Today in History for 12th June 2025
Historical Events
1864 – Confederate forces of Jubal Early attack Fort Stevens, barely 4 miles from the White House, with Abraham Lincoln observing the battle
1864 – Skirmish at Mcafee’s Cross Road, Georgia, about 57 die in battle
1931 – Al Capone is indicted on 5,000 counts of prohibition and perjury
2005 – LPGA Championship Women’s Golf, Bulle Rock GC: 3-peat for Annika Sörenstam of Sweden; wins by 3 strokes ahead of 15-year-old amateur Michelle Wie
2018 – Singapore Summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump – first time a North Korean leader and an incumbent US President have ever met
Famous Birthdays
1916 – Irwin Allen, American film and television producer (Land of the Giants; The Poseidon Adventure), born in New York City (d. 1991)
1927 – Henry Slesar, American writer and playwright (The Edge of Night), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002)
1949 – Yann Piat [née Marie], French politician (National Assembly, 1986-94 – FN/PR), born in Saigon, French Cochinchina (now Vietnam) (d. 1994)
1971 – Ryan Klesko, American MLB outfielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Westminster, California
1971 – Iwan Tomasz, Polish soccer midfielder (40 caps; Roda JC, Feyenoord, PSV), born in Słupsk, Poland
Famous Deaths
1928 – Salvador Díaz Mirón, Mexican poet (Los Cien Mejores Poemas), dies at 74
1968 – Fidelio Friedrich Finke, Bohemian German composer, dies at 76
1989 – Lou Monte [Scaglione], Italian-American novelty song singer-songwriter (Peppino the Italian Mouse; Dominick the Donkey), dies at 72
2010 – Egon Ronay, Hungarian food critic, dies at 94
2022 – Fred Cuming, British painter, chiefly of contemporary landscapes, dies at 92
