Summary of the Day ✨ 12 June (12/06)
On this day, Air India Flight 171 crashed into a medical college in Ahmedabad, India, killing 241 passengers and 19 people on the ground in the first fatal crash of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, while in a historic diplomatic breakthrough, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held their first summit meeting in Singapore.
Historical Events 📜
- 2025: Air India Flight 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashes shortly after takeoff into the B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, India, killing 241 out of 242 onboard as well as 19 on the ground. This marked the first fatal crash and hull loss of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
- 2024: A fire in a residential building in Mangaf, Kuwait City kills at least 50 people.
- 2019: Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is inaugurated as the second president of Kazakhstan.
- 2018: United States President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un of North Korea held the first meeting between leaders of their two countries in Singapore.
- 2016: Forty-nine civilians are killed and 58 others injured in an attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States; the gunman, Omar Mateen, is killed in a gunfight with police.
- 2014: Between 1,095 and 1,700 Shia Iraqi people are killed in an attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq. It is the second deadliest act of terrorism in history, only behind 9/11.
- 2009: A disputed presidential election in Iran leads to wide-ranging local and international protests.
- 1999: Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins when a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force, Kosovo Force (KFor), enters the province of Kosovo in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
- 1993: An election takes place in Nigeria and is won by Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola. Its results are later annulled by the military government of Ibrahim Babangida.
- 1991: In modern Russia’s first democratic election, Boris Yeltsin is elected as the President of Russia.
- 1991: Kokkadichcholai massacre: The Sri Lankan Army massacres 152 minority Tamil civilians in the village of Kokkadichcholai near the Eastern Province town of Batticaloa.
- 1990: Russia Day: The parliament of the Russian Federation formally declares its sovereignty.
- 1988: Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 046, a McDonnell Douglas MD-81, crashes short of the runway at Libertador General José de San Martín Airport, killing all 22 people on board.
- 1987: The Central African Republic’s former emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa is sentenced to death for crimes he had committed during his 13-year rule.
- 1987: Cold War: At the Brandenburg Gate, U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
Famous Births 👶
- 2002: Koni De Winter, Belgian footballer
- 1999: CarryMinati, Indian YouTuber
- 1996: Gustav Forsling, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1996: Davinson Sánchez, Colombian footballer
- 1996: Shonica Wharton, Barbadian netball player
- 1994: Don Toliver, American rapper and singer-songwriter
- 1992: Philippe Coutinho, Brazilian footballer
- 1992: Allie DiMeco, American actress and musician
- 1991: Avisaíl García, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1990: Jrue Holiday, American basketball player
- 1990: David Worrall, English footballer
- 1989: Emma Eliasson, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1989: Ibrahim Jeilan, Ethiopian runner
- 1988: Eren Derdiyok, Swiss footballer
- 1988: Mauricio Isla, Chilean footballer
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2024: William H. Donaldson, American businessman (born 1931)
- 2024: Neil Goldschmidt, American lawyer and politician, 33rd Governor of Oregon (born 1940)
- 2024: Jerry West, American basketball player and executive (born 1938)
- 2023: Silvio Berlusconi, Italian businessman and politician, Prime Minister of Italy (born 1936)
- 2023: Francesco Nuti, Italian actor and director, (born 1955)
- 2023: John Romita Sr., comic book artist and author (born 1930)
- 2023: Treat Williams, American actor (born 1951)
- 2022: Philip Baker Hall, American actor (born 1931)
- 2022: Phil Bennett, Welsh rugby union player (born 1948)
- 2019: Sylvia Miles, American actress (born 1924)
- 2018: Jon Hiseman, English drummer (born 1944)
- 2015: Fernando Brant, Brazilian journalist, poet, and composer (born 1946)
- 2013: Teresita Barajuen, Spanish nun (born 1908)
- 2013: Jason Leffler, American racing driver (born 1975)
- 2012: Hector Bianciotti, Argentinian-French journalist and author (born 1930)
Holidays & Observances 🎉
- Chaco Armistice Day (Paraguay)
- Christian feast day:
108 Martyrs of World War II - Christian feast day:
Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor and Nazarius - Christian feast day:
Blessed Hildegard Burjan - Christian feast day:
Enmegahbowh (Episcopal Church) - Christian feast day:
Eskil - Christian feast day:
First Ecumenical Council (Lutheran) - Christian feast day:
Gaspar Bertoni - Christian feast day:
John of Sahagún - Christian feast day:
Onuphrius - Christian feast day:
Pope Leo III - Christian feast day:
Ternan - Christian feast day:
June 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) - Dia dos Namorados (Brazil)
- Helsinki Day (Finland)