What happened on June 12 ?

Holidays

Roman Empire ? sixth day of the Vestalia in honor of Vesta

Philippines ? Araw ng Kalayaan (Independence Day) 1898

Russian Federation ? Russia Day (Independence Day) 1990

United Kingdom ? Trooping the Colour (Military celebration of the monarch's official birthday held in London on the second Saturday of June)

Brazil ? Dia dos Namorados (Lover's Day; similar to St. Valentine's)

World Day Against Child Labor

Saints Basilides, Quirinus, Nabor and Nazarius (and Celsus), martyrs

Saint Cunera [HCC]

Blessed Eskill, bishop, martyr [ GTZ: Scandinavia]

Blessed John of Sahagun, hermit, confessor

Saint Leo III died 816

Saint Odulf of Oirschot died 865

Blessed Guido (died 1250)

Saints Nabor and Nazarius, martyrs [GTZ: St. Avold]

Blessed Onuphrius, monk

Saint Rufus, bishop, martyr [WTS (Bruges)]

Blessed Ternan, bishop, confessor [ GTZ: Scotland]

Saint Ursinus, bishop of Bourges, confessor (Translation day) [GTZ: Rouen]

Saint Pharaildis, virgin [GTZ: Artois]