Event:
Possibly most severe quake in history strikes Assam India, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll)
More Notable Events on June 12:
1991 Boris Yelstin elected president of Russian Federation
1982 Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel perform in Rotterdam
1978 U.S. House of Representatives allows live radio coverage
1944 1st V-1 rocket assault on London
1840 Meteorite hits Uden, Netherlands