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Historical events & facts — June 12
What happened on June 12?
On June 12, 1964, South African leader Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment for sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow the apartheid government, in the proceedings known as the Rivonia Trial. Mandela was held at Robben Island Prison for 18 of the 27 years he spent imprisoned. From prison, he became the global symbol of resistance to apartheid.
On June 12, 1898, General Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the independence of the Philippines from Spanish rule in Cavite — the first Asian leader to proclaim independence from a European colony. However, the Treaty of Paris of that same year ceded the Philippines to the US, which governed it until 1946. June 12 is Philippine Independence Day.
On June 12, 1987, US President Ronald Reagan delivered at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate his famous speech containing the line directed at the Soviet leader: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!". The Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989. The phrase, which Reagan included in the speech against his advisers' counsel, is considered one of the most memorable moments of the Cold War.
Notable birthdays — June 12
Famous people born on June 12
Anne Frank
Annelies Marie Frank was a German-born Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim. She gained worldwide notability posthumously for keeping a diary documenting her life in hiding during the German occupation of the Netherlands. In the diary, she regularly described her family's everyday life in their hiding place in a secret annex in Amsterdam from 1942 until their arrest in 1944.
Jim Nabors
James Thurston Nabors was an American actor, singer, and comedian, widely known for his signature character, Gomer Pyle.
Otto Skorzeny
Otto Johann Anton Skorzeny was an Austrian-born German intelligence officer and commando who served as an SS-Obersturmbannführer within the Waffen-SS during the Second World War.
David Rockefeller
David Rockefeller was an American economist and investment banker who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. He was the oldest living member of the Rockefeller family from 2004 until his death in 2017. Rockefeller was the fifth son and youngest child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and a grandson of John D.
Chick Corea
Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and "Windows" are considered jazz standards.
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