What Happened on June 12, 1949

Historical Events

Kwame Nkrumah announces the formation of Ghana's Convention People's Party (CPP), the word "convention" chosen "to carry the masses with us"

John Wetton, British rock vocalist and bassist (Asia; King Crimson, 1972-74; Roxy Music, 1974-75; U.K.), born in Willington, England (d. 2017)
Marc Tardif, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Granby, Quebec, Canada
Yann Piat [née Marie], French politician (National Assembly, 1986-94 - FN/PR), born in Saigon, French Cochinchina (now Vietnam) (d. 1994)
Yuri Baturin, Russian cosmonaut (SK:Soyuz TM-28), born in Moscow, Russia