Historical Events
- Danish star soccer midfielder Christian Eriksen suffers an on-field cardiac arrest during Euro 2020 game with Finland in Copenhagen; revived with a defibrillator; game controversially restarts with 1-0 Finland win
- French Open Women's Tennis: Czech doubles specialist Barbora Krejčíková wins her first major singles title 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia
Famous Deaths
- Anatoly Chukanov, Russian cyclist (Olympic gold Soviet Union team time trial 1976; UCI Road World C'ships gold 1977), dies at 67
- Igor Zhelezovski, Belarusian speed skater (record 6 x World Sprint Champion; Olympic silver 1994; bronze 1988), dies from COVID-19 at 57
- Jim "Mudcat" Grant, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1963, 65; Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, and 5 other teams), singer, and writer (Black Aces), dies at 85 [1]
Died in 2021 2021 Highlights
About June 12, 2021
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 2 years, 10 months and 17 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Gemini
Music Charts
#1 Song: Butter - BTS
#1 Song: Good 4 U - Olivia Rodrigo
Greatest Generation
Silent Generation
Baby Boomer
Generation X
Millennial
Generation Z