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National days, ongoing national weeks and months, and global observances for June 12, 2026. Plus historical events and birthdays.
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Showing the first 12 on this date; there are more month-long observances. See the full months list for June.
International and other global observances on this date (may include days, weeks, or months).
Events that occurred on June 12 throughout history
<p>Thomas Willett is appointed the first mayor of New York City primarily to ease the transition of power from Dutch to English rule. </p>
<p>The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (formerly the Baseball Hall of Fame) opens in Cooperstown, New York. The grand opening inducted baseball legends including Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and Honus Wagner.</p>
<p>Paramount Pictures' begins production on Dr. Cyclops, the he first horror film photographed in three-strip Technicolor and special effects. </p><p></p><p>Shooting begins on Paramount Pictures' Dr. Cyclops, .[18]</p>
<p>Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division secure the town of Carentan, Normandy, France. Known as the Battle of Carentan, the Allies were able to establish a the front line to push deeper into occupied France.</p>
<p>Medgar Evers is murdered in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi, by Ku Klux Klan member Byron De La Beckwith. The accused was never charged or prosecuted until 1989, when the case was reopened. In 1994, a racially "mixed" jury convicted him of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.</p>
<p>The Supreme Court in <em>Loving v. Virginia</em>, declares state bans on interracial marriage to be unconstitutional U.S. The law recognized the freedom to marry as a fundamental right protected by the Fourteenth Amendment.</p>
People born on June 12
Georgia Louise Harris Brown is considered to be the second African American woman to become a licensed architect in the U.S. Unfortunately, she moved to Brazil on 1953 because there were fewer racial boundaries to her success in her field of study.
Comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine.
American actor fondly remembered for playing the endearing, naive mechanic-turned-Marine Gomer Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show.
Civil engineer who was a pioneer in the design of wire rope suspension bridges, including the iconic Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. Unfortunately, he died before the project was completed.
George H. W. Bush was 41st President of the U.S. He also served a pilot in the United States Navy Reserve during World War II.
Computer programmer and co-created of Mozilla Firefox.
