On This Day: June 12

Updated June 11, 2012, 2:28 pm

On June 12, 1987, during a visit to the divided German city of Berlin, President Ronald Reagan publicly challenged Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev to ”tear down this wall.”

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On June 12, 1897, Anthony Eden, the British statesman, was born. Following his death on Jan. 14, 1977, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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Historic Birthdays

Anthony Eden 6/12/1897 – 1/14/1977 British foreign secretary (1935-8, 1940-5 and 1951-5) and prime minister (1955-7).Go to obituary »

54 Cosimo I 6/12/1519 – 4/21/1574
Italian duke of Florence and Tuscany

74 Harriet Martineau 6/12/1802 – 6/27/1876
English essayist and novelist

55 Charles Kingsley 6/12/1819 – 1/23/1875
English Anglican clergyman, teacher and writer

89 Sir Oliver Lodge 6/12/1851 – 8/22/1940
English physicist and parapsychologist

73 Thomas Walsh 6/12/1859 – 3/2/1933
American politician; U.S. senator from Montana (1913-33)

87 Fritz Lipmann 6/12/1899 – 7/24/1986
German-born American biochemist

81 Bill Naughton 6/12/1910 – 1/9/1992
Irish-born English playwright

83 Milovan Djilas 6/12/1911 – 4/20/1995
Yugoslav political writer

15 Anne Frank 6/12/1929 – 3/?/1945
German Jewish girl killed in Holocaust; famous diarist

54	Cosimo I 6/12/1519 – 4/21/1574 Italian duke of Florence and Tuscany
74	Harriet Martineau 6/12/1802 – 6/27/1876 English essayist and novelist
55	Charles Kingsley 6/12/1819 – 1/23/1875 English Anglican clergyman, teacher and writer
89	Sir Oliver Lodge 6/12/1851 – 8/22/1940 English physicist and parapsychologist
73	Thomas Walsh 6/12/1859 – 3/2/1933 American politician; U.S. senator from Montana (1913-33)
87	Fritz Lipmann 6/12/1899 – 7/24/1986 German-born American biochemist
81	Bill Naughton 6/12/1910 – 1/9/1992 Irish-born English playwright
83	Milovan Djilas 6/12/1911 – 4/20/1995 Yugoslav political writer
15	Anne Frank 6/12/1929 – 3/?/1945 German Jewish girl killed in Holocaust; famous diarist