June, 12th in History

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Events

Saturday 12, 2004:
A 1.3 kg chondrite type meteorite strikes a house in Ellerslie, New Zealand causing serious damage but no injuries.

Saturday 12, 1999:
Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins – NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force KFor enters the province of Kosovo in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Thursday 12, 1997:
The United States Department of the Treasury unveils a new $50 bill meant to be more counterfeit-resistant. http://www.ustreas.gov/press/releases/rr1746.htm

Wednesday 12, 1996:
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a panel of federal judges blocks a law against indecency on the internet.

Sunday 12, 1994:
German districts Röbel and Waren are merged to form Müritz

Wednesday 12, 1991:
Russians elect Boris Yeltsin as the president of their republic.

Tuesday 12, 1990:
Russia Day – The parliament of the Russian Federation formally declares its sovereignty.

Sunday 12, 1988:
Rusty Wallace wins the last Nascar Winston Cup race at the Riverside International Raceway

Friday 12, 1987:
Cold War: U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.

Saturday 12, 1982:
in New York City's Central Park, 750,000 people rally against nuclear weapons. Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, and Linda Ronstadt are in attendance.

Friday 12, 1981:
Major League Baseball players begin a 49 day strike over the issue of free-agent compensation.

Tuesday 12, 1979:
Bryan Allen flies the Gossamer Albatross, man powered, across the English Channel.

Monday 12, 1978:
David Berkowitz, the "Son of Sam" killer in New York City, is sentenced to 365 years in prison for six killings.

Monday 12, 1967:
Venera program: Venera 4 is launched (it will become the first space probe to enter another planet's atmosphere and successfully return data).

Friday 12, 1964:
South Africa sentences Nelson Mandela to life in prison.

Wednesday 12, 1963:
Civil rights leader Medgar Evers is shot dead in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi by Ku Klux Klan member Byron De La Beckwith.

Friday 12, 1942:
Holocaust: Future essayist Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday.

Wednesday 12, 1940:
World War II: 13,000 British and French troops surrender to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel at Saint-Valery-en-Caux.

Monday 12, 1939:
The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is dedicated in Cooperstown, New York.

Wednesday 12, 1935:
Chaco War ends: A truce is called between Bolivia and Paraguay, fighting since 1932.

Friday 12, 1931:
Charlie Parker equals cricket record for the earliest date to reach 100 wickets. Tich Freeman reaches 100 wickets a day later.

Monday 12, 1922:
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.

Sunday 12, 1898:
Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.

Friday 12, 1896:
J.T. Hearne sets a cricket record for the earliest date of taking 100 first-class wickets.

Wednesday 12, 1889:
88 are killed in the Armagh rail disaster near Armagh in Northern Ireland.

Friday 12, 1885:
At a murder trial in France, a roof collapses, killing 30 people.

Sunday 12, 1864:
American Civil War: Battle of Cold Harbor – General Ulysses S. Grant pulls his troops from their positions at Cold Harbor, Virginia and moves south.

Sunday 12, 1859:
The Comstock Lode is discovered near Virginia City, Nevada.

Monday 12, 1775:
American Revolution: British general Thomas Gage declares martial law in Massachusetts.

Monday 12, 1758:
French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg – James Wolfe's attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia commences.

Friday 12, 1665:
England installs a municipal government in New York City. This was the former Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam.

Thursday 12, 1653:
First Anglo-Dutch War: Battle of the Gabbard – lasted until June 13.

Friday 12, 1418:
An insurrection delivers Paris to the Burgundians.

Tuesday 12, 1381:
Peasants' Revolt: In England rebels arrive at Blackheath.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/12-june/on-this-day.html


People born on June 12

1981:
Adriana Lima, Brazilian-born model (b: June 12, 1981) (Biography of Adriana Lima)

1974:
Jason Mewes, American actor (b: June 12, 1974) (Biography of Jason Mewes)
Hideki Matsui, Japanese Major League Baseball player (b: June 12, 1974) (Biography of Hideki Matsui)

1973:
Darryl White, Australian rules footballer (b: June 12, 1973) (Biography of Darryl White)

1964:
Paula Marshall, American actress (b: June 12, 1964) (Biography of Paula Marshall)

1959:
John Linnell, American musician (They Might Be Giants) (b: June 12, 1959) (Biography of John Linnell)

1958:
Rebecca Holden, American actress,singer, and entertainer (b: June 12, 1958) (Biography of Rebecca Holden)

1957:
Javed Miandad, Pakistani cricketer and coach (b: June 12, 1957) (Biography of Javed Miandad)

1946:
Harry Glasper, British writer (b: June 12, 1946) (Biography of Harry Glasper)

1945:
Pat Jennings, Irish footballer (b: June 12, 1945) (Biography of Pat Jennings)

1941:
Chick Corea, American musician (b: June 12, 1941) (Biography of Chick Corea)
Marv Albert, American sportscaster (b: June 12, 1941) (Biography of Marv Albert)

1932:
Rona Jaffe, American novelist (b: June 12, 1932) (Biography of Rona Jaffe)

1930:
Jim Nabors, American actor and musician (b: June 12, 1930) (Biography of Jim Nabors)

1929:
Anne Frank, German-born diarist (b: June 12, 1929 ; d: March 31, 1945) (Biography of Anne Frank)
Brigid Brophy, British writer (b: June 12, 1929 ; d: August 7, 1995) (Biography of Brigid Brophy)

