What Happened on June 12, 1942

Anne Frank – A Light of Inspiration in the Nazi Darkness

Historical Events

Anne Frank Gets Her Diary

Anne Frank gets her diary as a birthday present in Amsterdam

German History

Hitler orders enslavement of Slavic peoples

  • Tornado kills 35 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1942 History

Famous Birthdays

  • Bert Sakmann, German cell physiologist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1991), born in Stuttgart, Germany

David Rumelhart (1942-2011)

American psychologist (backpropagation algorithm), born in Wessington, South Dakota

  • Homer Neal, African-American particle physicist, born in Franklin, Kentucky (d. 2018)
  • Len Barry [Leonard Borisoff], American singer, songwriter and producer (The Dovells - "Bristol Stomp"; solo - "1-2-3"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
Born in 1942

Famous Deaths

  • Walter Leigh, British composer (The Frogs of Aristophanes), killed in action near Tobruk, Libya while serving in British Army, at 36
1942 Highlights

About June 12, 1942

Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 81 years, 9 months and 17 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Gemini