On June 12, 1987, during a visit to the divided German city of Berlin, President Ronald Reagan publicly challenged Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev to ''tear down this wall.''
On June 12, 1897, Anthony Eden, the British statesman, was born. Following his death on Jan. 14, 1977, his obituary appeared in The Times.
On This Date
| 1776 | Virginia's colonial legislature became the first to adopt a Bill of Rights. |
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| 1898 | Philippine nationalists declared independence from Spain. |
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| 1937 | The Soviet Union under Josef Stalin executed eight army leaders during a purge. |
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| 1939 | The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum was dedicated in Cooperstown, N.Y. |
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| 1963 | Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was fatally shot in front of his home in Jackson, Miss. |
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| 1971 | President Richard M. Nixon's daughter Tricia and Edward F. Cox were married in the White House Rose Garden. |
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| 1978 | David Berkowitz was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for each of the six "Son of Sam" .44-caliber killings in New York City. |
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| 1981 | Major league baseball players began a 49-day strike over the issue of free-agent compensation. |
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| 1994 | Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were slashed to death outside her Los Angeles home; her former husband, football Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson, was later acquitted of the killings in a criminal trial, but held liable in a civil action. |
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| 2002 | The Los Angeles Lakers won a third straight NBA title and Shaquille O'Neal was named MVP of the finals for the third straight year. |
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| 2003 | Actor Gregory Peck died at age 87. |
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| 2008 | A deeply divided Supreme Court ruled that foreign detainees held for years at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba had the right to appeal to U.S. civilian courts to challenge their indefinite imprisonment without charges. |
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| 2009 | The switch from analog to digital TV transmission was completed in the U.S. |
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| 2010 | A French fishing vessel rescued 16-year-old Abby Sunderland from her crippled sailboat in the turbulent southern Indian Ocean, ending the California teen's attempt to sail around the world solo. |
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Current Birthdays
Former President George H.W. Bush turns 87 years old today.
AP Photo/Dave EinselJazz musician Chick Corea turns 70 years old today.
AP Photo/Joe Giblin
| 1915 | David Rockefeller, Banker, turns 96 |
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| 1928 | Vic Damone, Singer, turns 83 |
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| 1930 | Jim Nabors, Actor-singer ("Gomer Pyle, USMC"), turns 81 |
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| 1941 | Marv Albert, Sportscaster, turns 70 |
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| 1951 | Bun E. Carlos, Rock musician (Cheap Trick), turns 60 |
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| 1957 | Timothy Busfield, Actor ("The West Wing," "thirtysomething"), turns 54 |
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| 1964 | Paula Marshall, Actress, turns 47 |
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| 1967 | Frances O'Connor, Actress, turns 44 |
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| 1974 | Hideki Matsui, Baseball player, turns 37 |
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| 1979 | Dallas Clark, Football player, turns 32 |
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Historic Birthdays
Anthony Eden6/12/1897 - 1/14/1977British foreign secretary (1935-8, 1940-5 and 1951-5) and prime minister (1955-7).Go to obituary »
| 54 | Cosimo I 6/12/1519 - 4/21/1574
Italian duke of Florence and Tuscany |
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| 74 | Harriet Martineau 6/12/1802 - 6/27/1876
English essayist and novelist |
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| 55 | Charles Kingsley 6/12/1819 - 1/23/1875
English Anglican clergyman, teacher and writer |
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| 89 | Sir Oliver Lodge 6/12/1851 - 8/22/1940
English physicist and parapsychologist |
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| 73 | Thomas Walsh 6/12/1859 - 3/2/1933
American politician; U.S. senator from Montana (1913-33) |
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| 87 | Fritz Lipmann 6/12/1899 - 7/24/1986
German-born American biochemist |
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| 81 | Bill Naughton 6/12/1910 - 1/9/1992
Irish-born English playwright |
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| 83 | Milovan Djilas 6/12/1911 - 4/20/1995
Yugoslav political writer |
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| 15 | Anne Frank 6/12/1929 - 3/?/1945
German Jewish girl killed in Holocaust; famous diarist |
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