey ( June 12, 1939 – November 2, 2003) was a Democratic representative from 2003)
• 1941 - Marv Albert, American sportscaster
• 1941 - Chick Corea, American musician
• 1941 - Roy Harper, English musician
• 1942 - Bert Sakmann, German physiologist, Nobel laureate
• 1942 - Len Barry, American singer and musician (The Dovells)
• 1945 - Pat Jennings, Northern Irish footballer
• 1946 - Harry Glasper, English writer
• 1946 - Michel Bergeron, NHL head coach
• 1948 - Hans Binder, Austrian racing driver
• 1949 - Marc Tardif, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1949 - John Wetton, English musician (Asia)
• 1951 - Andranik Margaryan, 14th Prime Minister of Armenia (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marv Albert (born Marvin Philip Aufrichtig; June 12, 1941) is an American television and radio Sportscaster, honored for his work Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (born June 12, 1941) is a multiple Grammy Award winning American Jazz Pianist For the comic book character see Roy Harper (comics Roy Harper (born June 12, 1941) is an English Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bert Sakmann (born June 12, 1942) is a German cell Physiologist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Len Barry (born Leonard Borisoff, June 12 1942 West Philadelphia) was an American vocalist and Musician. The Dovells were an American Music group, formed at Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1957 under the name Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Patrick Anthony Jennings OBE (born June 12 1945 in Newry, County Down) is a Northern Irish former football player Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harry Glasper (born June 12 1946 in Middlesbrough England) is the author of several books on Middlesbrough Football Club. Michel Bergeron (born June 12 1946 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a former National Hockey League head coach Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hans Binder (born 12 June 1948 in Zell am Ziller, Innsbruck) is an Austrian former Formula One driver who raced for the Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marc Tardif (born June 12 1949 in Granby Quebec) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey left winger who is the leading goal scorer John Kenneth Wetton (born 12 June 1949) is an English Singer, Bass guitarist and Guitarist. Asia is a rock group formed in 1981. The band was labelled a supergroup and included former members of veteran Progressive rock bands Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Andranik Margaryan (Անդրանիկ Մարգարյան alternative spelling Andranik Margarian ( 12 June, 1951 &ndash 25 March, 2007) served The Prime Minister of Armenia is the most senior minister within the Armenian government and is required by the constitution to "oversee the Government's regular activities 2007)
• 1951 - Bun E. Carlos, American musician (Cheap Trick)
• 1951 - Brad Delp, American singer (Boston) (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Bun E Carlos ( June 12, 1951 in Rockford Illinois) is the Drummer for American Rock band Cheap Trick Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford Illinois, that gained popularity in the late 1970s Bradley E Delp ( June 12 1951 &ndash March 9 2007) was an American Musician. Boston is an American rock band from Boston Massachusetts that achieved its most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s 2007)
• 1952 - Pete Farndon, English musician (The Pretenders) (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pete Farndon (12 June 1952 &ndash 14 April 1983 was an English bassist and founding member of the rock band The Pretenders. The Pretenders are a British rock band The original band consisted of group founder and main Songwriter Chrissie Hynde ( lead vocals 1983)
• 1952 - Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Energy under George W. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Edward Spencer Abraham (born June 12, 1952 in East Lansing Michigan) is a former United States Senator from Michigan. Bush
• 1953 - Allan Weiner, American radio station owner
• 1954 - Neil Oatley, English engineer
• 1956 - Terry Alderman, Australian cricketer
• 1956 - Rob Collins, English musician (The Charlatans) (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Allen H Weiner (born June 12 1953, Yonkers New York) is a long-time Pirate radio operator and activist Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Neil Oatley (born June 12 1954) is currently Executive Director of Engineering for the McLaren Formula One team Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terence Michael Alderman (born 12 June 1956 in Subiaco Western Australia, Australia is a former Australian Cricketer. Rob Collins ( June 12, 1965 - July 22, 1996) was an English musician best known as the original keyboardist of the The Charlatans. The Charlatans (known in the United States as The Charlatans UK) are a British Alternative rock band 1996)
