1500s / 16th century history on the 12th of June
1550 : The city of HELSiNKi, the capital of Finland, was founded by King Gustav I of Sweden. The city has a population of 656,250 people, with an urban area population of 1.26 million (as of 2021).
1800s / 19th century history on the 12th of June
1899 : New Richmond tornado in the United States killed 117 people, and injured 200 approximately. It was the 8th most deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
1900s / 20th century history on the 12th of June
1924 : George H. W. Bush the 41st President of the United States was born in Milton, Massachusetts, USA (died in 2018 aged 94).
1929 : Anne Frank the German-Dutch diarist and victim of the Holocaust was born Annelies Marie Frank in Frankfurt, Prussia, Weimar Republic (died in 1945 aged 15).
1930 : Jim Nabors the American actor and singer was born James Thurston Nabors in Sylacauga, Alabama, USA (died in 2017 aged 87). He was best known as the character Gomer Pyle…
1962 : JORDAN PETERSON the Canadian professor of psychology was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Official website : JordanBPpeterson.com
1963 : Warwick Capper the Australian footballer was born in Melbourne, Australia.
1987 : Reagan challenged Gorbachev, in one of his most famous Cold War speeches. President Ronald Reagan challenged Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall, a symbol of the repressive Communist era in a divided Germany.
1994 : Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were murdered outside O.J. Simpson’s home in Los Angeles, in USA. O.J. Simpson was charged with the murders, but later acquitted by a jury.
2000s / 21st century history on the 12th of June
2009 : Analog television stations in the United States switched to digital television.
2018 : President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un held the first meeting between the leaders of the United States and North Korea. The meeting was held in Singapore.
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