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- 1127
- The Song dynasty loses control of northern parts of its territory to the Jin dynasty, beginning a period now known as the Southern Song.
- 1766
- Grantown-on-Spey is founded in Scotland.
- 1928
- In Michigan, the cities of Fordson and Dearborn consolidate into one city named Dearborn.
- 1940
- In Michigan, the Village of Clawson incorporates as a city, withdrawing from Royal Oak and Troy townships.
- 1947
- Empire Raceways begins operation in Menands, New York.
- 1957
- Silay is founded in Negros Occidental.
- 2011
- The Moscow Planetarium opens in Moscow.
- 2017
- The Whitechapel Bell Foundry closes in London after over 400 years in business.
This is a selection of establishments and disestablishments on June 12, based on OpenHistoricalMap data, that automatically appears on the OpenHistoricalMap page on June 12 of each year. This list highlights important changes in the world, as well as more mundane events that demonstrate the project's ambitious tendency toward micromapping history.
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