Tukuk-OS📅 April 12
17 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on April 12? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2014 — A fire broke out near Valparaíso, Chile, eventually destroying at least 2,500 homes and leaving approximately 11,000 people homeless (damage pictured).
- 2013 — Four Chadian soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing by jihadist rebels in Kidal, Mali.
- 2012 — The Guinea-Bissau military seized control in a coup amid a presidential election, later handing power to a transitional administration under Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo.
2012 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état2012 Guinea-Bissau presidential electionManuel Serifo Nhamadjo
- 1994 — Husband-and-wife law partners Laurence Canter and Martha Siegel posted the first massive commercial spam on Usenet.
- 1993 — Bosnian War: NATO forces began Operation Deny Flight to enforce a no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina ordered by the United Nations Security Council.
- 1983 — Harold Washington was elected as the first African-American mayor of Chicago.
Harold Washington1983 Chicago mayoral electionMayor of Chicago
- 1980 — Canadian athlete Terry Fox embarked on an east-to-west "Marathon of Hope" from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, with a prosthetic leg to raise funds for cancer research.
- 1973 — About 1,700 gravediggers in New York City began a 12-week strike, causing a delay in the burial of roughly 1,400 bodies in the city.
GravediggerNew York City1973 New York City gravediggers' strike
- 1961 — Aboard Vostok 1, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin performed the first human spaceflight, completing one orbit of Earth in 108 minutes.
- 1910 — SMS Zrínyi, one of the last pre-dreadnoughts built by the Austro-Hungarian Navy, was launched in Trieste.
- 1861 — Confederate forces began a bombardment of Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, starting the American Civil War.
Confederate States of AmericaBattle of Fort SumterCharleston, South Carolina
- 1831 — The Broughton Suspension Bridge near Manchester, England, collapsed reportedly because of mechanical resonance induced by troops marching in step across it.
- 1822 — Greek War of Independence: Ottoman troops began a massacre of tens of thousands of Greeks (depicted) on the island of Chios.
- 1807 — The Froberg mutiny of Greek and Albanian troops in British service ended with the explosion of the gunpowder magazine at Fort Ricasoli, Malta.
- 1776 — American Revolution: The North Carolina Provincial Congress passed the Halifax Resolves, the first official action in the American colonies calling for independence from Great Britain.
American RevolutionNorth Carolina Provincial CongressHalifax Resolves
- 1204 — Troops of the Fourth Crusade entered Constantinople and began a sack of the city, temporarily dissolving the Byzantine Empire.
- 627 — King Edwin of Northumbria was baptised by Bishop Paulinus of York.
Births
- 1996 — Jan Bednarek, Polish footballer
- 1996 — Matteo Berrettini, Italian tennis player
- 1995 — Pedro Cachin, Argentine tennis player
- 1994 — Eric Bailly, Ivorian professional footballer
- 1994 — Isabelle Drummond, Brazilian actress and singer
- 1994 — Guido Rodríguez, Argentine footballer
- 1994 — Saoirse Ronan, American-born Irish actress
- 1994 — Sehun, South Korean musician
- 1993 — Robin Anderson, American tennis player
- 1993 — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1992 — Chad le Clos, South African swimmer
- 1992 — The Vivienne, Welsh drag queen (died 2025)
Deaths
- 2026 — Asha Bhosle, Indian playback singer, businesswoman, actress and television personality (born 1933)
- 2026 — Chris Payton-Jones American football player (born 1995)
- 2025 — Pilita Corrales, Filipino singer-songwriter and actress (born 1939)
- 2024 — Roberto Cavalli, Italian fashion designer and inventor (born 1940)
- 2024 — Eleanor Coppola, American filmmaker (born 1936)
- 2024 — Robert MacNeil, Canadian-American journalist and author (born 1931)
- 2022 — Gilbert Gottfried, American comedian, actor, and singer (born 1955)
- 2021 — Joseph Siravo, American actor and producer (born 1955)
- 2020 — Tarvaris Jackson, American football player (born 1983)
- 2017 — Charlie Murphy, American actor and comedian (born 1959)
- 2016 — Mohammad Al Gaz, Emirati politician & diplomat (born 1930)
- 2016 — Anne Jackson, American actress (born 1925)
Observances & holidays
- Children's Day (Bolivia)
- Christian feast day: Adoniram Judson (Episcopal Church)
- Christian feast day: Alferius
- Christian feast day: Blessed Angelo Carletti di Chivasso
- Christian feast day: Erkembode
- Christian feast day: Pope Julius I
- Christian feast day: Sabbas the Goth
- Christian feast day: Teresa of the Andes
- Christian feast day: Zeno of Verona
- Christian feast day: April 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Commemoration of first human in space by Yuri Gagarin: Cosmonautics Day (Russia)
- Commemoration of first human in space by Yuri Gagarin: International Day of Human Space Flight
- Commemoration of first human in space by Yuri Gagarin: Yuri's Night (International observance)
- Halifax Day (North Carolina)
- National Redemption Day (Liberia)
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