EST. DECEMBER 1994 โข 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com ๐ฏ
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TODAY IN HISTORY
June 12
Friday, June 12, 2026
Day 162 of 2026 | Week 24 | 197 days until Christmas ๐
HISTORIC EVENTS
Air India Flight 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashes shortly after takeoff into the B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, India, killing 241 out of 242 onboard as well as 19 on the ground. This marked the first fatal crash and hull loss of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
A fire in a residential building in Mangaf, Kuwait City kills at least 50 people.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is inaugurated as the second president of Kazakhstan.
United States President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un of North Korea held the first meeting between leaders of their two countries in Singapore.
Forty-nine civilians are killed and 58 others injured in an attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States; the gunman, Omar Mateen, is killed in a gunfight with police.
Between 1,095 and 1,700 Shia Iraqi people are killed in an attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq. It is the second deadliest act of terrorism in history, only behind 9/11.
A disputed presidential election in Iran leads to wide-ranging local and international protests.
Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins when a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force, Kosovo Force (KFor), enters the province of Kosovo in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
An election takes place in Nigeria and is won by Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola. Its results are later annulled by the military government of Ibrahim Babangida.
In modern Russia's first democratic election, Boris Yeltsin is elected as the President of Russia.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
born in Granby
Ecuadorian soccer goalkeeper (40 caps; Independiente
English actress (Serpant & Rainbow)
American singer and songwriter (Baby)
Czech singer-songwriter (Psรญ vojรกci - Dog Soldiers)
Irish auto racer (British Formula Ford Champion 1988; Mexican Formula 3 Champion 1995
New Zealand beauty queen (Miss Universe 1983)
American actress (Lindsay Sutton-Chicago Sons)
English cricketer (England off-spinner 1993-)
American professional wrestler (NWA: Total Nonstop Action
American professional wrestler (Johnny Hotbody)
American actor (White Collar)
American actor (Days of Our Lives)
American actor (Earl-Julia)
English musician (The Bolshoi)
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