Date in year · 2012 · The 2010s

June 19, 2012

On June 19, 2012, wikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requests asylum in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after publication of previously classified documents including footage of civilian killings by the US army; he will remain there until 2019. The year's #1 song was "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra. Artem Kotenko, Princess Athena of Denmark, Blue Ivy Carter would arrive in the same year.

Events

1

Births

0

Deaths

1

Year

2012

2010s

Featured · June 19, 2012

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requests asylum in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after publication of previously classified documents including footage of civilian killings by the US army; he will remain there until 2019.

WikiLeaks is a non-profit media organisation and publisher of leaked documents. It is funded by donations and media partnerships. It has published classified documents and other media provided by anonymous sources.

Browse all of June 19

Around 2012

The year in brief

2012 (MMXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2012th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 12th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2010s decade.

Read the full year of 2012 →

What happened

On June 19, 2012

  1. 2012 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requests asylum in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after publication of previously classified documents including footage of civilian killings by the US army; he will remain there until 2019.

    News leak publishing organisation

    WikiLeaks is a non-profit media organisation and publisher of leaked documents. It is funded by donations and media partnerships. It has published classified documents and other media provided by anonymous sources.

Farewells

Died on June 19, 2012

Norbert Tiemann American politician (1924–2012)

Elsewhere that year

Other moments from 2012

The class of 2012

Others born in 2012

Artem Kotenko 2012– Ukrainian singer
Princess Athena of Denmark 2012–
Blue Ivy Carter 2012– American singer and actress
Doug the Pug 2012– American celebrity dog
Artem Kotenko 2012– Ukrainian singer
Princess Athena of Denmark 2012–

Step through

Nearby

The year 2012 2012 retrospective Every june 19 The calendar date One year earlier 2011

Keep going

More to explore

The full year 2012 Every june 19, through history June 19 One year earlier 2011