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April 12 is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 263 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 240 – ...
The International Day of Human Space Flight is the annual celebration, held on 12 April, of the anniversary of the first human space flight by Yuri Gagarin . It was proclaimed at the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly on 7 April 2011, [ 1 ] a few days before the 50th anniversary of the flight.
On 12 April 1981, exactly 20 years after Vostok 1, a Space Shuttle (STS-1, Columbia) was launched for the first orbital flight, although this was a coincidence as the launch of STS-1 had been delayed for two days. [7] On 7 April 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring 12 April as the International Day of Human ...
National Pet Day. National Submarine Day. April 12. National Big Wind Day. Day of Silence. D.E.A.R. Day. Hamster Day. International Day for Human Space Flight. National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day.
April 12. Hamster Day. National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day. National Only Child Day. ... April 22. Earth Day. National Jelly Bean Day. Passover begins. April 23. National Cherry Cheesecake Day.
St. Patrick's Day: Sunday, March 17 NYC Pride Parade: Sunday, June 30 This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Holidays 2024: Here are the special days and dates
1934 - The Auto-Lite Strike, which culminated in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers, began. 1945 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies while in office; vice-president Harry S. Truman is sworn in as the 33rd President of the United States.
The first Yuri's Night was held on April 12, 2001, exactly 40 years after the launch of Vostok 1. [6] Since 1962, April 12 has been celebrated in Russia (formerly the Soviet Union) as Cosmonautics Day (Russian: День Космонавтики) [7] and since 2011 internationally as the International Day of Human Space Flight.