Forty-nine civilians are killed and 58 others injured in an attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States; the gunman, Omar Mateen, is killed in a gunfight with police. Date: June 12, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On…

United States President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un of North Korea held the first meeting between leaders of their two countries in Singapore. Date: June 12, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is inaugurated as the second president of Kazakhstan. Date: June 12, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)

A fire in a residential building in Mangaf, Kuwait City kills at least 50 people. Date: June 12, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On This Day (Today)

Air India Flight 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashes shortly after takeoff into the B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, India, killing 241 out of 242 onboard as well as 19 on the ground. This marked the first fatal crash and hull loss of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Date: June 12, 2025 Read more on Wikipedia…

The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands. Date: June 11, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)

A group of Serbian officers storms the royal palace and assassinates King Alexander I of Serbia and his wife, Queen Draga. Date: June 11, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)

King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, is deemed to have abdicated under pressure from allied armies occupying Athens. Date: June 11, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today)

Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the U.S. Triple Crown. Date: June 11, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)

During the U.S. Republican National Convention in Chicago, U.S. Republican Party leaders gathered in a room at the Blackstone Hotel to come to a consensus on their candidate for the U.S. presidential election, leading the Associated Press to coin the political phrase "smoke-filled room". Date: June 11, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…