June 12th in History

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June 12th in History

1665: England establishes New York city as the name for the city they've just acquired which was formerly known as new Amsterdam
1898: The Phillipines declare independence from Spain.
1922: Insulin patented
1944: The first V1 rocket falls on England during World War 2

June 12th birthdays

1519: Cosimo de Medici, Florencian monarch
1890: Egon Schiele, German painter
1924: George Bush, Former (41st) US President
1929: Anne Frank, Dutch wartime diarist