Born on 12 June 1961

At A Glance

12 June 1961 at a glance

Day of the week

12 June 1961 was a Monday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Runaway” by Del Shannon was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1961

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1961 was One Hundred and One Dalmatians.

Star sign

The star sign for 12 June is Gemini.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 12 June 1961 fell in the Year of the Ox.

Birthstone

The birthstone for June is Pearl.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 12 June 1961 was New Moon.

On this day: 12 June

• 1944 World War II: Battle of Carentan: American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division secure the town of Carentan, Normandy, France.
• 1963 The film Cleopatra, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, is released in US theaters. It was the most expensive film made at the time.
• 1964 Anti-apartheid activist and ANC leader Nelson Mandela's original 5-year sentence is extended to life sentence for high treason together with Denis Goldberg, Ahmed Kathrada, Govan Mbeki, Raymond Mhlaba, Andrew Mlangeni, Elias Motsoaledi and Walter Sisulu in the Rivonia Trial for sabotage in South Africa.
• 1967 The United States Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia declares all U.S. state laws that prohibit interracial marriage to be unconstitutional.
• 1975 State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain: Judge Jagmohanlal Sinha rules against Indira Gandhi in a case on her election to the Indian Parliament, and that she should be banned from holding any public office, triggering a political crisis.

Famous people born on 12 June

• George H. W. Bush, American lieutenant and politician, 41st President of the United States (1924–2018)
• Dave Franco, American actor (born 1985)
• Anne Frank, German-Dutch diarist; victim of the Holocaust (1929–1945)
• Jordan Peterson, Canadian psychologist, professor and cultural critic (born 1962)

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