What Happened On April 12

What Happened On Apr 12 Events

1204 Apr 12 Siege of Constantinople (1204)
The Siege of Constantinople (1204) destroyed parts of the capital of the Byzantine Empire as it was captured by Crusaders. After the capture the Latin Empire was founded and Baldwin of Fl...
1665 Apr 12 The Great Plague of London
Plague was not a new disease for London in 1665. In that year it just happened that conditions meant that all was in place for an epidemic: a mild winter that did not massively decrease t...
1678 Apr 12 Sir Edmund Andros Negotiates Treaty with Northern Bands of Native Americans, Conclusively Ending King Philip's War
With Metacomet's death, the war in the south was largely ended. Over 600 colonists and 3,000 Indians had been killed. Several hundred more natives who had surrendered or been captured wer...
1776 Apr 12 North Carolina Advocated Independence
On April 12, 1776, North Carolina's Provincial Congress authorized its delegates to the Second Continental Congress to vote for independence. The first formal call for American sovereignt...
1782 Apr 12 Battle Of Providien
The Battle of Providien was the second in a series of naval battles fought between a British fleet under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and a French fleet under the Bailli de Suffren near...
1861 Apr 12
4:30AM
 First Battle of Fort Sumter
On April 11, Beauregard sent three aides, Colonel James Chesnut, Jr., Captain Stephen D. Lee, and Lieutenant A. R. Chisolm to demand the surrender of the fort. Anderson declined, and the ...
1863 Apr 12
to 1863 Apr 13
 Battle of Fort Bisland
Other Names: Battery Gregg, Fort Wagner, Morris Island, Fort Sumter Location: Charleston County Campaign: Operations against Defenses of Charleston (1863) Date(s): September 7-8,...
1864 Apr 12 Battle of Blair's Landing
Other Names: Pleasant Hill Landing Location: Red River Parish Campaign: Red River Campaign (1864) Date(s): April 12-13, 1864 Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. Thomas Kilby Smit...
1864 Apr 12 Battle of Fort Pillow - Controversy Surrounds Massacre
"Fort Pillow marked one of the bleakest, saddest events of American military history." —Military historian David J. Eicher
1908 Apr 12 Winston Churchill Is Promoted To President Of The Board Of Trade
He [Churchill] was also, like Lloyd George before him, very willing to adopt a high profile in trying to resolve industrial disputes. Soon after taking office he set out to strengthen the...
1924 Apr 12 John Dillinger Marries Beryl Ethel Hovious
Dillinger returned to Mooresville where he met Beryl Ethel Hovious (born August 6, 1906), the daughter of Stephen Hovious and Cara Vandeventer. The two were married in Martinsville on Apr...
1932 Apr 12 "Grand Hotel" Is Released
Grand Hotel is a 1932 MGM Pre-Code Art Deco film that won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The plot device of the film—bringing together several unrelated characters into one settin...
1932 Apr 12 Tiny Tim is Born
Herbert Khaury (April 12, 1932 – November 30, 1996), better known by the stage name Tiny Tim, was an American singer, ukulele player, and musical archivist. He was most famous for his ren...
1938 Apr 12 Chicago Blackhawks win Stanley Cup
The 1938 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-five series between the Chicago Black Hawks and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Chicago would win the series 3–1 to win their second Stanley Cup. Chi...
1940 Apr 12 "Rebecca" Is Released
Rebecca (1940) is a psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock as his first American project, and his first film produced under his contract with David O. Selznick. The film's sc...
1941 Apr 12 Belgrade is Captured by German Forces
Since three separate attack forces were converging on Belgrade simultaneously, the Army High Command was not immediately able to determine which force was the first to reach the enemy cap...
1941 Apr 12 Boston Bruins win Stanley Cup
The 1941 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series between the Boston Bruins and the Detroit Red Wings. Boston would win the series 4–0 to win their third Stanley Cup. Boston defeat...