• 1957 - Timothy Busfield, American actor
• 1957 - Javed Miandad, Pakistani cricketer and coach
• 1958 - Rebecca Holden, American actress and singer
• 1959 - John Linnell, American musician (They Might Be Giants)
• 1959 - Scott Thompson, Canadian comedian (Kids in the Hall)
• 1959 - Jervis Johnson, Games Designer for Games Workshop, Nottingham
• 1961 - Jim Goad, American author
• 1962 - Paul Clark, English musician (The Bolshoi)
• 1962 - John Enos III, American actor
• 1963 - Warwick Capper, Australian rules footballer
• 1963 - Tim DeKay, American actor
• 1963 - Jerry Lynn, American professional wrestler
• 1963 - Johnny Weiss, American professional wrestler
• 1963 - Philippe Bugalski, French rally driver
• 1964 - Paula Marshall, American actress
• 1964 - Derek Higgins, Irish racing driver
• 1965 - Filip Topol, Czech musician and writer
• 1965 - Vicky Vette, Norwegian-born adult film actress
• 1967 - Frances O'Connor, Australian actress
• 1967 - Icíar Bollaín, Spanish actress, director and writer
• 1968 - Scott Aldred, American baseball player
• 1968 - Bobby Sheehan, American musician (Blues Traveler) (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Timothy "Timmy B" Busfield (born June 12, 1957, in Lansing Michigan) is an American Actor and director Mohammad Javed Miandad Khan ( Urdu:) (born June 12, 1957 in Karachi, Pakistan) popularly known as Javed Miandad Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rebecca Holden (b June 12, 1958 in Dallas, Texas, US) is an American actress, Singer, and The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Sidney Linnell (born June 12, 1959, New York City, New York) musician is known primarily as one half of Brooklyn New York They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American Alternative rock band which began as a duo of John Flansburgh and John Scott Thompson (born June 12, 1959) is a Canadian television comedian best known for his time as a member of the comedy troupe Kids in the Hall The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian Sketch comedy group formed in 1984 consisting of comedians Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Jervis Johnson is a Game designer for Games Workshop. He is currently one of Game Workshop's long-term strategy managers having previously been employed The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game or Lord of the Rings SBG rather than Lord of the Rings when Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Thaddeus "Jim" Goad (born June 12 1961 in Ridley Park Pennsylvania is an American Author and Publisher, noted for the controversy surrounding Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Biography Born June 12 in Leeds Yorkshire Paul was educated at Lofthouse Gate County Primary School Benton Park Grammar School and finally at Jacob Kramer College of The Bolshoi were a London -based music group prominent mostly in the mid-late 1980s John Enos III (born June 12, 1962) is an American Actor, known for the role of Bobby Marsino in the Soap opera Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Timothy Robert DeKay (born June 12, 1963) is an American Character actor. Jeremy "Jerry" Lynn (born June 12 1963) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Johnny Weiss aka Johnny Hotbody is an American Professional wrestler best known for his work in the Tri-State Wrestling Alliance and Extreme Championship Philippe Bugalski (born June 12, 1963) is a former French Rally driver who was famous for his lightning performances on tarmac rallies Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Paula Marshall (born June 12 1964) is an American actress Biography Personal life Marshall was born in Rockville Maryland, and Derek Higgins (born June 12, 1964) is an Irish former race car driver Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Filip Topol (born June 12, 1965 in Prague) is a Czech songwriter singer and pianist Vicky Vette (born 12 June 1965 in Stavanger, Norway) is a porn star and Nude model. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Frances O'Connor (born 12 June 1967) is an Australian actress. Icíar Bollaín Pérez-Mínguez ( Madrid, June 12 1967) is a Spanish Actress, director and Writer. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scott Phillip Aldred (born June 12 1968) was a professional Baseball Pitcher for nine years Robert Vaughn "Bobby" Sheehan ( June 12, 1968 in Summit, New Jersey, U Blues Traveler is an American rock band formed in Princeton New Jersey in 1987 1999)
