June 12th, 1899

Born on June 12th, 1899

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 45,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 399 days, exactly on May 22nd, 2025, people who were born on June 12th, 1899 will be 46,000 days old!

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What happened on June 12th, 1899?

June 12th, 1899

New Richmond tornado: The ninth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1899_New_Richmond_tornado

June 12th, 1899

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

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1899_New_Richmond_tornado

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on June 12th, 1899

87

Fritz Albert Lipmann

German-American biochemist

*June 12th, 1899, Königsberg †July 24th, 1986, Poughkeepsie

94

Anni Albers

German-American textile artist, weaver and graphic designer, student and teacher at the Bauhaus (1899–1994)

*June 12th, 1899, Berlin †May 9th, 1994, Orange

62

Percy Bryant

Bobsledder

*June 12th, 1899, Saranac Lake †August 26th, 1961, New York City

69

Weegee

American photographer

*June 12th, 1899, Zolochiv †December 26th, 1968, New York City

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

89

Alexandre Tansman

Franco-Polish musician (1897-1986)

*June 12th, 1897, Łódź †November 15th, 1986, 16th arrondissement of Paris

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

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

79

Anthony Eden

British soldier, diplomat and politician (1897–1977)

*June 12th, 1897, Durham †January 14th, 1977, Alvediston Manor

42

Adriana Lima

Brazilian model

*June 12th, 1981, Salvador

57

Erica van den Heuvel

Badminton player

*June 12th, 1966, Helmond

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

47

Stewart Carson

Badminton player

*June 12th, 1976, Irvine

46

Ann-Lou Jørgensen

Badminton player

*June 12th, 1977, Odder

71

Glenn W. Most

American classical philologist (born 1952)

*June 12th, 1952, Miami

50

Nichola Beck

Badminton player

*June 12th, 1973, Ealing

23

Natthapat Trinkajee

Badminton player

*June 12th, 2000, Bangkok

81

Eugénie Brazier

French chef

*June 12th, 1895, La Tranclière †March 2nd, 1977, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon

48

Stephanie Szostak

French actress

*June 12th, 1975, Paris

90

Djuna Barnes

American Modernist writer, poet and artist (1892-1982)

*June 12th, 1892, Cornwall-on-Hudson †June 18th, 1982, Greenwich Village

71

Reg Presley

British singer (1941–2013)

*June 12th, 1941, Andover †February 4th, 2013, Andover

Same year
Born in 1899

76

Gustav Heinemann

German politician, President of Germany 1969–1974

*July 23rd, 1899, Schwelm †July 7th, 1976, Essen

80

Alfred Hitchcock

English filmmaker (1899–1980)

*August 13th, 1899, Leytonstone †April 29th, 1980, Bel Air

61

Ernest Hemingway

American author and journalist (1899–1961)

*July 21st, 1899, Oak Park †July 2nd, 1961, Ketchum

86

Jorge Luis Borges

Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)

*August 24th, 1899, Buenos Aires †June 14th, 1986, Geneva

57

Humphrey Bogart

American actor (1899–1957)

*December 25th, 1899, New York City †January 14th, 1957, Los Angeles

73

Noël Coward

English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer

*December 16th, 1899, Teddington †March 26th, 1973, Firefly Estate

82

Huang Xianfan

Chinese historian, ethnologist and educator (1899-1982)

*November 13th, 1899, Fusui County †January 18th, 1982, Guilin

72

Yasunari Kawabata

Japanese novelist (1899–1972)

*June 11th, 1899, Osaka †April 16th, 1972, Zushi

73

Paul-Henri Spaak

Belgian politician (1899-1972)

*January 25th, 1899, Schaerbeek †July 31st, 1972, Braine-l'Alleud

88

Fred Astaire

American dancer, actor, and singer (1899–1987)

*May 10th, 1899, Omaha †June 22nd, 1987, Los Angeles

52

Edwin L. Marin

American film director

*February 21st, 1899, Jersey City †May 2nd, 1951, Los Angeles

92

Friedrich Hayek

Austrian and British economist

*May 8th, 1899, Vienna †March 23rd, 1992, Freiburg im Breisgau

86

Marcel Arland

French writer

*July 5th, 1899, Varennes-sur-Amance †January 12th, 1986, Saint-Sauveur-sur-École

86

Gale Sondergaard

American actress (1899-1985)

*February 15th, 1899, Litchfield †August 14th, 1985, Woodland Hills

56

Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg

Austrian politician and nobleman (1899-1956)

*May 10th, 1899, Eferding †March 15th, 1956, Schruns

66

Gertrude Berg

American actress, screenwriter (1899-1966)

*October 3rd, 1899, New York City †September 14th, 1966, New York City

84

Gloria Swanson

American actress (1899–1983)

*March 27th, 1899, Chicago †April 4th, 1983, Weill Cornell Medical Center

69

Lucio Fontana

Italian-Argentine sculptor, painter and theorist, Manifiesto blanco, Spatialism (1899-1968)

*February 19th, 1899, Rosario †September 7th, 1968, Comabbio

75

Duke Ellington

American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974)

*April 29th, 1899, Washington, D.C. †May 24th, 1974, New York City

78

Vladimir Nabokov

Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor (1899–1977)

*April 10th, 1899, Saint Petersburg †July 2nd, 1977, Montreux

Birthdays of famous people

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.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1899 is a normal year and no leap year.

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