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April 12 in recent years

April 12 is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 263 days remaining until the end of the year.

[edit] Events

467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire
1606 - The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of Great Britain.
1633 - The formal inquest of Galileo Galilei by the Inquisition begins.
1776 - North Carolina's Provincial Congress authorized its delegates to the Second Continental Congress to vote for independence by issuing the Halifax Resolves.
1820 - Alexander Ypsilantis is declared leader of Filiki Eteria, a secret organisation to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece.
1861 - American Civil War: The war begins with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston.
1864 - American Civil War: Fort Pillow massacre -- Confederate forces under General Nathan Bedford Forrest kill most of the African American soldiers who had surrendered at Fort Pillow, Tennessee.
1865 - American Civil War: Mobile, falls to the Union Army.
1877 - The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
1917 - World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans. It is also considered a major event in Canadian history for the primary role Canadian forces played in the attack.
1927 - April 12 Incident: Chiang Kai-shek orders the CPC members executed in Shanghai, ending the First United Front.
1934 - The strongest surface wind gust in the world, 231 mph, was measured by the staff of the Mount Washington Observatory on the summit of Mount Washington
1934 - The Auto-Lite Strike, which culminated in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers, began.
1935 - First flight of the Bristol Blenheim.
1937 - Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at the British Thomson-Houston factory in Rugby, England.
1945 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies while in office; vice-president Harry S. Truman is sworn in as the 33rd President of the United States.
1955 - The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
1961 - Human spaceflight: Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into space in Vostok 3KA-2 (Vostok 1).
1963 - The Soviet nuclear powered submarine K-33 collides with the Finnish merchant vessel M/S Finnclipper in the Danish straits. Although both vessels are severely damaged both can make it to port.
1968 - Nerve gas accident at Skull Valley, Utah.

Columbia launching during STS-1.

1980 - Samuel Doe takes control of Liberia in a coup d'etat, ending over 130 years of democratic presidential succession in that country.
1980 - Terry Fox begins his "Marathon of Hope" by dipping his artificial leg into the Atlantic at St. John's, Newfoundland.
1981 - Human spaceflight: The first launch of a Space Shuttle: Columbia launches on the STS-1 mission.
1990 - opening of Jim Gary's Twentieth Century Dinosaurs exhibition, the work of the only living sculptor ever invited to present a solo exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington
1994 - Canter & Siegel post the first commercial mass Usenet spam.
1998 - An earthquake in Slovenia, measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale near the town of Bovec.
1999 - American President Bill Clinton was cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in the Paula Jones sexual harassment civil lawsuit.
2002 - Pedro Carmona becomes interim President of Venezuela during the Venezuelan coup attempt of 2002, a military coup against Hugo Chávez.
2007 - The Kremlin vetos an investigation into the death of Yuri Gagarin, who was the first man in space.

