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Bookmark or Share- On This Day - What Happened on April 12 | BritannicaTake our quiz about kings and emperors. On This Day In History - April 12: anniversaries, birthdays, major events, and time capsules. This day's facts in the arts, politics, and sciences.
- April 12 - Wikipedia1820 – Alexander Ypsilantis is declared leader of Filiki Eteria, a secret organization to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece. 1831 – Soldiers marching on the Broughton Suspension Bridge in Manchester, England, cause it to collapse. 1861 – American Civil War: Battle of Fort Sumter.
- On this day in history - April 12 - timeanddate.com1961 Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in space. The Soviet Cosmonaut orbited the Earth aboard the Vostok-3KA spacecraft (Vostok 1 mission). The first human spaceflight took 108 minutes from launch to landing. 1937 The first aircraft jet engine is successfully tested.
- April 12th - National TodayWe have 25 holidays listed for April 12. April 12th is the 102nd day in the Gregorian calendar; it marks the anniversary of the first launch of the Columbia, NASA’s first space-rated orbiter, and President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for lying in a civil lawsuit.
- Historical Events on April 12 - On This DayApril 12. Historical Events on April 12. Calendar. Summary. Events. Birthdays. Deaths. Weddings. 467 Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire by Leo I. 1065 Pilgrims under bishop Gunther of Bamberg reach Jerusalem. 1204 The Fourth Crusade occupies and plunders Constantinople.
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