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April 12 is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 263 days remaining until the end of the year. Events. Up to 1900. 238 - Gordian II loses the Battle of Carthage against Numidian forces loyal to Maximus Thrax and is killed. His father, Gordian I, commits suicide.
Discover what happened on April 12 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
On This Day In History - April 12: anniversaries, birthdays, major events, and time capsules. This day's facts in the arts, politics, and sciences.
In 2011, at the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly, 12 April was declared as the International Day of Human Space Flight in dedication of the first crewed space flight made on 12 April 1961 by the 27-year-old Soviet Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
Apr 12, 2024 · 1557 Cuenca is founded in Ecuador. 1606 England adopts the Union Flag, replaced in 1801 by current Union Flag, also known as the Union Jack. 1648 University of Harderwijk opens in the Netherlands. 1654 Ordinance of Union between England and Scotland passed by the Council of State. The Tatler.
April 12, 1861 - The American Civil War begins at Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina. April 12 , 1945 - US President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies, and Harry S. Truman replaces him. April 12 , 1961 - Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to fly into space .