1945 Apr 12 Franklin D. Roosevelt Dies
On March 30, 1945, Roosevelt went to Warm Springs to rest before his anticipated appearance at the founding conference of the United Nations. On April 12 he suffered a massive cerebral he...
1945 Apr 12 Westerbok Concentration Camp is Liberated by the Canadian 2nd Infantry Division
The Westerbork camp had a "double life." While most inmates stayed in the camp for only short periods of time before being deported, there was also a "permanent" camp population of 2,000 ...
1947 Apr 12 Ronald Reagan Appears as Larry Hanrahan in "Stallion Road"
Novelist Stephen Purcell visits his friend, Larry Hanrahan, a veterinarian and owner of the Stallion Road ranch in California's Madre Range. He quickly learns that Larry is having an affa...
1956 Apr 12 FDA Approves Pfizer's Atarax
Atarax is an antihistamine used to relieve the symptoms of common anxiety and tension and, in combination with other medications, to treat anxiety that results from physical illness. It a...
1958 Apr 12 'Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories' is Published
Most people know Dr. Seuss as the man behind 'The Cat in the Hat'. But how many know that Yertle the Turtle was modeled after Hitler-or that Dr. Seuss created WWII political cartoons that...
1961 Apr 12
6:17AM
 First Human in Space
Vostok 1 (Russian: Восток-1, East 1 or Orient 1) was the first spaceflight in the Vostok program and the first human spaceflight in history. The Vostok 3KA spacecraft was launched on Apri...
1971 Apr 12 Stevie Wonder Releases Where I'm Coming From
Where I'm Coming From is the thirteenth studio album released by Grammy Award-winning American singer Stevie Wonder on the Motown label on April 12, 1971. This album is considered a gr...
1979 Apr 12
to 1979 Apr 15
 Fuzzy Zoeller wins the 43rd Masters Tournament
Fuzzy Zoeller birdied the second playoff hole, No. 11, and became the Masters first sudden-death champion. Ed Sneed, who joined Zoeller and Tom Watson in the playoff, led by five strokes ...
1979 Apr 12 "Mad Max" Is Released
Mad Max is a 1979 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller and written by Miller and Byron Kennedy. The film, starring the then-little-known Mel Gibson, was released int...
1981 Apr 12 First Orbital Space Shuttle Flight
The first launch of the Space Shuttle occurred on 12 April 1981, exactly 20 years after the first manned space flight, when the orbiter Columbia, with two crew members, astronauts John W....
1984 Apr 12
to 1984 Apr 15
 Ben Crenshaw wins the 48th Masters Tournament
Starting Sunday two strokes behind leader Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw fired a final round 68 and won his first of two Masters titles. Sunday starting at No. 8, Crenshaw made three consecutive ...
1984 Apr 12 Rush release Grace Under Pressure
Grace Under Pressure is the tenth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1984. A symbol for the album is the letter "p" above a line with the letter "g" below (p/g). ...
1988 Apr 12 "Weird Al" Yankovic releases Even Worse
Even Worse is the fifth studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1988. The album was the fifth produced by former The McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer. This album, like Polka Party...
1994 Apr 12 Cannibal Corpse releases The Bleeding
The Bleeding is the fourth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, released in 1994 through Metal Blade Records. It is the last album featuring singer and founding memb...
2000 Apr 12 South Park Episode 402 - "Cartman's Silly Hate Crime"
The kids are have just won a sledding race. Token says that the only reason they won is because of Eric's fat ass. The girls challenge the boys to a sledding race down Phil Collins Hill. ...
2006 Apr 12 America's Next Top Model Cycle 6 Episode 7
The contestants learned the "runway twirl" from the Aswirl Twins. They put their knowledge to the test in a church fashion show challenge. Jade and Joanie were two crowd favorites, but in...
2006 Apr 12 South Park Episode 1004 - "Cartoon Wars Part II"
After leaving Kyle injured on the side of the road, Cartman races to the headquarters of “Family Guy” determined to put an end to the show once and for all.
