Historical Events -  June 12

1849: Lewis Phectic Haslett received a patent for a gas mask. 

1905: Gopalkrishna Gokhale founded the Servants of India Society.

1913: John Bray’s first American cartoon film ‘The Artist’s Dream’ was released.

1952: Jammu & Kashmir assembly finally terminated hereditary monarchy. 

1964: Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa.

1975: Allahabad court annulled Indira Gandhi’s election and barred her from contesting for six years.

1990: Russian Federation parliament formally declared itself to be sovereign. This day is celebrated as Russia Day.

1994 : World’s biggest twinjet, Boeing 777, took its first flight. 

Famous Birthdays  – June 12

1929: Anne Frank, a German-Dutch diarist of Jewish origin.

1932: Padmini, an Indian actress, and trained Bharatanatyam dancer.

1957: Javed Miandad, a Pakistani cricket coach, commentator, and former cricketer.

1975: Anjana Om Kashyap, an Indian journalist, and anchor.

1985: Blake Ross, an American software engineer who is best known for his work as the co-creator of the Mozilla Firefox internet browser with Dave Hyatt.

Death Anniversaries -  June 12

1978: Guo Moruo, a Chinese archaeologist, historian, poet, politician, and writer.

2000: Purushottam Laxman Deshpande, a Marathi writer, and humorist from Maharashtra, India.

2015: Nek Chand Saini, a self-taught Indian artist.

2020: Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlavi, an Indian Urdu poet, scholar, and journalist.