Page 6: Historical Events In June - 12

1935  On this day in history christoph Meckel, writer   

1936  C Jackson discovers asteroid #1394 Algoa on June - 12.   

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

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

1937  On June - 12 uSSR executes 8 army leaders as Stalin's purge continued   

1937  41st US Golf Open: Ralph Guldahl shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills Mich on June - 12.   

1939  The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y. is dedicated on this day in history.   

1939  43rd US Golf Open: Byron Nelson shoots a 284 at Phila CC in Phila on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1943  Himmler orders extermination of all Polish ghettos on June - 12.   

1944  On this day in history first V-1 rocket reaches London.   

1944  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history 1st V-1 rocket assault on London   

1945  US 7th Marine regiment conquer summit of Kunishi Ridge, Okinawa on June - 12.   

1946  Count Hisaichi Terauchi, Japanese fieldmarshal, dies on June - 12.   

1947  On this day in history babe Didrikson is 1st American to win Brit Women's Amateur Golf Champ   

1947  On June - 12 jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70   

1952  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 on June - 12.   

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

1957  Paul Anderson of US back-lifts a record 2850 kg (6,270 lbs) on June - 12.   

1957  On this day in history james F "Jimmy" Dorsey, US orchestra leader, dies at 53   

1961  On this day in history 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  On June - 12 uSAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 56,270 m   

1962  John N Ireland, English composer/pianist (Epic March), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

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

1964  On June - 12 south Africa sentences Nelson Mandela to life imprisonment   

1965  On this day in history rolling Stones release "Satisfaction"   

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

1966  Hermann Scherchen, German conductor/music publisher, dies at 74 on June - 12.   

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1107  On this day in history birth of emperor Gaozong of China (d. 1187)   

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

1519  On this day in history birth of cosmos de Medici, art patron (Accademia del Disegno)   

1519  On this day in history birth of cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1574)   

1526  Marc-Antoine de Muret, composer was born on June - 12.   

1577  Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (d. 1643) was born on June - 12.   

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 June - 12.   

0816  Leo III, Italian Pope (795-816), dies on this day in history.   

0918  On this day in history death of ethelfleda, Lady of the Mercians   

1020  On this day in history death of lyfing, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1036  Death of Tedald, Bishop of Arezzo on June - 12.   

1231  Antonius van Padua, [Fernando M de Bulhom], Port minister, dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1418  On June - 12 death of bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, Constable of France (b. 1360)   

1435  On this day in history death of john FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. 1408)   

1490  Death of Adriaan Vilain II of Rassegem, peace of Tours, murdered at about 39 on June - 12.