June 12 in History

• 1701

  June 12, 1701:

  The British Parliament passes the UK’s throne succession regulatory law known as the Act of Settlement.

• 1898

  June 12, 1898:

  Emilio Aguinaldo leads the declaration of independence of the Philippines from Spain.

• 1963

  June 12, 1963:

  New York City becomes home to the premiere of the film, “Cleopatra”.

• 1967

  June 12, 1967:

  The James Bond film, “You Only Live Twice” premieres at London’s Odeon Leicester Square. In attendance was Queen Elizabeth II.

• 1987

  June 12, 1987:

  US President Ronald Reagan entreats Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union to break the Berlin Wall.

• 1990

  June 12, 1990:

  Mariah Carey’s self-titled debut album is released.

• 1991

  June 12, 1991:

  A volcanic eruption occurs on the Philippines’ Mount Pinatubo for the first time in 600 years.

• 1994

  June 12, 1994: The ex-wife of American football player O.J. Simpson, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman are stabbed to death.

• 2008

  June 12, 2008:

  Coldplay’s 4th studio album, “Viva la Vida or Death” is released and will go on to win three Grammy Awards.

• 2016

  June 12, 2016:

  Omar Mateen kills 49 people with a gun in Orlando, Florida’s LGBTQ nightclub, Pulse.