1928:
Vic Damone, American singer (b: June 12, 1928) (Biography of Vic Damone)

1924:
George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States (b: June 12, 1924) (Biography of George H. W. Bush)

1920:
Dave Berg, American cartoonist (b: June 12, 1920) (Biography of Dave Berg)
Jim Siedow, American actor (b: June 12, 1920 ; d: November 20, 2003) (Biography of Jim Siedow)
James Houston, Canadian artist (b: June 12, 1920) (Biography of James Houston)

1919:
Uta Hagen, American actress (b: June 12, 1919 ; d: January 14, 2004) (Biography of Uta Hagen)

1918:
Samuel Z. Arkoff, American film producer (b: June 12, 1918 ; d: September 16, 2001) (Biography of Samuel Z. Arkoff)

1916:
Irwin Allen, American film producer (b: June 12, 1916) (Biography of Irwin Allen)

1915:
Christopher Mayhew, British politician (b: June 12, 1915) (Biography of Christopher Mayhew)
David Rockefeller, American banker (b: June 12, 1915) (Biography of David Rockefeller)

1910:
Bill Naughton, British playwright (b: June 12, 1910 ; d: January 9, 1992) (Biography of Bill Naughton)

1905:
Ray Barbuti, American athlete (b: June 12, 1905 ; d: July 8, 1988) (Biography of Ray Barbuti)

1903:
Emmett Hardy, American musician (b: June 12, 1903 ; d: June 16, 1925) (Biography of Emmett Hardy)

1897:
Anthony Eden, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b: June 12, 1897 ; d: January 14, 1977) (Biography of Anthony Eden)

1892:
Djuna Barnes, American author (b: June 12, 1892) (Biography of Djuna Barnes)

1890:
Egon Schiele, Austrian painter and graphic artist (b: June 12, 1890 ; d: October 30, 1918) (Biography of Egon Schiele)

1875:
Sam De Grasse, Canadian actor (b: June 12, 1875 ; d: November 29, 1953) (Biography of Sam De Grasse)

1861:
William Attewell, English cricketer (b: June 12, 1861 ; d: June 11, 1927) (Biography of William Attewell)

1827:
Johanna Spyri, Swiss author (b: June 12, 1827 ; d: July 7, 1901) (Biography of Johanna Spyri)

1775:
Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b: June 12, 1775 ; d: January 10, 1851) (Biography of Karl Freiherr von Müffling)

1659:
Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Japanese samurai (b: June 12, 1659) (Biography of Yamamoto Tsunetomo)

1577:
Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (b: June 12, 1577 ; d: November 3, 1643) (Biography of Paul Guldin)

1519:
Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b: June 12, 1519 ; d: April 21, 1574) (Biography of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/12-june/births.html

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People who died on June 12

2003:
Gregory Peck, American actor (b: April 5, 1916 ; d: June 12, 2003) (Biography of Gregory Peck)

2002:
Bill Blass (d: June 12, 2002) (Biography of Bill Blass)

1995:
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian pianist (b: January 5, 1920 ; d: June 12, 1995) (Biography of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli)

1994:
Nicole Brown Simpson (d: June 12, 1994) (Biography of Nicole Brown Simpson)
Ronald Goldman (d: June 12, 1994) (Biography of Ronald Goldman)

1983:
Norma Shearer, Canadian actress (b: August 10, 1902 ; d: June 12, 1983) (Biography of Norma Shearer)

1980:
Milburn Stone, American actor (b: July 5, 1904 ; d: June 12, 1980) (Biography of Milburn Stone)

1978:
Guo Moruo, Chinese writer (b: November 16, 1892 ; d: June 12, 1978) (Biography of Guo Moruo)

1966:
Hermann Scherchen, German conductor (b: June 21, 1891 ; d: June 12, 1966) (Biography of Hermann Scherchen)

1963:
Medgar Evers, American civil rights activist (b: July 2, 1925 ; d: June 12, 1963) (Biography of Medgar Evers)

1962:
John Ireland (composer) (d: June 12, 1962) (Biography of John Ireland (composer))

1957:
Jimmy Dorsey, American bandleader (b: February 29, 1904 ; d: June 12, 1957) (Biography of Jimmy Dorsey)

1816:
Pierre François Charles Augereau, duc de Castiglione, French marshal (b: October 21, 1757 ; d: June 12, 1816) (Biography of Pierre François Charles Augereau, duc de Castiglione)

1734:
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French military leader (b: August 21, 1670 ; d: June 12, 1734) (Biography of James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick)

1675:
Charles Emmanuel II of Savoy (b: June 20, 1634 ; d: June 12, 1675) (Biography of Charles Emmanuel II of Savoy)

1647:
Thomas Farnaby (d: June 12, 1647) (Biography of Thomas Farnaby)

1567:
Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich (d: June 12, 1567) (Biography of Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich)

1565:
Adrianus Turnebus (d: June 12, 1565) (Biography of Adrianus Turnebus)

1435:
John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel (d: June 12, 1435) (Biography of John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel)

1418:
Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac (d: June 12, 1418) (Biography of Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac)

1020:
Lyfing, Archbishop of Canterbury (d: June 12, 1020) (Biography of Lyfing, Archbishop of Canterbury)

816:
Pope Leo III (d: June 12, 816) (Biography of Pope Leo III)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/12-june/deaths.html