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June 12

A look at June 12 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Anne Frank and Emperor Gaozong of Song, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2025

    Air India Flight 171

    Air India Flight 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashes shortly after takeoff into the B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, India, killing 241 out of 242 onboard as well as 19 on the ground. This marked the first fatal crash and hull loss of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

    2025 aviation accident in
  2. 2018

    United States

    United States President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un of North Korea held the first meeting between leaders of their two countries in Singapore.

    Country primarily in North
  3. 2016

    Pulse nightclub shooting

    Forty-nine civilians are killed and 58 others injured in an attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States; the gunman, Omar Mateen, is killed in a gunfight with police.

    2016 mass shooting in
  4. 1987

    Cold War

    Cold War: At the Brandenburg Gate, U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.

    1947–1991 geopolitical rivalry between
  5. 1982

    New York City

    A nuclear disarmament rally and concert is held in New York City.

    Most populous city in
  6. 1967

    Supreme Court of the United States

    The United States Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia declares all U.S. state laws that prohibit interracial marriage to be unconstitutional.

    Highest court of jurisdiction
  7. 1963

    Cleopatra (1963 film)

    The film Cleopatra, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, is released in US theaters. It was the most expensive film made at the time.

    1963 film by Joseph
  8. 1942

    Anne Frank

    Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday.

    German-born diarist and Holocaust
  9. 1940

    World War II

    World War II: Thirteen thousand British and French troops surrender to General Erwin Rommel at Saint-Valery-en-Caux.

    1939–1945 global conflict
  10. 1240

    Louis IX of France

    At the instigation of Louis IX of France, an inter-faith debate, known as the Disputation of Paris, starts between a Christian monk and four rabbis.

    King of France from
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Famous birthday twins

Born on June 12

Anne Frank

b. 1929

German-Dutch diarist; victim of the Holocaust

Emperor Gaozong of Song

b. 1107

Chinese emperor

David Rockefeller

b. 1915

American banker and businessman

Margherita Hack

b. 1922

Italian astrophysicist and author

George H. W. Bush

b. 1924

American lieutenant and politician, 41st President of the United States

Egon Schiele

b. 1890

Austrian soldier and painter

Heinz-Christian Strache

b. 1969

Austrian politician

Robert Lowie

b. 1883

Austrian-American anthropologist and academic

Deaths

  • 2023Silvio Berlusconi, Italian businessman and politician, Prime Minister of Italy
  • 2008Miroslav Dvořák (ice hockey), Czech ice hockey player
  • 1982Karl von Frisch, Austrian-German ethologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1966Hermann Scherchen, German viola player and conductor
  • 1944Erich Marcks, German general
  • 1036Tedald (bishop of Arezzo), Italian bishop

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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