Page 6: Historical Events In June - 12

1935  Christoph Meckel, writer on this day in history.   

1936  On June - 12 c Jackson discovers asteroid #1394 Algoa   

1936  1st 50 KW US radio station (Pittsburgh Pa) on June - 12.   

1936  Isidore Weiss, French world checker champion, dies on June - 12.   

1937  USSR executes 8 army leaders as Stalin's purge continued on this day in history.   

1937  41st US Golf Open: Ralph Guldahl shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills Mich on this day in history.   

1939  On June - 12 the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y. is dedicated.   

1939  On June - 12 43rd US Golf Open: Byron Nelson shoots a 284 at Phila CC in Phila   

1940  On June - 12 hMS CALYPSO, sunk Eastern Mediterranean, south of Crete by 1 torpedo from Italian submarine 'Bagnolini'.   

1942  Tornado kills 35 in Oklahoma City on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history anne Frank gets her diary as a birthday present (Amsterdam)   

1942  Walter Leigh, composer, dies at 36 on June - 12.   

1943  Himmler orders extermination of all Polish ghettos on this day in history.   

1944  On June - 12 first V-1 rocket reaches London.   

1944  On June - 12 piolet Off. Andrew C. Mynarski (Royal Cdn. Air Force) wins the Victoria Cross for service over France   

1944  The first V1 rocket falls on England during World War 2 on June - 12.   

1944  On June - 12 1st V-1 rocket assault on London   

1945  On June - 12 uS 7th Marine regiment conquer summit of Kunishi Ridge, Okinawa   

1946  Count Hisaichi Terauchi, Japanese fieldmarshal, dies on this day in history.   

1947  Babe Didrikson is 1st American to win Brit Women's Amateur Golf Champ on this day in history.   

1947  Jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70 on June - 12.   

1952  On this day in history in British Columbia. W. A. C. Bennett 1900-1979 invited to form a Social Credit minority government after BC provincial election; start of 20 years of power for the Socreds.   

1952  On this day in history michael von Faulhaber, Cardinal/archbishop of Munich, dies at 83   

1957  On this day in history paul Anderson of US back-lifts a record 2850 kg (6,270 lbs)   

1957  James F "Jimmy" Dorsey, US orchestra leader, dies at 53 on June - 12.   

1961  On June - 12 the DND buys 66 F-101 Voodoos in exchange for US control of Pinetree Line, plus a Mutual Air Program for purchase of 200 Canadian-built F-104 Starfighters.   

1962  USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 56,270 m on June - 12.   

1962  On June - 12 john N Ireland, English composer/pianist (Epic March), dies at 82   

1963  Civil rights leader Medger Evers is shot and killed in front of his Jackson, Mississippi home on June - 12.   

1963  On this day in history andrew Browne, Irish/British admiral (Cape Matapan, WW II), dies at 80   

1964  South Africa sentences Nelson Mandela to life imprisonment on this day in history.   

1965  On June - 12 rolling Stones release "Satisfaction"   

1965  The Beatles are awarded the MBE on June - 12.   

1966  On this day in history hermann Scherchen, German conductor/music publisher, dies at 74   

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1107  Emperor Gaozong of China (d. 1187) was born on June - 12.   

1468  On June - 12 birth of juan del Encina, composer   

1519  On June - 12 birth of cosmos de Medici, art patron (Accademia del Disegno)   

1519  On June - 12 birth of cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1574)   

1526  Marc-Antoine de Muret, composer was born on this day in history.   

1577  On this day in history birth of paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (d. 1643)   

1599  Jan W van Brederode, governor (Hertogenbosch)/fieldmarshal was born on this day in history.   

1659  Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Japanese samurai (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.   

0816  On this day in history leo III, Italian Pope (795-816), dies   

0918  Death of Ethelfleda, Lady of the Mercians on this day in history.   

1020  Death of Lyfing, Archbishop of Canterbury on June - 12.   

1036  Death of Tedald, Bishop of Arezzo on this day in history.   

1231  On this day in history antonius van Padua, [Fernando M de Bulhom], Port minister, dies at 35   

1418  Death of Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, Constable of France (b. 1360) on June - 12.   

1435  Death of John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. 1408) on June - 12.   

1490  On this day in history death of adriaan Vilain II of Rassegem, peace of Tours, murdered at about 39