• 1969 - Zsolt Daczi, Hungarian guitarist (Omen, Bikini) (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zsolt Daczi ( June 12, 1969, Kiskunhalas &ndash August 6, 2007, Budapest) was the guitarist of Hungarian rock band Bikini 2007)
• 1969 - Mathieu Schneider, American ice hockey player
• 1970 - Gordon Michael Woolvett, Canadian actor
• 1971 - Mark Henry, American professional wrestler
• 1971 - Ryan Klesko, American baseball player
• 1972 - Bounty Killer, Jamaican deejay
• 1973 - Takis Fyssas, Greek footballer
• 1973 - Darryl White, Australian rules footballer
• 1974 - Hideki Matsui, Japanese baseball player
• 1974 - Jason Mewes, American actor
• 1974 - Kerry Kittles, American basketball player
• 1976 - Thomas Sørensen, Danish footballer
• 1976 - Antawn Jamison, American basketball player
• 1977 - Kenny Wayne Shepherd, American blues-rock guitarist
• 1977 - Wade Redden, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1978 - DJ Qualls, American model and actor
• 1979 - Dallas Clark, American football player
• 1979 - Wil Horneff, American actor
• 1980 - Larry Foote, American football player
• 1980 - Marco Bortolami, Italian rugby union player
• 1981 - Adriana Lima, Brazilian supermodel
• 1982 - Ben Blackwell, American musician
• 1982 - Jason David, American football player
• 1982 - Loïc Duval, French racing driver
• 1983 - Josh Dies, American author and musician (Showbread)
• 1983 - Bryan Habana, South African rugby player
• 1983 - Christine Sinclair, Canadian soccer player
• 1985 - Blake Ross, American software developer
• 1985 - Tasha-Ray Evin, Canadian musician (Lillix)
• 1985 - Kendra Wilkinson, American Playboy bunny/Playmate/Television Personality
• 1985 - Chris Young, American musician
• 1992 - Allie DiMeco American musician and actress (The Naked Brothers Band)
• 1992 - Ryan Malgarini, American actor
• 1997 - William Cuddy, Canadian actor

Deaths

• 816 - Pope Leo III
• 918 - Ethelfleda, Lady of the Mercians
• 1020 - Lyfing, Archbishop of Canterbury
• 1418 - Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, Constable of France (b. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Mathieu Schneider (born June 12, 1969) is an American Professional Ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gordon Michael Woolvett (born June 12, 1970) is a Canadian -born Actor from Hamilton Ontario Canada, best known for Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Mark Henry (born June 12 1971 Career World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment WWF debut (1996 Henry was billed as the " World's Ryan Anthony Klesko (born June 12, 1971 in Westminster California) is a former First baseman and Corner outfielder, who last played Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bounty Killer (born Rodney Basil Price June 12, 1972 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican Reggae and Dancehall Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Panagiotis "Takis" Fyssas (born 12 June 1973, in Athens) is a former Greek international footballer. Darryl White (born 12 June 1973 is an Australian rules footballer whose career with the Brisbane Bears and Lions in the Australian Football League Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. is a Japanese Major League Baseball Left fielder who plays for the New York Yankees. Jason Edward Mewes (born June 12 1974 is an American television and film actor known for playing foul-mouthed Drug dealer Jay the vocal half of Jay and Kerry Kittles (born June 12 1974 in Dayton Ohio) is an American professional Basketball player who last played with the Los Angeles Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Løvendahl Sørensen (born 12 June 1976 in Fredericia) is a Danish professional football goalkeeper, who currently Antawn Cortez Jamison (ˈænˌtwɑn born June 12 1976 in Shreveport Louisiana) is an American professional Basketball player in the National Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Kenny Wayne Shepherd (born Kenny Wayne Brobst Jr, on June 12 1977 Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American Blues Guitarist Wade Redden (born June 12 1977, in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Donald Joseph “DJ” Qualls (born June 12, 1978) is an American Fashion model and Actor. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Dallas Dean Clark (born June 12, 1979 in Livermore Iowa) is an American football Tight end for the Indianapolis Colts William Samuel "Wil" Horneff (b June 12 1979, Englewood New Jersey) is an American actor Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Lawrence "Larry" Edward Foote Jr (born June 12, 1980 in Detroit Michigan) is an American football Linebacker for the Marco Bortolami (born 12 June 1980) is an Italian rugby union player playing club rugby for Gloucester Rugby. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Adriana Francesca Lima (born June 12 1981 is a Brazilian model known for her work with Victoria's Secret and Maybelline cosmetics Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Ben Blackwell (Born Benjamin Jesse Blackwell on June 12, 1982) is the creator and director of Cass Records in Detroit Michigan, and a nephew of Jack Jason Aeron Walter David (born June 12, 1982 in Edmonton Alberta, Canada) is a American football Cornerback for the Career He began his career in Karting and in 2002 was the French Formula Campus champion Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Joshua Stephen Porter, better known by his stage name Josh Dies (born June 12, 1983) is an American Singer, Songwriter Showbread is a Post-hardcore / Alternative rock band from the Savannah Georgia area Bryan Gary Habana (born he played outside centre and scrumhalf in provincial and age group rugby but once he was moved to the wing a vast improvement was seen Christine Sinclair (born June 12, 1983) is a Canadian soccer player Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Blake Aaron Ross (born June 12, 1985) is an American Software developer who is known for his work on the Mozilla Web browser Tasha-Ray Evin (born 12 June 1985) is a Canadian singer songwriter and the lead guitarist of the band Lillix. Lillix (ˈlɪlɪks is a pop/rock band from Cranbrook British Columbia, Canada, formed under the name Tigerlily in 1997 when the early members were in high school Kendra Leigh Wilkinson (born June 12 1985 in San Diego, California) is an American Television personality and Glamour model. Christopher Alan (Chris Young (born June 12, 1985 in Murfreesboro Tennessee) is an American Country music artist Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Alexandra Jean DiMeco (born June 12, 1992 in Waterbury CT) is an American Actress and Multi-instrumentalist. The Naked Brothers Band may refer to The Naked Brothers Band The Movie  — the first Naked Brothers Band film (2005 Ryan Timothy Malgarini, (born June 12, 1992 in Renton Washington) is an American Actor. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar William James Cuddy (born June 12, 1997) is a Canadian Actor who has starred in notable projects such as The Russell Girl and Breakfast with Scot. Events By Place Europe Frankish king Louis the Pious is crowned emperor by Pope Stephen IV. Pope Leo III (died June 12, 816) was Pope from 795 to 816 Protected by Charlemagne from his enemies in Rome he subsequently strengthened Events By Place Asia Taebong has been overthrown and Goryeo established in the Korean peninsula, when Wang Kon Bernard VII Count of Armagnac (1360 &ndash 12 June 1418) was the Count of Charolais, Count of Armagnac, and Constable of France. 1360)
• 1435 - John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. John FitzAlan 14th Earl of Arundel (1408 &ndash June 12, 1435) was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War. 1408)
• 1560 - Imagawa Yoshimoto, Japanese daimyo (b. was one of the leading Daimyo (feudal lords in early Sengoku period Japan 1519)
• 1560 - Ii Naomori, Japanese warrior (b. Ii Naomori (井伊直盛 1506&ndash June 12, 1560) a retainer of the Japanese clan of Imagawa in the Sengoku period of the 16th century 1506)
• 1565 - Adrianus Turnebus, French classical scholar (b. Adrianus Turnebus (Adrien Turnèbe or Tournèbe ( 1512 - 12 June 1565) was a French classical scholar 1512)
• 1567 - Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, Lord Chancellor of England (b. Richard Rich 1st Baron Rich (1496/7 - June 12, 1567) was Lord Chancellor during the reign of King Edward VI of England. The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor is a senior and important functionary in the Government of the United Kingdom. 1490)
• 1647 - Thomas Farnaby, English grammarian
• 1675 - Duke Charles Emmanuel II of Savoy (b. Thomas Farnaby (or Farnabie c 1575 - June 12, 1647) English schoolmaster was the son of a London carpenter Charles Emmanuel II ( Italian: Carlo Emanuele II di Savoia, June 20, 1634 &ndash June 12, 1675) was the Duke of Savoy 1634)
• 1734 - James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French military commander (b. Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a James FitzJames 1st Duke of Berwick ( 21 August 1670 &ndash 12 June 1734) was a French military leader illegitimate son of King James 1670)
• 1758 - Augustus William, Prince of Prussia (b. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the son of Emperor William II see Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia (1887-1949 1722)
• 1772 - Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (b. Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne ( May 22, 1724 - June 12, 1772) was a French explorer 1724)
