June 12
Appearance
June 12is the 163rd day of the year (164th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar.There are 202 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events[change|change source]
Up to 1950[change|change source]
- 1381– Peasants' Revolt: InEngland,rebels arrive at Blackheath.
- 1418– An Insurrection deliversParisto control of theBurgundians.
- 1429–Battle of Jargeau:Joan of Arcleads the French army in the capture of the city and the English commander,William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolkin the battle's second day.
- 1550-Helsinki,present-day capital ofFinlandand then-part ofSweden,is founded by KingGustav I of Sweden.
- 1560–Battle of Okehazama:Oda NobunagadefeatsImagawa Yoshimoto.
- 1665-Englandinstalls a municipalgovernmentinNew York.
- 1758-French and Indian War:Siege of Louisbourg-James Wolfe's attack on Louisbourg,Nova Scotia,begins.
- 1775-American Revolution:British generalThomas Gagedeclares martial law inMassachusetts.
- 1776- TheVirginia Declaration of Rightsis adopted in what would become theUnited States.
- 1860– The StateBankof theRussianEmpire is founded.
- 1864–American Civil War:Battle of Cold Harbor- GeneralUlysses S. Grantpulls his Union troops from their positions, handing victory to Confederate GeneralRobert E. Lee.
- 1872– The Royal Mint (where money is made) opens inMelbourne.
- 1889– TheArmaghrail disaster occurs in present-dayNorthern Ireland,killing 78 people.
- 1897–Carl Elsenerpatentsa small pen knife, now called theSwiss army knife.
- 1898– The republic of thePhilippinesdeclares independence fromSpain.
- 1899–United States:The New Richmondtornadokills 117 people.
- 1929–Anne Frankis born inFrankfurt am Main,Germany.
- 1932-Bayern Munichwin the Germanfootballchampionship for the first time.
- 1939– TheBaseball Hall of Fameopens in Cooperstown,New York.
- 1939- Shooting begins onParamount Pictures'Dr. Cyclops,the firsthorror moviephotographedin three-stripTechnicolor.
- 1940-World War II:13,000 British and French troops surrender to Major GeneralErwin Rommelat Saint-Valery-en-Caux.
- 1942–Anne Frankreceives her diary for her 13th birthday.
- 1943-Holocaust:Nazi Germanyliquidates the JewishGhettoin what is nowBerezhany,Ukraine.1,800Jewsare led to the city's graveyard and shot.
1951 – 2000[change|change source]
- 1962– TheRoraimaNational Park is created in the border area ofVenezuela,BrazilandGuyana.
- 1963– Civil Rights activistMedgar Evansis murdered in Jackson,Mississippiby Byron De La Beckwith.
- 1964–Nelson Mandelais sentenced to life inprison.
- 1967– TheUnited States Supreme Courtrules in the Loving v Virginia case that US Statelawsprohibiting interracial marriage are unconstitutional.
- 1967– Venera programme: The Venera 4spaceprobe is launched toVenus.
- 1968-Eddy Merckxwins theTour de Francefor the first time.
- 1973-Helmut Kohlis chosen as leader of theCDU,one of the main parties in theFederal Republic of Germany.
- 1975–Indira Gandhiis found guilty of electoral corruption.
- 1978–David Berkowitzis sentenced to 365 years inprisonfor the six Son of SammurdersinNew York.
- 1987–Ronald Reaganmakes a speech at theBrandenburg Gate,calling forMikhail Gorbachevto 'Tear down this wall!'
- 1987–Jean-Bédel Bokassa,former self-declaredEmperorof the present-dayCentral African Republic,is sentenced to death.
- 1990– TheparliamentofRussiadeclares its sovereignty.
- 1991–Boris Yeltsinis electedPresident of Russia.
- 1991– TheSri LankanArmymassacres 152Tamilcivilians in the easternSri Lankanvillageof Kokkadichcholai.
- 1993– Elections are held inNigeria,but they later annulled by the military government underIbrahim Babangida.
- 1994– A referendum inAustriasupportsEUmembership.
- 1994–Ronald GoldmanandNicole Brown Simpsonare murdered inLos Angeles.O. J. Simpsonis later found not guilty of their murders.
- 1994– TheBoeing 777makes its first flight.
- 1997– QueenElizabeth IIreopens theGlobe TheatreinLondon.
- 1999– ANATO-ledUNpeacekeeping force entersKosovo.
- 2000–Sandro Rosa do Nascimentotakes hostages while robbing a bus inRio de Janeiro,Brazil.It results in a stand-off in which do Nascimento and one of the hostages die.
- 2000- In theTreaty of Jeddah,Yemenrecognizes the determined border withSaudi Arabia.
From 2001[change|change source]
- 2004–UEFA Euro 2004inPortugalstarts, as thePortugal national football team,hosting the tournament, loses 2-1 to theGreece national football team.
- 2009– APresidentialElectionis held inIran.Mahmoud Ahmadinejadclaims victory overMir-Hossein Mousavi,in a disputed result. Soon after, protests begin inTehranagainst his rule, following the controversial outcome of the election.
