Birthdays occurring on June, 12

1802

Harriet Martineau was born on June 12, 1802 English essayist and novelist. 1802-1876 You had better live your best and act your best and think your best today; for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow More quotations from Harriet Martineau

1819

Charles Kingsley was born on June 12, 1819 British Anglican clergyman, teacher and writer whose novels, widely read in the Victorian era, influenced social developments in Britain. 1819-1875 A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who loves us in spite of all our faults. More quotations from Charles Kingsley

1829

Johanna Spyri was born on June 12, 1829 Oh, I wish that God had not given me what I prayed for! It was not so good as I thought More quotations from Johanna Spyri

1892

Djuna Barnes was born on June 12, 1892 New York is the meeting place of the peoples, the only city where you can hardly find a typical American. More quotations from Djuna Barnes

Deaths occurring on June, 12

1878

William Cullen Bryant died on June 12, 1878 American writer, 1794-1878 Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile. More quotations from William Cullen Bryant

1936

Karl Kraus died on June 12, 1936 Austrian journalist, critic, playwright and poet, 1874-1936 Journalist: a person without any ideas but with an ability to express them; a writer whose skill is improved by a deadline: the more time he has, the worse he writes. More quotations from Karl Kraus