June 12th, 1956

Born on June 12th, 1956

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1956

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Michael Angelo Batio

American heavy metal guitarist and columnist

*June 12th, 1956, Chicago

70

Mitchel Resnick

American academic (b. 1956)

*June 12th, 1956, Girardot

70

Luiz Eduardo Ramos

Brazilian military anda politician

*June 12th, 1956, Rio de Janeiro

70

Kevin M. McCoy

United States admiral

*June 12th, 1956, Long Island

70

Nazario Norberto Sánchez

Mexican politician

*June 12th, 1956, Mexico City

70

Marguerite Lamour

French politician

*June 12th, 1956, Ploudalmézeau

70

Christophe André

French psychotherapist, psychiatrist and writer

*June 12th, 1956, Montpellier

Same year
Born in 1956

70

Peter Hook

British bassist

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

69

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

70

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

69

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

70

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

70

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

69

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

70

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

70

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

70

Donna Strickland

Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1956, Guelph

70

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

70

Siegfried Schneider

German politician (1956–)

*April 7th, 1956, Hitzhofen

70

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, Archway district

70

Inge Aures

German politician

*July 10th, 1956, Presseck

69

Stefan Grüttner

German politician

*December 25th, 1956, Wiesbaden

69

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

70

Frank-Walter Steinmeier

President of Germany since 2017

*January 5th, 1956, Detmold

69

Klaus Draeger

German engineer and manager

*September 3rd, 1956, Constance

70

Bernhard Daldrup

Federal German politician (1956–)

*June 1st, 1956, Sendenhorst

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.

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Born on June 12th, 1956
Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 1956 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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