• 1778 - Philip Livingston, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Philip Livingston ( January 15, 1716 &ndash June 12, 1778) was an American merchant and statesman from New York City. 1716)
• 1816 - Pierre Augereau, Marshal of France and duc de Castiglione (b. Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Charles Pierre François Augereau 1st Duc de Castiglione ( October 21, 1757 &ndash June 12, 1816) was a French soldier and military The Marshal of France (Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a Military rank. 1757)
• 1818 - Egwale Seyon, Emperor of Ethiopia
• 1904 - Camille de Renesse, Belgian Count (b. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Egwale Seyon ( Ge'ez እጓለ ጽዮን died 12 June 1818) or Gwalu (ጓሉ was {{IPA|nəgusä nägäst}} (throne name Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Camille Maximilien Frédéric Count de Renesse-Breidbach ( July 9, 1836, Brussels – June 12, 1904, Nice) was a Belgian 1836)
• 1912 - Frédéric Passy, French economist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Frédéric Passy ( May 20, 1822 - June 12, 1912) was a French economist and a joint winner (together with Henry Dunant The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1822)
• 1917 - Teresa Carreño, Venezuelan pianist (b. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year María Teresa Carreño García de Sena ( December 22 1853 - June 12 1917) was a Venezuelan pianist singer composer and conductor 1853)
• 1937 - Mikhail Tukhachevsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union (b. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mikhail Nikolayevich Tukhachevsky (Михаи́л Никола́евич Тухаче́вский Michał Tuchaczewski ( &ndash June 12, 1937) was a Marshal of the Soviet Union ( Marshal Sovietskovo Soyuza Советского Союза'' was the de facto highest military rank of the Soviet Union. 1893)
• 1957 - Jimmy Dorsey, American musician (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) James "Jimmy" Dorsey ( February 29, 1904 &ndash June 12, 1957) was a prominent American Jazz Clarinetist 1904)
• 1962 - John Ireland, English composer (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Nicholson Ireland ( 13 August 1879 &ndash 12 June 1962) was an English composer 1879)
• 1963 - Medgar Evers, American civil rights activist (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Medgar Willy Evers ( July 2, 1925 June 12, 1963) was an African American civil rights activist from Mississippi 1925)
• 1966 - Hermann Scherchen, German conductor (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Hermann Scherchen ( June 21, 1891 &ndash June 12, 1966) was a German conductor. 1891)
• 1969 - Alexander Deyneka, Ukrainian painter (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Alexandrovich Deyneka ( Russian: Александр Александрович Дейнека May 20, 1899, Kursk - June 12 1899)
• 1978 - Guo Moruo, Chinese writer (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Guo Moruo ( Courtesy name Dǐng Táng 鼎堂 ( November 16, 1892 - June 12, 1978) was a Chinese author Poet 1892)
• 1980 - Milburn Stone, American actor (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Milburn Stone ( July 5 1904 - June 12 1980) was an Emmy Award winning American television actor who was the Nephew 1904)
• 1980 - Billy Butlin, Founder of the brand of holiday venues known as Butlins (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Sir William Heygate Edmund Colborne ("Billy" Butlin, ( 29 September 1899 &ndash 12 June 1980) was the founder of Butlins Holiday Butlin's Holiday Camps, presently known by the (non-possessive trademark Butlins, were founded by (later Sir Billy Butlin to provide economical holidays ( North 1899)
• 1980 - Masayoshi Ohira, Prime minister of Japan (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Masayoshi Ohira (大平 正芳 Ōhira Masayoshi March 12, 1910 &ndash June 12, 1980) was a Japanese The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime 1910)
• 1982 - Karl von Frisch, Austrian zoologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Karl Ritter von Frisch ( November 20 1886 &ndash June 12 1982) was an Austrian ethologist who received the Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1886)
• 1982 - Sgt Ian McKay VC, British soldier (Falklands War) (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Ian John McKay VC ( May 7, 1953 &ndash June 12, 1982) was a posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, The Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur also called the Falklands Conflict/Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the 1953)
