June 12th, 1801

Born on June 12th, 1801

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What happened on June 12th?

June 12th, 2025

Air India Flight 171 crashes shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, India, killing 260 people.

June 12th, 1981

Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first film to star Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, was released.

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 in 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.

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

Same year
Born in 1801

92

Peter Wilhelm Forchhammer

German classical scholar, classical archaeologist and politician (1801-1894)

*October 23rd, 1801, Husum †January 8th, 1894, Kiel

68

Carl August von Steinheil

German physicist (1801-1870)

*October 12th, 1801, Ribeauvillé †September 14th, 1870, Munich

60

Johann Nestroy

Austrian playwright, actor and singer

*December 7th, 1801, Vienna †May 25th, 1862, Graz

51

Vincenzo Gioberti

Italian philosopher and politician (1801-1852)

*April 5th, 1801, Turin †October 26th, 1852, Paris

67

Joseph Mazilier

French ballet dancer and choreographer

*March 13th, 1801, Marseille †May 19th, 1868, 9th arrondissement of Paris

47

William Wakefield

Early New Zealand settler (1801–1848)

*August 8th, 1801, Essex †September 19th, 1848, Wellington

76

Brigham Young

American religious leader (1801–1877)

*June 1st, 1801, Whitingham †August 29th, 1877, Salt Lake City

81

Joseph Plateau

Belgian physicist (1801–1883)

*October 14th, 1801, City of Brussels †September 15th, 1883, Ghent

86

Gustav Fechner

German scientist (1801-1887)

*April 19th, 1801, Żarki Wielkie †November 18th, 1887, Leipzig

90

George Biddell Airy

English mathematician and astronomer (*1801 – †1892)

*July 27th, 1801, Alnwick †January 2nd, 1892, Greenwich

64

Fredrika Bremer

Swedish writer and feminist

*August 17th, 1801, Turku †December 31st, 1865, Österhaninge church parish

89

John Henry Newman

English cleric and cardinal (1801–1890)

*February 21st, 1801, London †August 11th, 1890, Edgbaston

56

Johannes Peter Müller

German physiologist, comparative anatomist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist (1801-1858)

*July 14th, 1801, Koblenz †April 28th, 1858, Berlin

49

Albert Lortzing

German opera composer (1801-1851)

*October 23rd, 1801, Berlin †January 21st, 1851, Berlin

66

Julius Plücker

German mathematician and physicist (1801-1868)

*July 16th, 1801, Elberfeld †May 22nd, 1868, Bonn

69

Pierre Rambur

French physician and entomologist (1801-1870)

*July 21st, 1801, Ingrandes-de-Touraine †August 10th, 1870, Geneva

75

Antoine Augustin Cournot

French economist and mathematician (*1801 – †1877)

*August 28th, 1801, Gray †March 31st, 1877, Paris

120

Andrés de Santa Cruz

Supreme protector of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation

*December 5th, 1801, Puno †November 30th, 1922, Saint-Nazaire

68

Justo José de Urquiza

Argentine politician and military

*October 18th, 1801, Entre Ríos Province †April 11th, 1870, San José palace

81

Prince Charles of Prussia

Third son of Frederick William III of Prussia (1801–1883)

*June 29th, 1801, Charlottenburg Palace †January 21st, 1883, Berlin

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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 1801 is a normal year and no leap year.

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