Today, April 12, is the 102nd day of the year (1023rd day in leap year) on the Gregorian Calendar. The Zodiac sign for individuals born on this day is Aries.
AP April 12 in History
The 2010s
April 12 2001
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2001: A state of emergency is declared in Cincinnati amid an outbreak of racial violence.
April 12 1961
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1961: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to fly into space and orbit the earth.
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.
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
Famous Deaths
- 1989: Sugar Ray Robinson - Boxer
- 1945: Franklin D. Roosevelt - 32nd USA President
Music Chart Toppers
Top Box Office Movies
When is Android's 'Cupcake' update going to be released?(2 Answers)
A:
They have officially announced it will be released "some time in April".
When was Grace Groner's Birthday?(1 Answer)
A:
Grace Groner was born on April 4, 1909.
