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Events

=Pre-1600=

  • 240 – Shapur I becomes co-emperor of the Sasanian Empire with his father Ardashir I.{{cite book|first=Christopher|last=Buck|title=Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Baha'i Faith|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TFNWbqJXQsEC&pg=PA54|date=13 May 1999|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-0-7914-4062-9|pages=54–}}
  • 467 – Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.{{cite book|first1=Lesley|last1=Adkins|author-link1=Roy and Lesley Adkins|first2=Roy A.|last2=Adkins|author-link2=Roy and Lesley Adkins|title=Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9JJdqJ8YGH8C&pg=PA36|year=1998|publisher=OUP USA|isbn=978-0-19-512332-6|pages=36}}
  • 627 – King Edwin of Northumbria is converted to Christianity by Paulinus, Bishop of York.{{cite book|first=David|last=Rollason|author-link=David Rollason|title=Northumbria, 500-1100: Creation and Destruction of a Kingdom|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4mSogG6ZqN4C&pg=PA77|date=25 September 2003|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-81335-8|pages=77}}
  • 1012 – Duke Oldřich of Bohemia deposes and blinds his brother Jaromír, who flees to Poland.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}
  • 1204 – The Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade breach the walls of Constantinople and enter the city, which they completely occupy the following day.{{cite book|last=Claster|first=Jill N.|title=Sacred Violence: The European Crusades to the Middle East, 1095-1396|location=Toronto|publisher=University of Toronto Press|date=2009|isbn=9781442600584|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JP6OzSDQJlwC|page=214}}

=1601–1900=

  • 1606 – The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships.{{cite book|last=Shapiro|first=James S.|title=The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606|location=New York|publisher=Simon & Schuster|date=2016|isbn=9781416541653|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLA9DQAAQBAJ|page=345}}
  • 1776 – American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.{{cite book|last=Kennedy|first=Frances H.|title=The American Revolution: A Historical Guidebook|location=New York|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=2014|isbn=9780199324224|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wC6TAwAAQBAJ|page=86}}
  • 1782 – American Revolution: A Royal Navy fleet led by Admiral George Rodney defeats a French fleet led by the Comte de Grasse at the Battle of the Saintes off Dominica in the Caribbean Sea.{{cite book |editor1-last=Allison |editor1-first=David K |editor2-last=Ferreiro |editor2-first=Larrie D |title=The American Revolution: A World War |page=220|date=2018 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution |isbn=9781588346599 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IlpnDwAAQBAJ&q=shelburne}}
  • 1796 – War of the First Coalition: Napoleon Bonaparte wins his first victory as an army commander at the Battle of Montenotte, splitting the Austrian and Piedmontese armies away from each other, and marking the beginning of the Piedmontese surrender in the war.{{cite web | url=https://www.napoleon-empire.net/en/battles/montenotte.php | title=Battle of Montenotte }}
  • 1807 – The Froberg mutiny on Malta ends when the remaining mutineers blow up the magazine of Fort Ricasoli.{{cite journal|last=Dempsey|first=Guy C.|title=Mutiny at Malta: The Revolt of Froberg's Regiment April 1807|journal=Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research|date=Spring 1989|page=24}}
  • 1820 – Alexander Ypsilantis is declared leader of Filiki Eteria, a secret organization to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}
  • 1831 – Soldiers marching on the Broughton Suspension Bridge in Manchester, England, cause it to collapse.{{Cite web |title=Suspension Bridge, Broughton - Building {{!}} Architects of Greater Manchester |url=https://manchestervictorianarchitects.org.uk/buildings/suspension-bridge-broughton#:~:text=The%20Broughton%20Bridge%20was%20broken%20down%20on%20the%2012th%20April,%201831 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=manchestervictorianarchitects.org.uk}}
  • 1861 – American Civil War: Battle of Fort Sumter. The war begins with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.{{cite book|last=Eicher|first=David J.|title=The Longest Night: A Military History of the Civil War|location=London|publisher=Pimlico|date=2002|isbn=9780712668545|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1p94XzYASDAC|pages=37–38}}
  • 1862 – American Civil War: The Andrews Raid (the Great Locomotive Chase) occurs, starting from Big Shanty, Georgia (now Kennesaw).{{Cite web |title=Andrews' Raid |url=https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/andrews-raid |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=American Battlefield Trust |language=en |archive-date=2024-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916040949/https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/andrews-raid |url-status=live }}
  • 1864 – American Civil War: The Battle of Fort Pillow: Confederate forces kill most of the African American soldiers that surrendered at Fort Pillow, Tennessee.{{cite book|last=Eicher|first=David J.|title=The Longest Night: A Military History of the Civil War|location=London|publisher=Pimlico|date=2002|isbn=9780712668545|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1p94XzYASDAC|page=657}}
  • 1865 – American Civil War: Mobile, Alabama, falls to the Union Army.{{cite book|last=Eicher|first=David J.|title=The Longest Night: A Military History of the Civil War|location=London|publisher=Pimlico|date=2002|isbn=9780712668545|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1p94XzYASDAC|page=840}}
  • 1877 – The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.{{cite book|last1=Laband|first1=John|author-link1=John Laband|title=The Transvaal Rebellion: The First Boer War, 1880-1881|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-86846-0|page=19|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vnEABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA19|language=en}}
  • 1900 – One day after its enactment by the Congress, President William McKinley signs the Foraker Act into law, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.{{cite news|title=Passed by 8 Votes|work=The Evening Star|date=April 12, 1900|page=14|postscript=none}}; {{cite news|title=Allen Is Civil Governor|work=Chicago Tribune|date=April 13, 1900|page=5|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Caban|first=Pedro A.|title=Constructing a Colonial People: Puerto Rico and the United States, 1898-1932|location=New York|publisher=Routledge|date=2019|isbn=9780367315153|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TQHFDwAAQBAJ|page=101}}

