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June 12is the 163rd day of the year (164th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;202 days remain until the end of the year.
Events[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 910–Battle of Augsburg:TheHungariansdefeat theEast Frankisharmy under KingLouis the Child,using the famousfeigned retreattactic of the nomadic warriors.[1]
- 1206– TheGhuridgeneralQutb ud-Din Aibakfounds theDelhi Sultanate.[2]
- 1240– At the instigation ofLouis IX of France,an inter-faith debate, known as theDisputation of Paris,starts between a Christian monk and fourrabbis.[3]
- 1381–Peasants' Revolt:InEngland,rebels assemble atBlackheath,just outside London.[4]
- 1418–Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War:Parisians slaughter sympathizers ofBernard VII, Count of Armagnac,along with all prisoners, foreign bankers, and students and faculty of theCollege of Navarre.[5]
- 1429–Hundred Years' War:On the second day of theBattle of Jargeau,Joan of Arcleads the French army in their capture of the city and the English commander,William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk.
- 1550– The city ofHelsinki,Finland (belonging to Sweden at the time) is founded by KingGustav I of Sweden.
1601–1900[edit]
- 1643– TheWestminster Assemblyis convened by theParliament of England,without the assent ofCharles I,in order to restructure theChurch of England.[6]
- 1653–First Anglo-Dutch War:TheBattle of the Gabbardbegins, lasting until the following day.[7]
- 1665–Thomas Willettis appointed the first mayor of New York City.[8]
- 1758–French and Indian War:Siege of Louisbourg:James Wolfe's attack atLouisbourg, Nova Scotia,commences.[9]
- 1772– French explorerMarc-Joseph Marion du Fresneand 25 of his men are killed byMāoriinNew Zealand.
- 1775–American War of Independence:British generalThomas Gagedeclaresmartial lawinMassachusetts.The British offer a pardon to all colonists who lay down their arms. There would be only two exceptions to the amnesty:Samuel AdamsandJohn Hancock,if captured, were to be hanged.
- 1776– TheVirginia Declaration of Rightsis adopted.[10]
- 1798–Irish Rebellion of 1798:Battle of Ballynahinch.[11]
- 1817– The earliest form ofbicycle,thedandy horse,is driven byKarl von Drais.
- 1821–Badi VII,king ofSennar,surrenders his throne and realm toIsma'il Pasha,general of theOttoman Empire,ending the existence of that Sudanese kingdom.[12]
- 1830– Beginning of theInvasion of Algiers:Thirty-four thousand French soldiers land 27 kilometers west of Algiers, at Sidi Ferruch.
- 1864–American Civil War,Overland Campaign:Battle of Cold Harbor:Ulysses S. Grantgives the Confederate forces underRobert E. Leea victory when he pulls his Union troops from their position atCold Harbor, Virginiaand moves south.
- 1898–Philippine Declaration of Independence:GeneralEmilio Aguinaldodeclares thePhilippines' independence from Spain.[13]
- 1899–New Richmond tornado:The ninth deadliesttornadoin U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
- 1900– TheReichstagapproves new legislation continuing Germany's naval expansion program, providing for construction of 38 battleships over a 20-year period. Germany's fleet would be the largest in the world.[14]
1901–present[edit]
- 1914–Massacre of Phocaea:Turkish irregulars slaughter 50 to 100 Greeks and expel thousands of others in anethnic cleansingoperation in theOttoman Empire.
- 1921–Mikhail Tukhachevskyorders the use ofchemical weaponsagainst theTambov Rebellion,bringing an end to the peasant uprising.[15]
- 1935– A ceasefire is negotiated betweenBoliviaandParaguay,ending theChaco War.
- 1939– Shooting begins onParamount Pictures'Dr. Cyclops,the first horror film photographed inthree-strip Technicolor.[16]
- 1939 – TheBaseball Hall of Fameopens inCooperstown, New York.
- 1940–World War II:Thirteen thousand British and French troops surrender toMajor GeneralErwin RommelatSaint-Valery-en-Caux.
- 1942–Anne Frankreceives adiaryfor her thirteenth birthday.
- 1943–The Holocaust:Germanyliquidates theJewish Ghettoin Brzeżany, Poland (nowBerezhany,Ukraine). Around 1,180Jewsare led to the city's old Jewish graveyard and shot.
