12th June anniversaries

• Birth
  • 1819
  • Great Britain
  • "Birth of Charles Kingsley, English priest and writer." more
  • 1929
  • Netherlands
  • "Birth of Anne Frank, German-born Dutch Jewish diarist, Holocaust victim"
• event
  • 1381
  • Great Britain
  • "The Peasants Revolt. The rebels arrive at Blackheath under their leader Wat Tyler, and despite efforts to persuade them to return to their homes they continued their march to London." more
  • 1701
  • Great Britain
  • The Act of Settlement
  • 1758
  • Canada
  • "James Wolfe's attack on Fort Louisbourg commences the Siege of Louisbourg, a pivotal event in the British capture of French Canada." more
  • 1934
  • Bulgaria
  • Bulgaria banned all political parties
  • 1942
  • Netherlands
  • Anne Frank was given a diary as a 13th birthday present. more
  • 1964
  • Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment. more
  • 1964
  • South Africa
  • Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment. more
  • 1978
  • United States
  • American serial killer David Berkowitz was given six life sentences for the ‘Son of Sam’ killings in New York.
  • 1979
  • United States
  • The first human-powered flight across the English Channel was made by American pilot and cyclist Bryan Allen in the Gossamer Albatross
• Death
  • 816
  • Italy
  • Death of Pope Leo III more
  • 1759
  • Great Britain
  • "Death of William Collins, important 18th century English poet, noted for his lyrical odes"
  • 1982
  • Great Britain
  • "Death of Marie Rambert, Polish-born British ballet dancer and teacher who founded Ballet Rambert"
  • 1994
  • United States
  • "Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were murdered outside her home in Los Angeles, California - for which O.J. Simpson was found liable in a civil suit."