=1901–present=

  • 1910 – {{SMS|Zrínyi}}, one of the last pre-dreadnought battleships built by the Austro-Hungarian Navy, is launched.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}
  • 1917 – World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.{{Cite web |last=Canada |first=Veterans Affairs |date=2022-07-12 |title=The Battle of Vimy Ridge - Veterans Affairs Canada |url=https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/wars-and-conflicts/first-world-war/battle-of-vimy-ridge#:~:text=April%209%20%E2%80%93-,12%20April%201917,-First%20World%20War |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.veterans.gc.ca}}
  • 1927 – Shanghai massacre of 1927: Chiang Kai-shek orders the Chinese Communist Party members executed in Shanghai, ending the First United Front.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}
  • 1927 – Rocksprings, Texas is hit by an F5 tornado that destroys 235 of the 247 buildings in the town, kills 72 townspeople, and injures 205; third deadliest tornado in Texas history.{{cite web |title=A list of the top 10 worst tornadoes in Texas history |url=https://www.weather.gov/ama/top10_tornadoes |website=National Weather Service |access-date=25 November 2024 |archive-date=2 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502052348/https://www.weather.gov/ama/top10_tornadoes |url-status=live }}
  • 1928 – The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.{{Cite web |last1=Magazine |first1=Smithsonian |last2=Gottlieb |first2=Janet Graham |title=The Long, Strange Saga of the Bremen |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/return-bremen-180977300/#:~:text=a.m.%20on-,April%2012,-,%20barely%20clearing%20wandering |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en}}
  • 1934 – The strongest surface wind gust in the world at the time of 231 mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. It has since been surpassed.{{cite news |title=This Day In History: Mount Washington's 231-Mph Wind Gust Sets World Record |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/mount-washington-big-wind-day-record-observatory-gust/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=CBS News |date=12 April 2016}}
  • 1934 – The U.S. Auto-Lite strike begins, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}
  • 1937 – Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.{{Cite web |title=Whittle W.1X Engine {{!}} National Air and Space Museum |url=https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/whittle-w1x-turbojet-engine/nasm_A19500082000#:~:text=The%20Whittle%20Unit%20bench%20test%20engine%20first%20ran%20on%20April%2012,%201937 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=airandspace.si.edu |language=en}}
  • 1945 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office; Vice President Harry S. Truman becomes President upon Roosevelt's death.{{Cite web |title=Biographical Sketch: Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States {{!}} Harry S. Truman |url=https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/trivia/biographical-sketch-harry-truman#:~:text=days%20later%20on-,April%2012,%201945,-,%20he%20was%20sworn |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.trumanlibrary.gov}}
  • 1945 – World War II: The U.S. Ninth Army under General William H. Simpson crosses the Elbe River astride Magdeburg, and reaches Tangermünde—only {{convert|50|mi|km|order=flip|disp=out}} from Berlin.{{Cite web |title=Halt at the Elbe |url=https://www.history.army.mil/books/70-7_22.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080109135558/http://www.history.army.mil/books/70-7_22.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 9, 2008 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.history.army.mil}}
  • 1955 – The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.{{Cite web |title=History of polio vaccination |url=https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/history-of-vaccination/history-of-polio-vaccination |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=www.who.int |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404120854/https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/history-of-vaccination/history-of-polio-vaccination |url-status=live }}
  • 1961 – Space Race: The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first crewed orbital flight, Vostok 1.{{Cite web |title=Yuri Gagarin and Vostok 1, the First Human Spaceflight |url=https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/vostok-1 |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=The Planetary Society |language=en |archive-date=2022-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710014858/https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/vostok-1 |url-status=live }}
