Anne Frank – A Light of Inspiration in the Nazi Darkness
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Historical Events
Anne Frank Gets Her Diary
Anne Frank gets her diary as a birthday present in Amsterdam
- Tornado kills 35 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Famous Birthdays
- Bert Sakmann, German cell physiologist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1991), born in Stuttgart, Germany
David Rumelhart (1942-2011)
American psychologist (backpropagation algorithm), born in Wessington, South Dakota
- Homer Neal, African-American particle physicist, born in Franklin, Kentucky (d. 2018)
- Len Barry [Leonard Borisoff], American singer, songwriter and producer (The Dovells - "Bristol Stomp"; solo - "1-2-3"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
Famous Deaths
- Walter Leigh, British composer (The Frogs of Aristophanes), killed in action near Tobruk, Libya while serving in British Army, at 36
About June 12, 1942
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 81 years, 10 months and 18 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Gemini
