What Day of the Week

April 12, 2018 was the 102^nd day of the year 2018 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 263 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is jueves.

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Here’s the April calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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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• 467

  Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
• 1831

  Soldiers marching on the Broughton Suspension Bridge in Manchester, England cause it to collapse.
• 1861

  American Civil War: The war begins with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.
• 1862

  American Civil War: The Andrews Raid (the Great Locomotive Chase) occurred, starting from Big Shanty, Georgia (now Kennesaw).
• 1934

  The U.S. Auto-Lite Strike begins, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers.
• 1945

  U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies while in office; vice-president Harry Truman is sworn in as the 33rd President.
• 1954

  Bill Haley & His Comets record “Rock Around the Clock” in New York City.
• 1955

  The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
• 1981

  The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) launches on the STS-1 mission.
• 2010

  A train derails near Merano, Italy, after running into a landslide, causing nine deaths and injuring 28 people.

• 1705

  William Cookworthy, English chemist (d. 1780)
• 1848

  José Gautier Benítez, Puerto Rican poet (d. 1880)
• 1916

  Russell Garcia, American composer for screen, stage and broadcast (d. 2011)
• 1925

  Joe Bowman, American sharpshooter, Hollywood consultant, bootmaker & master showman (d. 2009)
• 1946

  Ed O'Neill, American actor
• 1947

  Tom Clancy, American author
• 1956

  Andy García, Cuban-born actor
• 1965

  Kim Bodnia, Danish actor
• 1978

  Riley Smith, American actor
• 1979

  Jordan De Jong, American baseball player

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