- 2013-Jiroemon Kimuradies inJapan.At the age of 116 years, 53 days, he is recognized as the oldestmanever, and the last-surviving man to have been born in the19th century.
- 2013- ThegovernmentofGreeceshuts down the nationalbroadcasterfor a previously undetermined amount of time.
- 2014- The2014 FIFA World CupinBrazil,the 20th edition of the tournament, begins. In the opening game, theBrazil national football teamcomes from behind to beat theCroatia national football team3-1.
- 2015- The firstEuropean Gamesbegin inBaku,Azerbaijan,lasting untilJune 28.
- 2016-2016 Orlando nightclub shooting:GunmanOmar Mateenkills 49 people in a shooting at the Pulse nightclub inOrlando, Floridain the worst mass shooting in recent US history.
- 2016-Pittsburgh Penguinswin theStanley Cupby beating theSan Jose Sharks3-1 and winning the series 4-2.
- 2018-2018 North Korea–United States summittakes place as US PresidentDonald TrumpandNorth KoreanleaderKim Jong-unmeet for talks inSingapore.
- 2018- Politicians in theRepublic of Macedoniareach an agreement withGreecein a dispute over its name.
Births[change|change source]
Up to 1900[change|change source]
- 950–Emperor ReizeiofJapan(d.1011)
- 1107–Emperor Gaozong of Song,ofChina(d.1187)
- 1519–Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany(d.1574)
- 1577–Paul Guldin,Swissmathematicianandastronomer(d.1643)
- 1771–Patrick Gass,American sergeant in the Lewis and Clark expedition (d.1870)
- 1777-Robert Clark,American politician (d.1837)
- 1795-John Marston,American sailor (d.1885)
- 1802–Harriet Martineau,Americanjournalist,politicaleconomist,abolitionistandfeminist(d.1876)
- 1806–John A. Roebling,German-Americanarchitect(Brooklyn Bridge) (d.1869)
- 1812-Edmond Hébert,Frenchgeologist(d.1890)
- 1819-Charles Kingsley,Englishpriest,historianandnovelist(d.1875)
- 1827–Johanna Spyri,Swiss writer (d.1901)
- 1831-Robert Herbert,English-Australian politician, 1stPremierofQueensland(d.1905)
- 1843-David Gill,Scottishastronomer(d.1914)
- 1851-Oliver Lodge,Englishphysicist(d.1940)
- 1858-Harry Hamilton Johnston,Englishpolymath(d.1927)
- 1858-Henry Scott Tuke,English painter andphotographer(d.1929)
- 1872-Emil Hacha,Czech politician (d.1945)
- 1885–Frank Ferera,Hawaiianmusician (d.1951)
- 1888-Zygmunt Janiszewski,Polishmathematician(d.1920)
- 1890–Egon Schiele,Austrian painter (d.1918)
- 1890-Théophile Alajouanine,French psychiatrist (d.1980)
- 1892–Basil Rathbone,British actor (d.1967)
- 1892–Djuna Barnes,American writer (d.1982)
- 1892-Apostolos Grozos,GreekCommunistpolitician (d.1981)
- 1897-Walter Peterhans,Germanphotographer(d.1960)
- 1897–Anthony Eden,Prime Minister of the United Kingdom(d.1977)
- 1899–Fritz Albert Lipmann,American biochemist(d.1986)
- 1899-Weegee,Ukrainian-Americanphotographer(d.1968)
1901 – 1950[change|change source]
- 1901-Clyde Geronimi,Italian-Americananimationdirector(d.1989)
- 1902-Hendrik Elias,Flemishpolitician (d.1973)
- 1903-Emmett Hardy,American musician (d.1925)
- 1905–Ray Barbuti,Americansportsperson(d.1988)
- 1906-Sandro Penna,Italianpoet(d.1977)
- 1908–Marina Semyonova,Russianballerina(d.2010)
- 1908-Alphonse Ouimet,Canadianengineeranddesigner(d.1988)
- 1908-Otto Skorzeny,GermanSSofficer (d.1975)
- 1912-Bill Cowley,Canadianice hockeyplayer (d.1993)
- 1914-Go Seigen,JapaneseGoplayer (d.2014)
- 1915–David Rockefeller,American banker (d.2017)
- 1915-Priscilla Lane,American actress (d.1995)
- 1916–Raul Hector Castro,American politician, 14thGovernorofArizona(d.2015)
- 1916-Irwin Allen,Americandirectorandproducer(d.1991)
- 1917-Gottfried Honegger,Swissartistand graphic designer (d.2016)
- 1918-Samuel Z. Arkoff,American film producer (d.2001)
- 1919–Uta Hagen,German-Americanactress(d.2004)
- 1919-Ahmed Abdallah,Presidentof theComoros(d.1989)
- 1921–Luis Garcia Berlanga,Spanish movie director and screenwriter (d.2010)
- 1922–Günter Behnisch,Germanarchitect(d.2010)
- 1922-Margherita Hack,Italian astrophysicist(d.2013)
- 1924–George H. W. Bush,41stPresident of the United States(d.2018)
- 1926-Amadeo Carrizo,Argentinefootballer