- 1944– World War II:Operation Overlord:Americanparatroopersof the101st Airborne Divisionsecurethe town ofCarentan,Normandy,France.
- 1950– AnAir FranceDouglas DC-4crashesnearBahrain International Airport,killing 46 people.[17]
- 1954–Pope Pius XIIcanonisesDominic Savio,who was 14 years old at the time of his death, as asaint,making him at the time the youngestunmartyredsaint in theRoman Catholic Church.In 2017,Francisco and Jacinta Marto,aged ten and nine at the time of their deaths, are declared as saints.
- 1963–NAACPfield secretaryMedgar Eversis murdered in front of his home inJackson, MississippibyKu Klux KlanmemberByron De La Beckwithduring thecivil rights movement.
- 1963 – The filmCleopatra,starringElizabeth TaylorandRichard Burton,is released in US theaters. It was the most expensive film made at the time.[18]
- 1964– Anti-apartheidactivist andANCleaderNelson Mandelaissentenced to life in prisonforsabotagein South Africa.
- 1967– TheUnited States Supreme CourtinLoving v. Virginiadeclares allU.S. statelaws which prohibitinterracial marriageto beunconstitutional.
- 1975– India, JudgeJagmohanlal Sinhaof the city of Allahabadruled that India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had used corrupt practicesto win her seat in the Indian Parliament, and that she should be banned from holding any public office. Mrs. Gandhi sent word that she refused to resign.
- 1979–Bryan Allenwins the secondKremer prizefor a man-powered flight across theEnglish Channelin theGossamer Albatross.
- 1981– The first of theIndiana Jonesfilm franchise,Raiders of the Lost Ark,is released in theaters.[19]
- 1982– A nuclear disarmament rally and concert is held inNew York City.[20]
- 1987– TheCentral African Republic's former emperorJean-Bédel Bokassais sentenced to death for crimes he had committed during his 13-year rule.
- 1987 –Cold War:At theBrandenburg Gate,U.S. PresidentRonald Reaganpublicly challengesMikhail Gorbachevtotear downtheBerlin Wall.
- 1988–Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 046,aMcDonnell Douglas MD-81,crashes short of the runway atLibertador General José de San Martín Airport,killing all 22 people on board.[21]
- 1990–Russia Day:The parliament of theRussian Federationformally declares its sovereignty.
- 1991– In modern Russia's firstdemocratic election,Boris Yeltsinis elected as thePresident of Russia.
- 1991 –Kokkadichcholai massacre:TheSri Lankan Armymassacres 152 minorityTamilcivilians in the village ofKokkadichcholainear the Eastern Province town ofBatticaloa.
- 1993–An election takes place in Nigeriaand is won byMoshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola.Its results are later annulled by the military government ofIbrahim Babangida.
- 1999–Kosovo War:Operation Joint Guardianbegins when aNATO-ledUnited Nationspeacekeeping force (KFor) enters the province ofKosovoin theFederal Republic of Yugoslavia.
- 2009– A disputedpresidential electionin Iran leads to wide-ranginglocal and international protests.
