What happened this day in history April 12

What are the important events that happened on April 12? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

April 12: Facts & Myths About This Day

April 12 is the 103rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 263 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 30, 2024 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,712,880,000 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectatrigon’ day.

Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 292 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,130 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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April 12 Historical Events

  • 1820
    Alexander Ypsilantis is declared leader of Filiki Eteria, a secret organization to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece.
  • 1865
    American Civil War: Mobile, Alabama, 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.
  • 1970
    Soviet submarine K-8, carrying four nuclear torpedoes, sinks in the Bay of Biscay four days after a fire on board.
  • 1992
    The Euro Disney Resort officially opens with its theme park Euro Disneyland. The resort and its park’s name are subsequently changed to Disneyland Paris.
  • 1998
    An earthquake in Slovenia, measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale occurs near the town of Bovec.
  • 1999
    US President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving “intentionally false statements” in a sexual harassment civil lawsuit.
  • 2002
    A female suicide bomber detonated at the entrance to Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda open-air market, killing 7 and wounding 104.
  • 2009
    Zimbabwe officially abandons the Zimbabwe Dollar as their official currency.

Who were born on April 12?

  • 1893
    Robert Harron, American actor (d. 1920)
  • 1908
    Robert Lee Scott, Jr., American pilot (d. 2006)
  • 1912
    Walt Gorney, American actor (d. 2004)
  • 1916
    Benjamin Libet, American scientist (d. 2007)
  • 1933
    Montserrat Caballé, Spanish soprano
  • 1940
    John Hagee, American pastor and televangelist
  • 1956
    Andy García, Cuban-born actor
  • 1974
    Belinda Emmett, Australian actor (d. 2006)
  • 1980
    Brian McFadden, Irish singer
  • 1988
    Amedeo Calliari, Italian footballer

Who died on April 12?

  • 45 BC
    Gnaeus Pompeius, Roman general
  • 1443
    Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1912
    Clara Barton, American nurse and Red Cross advocate (b. 1821)
  • 1945
    Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States (b. 1882)
  • 1962
    Ron Flockhart, Scottish racing driver (b. 1923)
  • 1981
    Joe Louis, American boxer (b. 1914)
  • 1986
    Valentin Kataev, Russian writer (b. 1897)
  • 1987
    Mike Von Erich, American wrestler (b. 1964)
  • 1999
    Boxcar Willie, American singer (b. 1931)
  • 2008
    Jerry Zucker, Israeli-born American businessman (b. 1949)

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