- 1928–Petros Molyviatis,Greek politician
- 1928-Vic Damone,Americansinger-songwriterandactor(d.2018)
- 1928-Richard M. Sherman,American composer, songwriter and publisher
- 1929–Anne Frank,German-Dutchdiaristwho died in theHolocaust(d.1945)
- 1929-Alberto De Martino,Italianmovie director(d.2015)
- 1929–Brigid Brophy,British writer (d.1995)
- 1929–Jameel Jalibi,Pakistani writer andUrdu languagescholar
- 1930-Donald Byrne,Americanchessplayer (d.1976)
- 1930-Innes Ireland,British racing driver (d.1993)
- 1932-Mano Wolde,Ethiopian long-distance runner (d.2002)
- 1933–Eddie Adams,Americanphotographer(d.2004)
- 1937–Vladimir Arnold,Russianmathematician(d.2010)
- 1938-Jean-Marie Doré,Prime MinisterofGuinea(d.2016)
- 1938-Ian Partridge,Englishtenor
- 1941–Chick Corea,American musician
- 1941-Roy Harper,Englishsinger-songwriter,guitarist,poetandactor
- 1941-Reg Presley,Englishsinger-songwriter(d.2013)
- 1942–Bert Sakmann,Germanphysiologist
- 1945–Pat Jennings,Northern Irishfootballer
- 1946-Michel Bergeron,Canadianice hockeyplayer
- 1946-Salman Taseer,Pakistanipolitician(d.2011)
- 1949–Jens Boehrnsen,German politician,MayorofBremenand former actingPresident of Germany
- 1949-John Wetton,English singer, bassist and guitarist (d.2017)
1951 – 1975[change|change source]
- 1951–Andranik Margaryan,Armenianpolitician (d.2007)
- 1951- Bun E. Carlos, American drummer (Cheap Trick)
- 1951–Brad Delp,American musician (d.2007)
- 1952–Pete Farndon,English musician (d.1983)
- 1952–Spencer Abraham,American politician
- 1953-Rocky Burnett,Americansinger-songwriterandguitarist
- 1953-Tess Gerritsen,Chinese-Americannovelist
- 1953-David Thornton,American actor
- 1958-Rebecca Holden,American actress and singer
- 1961–Hannelore Kraft,German politician,Prime MinisterofNorth Rhine-Westphalia
- 1965-Vicky Vette,Norwegian-Canadian pornographic actress
- 1965-Cathy Tyson,English actress
- 1965-Gwen Torrence,American athlete
- 1967-Aivar Kuusmaa,Estonianbasketballplayer and coach
- 1968-Manuel Blanc,French actor
- 1968-Htay Kywe,Burmeseactivist
- 1969-Heinz-Christian Strache,Austrian politician
- 1971–Mark Henry,Americanprofessional wrestler
- 1972-Sophie Lawrence,Englishactress,singeranddirector
- 1973-Jason Caffey,Americanbasketballplayer and coach
- 1973–Takis Fyssas,Greekfootballer
- 1973-Darryl White,Australianfootballer
- 1974–Hideki Matsui,Japanesebaseballplayer
- 1974-Jason Mewes,American actor
From 1976[change|change source]
- 1976–Thomas Sorensen,Danishfootballer
- 1976-Antawn Jamison,Americanbasketballplayer
- 1977-Richard Ayoade,Englishactor,directorandscreenwriter
- 1977-Kenny Wayne Shepherd,Americansinger-songwriterandguitarist
- 1978-Lewis Moody,Englishrugbyplayer
- 1978-Yumiko Shaku,Japanese actress and model
- 1978-Shiloh Strong,Americanactor,screenwriter,photographeranddirector
- 1979–Diego Milito,Argentinefootballer
- 1979–Robyn,Swedish singer
- 1980–Marco Bortolami,Italianrugbyplayer
- 1980-Diem Brown,Americantelevisionpersonality (d.2014)
- 1980-Walter Erviti,Argentinefootballer
- 1981-Adriana Lima,Brazilian model
- 1981–Nora Tschirner,Germantelevisionpresenter
- 1982–Jason David,American footballplayer
- 1983–Bryan Habana,South Africanrugbyplayer
- 1983-Christine Sinclair,Canadiansoccerplayer
- 1985-Blake Ross,Americansoftwaredeveloper
- 1985-Colin Doyle,Irishfootballer
- 1985-Dave Franco,American actor
- 1985-Kendra Wilkinson,Americanmodel,actressandauthor
- 1986–Sergio Rodriguez,Spanishbasketballplayer
- 1986–Stanislava Komarova,Russianswimmer
- 1986-Mario Casas,Spanish actor
- 1987–Abbey Lee Kershaw,Australian model
- 1987–Antonio Barragan,Spanishfootballer
- 1988–Eren Derdiyok,Swissfootballer
- 1988-Mauricio Isla,Chileanfootballer
- 1989-Laura Kirkpatrick,Americanmodel
- 1990-Jrue Holiday,Americanbasketballplayer
- 1992–Allie DiMeco,American actress and musician
- 1992-Laura Jones,Englishgymnast
- 1992-Philippe Coutinho,Brazilianfootballer
- 1996-Anna Margaret,Americansinger,songwriterandactress
Deaths[change|change source]
Up to 1950[change|change source]
