EVENTS:
- 1860 – The State Bank of the Russian Empire is established.
- 1898 – Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines’ independence from Spain.
- 1899 – New Richmond Tornado: the eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
- 1964 – Anti-apartheid activist and ANC leader Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison for sabotage in South Africa.
- 1967 – Venera program: Venera 4 is launched (it will become the first space probe to enter another planet’s atmosphere and successfully return data).
- 1990 – Russia Day – the parliament of the Russian Federation formally declares its sovereignty.
- 1994 – The Boeing 777, the world’s largest twinjet, makes its first flight.
- 2009 – A disputed presidential election in Iran leads to wide ranging protests in Iran and around the world.
- 2016 – 49 civilians are killed and 53 others injured in an attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The gunman, Omar Mateen, was killed in a gunfight with police.
- 2017 – American student Otto Warmbier returns home in a coma after spending 17 months in a North Korean prison and dies a week later.
- 2019 – Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is inaugurated as the second president of Kazakhstan.
- 2024 – A fire in a residential building in Mangaf, Kuwait City kills at least 50 people.
BIRTHS:
- 1861 – William Attewell, English cricketer (d. 1927)
- 1899 – Fritz Albert Lipmann, German-American biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
- 1905 – Ray Barbuti, American football player (d. 1988)
- 1942 – Bert Sakmann, German physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1948 – Herbert Meyer, German footballer
- 1956 – Terry Alderman, Australian cricketer
- 1957 – Javed Miandad, Pakistani cricketer and coach
- 1987 – Seyi Ajirotutu, American football player
- 1990 – David Worrall, English footballer
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES:
- Russia Day (Russia)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of the Philippines from Spain in 1898.
- June 12 Commemoration (Lagos State)
- Loving Day (United States)
- World Day Against Child Labour (International)
