Saturday April 12, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from โ€œThe Extremes of Good and Evilโ€ by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Doyōbi.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, month, and days ago
  • month since then
  • is in the th week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

1204
The Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade breach the walls of Constantinople and enter the city, which they completely occupy the following day.
April 12 Incident: Chiang Kai-shek orders the Communist Party of China members executed in Shanghai, ending the First United Front.
First flight of the Bristol Blenheim.
Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies while in office; vice-president Harry Truman is sworn in as the 33rd President.
The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
Samuel Doe takes control of Liberia in a coup d'état, ending over 130 years of minority Americo-Liberian rule over the country.
The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) launches on the STS-1 mission.
The Euro Disney Resort officially opens with its theme park Euro Disneyland. The resort and its park’s name are subsequently changed to Disneyland Paris.
Canter & Siegel post the first commercial mass Usenet spam.

Who were born on ?

William Cookworthy, English chemist (d. 1780)
John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, Governor General of British North America (d. 1840)
Dally Messenger, Australian rugby league footballer (d. 1959)
Harold Lockwood, American actor (d. 1918)
Hardy Krüger, German actor
Michał Życzkowski, Polish technician (d. 2006)
Tiny Tim, American musician (d. 1996)
Pat Travers, Canadian musician
Andy García, Cuban-born actor
Elena Grosheva, Russian gymnast

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