- 816–Pope Leo III(b.750)
- 1020–Lyfing,Archbishop of Canterbury
- 1560–Imawaga Yoshimoto,Japanesedaimyo(b.1519)
- 1560–Ii Naomori,Japanese warrior (b.1506)
- 1574- PrincessRenée of France(b.1510)
- 1675-Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy(b.1634)
- 1758–Augustus William, Prince of Prussia(b.1722)
- 1772-Marc-Joseph Marion de Fresne,French explorer (b.1724)
- 1778-Philip Livingston,American merchant andstatesman(b.1716)
- 1816-Pierre Augereau,French marshal (b.1757)
- 1818-Egwale Seyon of Ethiopia
- 1841-Konstantinos Nikolopoulos,Greekcomposer,archaeologistandphilologist(b.1786)
- 1878–George V of Hanover(b.1819)
- 1900-Lucretia Peabody Hale,Americanjournalistandauthor(b.1820)
- 1904-Camille of Renesse-Breidbach,Belgiannobleman,entrepreneurandauthor(b.1836)
- 1912–Frédéric Passy,FrenchNobel Peace Prizewinner (b.1822)
- 1917-Teresa Carreno,Venezuelansinger,pianist,composerandconductor(b.1853)
- 1929-Marie Henri Andoyer,Frenchastronomerandmathematician(b.1862)
- 1932–Theo Heemskerk,Prime Ministerof theNetherlands(b.1852)
- 1937–Mikhail Tukhachevsky,Marshal of theSoviet Union(b.1893)
1951 – 2000[change|change source]
- 1952-Michael von Faulhaber,Germancardinal(b.1869)
- 1957–Jimmy Dorsey,American musician (b.1904)
- 1962-John Ireland,English composer (b.1879)
- 1963–Medgar Evans,American Civil Rights activist (b.1925)
- 1964–Walter Seifert,German retiredWorld War IIveteran, ran amok in aCologneschool (b.1922)
- 1966-Hermann Scherchen,Germancomposerandconductor(b.1891)
- 1969-Percival Proctor,GovernorofMaine(b.1876)
- 1976-Gopinath Kaviraj,Indianphilosopherand scholar (b.1887)
- 1978-Guo Moruo,Chinesehistorian,authorandpoet(b.1892)
- 1978-Georg Simenson,Estonianfootballer(b.1912)
- 1980–Billy Butlin,British holiday entrepreneur (b.1899)
- 1980–Masayoshi Ohira,Prime Minister of Japan(b.1910)
- 1982–Karl von Frisch,Austrianzoologist(b.1886)
- 1983–Norma Shearer,Canadian-American actress (b.1902)
- 1987–Paul Janes,Germanfootballer(b.1912)
- 1990–Terence O'Neill, Baron O'Neill,Northern Irish politician (b.1914)
- 1994–Ronald Goldman,American waiter and murder victim (b.1968)
- 1994–Nicole Brown Simpson,American murder victim (b.1959)
- 1997-Bulat Okudzhava,Russiansinger-songwriter,musicianandauthor(b.1924)
- 2000–Sandro Rosa do Nascimento,Brazilian hostage taker (b.1978)
- 2000-Purushottam Laxman Deshpande,Indianactor,director,producerandauthor(b.1919)
From 2001[change|change source]
- 2003–Gregory Peck,American actor (b.1916)
- 2006–Gyorgy Ligeti,Hungarian composer (b.1923)
- 2006–Nijiro Tukuda,Japanesesupercentenarian(b.1895)
- 2007-Guy de Rothschild,French banker (b.1909)
- 2009–Félix Malloum,PresidentofChad(b.1932)
- 2012–Elinor Ostrom,Americaneconomist(b.1933)
- 2012-Henry Hill,Americanconvict(b.1943)
- 2013-Jiroemon Kimura,Japanesesupercentenarian,oldest-recorded man ever (b.1897)
- 2014-Frank Schirrmacher,Germanjournalist(b.1959)
- 2014-Carla Laemmle,American actress (b.1909)
- 2014-Jimmy Scott,Americanjazzmusician(b.1925)
- 2014-Khagen Mahanta,Indian folk singer (b.1942)
- 2014-Joe Pittman,Americanbaseballplayer (b.1954)
- 2015-Monica Lewis,Americanactress(b.1922)
- 2015-Fernando Brant,Brazilianpoetandcomposer(b.1946)
- 2016-Omar Mateen,American gunman, perpetrator of the2016 Orlando nightclub shooting(b.1986)
- 2016-Donald Carr,Englishcricketer(b.1926)
- 2016-Vladimir Dolgopolov,Russianfootballer(b.1961)
- 2016-Alfonso Portugal,Mexicanfootballer(b.1934)
- 2016-George Voinovich,American politician, formerGovernorofOhio(b.1936)
- 2016-Janet Waldo,Americanactress(b.1920)
- 2017-C. Narayana Reddy,Indianscreenwriter,composerandpoet(b.1931)
- 2017-Charles P. Thacker,Americancomputerdesigner (b.1943)
Observances[change|change source]
- Independence Day (thePhilippines)
- Loving Day (United States)
- RussiaDay
- World Day AgainstChild Labour
- Chaco Armistice Day (Paraguay)
- Dia dos Namorados (Brazil)
- HelsinkiDay
- Democracy Day (Nigeria)
Events[change|change source]
Up to 1950[change|change source]
- 1381– Peasants' Revolt: InEngland,rebels arrive at Blackheath.
