Historical Events In June - 12

1935  Christoph Meckel, writer on this day in history.   

1936  C Jackson discovers asteroid #1394 Algoa on this day in history.   

1936  On June - 12 1st 50 KW US radio station (Pittsburgh Pa)   

1936  On June - 12 isidore Weiss, French world checker champion, dies   

1937  USSR executes 8 army leaders as Stalin's purge continued on this day in history.   

1937  41st US Golf Open: Ralph Guldahl shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills Mich on this day in history.   

1939  On June - 12 the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y. is dedicated.   

1939  43rd US Golf Open: Byron Nelson shoots a 284 at Phila CC in Phila on June - 12.   

1940  On this day in history hMS CALYPSO, sunk Eastern Mediterranean, south of Crete by 1 torpedo from Italian submarine 'Bagnolini'.   

1942  On this day in history tornado kills 35 in Oklahoma City   

1942  On this day in history anne Frank gets her diary as a birthday present (Amsterdam)   

1942  Walter Leigh, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1943  Himmler orders extermination of all Polish ghettos on June - 12.   

1944  First V-1 rocket reaches London on this day in history.   

1944  On June - 12 piolet Off. Andrew C. Mynarski (Royal Cdn. Air Force) wins the Victoria Cross for service over France   

1944  On this day in history the first V1 rocket falls on England during World War 2   

1944  1st V-1 rocket assault on London on June - 12.   

1945  US 7th Marine regiment conquer summit of Kunishi Ridge, Okinawa on June - 12.   

1946  On this day in history count Hisaichi Terauchi, Japanese fieldmarshal, dies   

1947  Babe Didrikson is 1st American to win Brit Women's Amateur Golf Champ on June - 12.   

1947  Jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70 on June - 12.   

1952  On June - 12 in British Columbia. W. A. C. Bennett 1900-1979 invited to form a Social Credit minority government after BC provincial election; start of 20 years of power for the Socreds.   

1952  Michael von Faulhaber, Cardinal/archbishop of Munich, dies at 83 on June - 12.   

1957  On this day in history paul Anderson of US back-lifts a record 2850 kg (6,270 lbs)   

1957  On this day in history james F "Jimmy" Dorsey, US orchestra leader, dies at 53   

1961  The DND buys 66 F-101 Voodoos in exchange for US control of Pinetree Line, plus a Mutual Air Program for purchase of 200 Canadian-built F-104 Starfighters on June - 12.   

1962  On this day in history uSAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 56,270 m   

1962  On this day in history john N Ireland, English composer/pianist (Epic March), dies at 82   

1963  On June - 12 civil rights leader Medger Evers is shot and killed in front of his Jackson, Mississippi home.   

1963  On this day in history andrew Browne, Irish/British admiral (Cape Matapan, WW II), dies at 80   

1964  South Africa sentences Nelson Mandela to life imprisonment on June - 12.   

1965  On June - 12 rolling Stones release "Satisfaction"   

1965  The Beatles are awarded the MBE on June - 12.   

1966  Hermann Scherchen, German conductor/music publisher, dies at 74 on June - 12.   

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1107  Emperor Gaozong of China (d. 1187) was born on June - 12.   

1468  Juan del Encina, composer was born on this day in history.   

1519  Cosmos de Medici, art patron (Accademia del Disegno) was born on this day in history.   

1519  On this day in history birth of cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1574)   

1526  On June - 12 birth of marc-Antoine de Muret, composer   

1577  On this day in history birth of paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (d. 1643)   

1599  Jan W van Brederode, governor (Hertogenbosch)/fieldmarshal was born on this day in history.   

1659  Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Japanese samurai (d. 1719) was born on June - 12.   

0816  Leo III, Italian Pope (795-816), dies on this day in history.   

0918  On this day in history death of ethelfleda, Lady of the Mercians   

1020  On this day in history death of lyfing, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1036  Death of Tedald, Bishop of Arezzo on this day in history.   

1231  On June - 12 antonius van Padua, [Fernando M de Bulhom], Port minister, dies at 35   

1418  On this day in history death of bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, Constable of France (b. 1360)   

1435  Death of John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. 1408) on June - 12.   

1490  Death of Adriaan Vilain II of Rassegem, peace of Tours, murdered at about 39 on this day in history.