June 12th, 1729

Born on June 12th, 1729

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 107,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 298 days, exactly on February 20th, 2025, people who were born on June 12th, 1729 will be 108,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on June 12th?

June 12th, 2016

An Islamic terrorist killed 49 people in a mass shooting at the gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Florida.

June 12th, 2010

Sixteen-year-old Abby Sunderland was rescued after her boat was dismasted in the Indian Ocean while trying to become the youngest sailor around the world.

June 12th, 1999

In the aftermath of the bombing of Yugoslavia and the Kosovo War, the NATO-led Kosovo Force entered Kosovo with a mandate of establishing a secure environment in the territory.

June 12th, 1994

The Boeing 777, the world's largest twinjet, made its maiden flight.

June 12th, 1991

More than 150 Sri Lankan Tamil civilians were massacred by members of the military in the village of Kokkadichcholai.

June 12th, 1987

Cold War: During a speech at the Brandenburg Gate by the Berlin Wall, US president Ronald Reagan challenged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall!" (speech featured).

June 12th, 1978

American serial killer David Berkowitz, popularly known as the "Son of Sam", was sentenced to 25-years-to-life in prison for each of six killings.

June 12th, 1967

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down laws restricting interracial marriage in the landmark civil rights case Loving v. Virginia.

June 12th, 1963

The premiere was held in New York of the historical drama film Cleopatra, the most expensive film made to that point.

June 12th, 1942

On her thirteenth birthday, Anne Frank (pictured) began keeping a diary during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands in World War II.

June 12th, 1921

Soviet politician Vladimir Antonov-Ovseenko authorised the use of chemical weapons against a peasant rebellion in the Tambov Governorate.

June 12th, 1914

As part of the Ottoman Empire's policies of ethnic cleansing, Turkish irregulars began a six-day massacre of the predominantly Greek town of Phocaea.

June 12th, 1899

The New Richmond tornado killed 117 people and injured 125 others in the Upper Midwest region of the United States.

June 12th, 1864

Union General Ulysses S. Grant pulled his troops out of the Battle of Cold Harbor in Hanover County, Virginia, ending one of the bloodiest, most lopsided battles in the American Civil War.

June 12th, 1798

Following the successful French invasion of Malta, the Knights Hospitaller surrendered Malta to Napoleon, initiating two years of occupation.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 12th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 12th?

94

George H. W. Bush

President of the United States from 1989 to 1993

*June 12th, 1924, Milton †November 30th, 2018, Houston

38

Pablo Abián

Spanish badminton player

*June 12th, 1985, Calatayud

48

Wolfgang Herrndorf

German novelist, painter, and illustrator (1965-2013)

*June 12th, 1965, Hamburg †August 26th, 2013, Berlin

42

Adriana Lima

Brazilian model

*June 12th, 1981, Salvador

36

Luke Humphrey

American-Canadian actor

*June 12th, 1987, California

33

Asumi Kugo

Badminton player

*June 12th, 1990, Nara Prefecture

32

Maxime Moreels

Badminton player

*June 12th, 1991, Nivelles

57

Erica van den Heuvel

Badminton player

*June 12th, 1966, Helmond

47

Stewart Carson

Badminton player

*June 12th, 1976, Irvine

46

Ann-Lou Jørgensen

Badminton player

*June 12th, 1977, Odder

23

Natthapat Trinkajee

Badminton player

*June 12th, 2000, Bangkok

50

Nichola Beck

Badminton player

*June 12th, 1973, Ealing

15

Anne Frank

German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)

*June 12th, 1929, Maingau Clinic of the Red Cross †February 1st, 1945, Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

71

Glenn W. Most

American classical philologist (born 1952)

*June 12th, 1952, Miami

48

Stephanie Szostak

French actress

*June 12th, 1975, Paris

25

Gustav Marcussen

Danish association football player

*June 12th, 1998, Denmark

79

Alessandro Longhi

Italian painter and engraver (1733-1813)

*June 12th, 1733, Venice †January 1st, 1813, Venice

31

Philippe Coutinho

Brazilian association football player

*June 12th, 1992, Rio de Janeiro

74

Johanna Spyri

Swiss writer

*June 12th, 1827, Hirzel †July 7th, 1901, Zürich

59

Lars Reichow

German musician

*June 12th, 1964, Mainz

Same year
Born in 1729

67

Catherine II of Russia

Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796

*April 21st, 1729, Szczecin †November 17th, 1796, Saint Petersburg

52

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

German writer, philosopher, publicist, and art critic (1729–1781)

*January 22nd, 1729, Kamenz †February 15th, 1781, Brunswick

68

Edmund Burke

Anglo-Irish statesman, political theorist and conservative philosopher (1729–1797)

*January 12th, 1729, Dublin †July 9th, 1797, Beaconsfield

56

Moses Mendelssohn

German-Jewish philosopher and theologian (1729–1786)

*September 6th, 1729, Dessau †January 4th, 1786, Berlin

83

Johannes le Francq van Berkhey

Dutch author and illustrator (1729-1812)

*January 23rd, 1729, Leiden †March 13th, 1812, Leiden

94

Charles Thomson

American patriot leader (1729-1824)

*November 29th, 1729, Maghera †August 16th, 1824, Lower Merion Township

44

Florian Leopold Gassmann

Austrian composer

*May 3rd, 1729, Most †January 21st, 1774, Vienna

56

Antonio Sacchini

Italian composer (1730–1786)

*November 30th, 1729, Florence †November 30th, 1785, Paris

70

Giuseppe Parini

Italian poet

*May 23rd, 1729, Bosisio Parini †August 15th, 1799, Milan

64

František Xaver Pokorný

Czech violinist and composer

*December 20th, 1729, Městec Králové †July 2nd, 1794, Regensburg

65

John Penn

Last governor of colonial Pennsylvania

*July 14th, 1729, London †February 9th, 1795, Philadelphia

84

William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe

British General in the American War of Independence (1729-1814)

*August 10th, 1729, London †July 12th, 1814, Plymouth

72

Giuseppe Sarti

Italian opera composer (1729–1802)

*December 1st, 1729, Faenza †July 28th, 1802, Berlin

70

Lazzaro Spallanzani

Italian priest, biologist and physiologist (1729-1799)

*January 12th, 1729, Scandiano †February 11th, 1799, Pavia

36

Louis, Dauphin of France

French Dauphin (1729-1765)

*September 4th, 1729, Palace of Versailles †December 20th, 1765, Fontainebleau

69

Johann Reinhold Forster

German naturalist (1729–1798)

*October 22nd, 1729, Tczew †December 9th, 1798, Halle (Saale)

48

Anton Cajetan Adlgasser

German organist and composer

*October 1st, 1729, Inzell †December 22nd, 1777, Salzburg

46

Jean Étienne Bernard Clugny de Nuits

French colonial administrator (1729-1776)

*November 20th, 1729, Sainte-Rose †October 18th, 1776, Paris

60

Philipp Christian Bunsen

(1729-1790)

*October 1st, 1729, Bad Arolsen †February 10th, 1790, Frankfurt

34

Fyodor Volkov

Russian actor and founder of the first permanent Russian theater (1729-1763)

*February 9th, 1729, Kostroma †April 4th, 1763, Moscow

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Public holidays on June 12th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, World Day Against Child Labour, and its related observances) which are celebrated on June 12th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1729 is a normal year and no leap year.

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