- 1418– An Insurrection deliversParisto control of theBurgundians.
- 1429–Battle of Jargeau:Joan of Arcleads the French army in the capture of the city and the English commander,William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolkin the battle's second day.
- 1550-Helsinki,present-day capital ofFinlandand then-part ofSweden,is founded by KingGustav I of Sweden.
- 1560–Battle of Okehazama:Oda NobunagadefeatsImagawa Yoshimoto.
- 1665-Englandinstalls a municipalgovernmentinNew York.
- 1758-French and Indian War:Siege of Louisbourg-James Wolfe's attack on Louisbourg,Nova Scotia,begins.
- 1775-American Revolution:British generalThomas Gagedeclares martial law inMassachusetts.
- 1776- TheVirginia Declaration of Rightsis adopted in what would become theUnited States.
- 1860– The StateBankof theRussianEmpire is founded.
- 1864–American Civil War:Battle of Cold Harbor- GeneralUlysses S. Grantpulls his Union troops from their positions, handing victory to Confederate GeneralRobert E. Lee.
- 1872– The Royal Mint (where money is made) opens inMelbourne.
- 1889– TheArmaghrail disaster occurs in present-dayNorthern Ireland,killing 78 people.
- 1897–Carl Elsenerpatentsa small pen knife, now called theSwiss army knife.
- 1898– The republic of thePhilippinesdeclares independence fromSpain.
- 1899–United States:The New Richmondtornadokills 117 people.
- 1929–Anne Frankis born inFrankfurt am Main,Germany.
- 1932-Bayern Munichwin the Germanfootballchampionship for the first time.
- 1939– TheBaseball Hall of Fameopens in Cooperstown,New York.
- 1939- Shooting begins onParamount Pictures'Dr. Cyclops,the firsthorror moviephotographedin three-stripTechnicolor.
- 1940-World War II:13,000 British and French troops surrender to Major GeneralErwin Rommelat Saint-Valery-en-Caux.
- 1942–Anne Frankreceives her diary for her 13th birthday.
- 1943-Holocaust:Nazi Germanyliquidates the JewishGhettoin what is nowBerezhany,Ukraine.1,800Jewsare led to the city's graveyard and shot.
1951 – 2000[change|change source]
- 1962– TheRoraimaNational Park is created in the border area ofVenezuela,BrazilandGuyana.
- 1963– Civil Rights activistMedgar Evansis murdered in Jackson,Mississippiby Byron De La Beckwith.
- 1964–Nelson Mandelais sentenced to life inprison.
- 1967– TheUnited States Supreme Courtrules in the Loving v Virginia case that US Statelawsprohibiting interracial marriage are unconstitutional.
- 1967– Venera programme: The Venera 4spaceprobe is launched toVenus.
- 1968-Eddy Merckxwins theTour de Francefor the first time.
- 1973-Helmut Kohlis chosen as leader of theCDU,one of the main parties in theFederal Republic of Germany.
- 1975–Indira Gandhiis found guilty of electoral corruption.
- 1978–David Berkowitzis sentenced to 365 years inprisonfor the six Son of SammurdersinNew York.
- 1987–Ronald Reaganmakes a speech at theBrandenburg Gate,calling forMikhail Gorbachevto 'Tear down this wall!'
- 1987–Jean-Bédel Bokassa,former self-declaredEmperorof the present-dayCentral African Republic,is sentenced to death.
- 1990– TheparliamentofRussiadeclares its sovereignty.
- 1991–Boris Yeltsinis electedPresident of Russia.
- 1991– TheSri LankanArmymassacres 152Tamilcivilians in the easternSri Lankanvillageof Kokkadichcholai.
- 1993– Elections are held inNigeria,but they later annulled by the military government underIbrahim Babangida.
- 1994– A referendum inAustriasupportsEUmembership.
- 1994–Ronald GoldmanandNicole Brown Simpsonare murdered inLos Angeles.O. J. Simpsonis later found not guilty of their murders.
- 1994– TheBoeing 777makes its first flight.
- 1997– QueenElizabeth IIreopens theGlobe TheatreinLondon.
- 1999– ANATO-ledUNpeacekeeping force entersKosovo.
- 2000–Sandro Rosa do Nascimentotakes hostages while robbing a bus inRio de Janeiro,Brazil.It results in a stand-off in which do Nascimento and one of the hostages die.
- 2000- In theTreaty of Jeddah,Yemenrecognizes the determined border withSaudi Arabia.
From 2001[change|change source]
- 2004–UEFA Euro 2004inPortugalstarts, as thePortugal national football team,hosting the tournament, loses 2-1 to theGreece national football team.
- 2009– APresidentialElectionis held inIran.Mahmoud Ahmadinejadclaims victory overMir-Hossein Mousavi,in a disputed result. Soon after, protests begin inTehranagainst his rule, following the controversial outcome of the election.