2006 Apr 12 Toronto Blue Jays defeat Boston Red Sox, 8-4
Who knew that David Wells and Dick ''Big Time" Cheney had so much in common? Think about it: Both love to hunt. Both wear pants with a waist size larger than the inseam. And on back-to...
2007 Apr 12 Baltimore Orioles defeat Kansas City Royals, 2-1
Sporadic bursts of rain caused the Orioles to keep the tarp on their infield until less than an hour before last night's first pitch. It took a lot longer to unwrap the offense. Roy...
2008 Apr 12 Baltimore Orioles defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 3-2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jamie Walker had walked angrily to the visiting clubhouse, again fearing that one of his pitches cost the Orioles another victory, when Ramon Hernandez stepped to ...
2008 Apr 12 Boston Celtics defeat Atlanta Hawks, 99-89
ATLANTA - The Celtics swept their three-game season series with Atlanta, posting an average victory margin of 14.3 points. The Celtics have three All-Stars and the NBA's top record while ...
2008 Apr 12 Boston Red Sox defeat New York Yankees, 4-3
Had Joe Torre deigned to leave a note for his successor, Joe Girardi, advising him on the do's and don'ts of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, this almost certainly would have been at, or near...
2008 Apr 12 "Daiquiri Girl" SNL Digital Short
Samberg appears in an amateur, early-90s music video about a girl who loves to drink daiquiris. Meanwhile, text scrolls up the screen explaining that the producers apologize for airing th...
2008 Apr 12 Haitian Senators Fire Prime Minister after a Weeklong Food Riots
Sixteen of 17 senators at a special session voted against Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis, an ally President Rene Preval placed at the head of a coalition cabinet in June 2006 that ...
2009 Apr 12 Boston Bruins defeat New York Islanders, 6-2
For some reason, two of the pucks that fluttered toward Tim Thomas last Thursday night were shots the sharp-eyed netminder just didn't see quite right. Naturally, both went in, courtes...
2009 Apr 12 Chicago Cubs defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 8-5
The press-box announcer didn't even have a sporting chance to first give out the usual vital statistics - time of the first pitch, inside/outside temperature, that sort of thing - to mark...
2009 Apr 12 Chicago White Sox defeat Minnesota Twins, 6-1
CHICAGO - After three games in 30-degree temperatures at U.S. Cellular Field this weekend, the Twins never looked so eager to get back to the Metrodome. "Where it's warm and where we c...
2009 Apr 12 Cleveland Cavaliers defeat Boston Celtics, 107-76
CLEVELAND - The Celtics' best friend in their championship run last year could end up being their biggest foe this time around. A season after the Celtics relied on home court en route...
2009 Apr 12 Florida Marlins defeat New York Mets, 2-1
MIAMI - With Week 1 of the season in the books and a 3-3 road trip complete, Jerry Manuel thinks the Mets look "okay." The one area the Mets need the most improvement, however, is in the ...
2009 Apr 12 Kansas City Royals defeat New York Yankees, 6-4
KANSAS CITY - The irony wasn't lost on Joba Chamberlain after he watched his bullpen fall apart Sunday in the eighth inning, the very frame he dominated before joining the starting rotati...
2009 Apr 12 Los Angeles Angels defeat Boston Red Sox, 5-4
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Mike Lowell doesn't want to take it back. Faced with a 2-0 count, with an extremely wild Scot Shields on the mound, and the bases loaded in a one-run game, he thinks it ...
2009 Apr 12 Marilyn Chambers Dies
Marilyn Chambers (April 22, 1952 – April 12, 2009) was an American pornographic actress, exotic dancer, model, actress and vice-presidential candidate. She was best known for her 1972 har...
2009 Apr 12 Red Sox lose 5 - 4 to Los Angeles Angels in Game 6 of season
Four Angels were ejected after Bobby Abreu was buzzed by a high-and-tight pitch and the benches cleared, but Abreu made the Red Sox pay when his two-run single in the third inning put the...