- 2014– Between 1,095 and 1,700Shia Iraqipeople are killed in anattackbythe Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[22]onCamp SpeicherinTikrit,Iraq.It is the seconddeadliest act of terrorismin history, only behind9/11.[23]
- 2016– Forty-nine civilians are killed and 58 others injured inan attack on a gay nightclubinOrlando, Florida,United States; the gunman,Omar Mateen,is killed in a gunfight with police.[24]
- 2018–United StatesPresidentDonald TrumpandKim Jong-unofNorth Koreaheld thefirst meetingbetween leaders of their two countries inSingapore.[25]
- 2019–Kassym-Jomart Tokayevis inaugurated as the secondpresident of Kazakhstan.[26]
- 2024–A fire in a residential buildinginMangaf,Kuwait Citykills at least 50 people.[27]
Births[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 950–Reizei,Japanese emperor (d. 1011)
- 1107–Gao Zong,Chinese emperor (d. 1187)
- 1161–Constance, Duchess of Brittany(d. 1201)
- 1519–Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany(d. 1574)
- 1561–Anna of Württemberg,German princess (d. 1616)
- 1564–John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg(d. 1633)
- 1573–Robert Radclyffe, 5th Earl of Sussex,soldier (d. 1629)
- 1577–Paul Guldin,Swiss astronomer and mathematician (d. 1643)
- 1580–Adriaen van Stalbemt,Flemish painter (d. 1662)
1601–1900[edit]
- 1653–Maria Amalia of Courland,Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel (d. 1711)
- 1686–Marie-Catherine Homassel Hecquet,French writer (d. 1764)
- 1711–Louis Legrand,French priest and theologian (d. 1780)
- 1760–Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai,French author, playwright, journalist, and politician (d. 1797)
- 1771–Patrick Gass,American sergeant (Lewis and Clark Expedition) and author (d. 1870)
- 1775–Karl Freiherr von Müffling,Prussian field marshal (d. 1851)
- 1777–Robert Clark,American physician and politician (d. 1837)
- 1798–Samuel Cooper,American general (d. 1876)
- 1800–Samuel Wright Mardis,American politician (d. 1836)
- 1802–Harriet Martineau,English sociologist and author (d. 1876)
- 1806–John A. Roebling,German-American engineer, designed theBrooklyn Bridge(d. 1869)
- 1807–Ante Kuzmanić,Croatian physician and journalist (d. 1879)
- 1812–Edmond Hébert,French geologist and academic (d. 1890)
- 1819–Charles Kingsley,English priest, historian, and author (d. 1875)
- 1827–Johanna Spyri,Swiss author, best known forHeidi(d. 1901)
- 1831–Robert Herbert,English-Australian politician, 1stPremier of Queensland(d. 1905)
- 1841–Watson Fothergill,English architect, designed theWoodborough Road Baptist Church(d. 1928)
- 1843–David Gill,Scottish-English astronomer and author (d. 1914)
- 1851–Oliver Lodge,English physicist and academic (d. 1940)
- 1857–Maurice Perrault,Canadian architect, engineer, and politician, 15thMayor of Longueuil(d. 1909)
- 1858–Harry Johnston,English botanist and explorer (d. 1927)
- 1858 –Henry Scott Tuke,English painter and photographer (d. 1929)
- 1861–William Attewell,English cricketer and umpire (d. 1927)
- 1864–Frank Chapman,American ornithologist, photographer, and author (d. 1945)
- 1877–Thomas C. Hart,American admiral and politician (d. 1971)
- 1883–Fernand Gonder,French pole vaulter (d. 1969)
- 1883 –Robert Lowie,Austrian-American anthropologist and academic (d. 1957)
- 1888–Zygmunt Janiszewski,Polish mathematician and academic (d. 1920)[28]
- 1890–Egon Schiele,Austrian soldier and painter (d. 1918)[29]
- 1892–Djuna Barnes,American novelist, journalist, and playwright (d. 1982)
- 1895–Eugénie Brazier,French chef (d. 1977)[30]
- 1897–Anthony Eden,English soldier and politician,Prime Minister of the United Kingdom(d. 1977)
- 1899–Fritz Albert Lipmann,German-American biochemist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1986)
- 1899 –Weegee,Ukrainian-American photographer and journalist (d. 1968)
1901–present[edit]
- 1902–Hendrik Elias,Belgian lawyer and politician,Mayor of Ghent(d. 1973)
- 1905–Ray Barbuti,American sprinter and football player (d. 1988)
- 1906–Sandro Penna,Italian poet (d. 1977)
- 1908–Marina Semyonova,Russian ballerina and educator (d. 2010)
