What Happened on June 16, 2012

Historical Events

  • 30 people are killed and 15 injured after a bus falls into a gorge in Osmanabad, India
  • 32 people are killed by a car bomb in Baghdad
  • Coca-Cola begins business in Myanmar after 60 years

Music History

Collapse of a stage at a Radiohead concert kills one person in Toronto, Ontario


Famous Weddings

  • "Superbad" actress Aviva Farber (27) weds actor Ken Baumann (22) in Malibu, California
  • "Think Like a Man" and "Jumping the Broom" actress Meagan Good (30) weds Columbia Pictures VP DeVon Franklin (33) in Malibu, California
  • English Supermodel Agyness Deyn (29) weds American "Avatar" actor Giovanni Ribisi (36) in Los Angeles, California; divorce in 2015

Famous Deaths

  • Alasdair Fraser, Scottish-born Northern Irish lawyer, director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland, dies at 65
Died in 2012 2012 Highlights

About June 16, 2012

Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 11 years, 10 months and 11 days
Leap Year: Yes

Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Gemini

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye Featuring Kimbra
  • UK #1 Song: Sing - Gary Barlow/ Commonwealth Band