[edit] Births

599 BC - Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism (d. 527 BC)
812 - Muhammad at-Taqi, Muslim Shia Imam (d. 835)
1484 - Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (d. 1546)
1500 - Joachim Camerarius, German classical scholar (d. 1574)
1526 - Muretus, French humanist (d. 1585)
1550 - Edward de Vere, English politician (d. 1604)
1577 - Christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648)
1713 - Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French writer (d. 1796)
1722 - Pietro Nardini, Italian composer (d. 1793)
1724 - Lyman Hall, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1790)
1726 - Charles Burney, English music historian (d. 1814)
1748 - Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist (d. 1836)
1777 - Henry Clay, American statesman (d. 1852)
1794 - Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician (d. 1847)
1799 - Henri Druey, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 1855)
1823 - Alexandr Ostrovsky, Russian dramatist (d. 1886)
1839 - Nikolai Przhevalsky, Russian explorer (d. 1888)
1848 - José Gautier Benítez, Puerto Rican poet (d. 1880)
1852 - Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician (d. 1939)
1856 - William Martin Conway, English art critic and mountaineer (d. 1937)
1868 - Akiyama Saneyuki, Japanese naval commander (d. 1918)
1869 - Henri Désiré Landru, French serial killer (d. 1922)
1871 - Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and dictator (d. 1941)
1883 - Dally Messenger, Australian rugby league footballer (d. 1959)
1884 - Otto Meyerhof, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate (d. 1951)
1887 - Harold Lockwood, American silent film actor (d. 1918)
1888 - Heinrich Neuhaus, Soviet pianist (d. 1964)
1892 - Johnny Dodds, American jazz clarinetist (d. 1940)
1893 - Robert Harron, American actor (d. 1920)
1898 - Lily Pons, American soprano (d. 1976)
1901 - Lowell Stockman, American representative (d. 1962)
1902 - Louis Beel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1977)
1903 - Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist, Nobel laureate (d. 1994)
1907 - Felix de Weldon, Austrian-born sculptor (d. 2003)
1907 - Hardie Gramatky, American author and animator (d. 1979)
1908 - Robert Lee Scott, American Air Force pilot (d. 2006)
1911 - Mahmoud Younis, Suez Canal nationalization Engineer (d. 1976)
1912 - Walt Gorney, American actor (d. 2004)
1912 - Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX, Second Vice President of Indonesia (d. 1988)
1914 - Armen Alchian, American economist
1916 - Beverly Cleary, American writer
1916 - Benjamin Libet, American pioneering scientist in the field of human consciousness (d. 2007)
1917 - Helen Forrest, American singer (d. 1999)
1919 - Billy Vaughn, American musician and bandleader (d. 1991)
1923 - Ann Miller, American actress and dancer (d. 2004)
1924 - Raymond Barre, French politician and Prime Minister (d. 2007)
1924 - Peter Safar, Austrian physician (d. 2003)
1928 - Hardy Krüger, German actor
1928 - Jean-François Paillard, French conductor
1930 - Michał Życzkowski, Polish technician (d. 2006)
1932 - Dennis Banks, American activist
1932 - Lakshman Kadirgamar, Sri Lankan politician (d. 2005)
1932 - Tiny Tim, American musician (d. 1996)
1933 - Montserrat Caballé, Spanish soprano
1934 - Heinz Schneiter, Swiss footballer
1939 - Alan Ayckbourn, English writer
1939 - Johnny Raper, Australian rugby league footballer
1940 - Herbie Hancock, American pianist and composer
1941 - Bobby Moore, English footballer (d. 1993)
1942 - Carlos Reutemann, Argentine racing driver and politician
1944 - John Kay, German-born musician (Steppenwolf)
1945 - Lee Jong-wook, Korean Director-General of the WHO (d. 2006)
1946 - Ed O'Neill, American actor
1947 - Tom Clancy, American author
1947 - Woody Johnson, owner of the New York Jets
1947 - David Letterman, American talk show host
1948 - Jeremy Beadle, British television presenter
1948 - Joschka Fischer, Foreign Minister of Germany
1948 - Sandra "Lois" Reeves, American singer (Martha & the Vandellas)
1949 - Scott Turow, American writer
1950 - David Cassidy, American singer and actor
1950 - Kari Palaste, Finnish architect
1952 - Ralph Wiley, American sports journalist (d. 2004)
1954 - Pat Travers, Canadian musician
1956 - Andy Garcia, Cuban-born actor
1956 - Herbert Grönemeyer, German singer
1957 - Vince Gill, American musician
1958 - Will Sergeant, English musician (Echo & the Bunnymen)
1960 - Ron MacLean, Canadian sportscaster
1961 - Lisa Gerrard, Australian singer and musician (Dead Can Dance)
1962 - Art Alexakis, American musician (Everclear)
1962 - Takada Nobuhiko, Japanese wrestler
1964 - Amy Ray, American musician (Indigo Girls)
1965 - Tom O'Brien, American actor-producer
1967 - Sarah Cracknell, English singer (Saint Etienne)
1967 - Mellow Man Ace, Afro-Cuban rapper
1969 - Lucas Radebe, South African footballer
1970 - Nick Hexum, American musician (311)
1971 - Nicholas Brendon, American actor
1971 - Shannen Doherty, American actress
1972 - Paul Lo Duca, American baseball player
1972 - Dimitrios Kokotis, Greek high jumper
1973 - J. Scott Campbell, American comic book artist
1973 - Antonio Osuna, Mexican baseball player
1973 - Claudia Jordan, American model
1974 - Marley Shelton, American actress
1974 - Sylvinho, Brazilian footballer
1974 - Belinda Emmett, Australian actress (d. 2006)
1975 - Paul Murphy, American writer
1976 - Brad Miller, American basketball player
1977 - Giovanny Espinoza, Ecuadorian footballer
1977 - Sarah Jane Morris, American actress
1978 - Guy Berryman, British musician (Coldplay)
1978 - Riley Smith, American actor
1979 - Claire Danes, American actress
1979 - Elena Grosheva, Olympic gymnast
1979 - Mateja Kežman, Serbian footballer
1979 - Jennifer Morrison, American actress and model
1979 - Paul Nicholls, English actor
1979 - Jordan De Jong, American baseball player
1980 - Brian McFadden, Irish Singer (former Westlife member).
1980 - Erik Mongrain, Canadian musician
1981 - Nicolás Burdisso, Argentine footballer
1981 - Jaspreet Singh, CEO, GlassBox Inc.
1981 - Brian Vandborg, Danish cyclist
1982 - Deen, Bosnian singer
1985 - Hitomi Yoshizawa, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)
1985 - Jeisa Chiminazzo, Brazilian supermodel
1985 - Olga Seryabkina, Russian singer
1986 - Blerim Džemaili, Swiss footballer
1987 - Brendon Urie, American musician (Panic! at the Disco)
1994 - Moises Arias, American actor
1994 - Airi Suzuki, Japanese singer (°C-ute)

