Historical Events In June - 12

1967  Israel wins 6 day war on this day in history.   

1967  Race riot in Cincinnati Ohio (300 arrested) on this day in history.   

1967  Supreme Court unanimously ends laws against interracial marriages on this day in history.   

1967  On June - 12 uSSR launches Venera 4 for parachute landing on Venus   

1968  Fidelio Friedrich Finke, composer, dies at 76 on June - 12.   

1971  On this day in history t Smirnova discovers asteroid #2216 Kerch   

1971  On June - 12 tricia Nixon &Edward F Cox marry at White House   

1972  Edmund Wilson, US writer (To the Finland station), dies at 79 on June - 12.   

1976  On this day in history the Navy phased out the last C-117 (Douglas DC-3), perhaps the most famous transport plane of all time. The last C-117 was flown from Pensacola to Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, the boneyard for obsolete military aircraft   

1977  On this day in history ground-breaking ceremonies for Pres Kennedy library   

1978  On this day in history david Berkowitz sentenced in NY Supreme Court to 25 yrs to life   

1978  On June - 12 in Japan a 7.5 quake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan. The shock was centered about 909 kilometers east of Sendai   

1979  Bryan Allen flew man-powered Gossamer Albatross over English Channel in a human-powered aircraft; flight took 2 hrs, 49 min on June - 12.   

1980  Reagan said he would submit to periodic medical tests on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history milburn Stone, actor (Doc-Gunsmoke), dies at 75   

1981  Baseball players begin a 50 day strike, their 3rd strike on June - 12.   

1982  A rally against the nuclear arms race brings 800,000 demonstrators into New York's Central Park on this day in history.   

1983  On June - 12 norma Shearer, actress (Escape, Romeo & Juliet), dies at 82   

1986  On June - 12 p W Botha declares South African national emergency   

1986  Antoon Breyne, Belgian journalist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history marcel Poot, Belgian baron/composer, dies at 87   

1989  On June - 12 ben Johnson, Canadian Olympian, admits using steroids   

1989  On June - 12 peter Conrad Baden, composer, dies at 80   

1990  In Winnipeg Manitoba, Elijah Harper uses rules of procedure to block the introduction of the resolution ratifying the Meech Lake Accord in the Manitoba legislature on this day in history.   

1990  On June - 12 terence O'Neil, lord/PM of Ulster (1963-69), dies   

1992  On June - 12 edward Fleming, Danish director (Lille Spejl), dies   

1994  On June - 12 menachem Mendel Schneerson, Lubavitcher leader (1950-94), dies at 92   

1995  On this day in history arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, pianist, dies at 75   

1996  Ilona Ference, actress (Quatermass II, Star of My Night), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

2009  On June - 12 protes in Iran following e presidential election.   

2009  TSC: All television broadcas in e United ates switch from analog NTSC to digital ATSC transmission on June - 12.   

2011  On this day in history arab Spring: Thousands of Syrians flee to Turkey as Syrian troops lay siege to Jisr ash-Shugur.   

2012  On June - 12 the chemical compound NOTT-202, which is capable of selectively absorbing carbon dioxide, is created   

2013  Russia passes a law banning gay propaganda on this day in history.   

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1107  On June - 12 birth of emperor Gaozong of China (d. 1187)   

1468  Juan del Encina, composer was born on June - 12.   

1519  Cosmos de Medici, art patron (Accademia del Disegno) was born on June - 12.   

1519  Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1574) was born on June - 12.   

1526  Marc-Antoine de Muret, composer was born on this day in history.   

1577  Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (d. 1643) was born on this day in history.   

1599  Jan W van Brederode, governor (Hertogenbosch)/fieldmarshal was born on June - 12.   

1659  On June - 12 birth of yamamoto Tsunetomo, Japanese samurai (d. 1719)   

0816  On June - 12 leo III, Italian Pope (795-816), dies   

0918  Death of Ethelfleda, Lady of the Mercians on June - 12.   

1020  Death of Lyfing, Archbishop of Canterbury on June - 12.   

1036  On June - 12 death of tedald, Bishop of Arezzo   

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

1418  Death of Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, Constable of France (b. 1360) on this day in history.   

1435  Death of John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. 1408) on this day in history.   

1490  On June - 12 death of adriaan Vilain II of Rassegem, peace of Tours, murdered at about 39