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Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
- 1971: Shannen Doherty - Beverly Hills 90210
- 1956: Andy Garcia - Ocean's Eleven
- 1947: David Letterman - The Late Show
- 1940: Herbie Hancock - Musician
2009 NHL Art Ross Race
- Evgeni Malkin, PIT - 113 PTS
- Alexander Ovechkin, WSH - 110 PTS
- Sidney Crosby, PIT - 103 PTS
- Pavel Datsyuk, DET - 97 PTS
- Zach Parise, NJ - 94 PTS
NHL Leaders on this Day
- 2009: NHL - San Jose Sharks:(53 -18 -11 -117 Pts)
- 2009: Alexander Ovechkin, WSH - 56 Goals
- 2009: Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary Flames - 45 WinsNHL.com: NHL Stat Leaders
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April 12 2001
2001: A state of emergency is declared in Cincinnati amid an outbreak of racial violence.
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April 12 Moment of Zen
- The Daily Show: Iraqi Shiite Kung-Fu (2005)
- The Daily Show: Baby in Crip (2000)
- The Daily Show: Creepy Clown (1999)
- The Daily Show: Dog Wedding (2001)
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The 1940s
- 1945: President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies while in office of a cerebral hemorrhage, Harry Truman takes over and becomes the 33rd President.
The 1800s
- 1861: The American Civil War officially begins after Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina.
The 1600s
- 1633: Pope Urban VIII, begins the inquisition of physicist and astronomer Galileo Galilei.