- 1908 –Otto Skorzeny,GermanSSofficer (d. 1975)
- 1912–Bill Cowley,Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1993)
- 1912 –Carl Hovland,American psychologist and academic (d. 1961)
- 1913–Jean Victor Allard,Canadian general (d. 1996)
- 1913 –Desmond Piers,Canadian admiral (d. 2005)
- 1914–William Lundigan,American actor (d. 1975)
- 1914 –Go Seigen,Chinese-JapaneseGoplayer (d. 2014)
- 1915–Priscilla Lane,American actress (d. 1995)
- 1915 –Christopher Mayhew,English soldier and politician (d. 1997)
- 1915 –David Rockefeller,American banker and businessman (d. 2017)
- 1916–Irwin Allen,American director and producer (d. 1991)
- 1916 –Raúl Héctor Castro,Mexican-American politician and diplomat, 14thGovernor of Arizona(d. 2015)
- 1918–Georgia Louise Harris Brown,American architect (d. 1999)[31]
- 1918 –Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer,Sri Lankan-Australian mathematician and academic (d. 2001)
- 1919–Uta Hagen,German-American actress and educator (d. 2004)
- 1920–Dave Berg,American soldier and cartoonist (d. 2002)
- 1920 –Peter Jones,English actor and screenwriter (d. 2000)
- 1921–Luis García Berlanga,Spanish director and screenwriter (d. 2010)
- 1921 –James Archibald Houston,Canadian author and illustrator (d. 2005)
- 1922–Margherita Hack,Italian astrophysicist and author (d. 2013)
- 1924–George H. W. Bush,American lieutenant and politician, 41stPresident of the United States(d. 2018)[32]
- 1924 –Grete Dollitz,German-American guitarist and radio host (d. 2013)
- 1928–Vic Damone,American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2018)
- 1928 –Petros Molyviatis,Greek politician and diplomat,Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs
- 1928 –Richard M. Sherman,American composer and director (d. 2024)[33]
- 1929–Brigid Brophy,English author and critic (d. 1995)
- 1929 –Roy Bull,Australian rugby league player (d. 2004)[34]
- 1929 –Anne Frank,German-Dutch diarist; victim of theHolocaust(d. 1945)[35]
- 1929 –Jameel Jalibi,Pakistani linguist and academic (d. 2019)
- 1929 –John McCluskey, Baron McCluskey,Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician,Solicitor General for Scotland(d. 2017)
- 1930–Jim Burke,Australian cricketer (d. 1979)
- 1930 –Donald Byrne,American chess player (d. 1976)
- 1930 –Innes Ireland,Scottish racing driver and engineer (d. 1993)
- 1930 –Jim Nabors,American actor and singer (d. 2017)
- 1931–Trevanian,American author and scholar (d. 2005)
- 1931 –Rona Jaffe,American novelist (d. 2005)
- 1932–Mimi Coertse,South African soprano and producer
- 1932 –Mamo Wolde,Ethiopian runner (d. 2002)
- 1933–Eddie Adams,American photographer and journalist (d. 2004)
- 1934–John A. Alonzo,American actor and cinematographer (d. 2001)
- 1934 –Kevin Billington,English director and producer (d. 2021)
- 1935–Ian Craig,Australian cricketer (d. 2014)
- 1935 –Paul Kennedy,English lawyer and judge
- 1937–Vladimir Arnold,Russian-French mathematician and academic (d. 2010)
- 1937 –Klaus Basikow,German footballer and manager (d. 2015)
- 1937 –Antal Festetics,Hungarian-Austrian biologist and zoologist
- 1937 –Chips Moman,American record producer, guitarist, and songwriter (d. 2016)
- 1938–Jean-Marie Doré,Guinean lawyer and politician, 11thPrime Minister of Guinea(d. 2016)
- 1938 –Tom Oliver,English-Australian actor
- 1939–Ron Lynch,Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 2024)
- 1939 –Frank McCloskey,American sergeant and politician (d. 2003)
- 1940–Jacques Brassard,Canadian educator and politician
- 1941–Marv Albert,American sportscaster
- 1941 –Chick Corea,American pianist and composer (d. 2021)[36]
- 1941 –Roy Harper,English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
- 1941 –Reg Presley,English singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
- 1941 –Lucille Roybal-Allard,American politician
- 1942–Len Barry,American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2020)
- 1942 –Bert Sakmann,German physiologist and biologist,Nobel Prizelaureate
- 1945–Pat Jennings,Northern Irish footballer and coach
- 1946–Michel Bergeron,Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1946 –Bobby Gould,English footballer and manager
- 1946 –Catherine Bréchignac,French physicist and academic
- 1948–Hans Binder,Austrian racing driver
- 1948 –Herbert Meyer,German footballer
- 1948 –Len Wein,American comic book writer and editor (d. 2017)
- 1949–Jens Böhrnsen,German judge and politician
- 1949 –Marc Tardif,Canadian ice hockey player
- 1949 –John Wetton,English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 2017)
- 1950–Oğuz Abadan,Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1950 –Michael Fabricant,English politician
- 1950 –Sonia Manzano,American actress
- 1951–Brad Delp,American musician and singer (d. 2007)
- 1951 –Andranik Margaryan,Armenian engineer and politician, 10thPrime Minister of Armenia(d. 2007)
- 1952–Spencer Abraham,American academic and politician, 10thUnited States Secretary of Energy
- 1952 –Junior Brown,American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1953–Rocky Burnette,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1956–Terry Alderman,Australian cricketer and sportscaster
- 1957–Timothy Busfield,American actor, director, and producer
- 1957 –Javed Miandad,Pakistani cricketer and coach
- 1958–Meredith Brooks,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1959–John Linnell,American singer-songwriter and musician
- 1959 –Scott Thompson,Canadian actor and comedian
- 1960–Joe Kopicki,American basketball player and coach
- 1962–Jordan Peterson,Canadian psychologist, professor and cultural critic
- 1963–Philippe Bugalski,French racing driver (d. 2012)
- 1963 –Warwick Capper,Australian footballer, coach, and actor
- 1964–Derek Higgins,Irish racing driver
- 1964 –Takashi Yamazaki,Japanese filmmaker[37]
- 1965–Adrian Toole,Australian rugby league player
- 1965 –Gwen Torrence,American sprinter
- 1965 –Cathy Tyson,English actress
- 1966–Marc Glanville,Australian rugby league player
- 1966 –Tom Misteli,Swiss cell biologist
- 1967–Aivar Kuusmaa,Estonian basketball player and coach
- 1967 –Frances O'Connor,English-Australian actress
- 1968–Scott Aldred,American baseball player and coach
- 1968 –Bobby Sheehan,American bass player and songwriter (d. 1999)
- 1969–Zsolt Daczi,Hungarian guitarist (d. 2007)
- 1969 –Héctor Garza,Mexican wrestler (d. 2013)
- 1969 –Mathieu Schneider,American ice hockey player
- 1969 –Heinz-Christian Strache,Austrian politician
- 1971–Mark Henry,American weightlifter and wrestler
- 1971 –Ryan Klesko,American baseball player
- 1971 –Jérôme Romain,Caribbean-Dominican triple jumper and coach
- 1973–Jason Caffey,American basketball player and coach
- 1973 –Darryl White,Australian footballer
- 1974–Flávio Conceição,Brazilian footballer
- 1974 –Hideki Matsui,Japanese baseball player
- 1975–Bryan Alvarez,American wrestler and journalist
- 1975 –Stéphanie Szostak,French-American actress
- 1976–Antawn Jamison,American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1976 –Ray Price,Zimbabwean cricketer
- 1976 –Thomas Sørensen,Danish footballer
- 1976 –Paul Stenning,English author[38]
- 1977–Wade Redden,Canadian ice hockey player
- 1978–Lewis Moody,English rugby player
- 1979–Dallas Clark,American football player
- 1979 –Martine Dugrenier,Canadian wrestler
- 1979 –Diego Milito,Argentine footballer[39]
- 1979 –Robyn,Swedish singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer[40]
- 1979 –Earl Watson,American basketball player and coach[41]
- 1980–Marco Bortolami,Italian rugby player
- 1981–Raitis Grafs,Latvian basketball player
- 1981 –Adriana Lima,Brazilian model and actress
- 1982–Shailaja Pujari,Indian weightlifter[42]
- 1982 –James Tomlinson,English cricketer[43]
- 1983–Bryan Habana,South African rugby player
- 1983 –Christine Sinclair,Canadian soccer player
- 1984–James Kwalia,Kenyan-Qatari runner[44]
- 1984 –Bruno Soriano,Spanish footballer
- 1985–Dave Franco,American actor[45]
- 1985 –Blake Ross,American computer programmer, co-createdMozilla Firefox
- 1985 –Sam Thaiday,Australian rugby league player and sportscaster[46]
- 1985 –Kendra Wilkinson,American model, actress, and author[47]
