Historical Events In April - 12

1996  On April - 12 marthe Robert, essayist/translator, dies at 82   

1997  On April - 12 george Wald, scientist, dies at 90   

1998  In Austria a 6.0 earthquake resulted in the death of one person of a heart attack at Bovec, Slovenia on this day in history.   

2007  Don Imus is fired by CBS for making controversial comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team on April - 12.   

2009  On April - 12 president Mahmoud Abbas of e Paleinian National Auority makes a courtesy phone call to Prime Minier Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, rearting e Paleinian-Israeli dialogue   

2009  On this day in history u.S. Navy rescues captain Richa Phillips, killing ree pirates and capturing a four.   

2012  A ceasefire in the 2011-2012 Syrian uprising comes into effect on April - 12.   

2012  On this day in history mutinous soldiers in Guinea-Bissau stage a coup d'état and take control of the capital city, Bissau. They arrest interim President Raimundo Pereira and leading presidential candidate Carlos Gomes Júnior in the midst of a presidential election campaign.   

2013  On this day in history 11 people are killed and 30 are injured in mosque attacks across Iraq   

2014  On April - 12 the new drug, ABT-450, with a 90-95% success rate for treating Hepatitis C, is announced   

2020  Pope Francis calls for the world to be united in the face of COVID-19 as he delivers his Easter message from an empty St Peter's Cathedral in Rome on this day in history.   

2020  On this day in history [COVID-19 pandemic] Pope Francis livestreams the Urbi et Orbi blessing for Easter; it is the second blessing in a month, with the first taking place on March 27 during a special prayer service for the end of the pandemic.   

2020  [COVID-19 pandemic] OPEC and allies strike a deal to cut oil production by 9.7 million barrels per day, the largest such cut agreed upon, starting May 1 on April - 12.   

2023  On this day in history uS President Joe Biden pays a visit to Northern Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement [1]   

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0812  Muhammad at-Taqi, Muslim Shia Imam (d. 835) was born on this day in history.   

1484  On this day in history birth of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (d. 1546)   

1500  Joachim Camerarius, [Liebhard Kammerer], German humanist was born on this day in history.   

1526  Muretus, French humanist (d. 1585) was born on this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history birth of edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604)   

1577  Christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648) was born on April - 12.   

1579  Francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France was born on this day in history.   

1626  Paul Hainlein, composer was born on this day in history.   

0065  Death of Seneca the Younger, Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist on this day in history.   

0238  Death of Gordian II, heir to the Roman Empire (killed in battle) on April - 12.   

0352  Julius I, pope (337-52), dies on this day in history.   

0434  On April - 12 death of archbishop Maximianus of Constantinople   

1125  Death of Vladislaus I of Bohemia on this day in history.   

1443  Death of Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

1550  On April - 12 claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53   

1555  On April - 12 johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75