June 12th, 1861

Born on June 12th, 1861

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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

Born on June 12th, 1861

65

William Attewell

Cricket player of England. (1861-1927)

*June 12th, 1861, Keyworth †June 11th, 1927, Long Eaton

Same year
Born in 1861

80

Rabindranath Tagore

Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)

*May 7th, 1861, Kolkata †August 7th, 1941, Kolkata

72

Marie von Miller

German painter (1861–1933)

*February 22nd, 1861, Munich †August 18th, 1933, Starnberg

68

Fridtjof Nansen

Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)

*October 10th, 1861, Vestre Aker †May 13th, 1930, Polhøgda

69

Nellie Melba

Australian opera singer

*May 19th, 1861, Melbourne †February 23rd, 1931, Sydney

76

Georges Méliès

French filmmaker and illusionist (1861–1938)

*December 8th, 1861, Paris †January 21st, 1938, Paris

69

Luigi Facta

Italian politician (1861-1930)

*September 13th, 1861, Pinerolo †November 5th, 1930, Pinerolo

66

Armando Diaz

Italian general (1861-1928)

*December 5th, 1861, Naples †February 29th, 1928, Rome

77

Ludwig Fulda

German writer

*November 30th, 1861, Frankfurt †March 30th, 1939, Berlin

86

Ernest Barberolle

French rower

*October 16th, 1861, Paris †September 5th, 1948, Joinville-le-Pont

84

Sidney Jones

British composer (1861-1946)

*June 17th, 1861, Islington †January 29th, 1946, Kew

68

Lomer Gouin

Canadian politician (1861-1929)

*March 19th, 1861, Deschambault-Grondines †March 28th, 1929, Quebec City

65

Muhammad VI

36th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

*January 14th, 1861, Istanbul †May 16th, 1926, Sanremo

79

František Černý

Czech music educator, composer and contrabassist (1861–1940)

*January 23rd, 1861, Pardubice †September 3rd, 1940, Prague

42

Hugo von François

German officer (1861-1904)

*May 12th, 1861, Dzierżoniów †March 13th, 1904

69

Louis Rubenstein

Figure skater (1861-1931)

*September 23rd, 1861, Montreal †January 3rd, 1931

70

Frederick Jackson Turner

American historian (1861-1932)

*November 14th, 1861, Portage †March 14th, 1932, San Marino

86

Victor Horta

Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau

*January 6th, 1861, Ghent †September 8th, 1947, City of Brussels

64

Rudolf Steiner

Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)

*February 25th, 1861, Donji Kraljevec †March 30th, 1925, Dornach

60

Erich von Falkenhayn

Chief of Germany's General Staff during the first two years of the First World War (1861-1922)

*September 11th, 1861, Białochowo †April 8th, 1922, Lindstedt Castle

75

Lou Andreas-Salomé

German-Russian essayist, philosopher, and psychoanalyst (1861–1937)

*February 12th, 1861, Saint Petersburg †February 5th, 1937, Göttingen

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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 1861 is a normal year and no leap year.

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