  • 1963 – The Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-33 collides with the Finnish merchant vessel M/S Finnclipper in the Danish straits.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}
  • 1970 – Soviet submarine K-8, carrying four nuclear torpedoes, sinks in the Bay of Biscay four days after a fire on board.{{Cite web |last=Times |first=The Moscow |date=2019-07-03 |title=The 5 Deadliest Submarine Accidents in Soviet and Russian History |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/07/03/the-deadliest-submarine-accidents-in-soviet-and-russian-history-a66263 |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en |archive-date=2024-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005112429/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/07/03/the-deadliest-submarine-accidents-in-soviet-and-russian-history-a66263 |url-status=live }}
  • 1980 – The Americo-Liberian government of Liberia is violently deposed.{{Cite web |title=Liberia (01/10) |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/outofdate/bgn/liberia/137301.htm#:~:text=in%201847%20until-,April%2012,%201980,-,%20when%20indigenous%20Liberian |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=U.S. Department of State}}
  • 1980 – Transbrasil Flight 303, a Boeing 727, crashes on approach to Hercílio Luz International Airport in Florianópolis, Brazil. Fifty-five out of the 58 people on board are killed.{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19800412-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-27C PT-TYS Florianópolis-Hercilio Luz International Airport, SC (FLN)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-03-22}}
  • 1980 – Canadian runner and athlete, Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope Run in St. John's, NF{{Cite web|title=Terry Fox started his Marathon of Hope 41 years ago|url=https://torontosun.com/news/national/braun-terry-fox-started-his-marathon-of-hope-41-years-ago|access-date=2021-04-13|website=torontosun|language=en-CA|archive-date=2021-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412104431/https://torontosun.com/news/national/braun-terry-fox-started-his-marathon-of-hope-41-years-ago|url-status=live}}
  • 1981 – The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place: The STS-1 mission.{{cite web |title=STS-1 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission/sts-1/ |publisher=NASA |access-date=30 December 2024}}
  • 1983 – Harold Washington is elected as the first black mayor of Chicago.{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/chi-chicagodays-haroldwashington-story-story.html|title=The election of Harold Washington the first black mayor of Chicago|first=Robert|last=Davis|website=chicagotribune.com|access-date=2020-10-31|archive-date=2020-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120024757/https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/chi-chicagodays-haroldwashington-story-story.html|url-status=live}}
  • 1985 – Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-51D to deploy two communications satellites.{{cite web |title=STS-51D |url=http://spacefacts.de/mission/english/sts-51d.htm |access-date=February 26, 2014 |website=Spacefacts |archive-date=December 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224101623/http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/sts-51d.htm |url-status=live }}
  • 1990 – Jim Gary's "Twentieth Century Dinosaurs" exhibition opens at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. He is the only sculptor ever invited to present a solo exhibition there.{{cite web |title=20th-century Dinosaurs |url=https://www.si.edu/es/exhibitions/20th-century-dinosaurs:event-exhib-2265 |website=Smithsonian |access-date=12 January 2025}}
  • 1990 – Widerøe Flight 839 crashes after takeoff from Værøy Airport in Norway, killing five people.{{cite web |author= |date=25 February 1991 |title=Rapport of luftfartsulykke ved Værøy lufthavn den 12. april 1990 med Twin Otter LN-BNS |trans-title=Report of aviation accident at Værøy Airport on 12 April 1990 with Twin Otter LN-BNS |url=http://www.aibn.no/rapport-01-1991-pdf1?pid=Native-ContentFile-File&attach=1 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510115330/https://www.aibn.no/rapport-01-1991-pdf1?pid=Native-ContentFile-File&attach=1 |archive-date=10 May 2018 |access-date=12 August 2013 |publisher=Accident Investigation Board Norway, Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority |language=Norwegian}}
  • 1992 – The Euro Disney Resort officially opens with its theme park Euro Disneyland; the resort and its park's name are subsequently changed to Disneyland Resort Paris.{{Cite web |title=History of Euro Disney |url=https://www.disneyholidays.co.uk/disneyland-paris/planning-holiday/history-euro-disney/#:~:text=Disneyland%C2%AE%20Resort%20Paris |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Disney Holidays |language=en}}
