War · June 13, 2025

Twelve-Day War

Name: Twelve-Day War
Start: 2025-06-13
Location: Middle East

1 years ago · Middle East

1st anniversary

The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025.

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The 2nd anniversary falls on June 13, 2027.

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1831–1879

James Clerk Maxwell

James Clerk Maxwell (13 June 1831 – 5 November 1879) was a Scottish physicist and mathematician who was responsible for the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, which was the first theory to describe electricity, magnetism and light as different manifestations of the same phenomenon.

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ScienceDied aged 48

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1865–1939

William Butler Yeats

William Butler Yeats ( YAYTS; 13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and literary critic who was one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature.

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LiteratureDied aged 73

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b. 1944

Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon (Korean: 반기문; born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was the South Korean minister of foreign affairs and trade between 2004 and 2006.

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MilitaryAge 82

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1888–1935

Fernando Pessoa

Fernando António Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa (Portuguese:; 13 June 1888 – 30 November 1935) was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, and publisher. He has been described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets in the Portuguese literature.

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1956

1956 European Cup Final

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2014

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2025

Operation Rising Lion

This is a list of airstrikes and bombardments during the Twelve-Day War. The war began on 13 June 2025, when Israel attacked targets at more than a dozen locations across Iran.

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