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April 12 is the 102nd day of the year ... 1934 – The strongest surface wind gust in the world at the time of 231 mph, ... Historical Events on April 12
April 12: First day of Passover (Judaism, 2025); Third Month Fair begins in southwest China (2025); Cosmonautics Day in Russia; Yuri's Night NATO F-15 fighter aircraft during Operation Deny Flight 1807 – The Froberg mutiny of Greek and Albanian troops in British service ended with the explosion of the gunpowder magazine at Fort Ricasoli , Malta.
April 12: First day of Passover (Judaism, 2025); Third Month Fair begins in southwest China (2025); Cosmonautics Day in Russia; Yuri's Night NATO F-15 fighter aircraft during Operation Deny Flight 1807 – The Froberg mutiny of Greek and Albanian troops in British service ended with the explosion of the gunpowder magazine at Fort Ricasoli , Malta.
The original Famous Birthdays website was created by Edward Morykwas, a Michigan schoolteacher, in 1996. It offered e-cards. [4] [5] [6] The site was updated to its current format in November 7, 2012, by Evan Britton, [7] who has since described the website as "Wikipedia for Generation Z".
Armed conflicts and attacks. Mali war. The village of Tidermène is captured by the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara. (Defense Post) Business and economy. NPR announces that it will no longer use Twitter after the social media site labeled it and the BBC as "government-funded media".
1945 – World War II: German troops kill more than 1,000 political and military prisoners in Gardelegen, Germany. 1945 – World War II: Soviet and Bulgarian forces capture Vienna. 1948 – In an ambush, 78 Jewish doctors, nurses and medical students from Hadassah Hospital, and a British soldier, are massacred by Arabs in Sheikh Jarrah.
1915 – World War I: Italy secretly signs the Treaty of London pledging to join the Allied Powers. [6] 1916 – Easter Rising: Battle of Mount Street Bridge [7] 1920 – Ice hockey makes its Olympic debut at the Antwerp Games with center Frank Fredrickson scoring seven goals in Canada's 12–1 drubbing of Sweden in the gold medal match. [8]
1934 – Ludvig Faddeev, Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 2017) 1935 – Barry Cryer, English comedian, actor and screenwriter (d. 2022) 1936 – Jannis Kounellis, Greek painter and sculptor (d. 2017) 1937 – Craig Breedlove, American race car driver (d. 2023) [17]