- 2013-Jiroemon Kimuradies inJapan.At the age of 116 years, 53 days, he is recognized as the oldestmanever, and the last-surviving man to have been born in the19th century.
- 2013- ThegovernmentofGreeceshuts down the nationalbroadcasterfor a previously undetermined amount of time.
- 2014- The2014 FIFA World CupinBrazil,the 20th edition of the tournament, begins. In the opening game, theBrazil national football teamcomes from behind to beat theCroatia national football team3-1.
- 2015- The firstEuropean Gamesbegin inBaku,Azerbaijan,lasting untilJune 28.
- 2016-2016 Orlando nightclub shooting:GunmanOmar Mateenkills 49 people in a shooting at the Pulse nightclub inOrlando, Floridain the worst mass shooting in recent US history.
- 2016-Pittsburgh Penguinswin theStanley Cupby beating theSan Jose Sharks3-1 and winning the series 4-2.
Births[change|change source]
Up to 1900[change|change source]
- 950–Emperor ReizeiofJapan(d.1011)
- 1107–Emperor Gaozong of Song,ofChina(d.1187)
- 1519–Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany(d.1574)
- 1577–Paul Guldin,Swissmathematicianandastronomer(d.1643)
- 1771–Patrick Gass,American sergeant in the Lewis and Clark expedition (d.1870)
- 1777-Robert Clark,American politician (d.1837)
- 1795-John Marston,American sailor (d.1885)
- 1802–Harriet Martineau,Americanjournalist,politicaleconomist,abolitionistandfeminist(d.1876)
- 1806–John A. Roebling,German-Americanarchitect(Brooklyn Bridge) (d.1869)
- 1812-Edmond Hébert,Frenchgeologist(d.1890)
- 1819-Charles Kingsley,Englishpriest,historianandnovelist(d.1875)
- 1827–Johanna Spyri,Swiss writer (d.1901)
- 1831-Robert Herbert,English-Australian politician, 1stPremierofQueensland(d.1905)
- 1843-David Gill,Scottishastronomer(d.1914)
- 1851-Oliver Lodge,Englishphysicist(d.1940)
- 1858-Harry Hamilton Johnston,Englishpolymath(d.1927)
- 1858-Henry Scott Tuke,English painter andphotographer(d.1929)
- 1872-Emil Hacha,Czech politician (d.1945)
- 1885–Frank Ferera,Hawaiianmusician (d.1951)
- 1888-Zygmunt Janiszewski,Polishmathematician(d.1920)
- 1890–Egon Schiele,Austrian painter (d.1918)
- 1890-Théophile Alajouanine,French psychiatrist (d.1980)
- 1892–Basil Rathbone,British actor (d.1967)
- 1892–Djuna Barnes,American writer (d.1982)
- 1892-Apostolos Grozos,GreekCommunistpolitician (d.1981)
- 1897-Walter Peterhans,Germanphotographer(d.1960)
- 1897–Anthony Eden,Prime Minister of the United Kingdom(d.1977)
- 1899–Fritz Albert Lipmann,American biochemist(d.1986)
- 1899-Weegee,Ukrainian-Americanphotographer(d.1968)
1901 – 1950[change|change source]
- 1901-Clyde Geronimi,Italian-Americananimationdirector(d.1989)
- 1902-Hendrik Elias,Flemishpolitician (d.1973)
- 1903-Emmett Hardy,American musician (d.1925)
- 1905–Ray Barbuti,Americansportsperson(d.1988)
- 1906-Sandro Penna,Italianpoet(d.1977)
- 1908–Marina Semyonova,Russianballerina(d.2010)
- 1908-Alphonse Ouimet,Canadianengineeranddesigner(d.1988)
- 1908-Otto Skorzeny,GermanSSofficer (d.1975)
- 1912-Bill Cowley,Canadianice hockeyplayer (d.1993)
- 1914-Go Seigen,JapaneseGoplayer (d.2014)
- 1915–David Rockefeller,American banker (d.2017)
- 1915-Priscilla Lane,American actress (d.1995)
- 1916–Raul Hector Castro,American politician, 14thGovernorofArizona(d.2015)
- 1916-Irwin Allen,Americandirectorandproducer(d.1991)
- 1917-Gottfried Honegger,Swissartistand graphic designer (d.2016)
- 1918-Samuel Z. Arkoff,American film producer (d.2001)
- 1919–Uta Hagen,German-Americanactress(d.2004)
- 1919-Ahmed Abdallah,Presidentof theComoros(d.1989)
- 1921–Luis Garcia Berlanga,Spanish movie director and screenwriter (d.2010)
- 1922–Günter Behnisch,Germanarchitect(d.2010)
- 1922-Margherita Hack,Italian astrophysicist(d.2013)
- 1924–George H. W. Bush,41stPresident of the United States
- 1926-Amadeo Carrizo,Argentinefootballer
- 1928–Petros Molyviatis,Greek politician
- 1928-Vic Damone,Americansinger-songwriterandactor
- 1928-Richard M. Sherman,American composer, songwriter and publisher
- 1929–Anne Frank,German-Dutchdiaristwho died in theHolocaust(d.1945)
- 1929-Alberto De Martino,Italianmovie director(d.2015)
- 1929–Brigid Brophy,British writer (d.1995)
- 1929–Jameel Jalibi,Pakistani writer andUrdu languagescholar
- 1930-Donald Byrne,Americanchessplayer (d.1976)
- 1930-Innes Ireland,British racing driver (d.1993)
- 1932-Mano Wolde,Ethiopian long-distance runner (d.2002)
- 1933–Eddie Adams,Americanphotographer(d.2004)
- 1937–Vladimir Arnold,Russianmathematician(d.2010)
- 1938-Jean-Marie Doré,Prime MinisterofGuinea(d.2016)
- 1938-Ian Partridge,Englishtenor
- 1941–Chick Corea,American musician
- 1941-Roy Harper,Englishsinger-songwriter,guitarist,poetandactor
- 1941-Reg Presley,Englishsinger-songwriter(d.2013)
- 1942–Bert Sakmann,Germanphysiologist
- 1945–Pat Jennings,Northern Irishfootballer
- 1946-Michel Bergeron,Canadianice hockeyplayer
- 1946-Salman Taseer,Pakistanipolitician(d.2011)
- 1949–Jens Boehrnsen,German politician,MayorofBremenand former actingPresident of Germany
- 1949-John Wetton,English singer, bassist and guitarist (d.2017)
1951 – 1975[change|change source]
- 1951–Andranik Margaryan,Armenianpolitician (d.2007)
- 1951–Brad Delp,American musician (d.2007)
- 1952–Pete Farndon,English musician (d.1983)
- 1952–Spencer Abraham,American politician
- 1953-Rocky Burnett,Americansinger-songwriterandguitarist
- 1953-Tess Gerritsen,Chinese-Americannovelist
- 1953-David Thornton,American actor
- 1958-Rebecca Holden,American actress and singer
- 1961–Hannelore Kraft,German politician,Prime MinisterofNorth Rhine-Westphalia
- 1965-Vicky Vette,Norwegian-Canadian pornographic actress
- 1965-Cathy Tyson,English actress
- 1965-Gwen Torrence,American athlete
- 1967-Aivar Kuusmaa,Estonianbasketballplayer and coach
- 1968-Manuel Blanc,French actor
- 1968-Htay Kywe,Burmeseactivist
- 1969-Heinz-Christian Strache,Austrian politician
- 1971–Mark Henry,Americanprofessional wrestler
- 1972-Sophie Lawrence,Englishactress,singeranddirector
- 1973-Jason Caffey,Americanbasketballplayer and coach
- 1973–Takis Fyssas,Greekfootballer
- 1973-Darryl White,Australianfootballer
- 1974–Hideki Matsui,Japanesebaseballplayer
- 1974-Jason Mewes,American actor
From 1976[change|change source]
- 1976–Thomas Sorensen,Danishfootballer
- 1976-Antawn Jamison,Americanbasketballplayer
- 1977-Richard Ayoade,Englishactor,directorandscreenwriter
- 1977-Kenny Wayne Shepherd,Americansinger-songwriterandguitarist
- 1978-Lewis Moody,Englishrugbyplayer
- 1978-Yumiko Shaku,Japanese actress and model
- 1978-Shiloh Strong,Americanactor,screenwriter,photographeranddirector
- 1979–Diego Milito,Argentinefootballer
- 1979–Robyn,Swedish singer
- 1980–Marco Bortolami,Italianrugbyplayer
- 1980-Diem Brown,Americantelevisionpersonality (d.2014)
- 1980-Walter Erviti,Argentinefootballer
- 1981-Adriana Lima,Brazilian model
- 1981–Nora Tschirner,Germantelevisionpresenter
- 1982–Jason David,American footballplayer
- 1983–Bryan Habana,South Africanrugbyplayer
- 1983-Christine Sinclair,Canadiansoccerplayer
- 1985-Blake Ross,Americansoftwaredeveloper
- 1985-Colin Doyle,Irishfootballer
- 1985-Dave Franco,American actor
- 1985-Kendra Wilkinson,Americanmodel,actressandauthor
- 1986–Sergio Rodriguez,Spanishbasketballplayer
- 1986–Stanislava Komarova,Russianswimmer
- 1986-Mario Casas,Spanish actor
- 1987–Abbey Lee Kershaw,Australian model
- 1987–Antonio Barragan,Spanishfootballer
- 1988–Eren Derdiyok,Swissfootballer
- 1988-Mauricio Isla,Chileanfootballer
- 1989-Laura Kirkpatrick,Americanmodel
- 1990-Jrue Holiday,Americanbasketballplayer
- 1992–Allie DiMeco,American actress and musician
- 1992-Laura Jones,Englishgymnast
- 1992-Philippe Coutinho,Brazilianfootballer
- 1996-Anna Margaret,Americansinger,songwriterandactress
Deaths[change|change source]
Up to 1950[change|change source]
- 816–Pope Leo III(b.750)
