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On This Day · The 163rd day of the year

June 12

From 1240 to 2025, June 12 gathers 785 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♊ZodiacGemini ◈BirthstonePearl ❀Birth flowerRose

Gemini is the sign for June 12 — read more on the Gemini page, or see June's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on June 12?

June 12 is the 163rd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1240 and 2025. Famous people born on June 12 include Anne Frank, Emperor Gaozong of Song and David Rockefeller.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1240

    Louis IX of France

  2. 1940

    World War II

  3. 1942

    Anne Frank

  4. 1963

    Cleopatra (1963 film)

  5. 1967

    Supreme Court of the United States

  6. 1982

    New York City

  7. 1987

    Cold War

  8. 2016

    Pulse nightclub shooting

  9. 2018

    United States

  10. 2025

    Air India Flight 171

Famous birthday twins

Born on June 12

Anne Frank

b. 1929

Emperor Gaozong of Song

b. 1107

David Rockefeller

b. 1915

Margherita Hack

b. 1922

George H. W. Bush

b. 1924

Egon Schiele

b. 1890

Heinz-Christian Strache

b. 1969

Robert Lowie

b. 1883

Deaths

  • 2023Silvio Berlusconi
  • 2008Miroslav Dvořák (ice hockey)
  • 1982Karl von Frisch
  • 1966Hermann Scherchen
  • 1944Erich Marcks
  • 1036Tedald (bishop of Arezzo)

Holidays & observances

  • —Chaco Armistice Day (Paraguay)
  • —Christian feast day: 108 Martyrs of World War II
  • —Christian feast day: Basilides
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Hildegard Burjan
  • —Christian feast day: Enmegahbowh (Episcopal Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Eskil
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Florida Cevoli
  • —Christian feast day: First Ecumenical Council (Lutheran)

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