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| April 12th |
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| About April 12th 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 calendar year. April 12th is Yuri's Night, a celebration of the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin. Births 1923 - Ann Miller, dancer, singer, actress (Sugar Babies) 1932 - Tiny Tim, musician ("Tiptoe Through the Tulips") 1946 - Ed O'Neill, actor (Married... with Children) 1947 - David Letterman, host (Late Show with David Letterman) 1947 - Tom Clancy, author (The Hunt for Red October) 1956 - Andy García, actor (The Godfather: Part III) 1957 - Vince Gill, country singer 1962 - Art Alexakis, singer (Everclear) 1970 - Nick Hexum, singer, musician (311) 1971 - Shannen Doherty, actress (Beverly Hills 90210) 1979 - Claire Danes, actress (Romeo and Juliet) 1982 - Riley Smith, model, actor (Motocrossed) 1987 - Brendon Urie, singer (Panic! at the Disco) Deaths 1945 - Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd U.S. President 2006 - Puggy Pearson, professional poker player 2007 - Merv Griffin, talk show host, media pioneer (The Merv Griffin Show) Events 1633 - The inquisition of Galileo Galilei begins for holding the belief that the Earth revolves around the Sun. 1811 - Settlers establish the first American outpost in the Pacific Northwest near what is present-day Astoria, Oregon. 1861 - The American Civil War begins when Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter in South Carolina. 1877 - While playing for Harvard University, Jim Tyng becomes the first baseball player to use a catcher's mask. 1934 - A 231 mph wind gust is recorded at Mount Washington, New Hampshire, a record that held for over 60 years. 1954 - Bill Haley and His Comets record the influential rock 'n roll song "Rock Around the Clock". 1961 - Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and the first to orbit the Earth. 1981 - The Space Shuttle Columbia is launched, becoming the first shuttle put in space by NASA. 1989 - The self-titled debut album by Garth Brooks is released. 1992 - Euro Disneyland opens in Paris, later changing its name to Disneyland Paris. 2009 - Capt. Richard Phillips, who was taken hostage on April 8th, 2009, was rescued by U.S. Navy SEALS, in good condition, from his pirate captors. |
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