• 1983 - Norma Shearer, Canadian actress (b. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Edith Norma Shearer (August 10 1900 - June 12 1983 was an Academy Award&ndashwinning Canadian-American actress. 1902)
• 1989 - Lou Monte, American singer (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Lou Monte, born Louis Scaglione on ( April 2, 1917 – June 12, 1989) was an Italian-American singer best known for a number of best-selling 1917)
• 1994 - Ronald Goldman, American actor and model (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Ronald Lyle Goldman ( July 2, 1968 June 12, 1994) was Killed in Los Angeles California, along with Nicole 1969)
• 1994 - Nicole Brown Simpson, American ex-wife of O.J. Simpson (b. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicole Brown Simpson ( May 19, 1959 - June 12, 1994) was the ex-wife of American football player O Orenthal James "O J" Simpson (born July 9 1947 who has also been called The Juice, is a retired American football player, 1959)
• 1994 - Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Lubavitcher Rebbe (b. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Menachem Mendel Schneerson ( April 18 1902 – June 12 1994) known as The Rebbe, was a prominent Hasidic Rabbi 1902)
• 1994 - Christopher Collins, American actor and comedian (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Christopher Charles Collins, (born Christopher Lawrence Latta, also known as Chris Latta; August 30, 1949 – June 12, 1994 1949)
• 1995 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian pianist (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli ( January 5, 1920 – June 12, 1995) was an Italian classical Pianist. 1920)
• 1997 - Bulat Okudzhava, Russian writer and musician (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Bulat Shalvovich Okudzhava (also transliterated as Boulat Okudjava / Okoudjava / Okoudzhava; Булат Шалвович Окуджава 1924)
• 2000 - P.L.Deshpande, Marathi writer (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Purushottam Laxman Deshpande (पुरुषोत्तम लक्ष्मण देशपांडे (8 November 1918 &ndash 12 June 2000 was a Marathi writer 1919)
• 2002 - Bill Blass, American fashion designer (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. William Ralph "Bill" Blass ( June 22, 1922 – June 12, 2002) was an American Fashion designer, born in Fort 1922)
• 2003 - Gregory Peck, American actor (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Gregory Peck (April 5 1916 &ndash June 12 2003 was an Academy Award -winning and four-time Golden Globe Award-winning American Film 1916)
• 2005 - Scott Young, Canadian sports novelist and educationist (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scott Young ( April 14, 1918 &ndash June 12, 2005) was a Canadian Journalist, Sportswriter, Novelist 1918)
• 2006 - György Ligeti, Hungarian composer (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 1923)
• 2006 - Kenneth Roy Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian businessman and art collector (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kenneth Thomson 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet ( September 1, 1923 &ndash June 12 2006) was a Canadian businessman and art collector 1923)
• 2007 - Don Herbert aka "Mr. Wizard", American television host (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Donald Jeffrey Herbert (born Donald Jeffrey Herbert Kemske; July 10 1917 &ndash June 12 2007) better known as "Mr 1917)

Holidays and observances

• Roman Empire – sixth day of the Vestalia in honor of Vesta
• Philippines – Araw ng Kalayaan (Independence Day) 1898
• Russian Federation – Russia Day (Independence Day) 1990
• Brazil – Dia dos Namorados (Lover's Day; similar to St. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Vesta was the Virgin goddess of the Hearth, home and family in Roman mythology. Vesta was the Virgin goddess of the Hearth, home and family in Roman mythology. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The Philippine Declaration of Independence occurred on June 12, 1898 in the Philippines, where Filipino Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Below is the list of official public holidays recognized by the Russian government. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a Holiday celebrated on February 14 Valentine's)
• United States – Loving Day celebrates the legalization of interracial marriage
• Saint John of Sahagun, hermit, confessor
• Saint Leo III died 816
• Saints Nabor and Nazarius, martyrs
• Blessed Ternan, bishop, confessor
• Saint Ursinus, bishop of Bourges, confessor (Translation day)
• Saint Pharaildis, virgin
• Wales - Dydd y Dywysoges Gwenllian (Welsh) - Princess Gwenllian's Day

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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