Page 7: Historical Events In June - 12

1967  On this day in history israel wins 6 day war   

1967  Race riot in Cincinnati Ohio (300 arrested) on June - 12.   

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

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

1971  Tricia Nixon &Edward F Cox marry at White House on June - 12.   

1972  On this day in history edmund Wilson, US writer (To the Finland station), dies at 79   

1976  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 on June - 12.   

1977  On June - 12 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  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 June - 12.   

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

1980  Reagan said he would submit to periodic medical tests on June - 12.   

1980  On June - 12 milburn Stone, actor (Doc-Gunsmoke), dies at 75   

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

1982  On June - 12 a rally against the nuclear arms race brings 800,000 demonstrators into New York's Central Park   

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

1986  P W Botha declares South African national emergency on this day in history.   

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

1988  Marcel Poot, Belgian baron/composer, dies at 87 on June - 12.   

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

1989  Peter Conrad Baden, composer, dies at 80 on June - 12.   

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  On this day in history terence O'Neil, lord/PM of Ulster (1963-69), dies   

1992  Edward Fleming, Danish director (Lille Spejl), dies on June - 12.   

1994  Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Lubavitcher leader (1950-94), dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1995  Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, pianist, dies at 75 on June - 12.   

1996  Ilona Ference, actress (Quatermass II, Star of My Night), dies at 78 on June - 12.   

2009  Protes in Iran following e presidential election on June - 12.   

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  The chemical compound NOTT-202, which is capable of selectively absorbing carbon dioxide, is created on June - 12.   

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

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1107  On this day in history 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  On June - 12 birth of cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1574)   

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  Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Japanese samurai (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.   

0816  Leo III, Italian Pope (795-816), dies on June - 12.   

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

1435  On this day in history death of john FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. 1408)   

1490  On this day in history death of adriaan Vilain II of Rassegem, peace of Tours, murdered at about 39