June 12th, 1938

Born on June 12th, 1938

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 31,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 642 days, exactly on January 21st, 2026, people who were born on June 12th, 1938 will be 32,000 days old!

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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

Born on June 12th, 1938

85

Jean-François Kahn

French journalist and essayist

*June 12th, 1938, Viroflay

85

Albert Makashov

Soviet general and Russian politician

*June 12th, 1938, Levaya Rossosh

85

Ian Partridge

English lyric tenor

*June 12th, 1938, Wimbledon

85

Tom Oliver

English-Australian television, film and theatre actor

*June 12th, 1938, Chandler's Ford

70

Vania Vilers

French actor

*June 12th, 1938, Neuchâtel †February 22nd, 2009, 4th arrondissement of Paris

77

Jean-Marie Doré

Guinean Prime Minister (1938-2016)

*June 12th, 1938, Bossou †January 29th, 2016, Conakry

85

Stan Noskin

American football player, dentist

*June 12th, 1938, Chicago

85

Jerta Schir

Italian alpine skier

*June 12th, 1938, Folgaria

85

Kenny Stephenson

British amateur wrestler

*June 12th, 1938, Bury

85

Tapani Brotherus

Finnish diplomat

*June 12th, 1938, Copenhagen

84

Josef Fales

Ukrainian association football player

*June 12th, 1938, Svaliava †October 17th, 2022, Lviv

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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

86

Joël de Rosnay

French scientist

*June 12th, 1937, Curepipe

72

Vladimir Arnold

Russian mathematician who studied integrable systems and differential equations (1937–2010)

*June 12th, 1937, Odesa †June 3rd, 2010, Paris

71

Reg Presley

British singer (1941–2013)

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

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

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

71

Glenn W. Most

American classical philologist (born 1952)

*June 12th, 1952, Miami

57

Erica van den Heuvel

Badminton player

*June 12th, 1966, Helmond

42

Adriana Lima

Brazilian model

*June 12th, 1981, Salvador

79

Albert Razin

Russian ethnographer and Udmurt language activist

*June 12th, 1940, Kuzyumovo †September 10th, 2019, Izhevsk

50

Nichola Beck

Badminton player

*June 12th, 1973, Ealing

47

Stewart Carson

Badminton player

*June 12th, 1976, Irvine

36

Luke Humphrey

American-Canadian actor

*June 12th, 1987, California

46

Ann-Lou Jørgensen

Badminton player

*June 12th, 1977, Odder

33

Asumi Kugo

Badminton player

*June 12th, 1990, Nara Prefecture

32

Maxime Moreels

Badminton player

*June 12th, 1991, Nivelles

48

Stephanie Szostak

French actress

*June 12th, 1975, Paris

71

Siegfried Brietzke

East German rower

*June 12th, 1952, Rostock

23

Natthapat Trinkajee

Badminton player

*June 12th, 2000, Bangkok

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85

Otto Rehhagel

German footballer and manager

*August 9th, 1938, Essen

85

Hans Abraham

Badminton player

*September 10th, 1938, Berlin

82

Diana Rigg

English actress (1938–2020)

*July 20th, 1938, Doncaster †September 10th, 2020, London

80

Kofi Annan

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

*April 8th, 1938, Kumasi †August 18th, 2018, Bern

78

Michael Bogdanov

British theatre director

*December 15th, 1938, Neath †April 16th, 2017, Greece

85

Jon Voight

American actor (born 1938)

*December 29th, 1938, Yonkers

83

Herbert Achternbusch

German writer, painter and filmmaker (1938–2022)

*November 23rd, 1938, Munich †January 10th, 2022, Munich

82

Fips Asmussen

German comedian (1938–2020)

*April 30th, 1938, Hamburg †August 9th, 2020, Carl-von-Basedow-Klinikum

66

Lars Hillingsø

Danish fashion designer (1938-2005)

*July 12th, 1938, Copenhagen †February 20th, 2005, Croissanville

84

Fritz Pleitgen

German journalist and author (1938-2022)

*March 21st, 1938, Duisburg †September 15th, 2022, Cologne

78

Inga Ålenius

Swedish actress (1938-2017)

*May 15th, 1938, Stockholm †April 24th, 2017, Helsingborg

43

Romy Schneider

German-French actress (1938–1982)

*September 23rd, 1938, Vienna †May 29th, 1982, 7th arrondissement of Paris

78

Silvano Basagni

Italian sport shooter (1938-2017)

*August 6th, 1938, Florence †May 10th, 2017, Florence

86

Juan Carlos I of Spain

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

*January 5th, 1938, Rome

42

Vladimir Vysotsky

Soviet singer-songwriter and actor (1938–1980)

*January 25th, 1938, Moscow †July 25th, 1980, Moscow

85

Elliott Gould

American actor

*August 29th, 1938, Brooklyn

85

Tommy Chong

Canadian actor and comedian

*May 24th, 1938, Edmonton

79

Gene Michael

Former Major League Baseball player, manager, executive

*June 2nd, 1938, Kent †September 7th, 2017, Oldsmar

85

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

85

Connie Stevens

American actress and singer

*August 8th, 1938, Brooklyn

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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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Born on June 12th, 1938
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1938 is a normal year and no leap year.

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