What Happened In June 1912 In History

Historical Events for June, 1912

• 4th » Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.
• 6th » The eruption of Novarupta in Alaska begins. It is the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.
• 8th » Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Studios called Universal Pictures.
• 10th » The Villisca Axe Murders were discovered in Villisca, Iowa.

Famous Birthdays on June in 1912

• 1st » Herbert Tichy, Austrian geologist, author, and mountaineer (d. 1987)
• 4th » Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and painter (d. 1993)
• 5th » Dean Amadon, American ornithologist (d. 2003)
• 8th » Maurice Bellemare, Canadian politician (d. 1989)
• 8th » Harry Holtzman, American painter (d. 1987)
• 9th » Ingolf Dahl, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1970)
• 9th » Philip Simmons, American blacksmith (d. 2009)
• 10th » Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (d. 1980)
• 11th » James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998)
• 11th » Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Iranian meteorologist and academic (d. 2012)
• 12th » Bill Cowley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1993)
• 12th » Carl Hovland, American psychologist (d. 1961)
• 13th » Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (d. 1943)
• 16th » Albert Chartier, Canadian illustrator (d. 2004)
• 16th » Enoch Powell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health (d. 1998)
• 18th » Glenn Morris, American decathlete and actor (d. 1974)
• 19th » Don Gutteridge, American baseball player and manager (d. 2008)
• 19th » Virginia MacWatters, American soprano (d. 2005)
• 19th » George Spitz, American high jumper (d. 1986)
• 20th » Anthony Buckeridge, English author (d. 2004)
• 20th » Jack Torrance (athlete) named Jack Torrance, American shot putter and football player (d. 1969)
• 21st » Kazimierz Leski, Polish pilot and engineer (d. 2000)
• 21st » Mary McCarthy (author) or Mary McCarthy, American author and critic (d. 1989)
• 21st » Vishnu Prabhakar, Indian author and playwright (d. 2009)
• 22nd » Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1983)
• 23rd » Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (d. 1954)
• 24th » Brian Johnston, English sportscaster (d. 1994)
• 24th » Mary Wesley, English author (d. 2002)
• 25th » William T. Cahill, American politician, 46th Governor of New Jersey (d. 1996)
• 28th » Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (d. 2007)
• 29th » José Pablo Moncayo, Mexican pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1958)
• 29th » Émile Peynaud, French oenologist (d. 2004)
• 29th » John Toland (author) known as John Toland, American historian and author (d. 2004)
• 30th » Ludwig Bölkow, German engineer (d. 2003)
• 30th » Dan Reeves (American football executive) known as Dan Reeves, American businessman (d. 1971)

Famous Deaths for June 1912

• 10th » Anton Aškerc, Slovenian priest and poet (b. 1856)
• 12th » Frédéric Passy, French economist, Nobel Peace Prize known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1822)
• 27th » George Bonnor, Australian cricketer (b. 1855)

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