- 1986–Salim Mehajer,Australian politician
- 1988–Eren Derdiyok,Swiss footballer[48]
- 1988 –Mauricio Isla,Chilean footballer[49]
- 1989–Emma Eliasson,Swedish ice hockey player[50]
- 1989 –Ibrahim Jeilan,Ethiopian runner[51]
- 1990–Jrue Holiday,American basketball player[52]
- 1990 –David Worrall,English footballer
- 1991–Avisaíl García,Venezuelan baseball player[53]
- 1992–Philippe Coutinho,Brazilian footballer[54]
- 1992 –Allie DiMeco,American actress and musician[55]
- 1996–Gustav Forsling,Swedish ice hockey player[56]
- 1996 –Shonica Wharton,Barbadian netball player[57]
- 1999–CarryMinati,Indian YouTuber[58]
Deaths[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 796–Hisham I,Muslimemir(b.757)
- 816–Pope Leo III(b. 750)
- 918–Æthelflæd,Mercian daughter ofAlfred the Great(b. 870)
- 1020–Lyfing,English archbishop (b. 999)
- 1036–Tedald,Italian bishop (b. 990)
- 1144–Al-Zamakhshari,Persian theologian (b. 1075)
- 1152–Henry of Scotland,3rd Earl of Huntingdon (b. 1114)
- 1266–Henry II, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben(b. 1215)
- 1294–John I of Brienne, Count of Eu
- 1418–Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac(b. 1360)
- 1420–Adolf I, Count of Nassau-Siegen(b. 1362)[59]
- 1435–John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel,English commander (b. 1408)
- 1478–Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua(b. 1412)
- 1524–Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar,Spanish conquistador (b. 1465)
- 1560–Ii Naomori,Japanese warrior (b. 1506)
- 1560 –Imagawa Yoshimoto,Japanese daimyō (b. 1519)
- 1565–Adrianus Turnebus,French philologist and scholar (b. 1512)
- 1567–Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich,English politician,Lord Chancellor of England(b. 1490)
- 1574–Renée of France,Duchess of Ferrara (b.1510)[60]
1601–1900[edit]
- 1647–Thomas Farnaby,English scholar and educator (b. 1575)
- 1668–Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge,English politician (b. 1599)
- 1675–Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy(b. 1634)
- 1734–James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick,French-English general and politician,Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire(b. 1670)
- 1758–Prince Augustus William of Prussia(b. 1722)
- 1772–Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne,French explorer (b. 1724)
- 1778–Philip Livingston,American merchant and politician (b. 1716)
- 1816–Pierre Augereau,French general (b. 1757)
- 1818–Egwale Seyon,Ethiopian emperor
- 1841–Konstantinos Nikolopoulos,Greek composer, archaeologist, and philologist (b. 1786)
- 1900–Lucretia Peabody Hale,American journalist and author (b. 1820)[61]
1901–present[edit]
- 1904–Camille of Renesse-Breidbach(b. 1836)
- 1912–Frédéric Passy,French economist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1822)
- 1917–Teresa Carreño,Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter, pianist, and conductor (b. 1853)
- 1932–Theo Heemskerk,Dutch lawyer and politician,Prime Minister of the Netherlands(b. 1852)
- 1937–Mikhail Tukhachevsky,Russian general (b. 1893)
- 1944–Erich Marcks,German general (b. 1891)
- 1946–Médéric Martin,Canadian politician, mayor of Montreal (b. 1869)
- 1952–Harry Lawson,Australian politician, 27thPremier of Victoria(b. 1875)
- 1957–Jimmy Dorsey,American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (The Dorsey BrothersandThe California Ramblers) (b. 1904)
- 1962–John Ireland,English composer and educator (b. 1879)
- 1963–Medgar Evers,American soldier and activist (b. 1925)
- 1966–Hermann Scherchen,German viola player and conductor (b. 1891)
- 1968–Herbert Read,English poet and critic (b. 1893)
- 1969–Aleksandr Deyneka,Ukrainian-Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1899)
- 1972–Edmund Wilson,American critic, essayist, and editor (b. 1895)
- 1972 –Dinanath Gopal Tendulkar,Indian writer and documentary filmmaker (b. 1909)
- 1976–Gopinath Kaviraj,Indian philosopher and scholar (b. 1887)
- 1978–Guo Moruo,Chinese historian, author, and poet (b. 1892)
- 1978 –Georg Siimenson,Estonian footballer (b. 1912)