- 1020–Lyfing,Archbishop of Canterbury
- 1560–Imawaga Yoshimoto,Japanesedaimyo(b.1519)
- 1560–Ii Naomori,Japanese warrior (b.1506)
- 1574- PrincessRenee of France(b.1510)
- 1675-Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy(b.1634)
- 1758–Augustus William, Prince of Prussia(b.1722)
- 1772-Marc-Joseph Marion de Fresne,French explorer (b.1724)
- 1778-Philip Livingston,American merchant andstatesman(b.1716)
- 1816-Pierre Augereau,French marshal (b.1757)
- 1818-Egwale Seyon of Ethiopia
- 1841-Konstantinos Nikolopoulos,Greekcomposer,archaeologistandphilologist(b.1786)
- 1878–George V of Hanover(b.1819)
- 1900-Lucretia Peabody Hale,Americanjournalistandauthor(b.1820)
- 1904-Camille of Renesse-Breidbach,Belgiannobleman,entrepreneurandauthor(b.1836)
- 1912–Frédéric Passy,FrenchNobel Peace Prizewinner (b.1822)
- 1917-Teresa Carreno,Venezuelansinger,pianist,composerandconductor(b.1853)
- 1929-Marie Henri Andoyer,Frenchastronomerandmathematician(b.1862)
- 1932–Theo Heemskerk,Prime Ministerof theNetherlands(b.1852)
- 1937–Mikhail Tukhachevsky,Marshal of theSoviet Union(b.1893)
1951 – 2000[change|change source]
- 1952-Michael von Faulhaber,Germancardinal(b.1869)
- 1957–Jimmy Dorsey,American musician (b.1904)
- 1962-John Ireland,English composer (b.1879)
- 1963–Medgar Evans,American Civil Rights activist (b.1925)
- 1964–Walter Seifert,German retiredWorld War IIveteran, ran amok in aCologneschool (b.1922)
- 1966-Hermann Scherchen,Germancomposerandconductor(b.1891)
- 1969-Percival Proctor,GovernorofMaine(b.1876)
- 1976-Gopinath Kaviraj,Indianphilosopherand scholar (b.1887)
- 1978-Guo Moruo,Chinesehistorian,authorandpoet(b.1892)
- 1978-Georg Simenson,Estonianfootballer(b.1912)
- 1980–Billy Butlin,British holiday entrepreneur (b.1899)
- 1980–Masayoshi Ohira,Prime Minister of Japan(b.1910)
- 1982–Karl von Frisch,Austrianzoologist(b.1886)
- 1983–Norma Shearer,Canadian-American actress (b.1902)
- 1987–Paul Janes,Germanfootballer(b.1912)
- 1990–Terence O'Neill, Baron O'Neill,Northern Irish politician (b.1914)
- 1994–Ronald Goldman,American waiter and murder victim (b.1968)
- 1994–Nicole Brown Simpson,American murder victim (b.1959)
- 1997-Bulat Okudzhava,Russiansinger-songwriter,musicianandauthor(b.1924)
- 2000–Sandro Rosa do Nascimento,Brazilian hostage taker (b.1978)
- 2000-Purushottam Laxman Deshpande,Indianactor,director,producerandauthor(b.1919)
From 2001[change|change source]
- 2003–Gregory Peck,American actor (b.1916)
- 2006–Gyorgy Ligeti,Hungarian composer (b.1923)
- 2006–Nijiro Tukuda,Japanesesupercentenarian(b.1895)
- 2007-Guy de Rothschild,French banker (b.1909)
- 2009–Félix Malloum,PresidentofChad(b.1932)
- 2012–Elinor Ostrom,Americaneconomist(b.1933)
- 2012-Henry Hill,Americanconvict(b.1943)
- 2013-Jiroemon Kimura,Japanesesupercentenarian,oldest-recorded man ever (b.1897)
- 2014-Frank Schirrmacher,Germanjournalist(b.1959)
- 2014-Carla Laemmle,American actress (b.1909)
- 2014-Jimmy Scott,Americanjazzmusician(b.1925)
- 2014-Khagen Mahanta,Indian folk singer (b.1942)
- 2014-Joe Pittman,Americanbaseballplayer (b.1954)
- 2015-Monica Lewis,Americanactress(b.1922)
- 2015-Fernando Brant,Brazilianpoetandcomposer(b.1946)
- 2016-Omar Mateen,American gunman, perpetrator of the2016 Orlando nightclub shooting(b.1986)
- 2016-Donald Carr,Englishcricketer(b.1926)
- 2016-Vladimir Dolgopolov,Russianfootballer(b.1961)
- 2016-Alfonso Portugal,Mexicanfootballer(b.1934)
- 2016-George Voinovich,American politician, formerGovernorofOhio(b.1936)
- 2016-Janet Waldo,Americanactress(b.1920)
- 2017-C. Narayana Reddy,Indianscreenwriter,composerandpoet(b.1931)
- 2017-Charles P. Thacker,Americancomputerdesigner (b.1943)
Observances[change|change source]
- Independence Day (thePhilippines)
- Loving Day (United States)
- RussiaDay
- World Day AgainstChild Labour
- Chaco Armistice Day (Paraguay)
- Dia dos Namorados (Brazil)
- HelsinkiDay