On this day: 12 June

Selected events and births on 12 June, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1240 – The Disputation of Paris, in which four rabbis defended the Talmud against Nicholas Donin's accusations of blasphemy, began in the court of King Louis IX. Read more: Disputation of Paris Rabbi Talmud
• 1963 – The premiere was held in New York of the historical drama film Cleopatra, the most expensive film made to that point. Read more: Cleopatra (1963 film)
• 1967 – The U.S. Supreme Court struck down laws restricting interracial marriage in the landmark civil rights case Loving v. Virginia. Read more: Supreme Court of the United States Anti-miscegenation laws in the United States Civil rights movement
• 1994 – The Boeing 777, the world's largest twinjet, made its maiden flight. Read more: Boeing 777 Twinjet Maiden flight
• 2010 – Sixteen-year-old Abby Sunderland was rescued after her boat was dismasted in the Indian Ocean while trying to become the youngest sailor around the world. Read more: Abby Sunderland Indian Ocean

Born on this day

• 1942 – Bert Sakmann, German physiologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Bert Sakmann Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• 1952 – Spencer Abraham, American academic and politician, 10th United States Secretary of Energy Read more: Spencer Abraham United States Secretary of Energy
• 1985 – Blake Ross, American computer programmer, co-created Mozilla Firefox Read more: Blake Ross Firefox
• 1991 – Avisaíl García, Venezuelan baseball player Read more: Avisaíl García
• 1992 – Philippe Coutinho, Brazilian footballer Read more: Philippe Coutinho
• 1992 – Allie DiMeco, American actress and musician Read more: Allie DiMeco
• 1994 – Don Toliver, American rapper and singer-songwriter Read more: Don Toliver
• 1996 – Gustav Forsling, Swedish ice hockey player Read more: Gustav Forsling
• 1996 – Davinson Sánchez, Colombian footballer Read more: Davinson Sánchez
• 1996 – Shonica Wharton, Barbadian netball player Read more: Shonica Wharton
• 1999 – CarryMinati, Indian YouTuber Read more: CarryMinati
• 2002 – Koni De Winter, Belgian footballer Read more: Koni De Winter

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