- 1980–Billy Butlin,South African-English businessman, founded theButlins Company(b. 1899)[62]
- 1980 –Masayoshi Ōhira,Japanese politician, 68thPrime minister of Japan(b. 1910)
- 1980 –Milburn Stone,American actor (b. 1904)
- 1982–Ian McKay,English sergeant,Victoria Crossrecipient (b. 1953)
- 1982 –Karl von Frisch,Austrian-German ethologist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1886)
- 1983–Norma Shearer,Canadian-American actress (b. 1902)
- 1989–Bruce Hamilton,Australian public servant (b. 1911)
- 1990–Terence O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine,English captain and politician, 4thPrime Minister of Northern Ireland(b. 1914)
- 1994–Menachem Mendel Schneerson,Russian-American rabbi and author (b. 1902)[63]
- 1994–Nicole Brown Simpson,ex-wife ofO. J. Simpson(b. 1959) andRon Goldman,restaurant employee (b. 1968)[64]
- 1995–Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli,Italian pianist (b. 1920)[65]
- 1995 –Pierre Russell,American basketball player (b. 1949)
- 1997–Bulat Okudzhava,Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1924)
- 1998–Leo Buscaglia,American author and educator (b. 1924)
- 1998 –Theresa Merritt,American actress and singer (b. 1922)
- 1999 –Malekeh Malekzadeh Bayani,Iranian numismatist (b. 1910)[66]
- 1999–J. F. Powers,American novelist and short story writer (b. 1917)[67]
- 2000–Purushottam Laxman Deshpande,Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1919)
- 2002–Bill Blass,American fashion designer, foundedBill Blass Limited(b. 1922)
- 2002 –Zena Sutherland,American reviewer of children's literature (b. 1915)[68]
- 2003–Gregory Peck,American actor and political activist (b. 1916)
- 2005–Scott Young,Canadian journalist and author (b. 1918)
- 2006–Nicky Barr,Australian rugby player and fighter pilot (b. 1915)
- 2006 –György Ligeti,Romanian-Hungarian composer and educator (b. 1923)
- 2006 –Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet,Canadian businessman and art collector (b. 1923)
- 2008–Miroslav Dvořák,Czech ice hockey player (b. 1951)
- 2008 –Derek Tapscott,Welsh footballer and manager (b. 1932)
- 2010–Al Williamson,American illustrator (b. 1931)
- 2011–René Audet,Canadian bishop (b. 1920)
- 2012–Hector Bianciotti,Argentinian-French journalist and author (b. 1930)
- 2012 –Margarete Mitscherlich-Nielsen,Danish-German psychoanalyst and author (b. 1917)
- 2012 –Medin Zhega,Albanian footballer and manager (b. 1946)
- 2012 –Elinor Ostrom,American political scientist and economist,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1933)[69]
- 2012 –Pahiño,Spanish footballer (b. 1923)
- 2012 –Frank Walker,Australian judge and politician, 41stAttorney General of New South Wales(b. 1942)
- 2013–Teresita Barajuen,Spanish nun (b. 1908)
- 2013 –Jason Leffler,American racing driver (b. 1975)[70]
- 2015–Fernando Brant,Brazilian journalist, poet, and composer (b. 1946)[71]
- 2018–Jon Hiseman,English drummer (b. 1944)[72]
- 2019–Sylvia Miles,American actress (b. 1924)[73]
- 2022–Philip Baker Hall,American actor (b. 1931)[74][75]
- 2022 –Phil Bennett,Welsh rugby union player (b. 1948)[76]
- 2023–Silvio Berlusconi,Italian businessman and politician,Prime Minister of Italy(b. 1936)[77]
- 2023 –Francesco Nuti,Italian actor and director, (b. 1955)[78]
- 2023 –John Romita Sr.,comic book artist and author (b. 1930)[79]
- 2023 –Treat Williams,American actor (b. 1951)[80]
- 2024–William H. Donaldson,American businessman (b. 1931)[81]
- 2024 –Neil Goldschmidt,American lawyer and politician, 33rdGovernor of Oregon(b. 1940)[82]
- 2024 –Jerry West,American basketball player and executive (b. 1938)[83]
Holidays and observances[edit]
- Chaco Armistice Day(Paraguay)
- Christianfeast day:
- Dia dos Namorados(Brazil)
- Helsinki Day(Finland)
- Independence Day,celebrates the independence of thePhilippinesfromSpainin 1898.
- June 12 Commemoration(Lagos State)
- Loving Day(United States)
- Russia Day(Russia)[84]
- Women Veterans Recognition Day(United States)[85]
- World Day Against Child Labour,[86]and its related observances:
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