  • 1999 – United States President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a civil lawsuit; he is later fined and disbarred.{{Cite news |last=Lewis |first=John M. Broder With Neil A. |date=1999-04-13 |title=CLINTON IS FOUND TO BE IN CONTEMPT ON JONES LAWSUIT |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/13/us/clinton-is-found-to-be-in-contempt-on-jones-lawsuit.html |access-date=2025-01-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
  • 1999 – During the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, an American McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle shoots a passenger train, killing between 20 and 60 people.{{cite web |date=February 1, 2000 |title=Human Rights Watch: Kosovo: Civilian Deaths in the NATO Air Campaign |url=http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6a86b0.html#P760_175406 |access-date=July 17, 2017 |archive-date=April 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402222949/https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6a86b0.html#P760_175406 |url-status=live }}
  • 2002 – A suicide bomber blows herself up at the entrance to Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda Market, killing seven people and wounding 104.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/apr/12/israel4|title=Jerusalem suicide bomber kills at least six|work=The Guardian|date=12 April 2002}}
  • 2007 – A suicide bomber penetrates the Green Zone and detonates in a cafeteria within a parliament building, killing Iraqi MP Mohammed Awad and wounding more than twenty other people.{{Cite web |title=Suicide bomber kills Iraqi MPs |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1548514/Suicide-bomber-kills-Iraqi-MPs.html |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=www.telegraph.co.uk |date=13 April 2007 |archive-date=18 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418131005/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1548514/Suicide-bomber-kills-Iraqi-MPs.html |url-status=live }}
  • 2009 – Zimbabwe officially abandons the Zimbabwean dollar as its official currency.{{cite web |url=http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-04-12-voa9.cfm |title=Zimbabwe Suspends Use of Own Currency |website=Voice of America |date=12 April 2009 |access-date=7 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507091459/http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-04-12-voa9.cfm |archive-date=7 May 2009}}{{cite web |url=http://newzimbabwe.com/pages/banks86.19673.html |title=Zimbabwe dollar shelved 'for at least a year' |first=Cris |last=Chinaka |website=New Zimbabwe |access-date=7 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607001712/http://newzimbabwe.com/pages/banks86.19673.html |archive-date=7 June 2009}}
  • 2010 – Merano derailment: A rail accident in South Tyrol kills nine people and injures a further 28.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8615002.stm|title=Landslide derails train in Italy leaving nine dead|date=12 April 2010|website=BBC News|access-date=13 April 2020|archive-date=17 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217144255/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8615002.stm|url-status=live}}
  • 2011 – Minsk Metro bombing kills 15 people and injuries 204 when a bomb is detonated within the Minsk Metro, Belarus.{{cite news|title=Eleven dead in Minsk metro blast|url=http://rianovosti.com/exsoviet/20110411/163478204.html|publisher=RT|date=11 April 2011|accessdate=12 April 2025|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826044803/http://rianovosti.com/exsoviet/20110411/163478204.html|archivedate=26 August 2011}}
  • 2013 – Two suicide bombers kill three Chadian soldiers and injure dozens of civilians at a market in Kidal, Mali.{{Cite news |date=12 April 2013 |title=Mali conflict: Chadians killed in Kidal suicide attack |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-22128844 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025213608/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-22128844 |archive-date=25 October 2022 |access-date=3 October 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
  • 2014 – The Great Fire of Valparaíso ravages the Chilean city of Valparaíso, killing 16 people, displacing nearly 10,000, and destroying over 2,000 homes.{{cite news|title=Comienzan velorios de víctimas del gran incendio de Valparaíso|url=http://www.publimetro.cl/nota/cronica/fotos-comienzan-velorios-de-victimas-del-gran-incendio-de-valparaiso/xIQndn!3yu5LkJAvQVTg/|date=14 April 2014|work=Publimetro Chile|publisher=Metro International|location=Santiago, Chile|language=es|access-date=15 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415124328/http://www.publimetro.cl/nota/cronica/fotos-comienzan-velorios-de-victimas-del-gran-incendio-de-valparaiso/xIQndn!3yu5LkJAvQVTg/|archive-date=15 April 2014|url-status=dead}}

