Historical Events In June - 12

1967  On June - 12 israel wins 6 day war  

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

1967  Supreme Court unanimously ends laws against interracial marriages on June - 12.  

1967  USSR launches Venera 4 for parachute landing on Venus on June - 12.  

1968  Fidelio Friedrich Finke, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1971  T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2216 Kerch on June - 12.  

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 this day in history.  

1976  On June - 12 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 June - 12 ground-breaking ceremonies for Pres Kennedy library  

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1978  On June - 12 david Berkowitz sentenced in NY Supreme Court to 25 yrs to life  

1978  In Japan a 7.5 quake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan. The shock was centered about 909 kilometers east of Sendai on this day in history.  

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

1980  On June - 12 reagan said he would submit to periodic medical tests  

1980  Milburn Stone, actor (Doc-Gunsmoke), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1981  On this day in history baseball players begin a 50 day strike, their 3rd strike  

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

1983  Norma Shearer, actress (Escape, Romeo & Juliet), dies at 82 on June - 12.  

1986  On this day in history p W Botha declares South African national emergency  

1986  On this day in history antoon Breyne, Belgian journalist, dies at 76  

1988  On June - 12 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  On this day in history 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  

1990  Terence O'Neil, lord/PM of Ulster (1963-69), dies on this day in history.  

1992  Edward Fleming, Danish director (Lille Spejl), dies on this day in history.  

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

1995  Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, pianist, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1996  On June - 12 ilona Ference, actress (Quatermass II, Star of My Night), dies at 78  

2009  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  Emperor Gaozong of China (d. 1187) was born on June - 12.  

1468  On June - 12 birth of juan del Encina, composer  

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

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

1526  Marc-Antoine de Muret, composer was born on June - 12.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1036  Death of Tedald, Bishop of Arezzo on June - 12.  

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  On June - 12 death of john FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. 1408)  

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