An Indonesian Air Force Fokker F27 Friendship crashes near Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, killing 11. Date: June 21, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
A boat carrying more than 200 migrants capsizes in the Indian Ocean between the Indonesian island of Java and Christmas Island, killing 17 people and leaving 70 others missing. Date: June 21, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requests asylum in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after publication of previously classified documents including footage of civilian killings by the US army; he will remain there until 2019. Date: June 19, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 19 📅 Events…
The United States Air Force's robotic Boeing X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after a classified 469-day orbital mission. Date: June 16, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
China successfully launches its Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, including the first female Chinese astronaut Liu Yang, to the Tiangong-1 orbital module. Date: June 16, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
A series of bombings across Iraq, including Baghdad, Hillah and Kirkuk, kills at least 93 people and wounds over 300 others. Date: June 13, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 13 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
75 people die in a landslide triggered by two earthquakes in Afghanistan; an entire village is buried. Date: June 11, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
Last transit of Venus until the year 2117. Date: June 5, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
The pageant for the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II takes place on the River Thames. Date: June 3, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 3 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
A plane carrying 153 people crashes in a residential neighborhood in Lagos, Nigeria, killing everyone on board plus six people on the ground. Date: June 3, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 3 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)