[edit] Deaths

65 - Seneca the Younger, Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist
238 - Gordian I, Roman Emperor (suicide)
238 - Gordian II, heir to the Roman Empire (killed in battle)
352 - St. Julius I, 35th Pope
434 - Archbishop Maximianus of Constantinople
1125 - Vladislaus I of Bohemia
1204 - Alexios V Doukas, Byzantine emperor
1443 - Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury
1550 - Claude, French soldier (b. 1496)
1555 - Juana of Castile, wife of Philip I of Castile (b. 1479)
1687 - Ambrose Dixon, Virginia Colony pioneer
1704 - Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, French bishop and writer (b. 1627)
1748 - William Kent, English architect
1782 - Metastasio, Italian poet and librettist (b. 1698)
1788 - Carlo Antonio Campioni, French-born composer (b. 1719)
1795 - Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (b. 1710)
1814 - Charles Burney, English music historian (b. 1726)
1850 - Adoniram Judson, American Baptist missionary (b. 1788)
1872 - Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (b. 1795)
1878 - William Marcy Tweed, aka Boss Tweed, American politician (b. 1823)
1898 - Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Roman catholic archbishop of Quebec (b. 1820)
1902 - Marie Alfred Cornu, French physicist (b. 1842)
1912 - Clara Barton, American nurse and Red Cross advocate (b. 1821)
1938 - Feodor Chaliapin, Russian bass (b. 1873)
1945 - Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States (b. 1882)
1962 - Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, Indian politician and engineer (b. 1861)
1968 - Heinrich Nordhoff, German automobile engineer, first managing director of Volkswagen (b. 1899)
1971 - Igor Tamm, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895)
1971 - Ed Lafitte, American baseball player (b. 1871)
1971 - Wynton Kelly, American jazz pianist (b. 1931)
1975 - Josephine Baker, American dancer (b. 1906)
1977 - Phil Wrigley, American manufacturer and Major League baseball executive (b. 1894)
1980 - Clark McConachy, New Zealand billiards and snooker player (b. 1895)
1980 - William R. Tolbert, President of Liberia (b. 1913)
1981 - Joe Louis, American boxer (b. 1914)
1983 - Carl Morton, American baseball player (b. 1944)
1986 - Valentin Kataev, Russian writer (b. 1897)
1987 - Mike Von Erich, American wrestler
1988 - Alan Paton, South African novelist (b. 1903)
1989 - Gerald Flood, British actor (b. 1927)
1989 - Abbie Hoffman, American radical leader (b. 1936)
1989 - Sugar Ray Robinson, American boxer (b. 1921)
1991 - Dead, Swedish black metal vocalist (Mayhem) (b. 1969)
1997 - George Wald, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1903)
1999 - Boxcar Willie, American singer (b. 1931)
2001 - Harvey Ball, American inventor of the Smiley (b. 1921)
2003 - Cecil H. Green, American manufacturer (b. 1900)
2006 - Dr. Rajkumar, Kannada language film actor/singer (b. 1929)
2006 - Puggy Pearson, American professional poker player (b. 1929)
2007 - Kevin Crease, Longtime Anchor for National Nine News, in Adelaide, Australia (b. 1936)

[edit] Holidays and observances

The Roman holiday of Cerealia begins.
Yuri's Night, an international celebration of the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin; in Russia (and formerly in USSR), the Cosmonautics Day.
Drop Everything and Read Day is celebrated on this day.

[edit] Liturgical feast days

The Feast of St. Basil the Confessor in the Greek Orthodox Church.

In the Roman Catholic Church:

[edit] External links

On This Day in Canada

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