April 12

Events

 * - is elevated to
 * - The is adopted as the flag of.
 * - The formal inquest of by the  begins.
 * - 's authorized its delegates to the  to vote for  by issuing the.
 * - is declared leader of, a secret organisation to overthrow Ottoman rule over.
 * - : The begins with  forces firing on, in the harbor of.
 * - : --  forces under   kill most of the  soldiers who had surrendered at,.
 * - :, falls to the.
 * - The annexes the.
 * - : forces successfully complete the taking of  from the . It is also considered a major event in Canadian history for the primary role Canadian forces played in the attack.
 * - : orders the  members executed in, ending the.
 * - The strongest surface wind gust in the world, 231 mph, was measured by the staff of the Mount Washington Observatory on the summit of
 * - The, which culminated in a five-day melee between troops and 6,000  and picketers, began.
 * - First flight of the.
 * -  ground-tests the first  designed to power an aircraft, at the  factory in.
 * -  dies while in office; vice-president  is sworn in as the 33rd.
 * - The, developed by  , is declared safe and effective.
 * - : became the first  to  into  in  3KA-2.
 * - The Soviet nuclear powered submarine collides with the Finnish merchant vessel  in the Danish straits. Although both vessels are severely damaged both can make it to port.
 * - accident at,.
 * - takes control of  in a , ending over 130 years of   in that country.
 * 1980  -  begins his "" by dipping his artificial leg into the  at.
 * - : The first launch of a : launches on the  mission.
 * - opening of exhibition, the work of the only living  ever invited to present a  at the   in
 * - post the first commercial mass.
 * - An in, measuring 5.6 on the  near the town of.
 * -   was cited for  for giving "intentionally false statements" in the Paula Jones  civil.
 * - becomes interim  during the, a  against.
 * - The vetos an investigation into the death of, who was the first man in space.

Births

 * -, the 24th of  (d. )
 * -, Muslim Shia Imam (d. )
 * -, Italian architect (d. )
 * -, German classical scholar (d. )
 * -, French humanist (d. )
 * -, English politician (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. )
 * -, English music historian (d. )
 * -, French botanist (d. )
 * -, American statesman (d. )
 * -, Belgian mathematician (d. )
 * -, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. )
 * -, Russian dramatist (d. )
 * -, Russian explorer (d. )
 * -, Puerto Rican poet (d. )
 * -, German mathematician (d. )
 * -, English art critic and mountaineer (d. )
 * -, Japanese naval commander (d. )
 * -, French serial killer (d. )
 * -, Greek general and dictator (d. )
 * -, Australian rugby league footballer (d. )
 * -, laureate (d. )
 * -, American silent film actor (d. )
 * -, Soviet pianist (d. )
 * -, American jazz clarinetist (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American soprano (d. )
 * -, American representative (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Dutch economist, (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born sculptor (d. )
 * 1907  -, American author and animator (d. )
 * -, American Air Force pilot (d. )
 * -, nationalization Engineer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1912  -, Second Vice President of Indonesia (d. )
 * -, American economist
 * -, American writer
 * 1916  -, American pioneering scientist in the field of human consciousness (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American musician and bandleader (d. )
 * -, American actress and dancer (d. )
 * -, French politician and Prime Minister (d. )
 * 1924  -, Austrian physician (d. )
 * -, German actor
 * 1928  -, French conductor
 * -, Polish technician (d. )
 * -, American activist
 * 1932  -, Sri Lankan politician (d. )
 * 1932  -, American musician (d. )
 * -, Spanish soprano
 * -, Swiss footballer
 * -, English writer
 * 1939  -, Australian rugby league footballer
 * -, American pianist and composer
 * -, English footballer (d. )
 * -, Argentine racing driver and politician
 * -, German-born musician
 * -, Korean Director-General of the (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American author
 * 1947  -, owner of the
 * 1947  -, American talk show host
 * -, British television presenter
 * 1948  -, Foreign Minister of Germany
 * 1948  -, American singer
 * -, American writer
 * -, American singer and actor
 * 1950  -, Finnish architect
 * -, American sports journalist (d. )
 * -, Canadian musician
 * -, Cuban-born actor
 * 1956  -, German singer
 * -, American musician
 * -, English musician
 * -, Canadian sportscaster
 * -, Australian singer and musician
 * -, American musician
 * 1962  -, Japanese wrestler
 * -, American musician
 * -, American actor-producer
 * -, English singer
 * 1967  -, Afro-Cuban rapper
 * -, South African footballer
 * -, American musician
 * -, American actor
 * 1971  -, American actress
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1972  -, Greek high jumper
 * -, American comic book artist
 * 1973  -, Mexican baseball player
 * 1973  -, American model
 * -, American actress
 * 1974  -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1974  -, Australian actress (d. )
 * -, American writer
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, Ecuadorian footballer
 * 1977  -, American actress
 * -, British musician
 * 1978  -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * 1979  -, Olympic gymnast
 * 1979  -, Serbian footballer
 * 1979  -, American actress and model
 * 1979  -, English actor
 * 1979  -, American baseball player
 * -, Irish Singer (former Westlife member).
 * 1980  -, Canadian musician
 * -, Argentine footballer
 * 1981  -, CEO, GlassBox Inc.
 * 1981  -, Danish cyclist
 * -, Bosnian singer
 * -, Japanese singer
 * 1985  -, Brazilian supermodel
 * 1985  -, Russian singer
 * -, Swiss footballer
 * -, American musician
 * -, American actor
 * 1994  -, Japanese singer

Deaths

 * -, Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist
 * -, (suicide)
 * 238  -, heir to the Roman Empire (killed in battle)
 * - St., 35th
 * -, Byzantine emperor
 * -, French soldier (b. )
 * -, wife of (b. )
 * -, Virginia Colony pioneer
 * -, French bishop and writer (b. )
 * -, English architect
 * -, Italian poet and librettist (b. )
 * -, French-born composer (b. )
 * -, Bavarian general (b. )
 * -, English music historian (b. )
 * -, American Baptist missionary (b. )
 * -, Greek composer (b. )
 * -, aka Boss Tweed, (b. )
 * -, Roman catholic archbishop of Quebec (b. )
 * -, French physicist (b. )
 * -, American nurse and Red Cross advocate (b. )
 * -, Russian bass (b. )
 * -, 32nd (b. )
 * -, Indian politician and engineer (b. )
 * -, German automobile engineer, first managing director of (b. )
 * -, Russian physicist, laureate (b. )
 * 1971  -, American baseball player (b. )
 * 1971  -, American jazz pianist (b. )
 * -, American dancer (b. )
 * -, American manufacturer and Major League baseball executive (b. )
 * -, New Zealand billiards and snooker player (b. )
 * 1980  -,  (b. )
 * -, American boxer (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, Russian writer (b. )
 * -, American wrestler
 * -, South African novelist (b. )
 * -, British actor (b. )
 * 1989  -, American radical leader (b. )
 * 1989  -, American boxer (b. )
 * -, Swedish black metal vocalist (b. )
 * -, American scientist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, American inventor of the (b. )
 * -, American manufacturer (b. )
 * -, Kannada language film actor/singer (b. )
 * 2006  -, American professional poker player (b. )
 * -, Longtime Anchor for , in , (b. )
 * -, Kannada language film actor/singer (b. )
 * 2006  -, American professional poker player (b. )
 * -, Longtime Anchor for , in , (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * The holiday of  begins.
 * , an international celebration of the first human in space, ; in Russia (and formerly in USSR), the.
 * Day is celebrated on this day.

Liturgical feast days
The Feast of St. in the Church.

In the Church: