Page 6: Historical Events In April - 12

1943  Allies conquer Soussa, North-Africa on April - 12.   

1944  Lillian Hellman's "Searching Wind," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1945  General Eisenhower is shown the first cave where the Nazis hoarded $250 million in captured treasures, one half-mile under the earth's surface on April - 12.   

1945  Canadian troops liberate Nazi concentration camp Westerbork, Neth on April - 12.   

1945  Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd Pres (D) (1933-1945), dies at 63 on April - 12.   

1946  Syria gains independence from France on April - 12.   

1946  On April - 12 august Borms, Flemish nazi collaborator, executed at 67   

1947  On April - 12 christian F L Leipoldt, South African writer (Die Moormansgat), dies   

1951  On this day in history israeli Knesset officially designated April 13 as Holocaust Day   

1951  Harold Vincent Milligan, composer, dies at 62 on April - 12.   

1952  Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Houston Weathervane Golf Tournament on April - 12.   

1953  17th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Hogan wins, shooting a 274 on April - 12.   

1954  Billy Haley records "Rock Around the Clock" on April - 12.   

1954  On this day in history joe Turner releases "Shake, Rattle and Roll"   

1954  On this day in history 18th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 289   

1954  On this day in history pim [Willem JH] Mulier, Dutch journalist/sports-organizer, dies at 89   

1955  On April - 12 salk polio vaccine safe and effective;   

1955  On April - 12 1st game in KC, KC A's beat Detroit Tigers, 6-2   

1956  The birth of Andy Garcia, American actor on this day in history.   

1959  On April - 12 ernest Willem Mulder, composer, dies at 60   

1961  Ray Charles wins 4 Grammys on this day in history.   

1961  On April - 12 yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin becomes first person to orbit Earth (Vostok 1) I have a book issued by the USSR on his flight   

1961  On this day in history yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin becomes person to orbit Earth UFO theorists start talking about government conspiracies   

1961  Nils-Eric Fougstedt, composer, dies at 50 on April - 12.   

1962  U.S. Navy demonstrates new landing craft with retractable hydrofoils, LCVP (H) on this day in history.   

1963  On April - 12 beatles "From Me to You" is released in UK   

1963  Birmingham police use dogs and cattle prods on peaceful demonstrators on April - 12.   

1965  Linda Darnell, US actress (Dakota Incident), dies at 43 on April - 12.   

1966  Rocker Jan Berry crashes his corvette into a parked truck on April - 12.   

1966  On April - 12 sumokil, president of Republic South Moluccas, executed   

1969  On April - 12 simon and Garfunkel releases "Boxer"   

1972  C W Ceram, [Kurt Marek], German/US writer (1st American), dies at 57 on April - 12.   

1974  Carl Jaffe, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1975  Linda Ronstadt releases "When Will I Be Loved" on this day in history.   

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0812  On this day in history birth of muhammad at-Taqi, Muslim Shia Imam (d. 835)   

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 April - 12.   

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

1577  On this day in history birth of christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648)   

1579  Francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France was born on April - 12.   

1626  On this day in history birth of paul Hainlein, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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

0434  On this day in history death of archbishop Maximianus of Constantinople   

1125  On this day in history death of vladislaus I of Bohemia   

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

1550  Claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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