June 12
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| + | "General Secretary [[Mikhail Gorbachev|Gorbachev]], if you seek [[peace]], if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, [[tear down this wall!]]"--[[Ronald Reagan]] to [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], Friday, [[June 12]], [[1987]] | ||
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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| *[[1381]] - [[Peasants' Revolt]]: In [[England]] rebels arrive at [[Blackheath, London|Blackheath]]. | *[[1381]] - [[Peasants' Revolt]]: In [[England]] rebels arrive at [[Blackheath, London|Blackheath]]. | ||
| - | + | *[[1964]] - American detectives from the Vice Squad raid the printing plant of [[Evergreen Review]] carrying off 21,000 unbound copies of No. 32. | |
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| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| + | * [[1760]] - [[Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai]], French writer (''Adventures of the Chevalier de Faublas''). (b. [[1797]]) | ||
| + | *[[1858]] - [[ Henry Scott Tuke]], British painter best remembered for his paintings of naked boys. (d. [[1929]]) | ||
| *[[1890]] - [[Egon Schiele]], Austrian painter and graphic artist (d. [[1918]]) | *[[1890]] - [[Egon Schiele]], Austrian painter and graphic artist (d. [[1918]]) | ||
| *[[1892]] - [[Djuna Barnes]], American author (d. [[1982]]) | *[[1892]] - [[Djuna Barnes]], American author (d. [[1982]]) | ||
| + | *[[1929]] - [[Anne Frank]] - Jewish writer and Holocaust victim (d. [[1945]]) | ||
| + | *[[1948]] - [[Lyn Collins]], American vocalist (d. [[2005]]) | ||
| + | *[[1933]] - [[Eddie Adams]] American photographer (d. [[2004]]) | ||
| + | *[[1945]] - [[Henri Xhonneux]] Belgian filmmaker (d. 1995) | ||
| == Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
| + | *[[1852]] - [[Xavier de Maistre]], French writer (b. [[1763]]) | ||
| + | *[[1943]] – [[Hanns Heinz Ewers]], German writer, actor, poet and philosopher (b. 1871) | ||
| + | *[[1972]] - [[Edmund Wilson]], American literary crtic (b. [[1895]]) | ||
| *[[2006]] - [[György Ligeti]], Hungarian composer (b. [[1923]]) | *[[2006]] - [[György Ligeti]], Hungarian composer (b. [[1923]]) | ||
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| - | # [[Edmund Wilson]] ([[May 8]], [[1895]] – [[June 12]] [[1972]]) | ||
| - | # [[Antoni Gaudí]] | ||
| - | # [[Anne Frank]] | ||
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| - | Lyn Collins (June 12, 1948 – March 13, 2005) was a soul / R&B singer best known for working with James Brown in the 1970s. Born in Lexington, Texas, U.S.A., ... | ||
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| - | Xavier de Maistre (1763 – June 12, 1852) was a Savoyard military man. The younger brother of Joseph de Maistre, Xavier was born at Chambéry in October 1763. ... | ||
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| - | [[Eddie Adams]] (June 12, 1933 - September 19, 2004) was an American photographer. Eddie is known for taking portraits of celebrities and politicians. ... | ||
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| - | Edmund Wilson (May 8, 1895 – June 12, 1972) was an American writer, noted chiefly for his literary criticism. He was born in Red Bank, New Jersey, ... | ||
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| - | On June 12, 1964, detectives from the Nassau County Vice Squad raided the printing plant on Long Island and carried off 21000 unbound copies of Evergreen No ... | ||
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| - | [[Anne Frank]] (June 12, 1929 – March 1945) was a Jewish girl who wrote a diary while hiding with her family from the Nazis in Amsterdam during ... | ||
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| - | *[[1858]] - [[ Henry Scott Tuke]], British painter best remembered for his paintings of naked boys. (d. [[1929]]) | ||
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"General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"--Ronald Reagan to Mikhail Gorbachev, Friday, June 12, 1987 |
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Art and culture
- 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: In England rebels arrive at Blackheath.
- 1964 - American detectives from the Vice Squad raid the printing plant of Evergreen Review carrying off 21,000 unbound copies of No. 32.
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Births
- 1760 - Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai, French writer (Adventures of the Chevalier de Faublas). (b. 1797)
- 1858 - Henry Scott Tuke, British painter best remembered for his paintings of naked boys. (d. 1929)
- 1890 - Egon Schiele, Austrian painter and graphic artist (d. 1918)
- 1892 - Djuna Barnes, American author (d. 1982)
- 1929 - Anne Frank - Jewish writer and Holocaust victim (d. 1945)
- 1948 - Lyn Collins, American vocalist (d. 2005)
- 1933 - Eddie Adams American photographer (d. 2004)
- 1945 - Henri Xhonneux Belgian filmmaker (d. 1995)
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Deaths
- 1852 - Xavier de Maistre, French writer (b. 1763)
- 1943 – Hanns Heinz Ewers, German writer, actor, poet and philosopher (b. 1871)
- 1972 - Edmund Wilson, American literary crtic (b. 1895)
- 2006 - György Ligeti, Hungarian composer (b. 1923)
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