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  • 1770 Patent for the 'Spinning Jenny', the first multiple spinning machine that revolutionizes cotton spinning, is granted to English weaver James Hargreaves [1]
  • 1830 Beginning of French colonization of Algeria: 34,000 French soldiers land 27 kilometers west of Algiers at Sidi Ferruch
  • 1864 Battle of Trevilian Station, the bloodiest and largest all-cavalry battle of the American Civil War, ends with a Confederate tactical victory and a Union successful retreat in Louisa County, Virginia
  • 1931 Al Capone is indicted on 5,000 counts of prohibition violations and perjury
  • Happy Anne Frank sitting at a schooldesk in 1940, unaware of the horrors to come

    Anne Frank – A Light of Inspiration in the Nazi Darkness

    1942 Anne Frank receives her diary as a birthday present in Amsterdam
  • Nelson Mandela and Diana, Princess of Wales, share a fun moment in March 1997

    Nelson Mandela Begins 27 Years in Jail

    1964 Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison for sabotage in South Africa
  • 1991 Boris Yeltsin wins Russia's first presidential election with 57% of the vote
  • US President Donald Trump shaking hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un at their summit in Singapore

    Donald Trump Meets Kim Jong-Un

    2018 Singapore Summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump - first time a North Korean leader and an incumbent US President meet
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  • 1981 "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (the first Indiana Jones film) directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Harrison Ford, with story by George Lucas premieres
  • 2010 "Toy Story 3," directed by Lee Unkrich and starring Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, premieres at the Taormina Film Fest in Italy - first animated film to earn $1 billion
  • 1990 Mariah Carey's self-titled debut album is released
  • 1880 Worcester Ruby Legs pitcher Lee Richmond throws the first perfect game in MLB history in a 1-0 win over the Cleveland Blues at the Agricultural County Fair Grounds in Worcester

World Health Organization concludes that diesel exhaust causes cancer

June 12, 2012

  • Johanna Spyri

    1827 - 1901

  • Thomas J. Walsh

    1859 - 1933

  • Anthony Eden

    1897 - 1977

  • George H. W. Bush

    1924 - 2018

  • Anne Frank

    1929 - 1945

  • Jordan Peterson

    63 Years Old
More Birthdays on June 12

  • Adriana Lima

    44 Years Old

  • Dave Franco

    40 Years Old

  • Pete Farndon

    1952 - 1983

Zimbabwe discards its own currency, offering an exchange of $1 for 35 quadrillion Zimbabwean dollars

June 12, 2015

  • 1415 Future Alfonso V of Aragon marries his cousin Maria (14), daughter of Henry III of Castile at the Cathedral of Valencia
  • 1733 King of Prussia Frederick the Great (21) weds duchess Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (18) at Schloss Salzdahlum in Wolfenbüttel, Germany
  • 1927 Inventor and electrical engineer Guglielmo Marconi (53) weds Maria Cristina Bezzi-Scali
More June 12 Weddings

  • Medgar Evers

    1925 - 1963

  • Terence O'Neill

    1914 - 1990

  • Gregory Peck

    1916 - 2003

  • Henry Hill

    1943 - 2012

  • Silvio Berlusconi

    1936 - 2023

  • Jerry West

    1938 - 2024
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  • Maria Kalinina becomes Miss Moscow. © Jacques Langevin/Sygma/Corbis

    A Beautiful Day in Moscow

    Often depicted as grey and formal, the comrades of Soviet Russia let their hair down and held their first beauty pageant, changing the life of one schoolgirl. June 12, 1988
  • One of two photos ever taken of the United States Supreme Court in session

    Weekly Quiz for June 8 - 14

    Test your knowledge of historical events and famous people in our multi-choice, weekly history quiz for June 8 - 14. Then challenge your friends!
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  • Today there are Alcoholics Anonymous branches around the world with an estimated membership of over two million

    Please Don’t Drink To My Success

    June 10, 1935
  • WG Grace, bearded, centre, leads the 'Gentlemen' in a match against the 'Players' at Lord's in 1899

    England Cricket’s Class Divide Hit For Six

    June 11, 1952
  • Legendary cricketer WG Grace plays forward with his typical straight bat in 1878

    Cricket's T20 is Born. Howzat!?

    June 13, 2003
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe as painted in 1853 by Alanson Fisher. Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery

    War Breaks Out Behind Uncle Tom's Cabin

    June 14, 1811
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