Tuesday June 12, 2007: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

Historical Events

• In honour of his career, Chinua Achebe, a Nigerian author, wins the Man Booker International Prize.
• Ehud Barak (ex-Prime Minister of Israel) declares victory in a vote to elect the Israeli Labor Party's leadership. He received 51.5% of votes, compared with 47.5% for Ami Ayalon, the former security chief.
• The PKK claims that it will not attack Turkey, but will defend itself in case of attack.
• Jamaican police have declared that Bob Woolmer, former coach of the Pakistani cricket team, has died from natural causes. This ends a murder investigation.
• Flash flooding can be caused by severe rain in Ireland. In Ulster, places were flooded within 30 minutes of rainfall. This ends a period of extremely warm temperatures that reached 29 degrees Celsius (84 degrees Fahrenheit) on the island. Most severely affected are parts of Belfast and Omagh.
• Nearly 130 people are killed in floods and mudslides in Bangladesh. Rescuers discover 20 additional bodies under the mud in Chittagong. This brings the total number of flood-related deaths up to almost 130.
• Milan Martic was found guilty of murdering and persecuting his followers while he was the leader of the Krajina Serb Republic between 1991 and 1995.
• Officials in Afghanistan claim that seven members from the Afghan police were killed during a friendly fire incident by Coalition air force personnel.
• Palestinian violence: Officials from Hamas report that a rocket-propelled bomb was fired at Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's house, inflicting minimal damage but not injuries.
• After the collapse of five-storey Dean Farrar Street in central London, the top two floors of a building with five floors fell to their death, structural failure is suspected.
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See also

What happened on June 12 in history? Find out the list of June 12th major events

What was 2007 famous for? Discover everything about 2007

Other June 12th famous birthdays

• Adriana Lima

  Brazilian supermodel.

• Anne Frank

  German-born diarist (Born 1929).

• George H W Bush

  41st President of United States.

• Dave Franco

  Movie Actor.

See all famous people born on June 12th

How old am I?

If June 12, 2007 is your birthday you are 15 years old. Find out how old you are in years, months, weeks and days and how long until your next birthday on June 12.

How to find someone’s birthday?

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Who died on June 12, 2007?

• Guy de Rothschild
• Walter William Herbert
• Jim Norton
• Tito Gómez

Other June 12th famous deaths

• Lou Monte

  New Jersey, United States -- Singer ("Peppino The Italian Mouse").

• Marcel Poot

  Belgian composer, music historian and Conservatory Director in Brussels from 1949 to 1966.

• Jimmy Dorsey

  Shenandoah (Pennsylvania) -- Orchestra leader (Stage show).

• Milburn Stone

  American actor (Doc-Gunsmoke), has died at 75 years old (b.

See all famous people who died on June 12th

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Gemini

Gemini personality

Who should a Gemini marry?

Babies born in June are either Gemini or Cancer. People born before June 20th are Gemini, while people born from June 21st have the sign of Cancer

Personality of June born

Chinese Zodiac

Sign: Pig

Element: Fire

Pig personality

Find out your Moon Sign

Can the numbers in June 12, 2007 reveal something about your future ? Find out

The day of the week was Tuesday.

June 12th marks the 162nd day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2007.

There are 202 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

June 2007 calendar

Holidays

• Blessed Ternan, bishop, confessor [ GTZ: Scotland]
• Blessed John of Sahagun, hermit, confessor
• Roman Empire ? sixth day of the Vestalia in honor of Vesta
• Philippines ? Araw ng Kalayaan (Independence Day) 1898
• Russian Federation ? Russia Day (Independence Day) 1990
• United Kingdom ? Trooping the Colour (Military celebration of the monarch's official birthday held in London on the second Saturday of June)
• Brazil ? Dia dos Namorados (Lover's Day; similar to St. Valentine's)
• Blessed Eskill, bishop, martyr [ GTZ: Scandinavia]
• Blessed Guido (died 1250)
• Blessed Onuphrius, monk

Saints

• Saints Basilides, Quirinus, Nabor and Nazarius (and Celsus), martyrs
• Saint Pharaildis, virgin [GTZ: Artois]
• Saint Ursinus, bishop of Bourges, confessor (Translation day) [GTZ: Rouen]
• Saint Leo III died 816
• Saint Odulf of Oirschot died 865
• Saints Nabor and Nazarius, martyrs [GTZ: St. Avold]
• Saint Rufus, bishop, martyr [WTS (Bruges)]
• Saint Cunera [HCC]

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Rihanna - Umbrella
2. Shop Boyz - Party Like A Rockstar
3. T-Pain - Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')
4. Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry
5. Maroon5 - Makes Me Wonder

Top #4 songs in the UK

1. Mutya Buena - Real Girl
2. Beyonce & Shakira - Beautiful Liar
3. Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder
4. Gym Class Heroes - Cupid's Chokehold

Top #5 R&B songs

1. T-Pain Featuring Yung Joc - Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')
2. Tank - Please Don't Go
3. Shop Boyz - Party Like A Rockstar
4. Fantasia - When I See U
5. R. Kelly Duet With Usher - Same Girl

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Enrique Iglesias - Dimelo
2. Chayanne - Si Nos Quedara Poco Tiempo
3. Daddy Yankee Featuring Fergie - Impacto
4. RKM & Ken-Y - Igual Que Ayer
5. Marco Antonio Solis - Ojala

Lunar phase

The moon phase for June 12, 2007 is New Moon.

See Moon rising and setting times on June 12, 2007

Planetary phase

See Planets rising and setting times on June 12, 2007

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $82.77
• Apple AAPL: opens at $119.35
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $29.96
• General Electric GE: opens at $37.31
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $103.11

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 121.69 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.0676 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.2424 CHF
• 1 USD = 7.6435 CNY
• 1 EUR = 161.88 JPY