Births

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

  • 1901 – Lowell Stockman, American farmer and politician (d. 1962)
  • 1902 – Louis Beel, Dutch academic and politician, 36th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1977)
  • 1903 – Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)
  • 1907 – Felix de Weldon, Austrian-American sculptor, designed the Marine Corps War Memorial (d. 2003)
  • 1907 – Zawgyi, Burmese poet, author, literary historian, critic, scholar and academic (d. 1990)
  • 1908 – Ida Pollock, English author and painter (d. 2013)
  • 1908 – Robert Lee Scott, Jr., American pilot and general (d. 2006)
  • 1910 – Gillo Dorfles, Italian art critic, painter and philosopher (d. 2018)
  • 1910 – Irma Rapuzzi, French politician (d. 2018)
  • 1911 – Mahmoud Younis, Egyptian engineer (d. 1976)
  • 1912 – Frank Dilio, Canadian businessman (d. 1997)
  • 1912 – Hamengkubuwono IX, Indonesian politician, 2nd Vice President of Indonesia (d. 1988)
  • 1912 – Hound Dog Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975)
  • 1913 – Keiko Fukuda, Japanese-American martial artist (d. 2013)
  • 1914 – Armen Alchian, American economist and academic (d. 2013)
  • 1916 – Beverly Cleary, American author (d. 2021){{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/books/beverly-cleary-dead.html|title=Beverly Cleary, Beloved Children's Book Author, Dies at 104|date=2021-03-26|website=The New York Times|access-date=2021-03-26|archive-date=2021-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326214214/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/books/beverly-cleary-dead.html|url-status=live}}
  • 1916 – Russell Garcia, American-New Zealand composer and conductor (d. 2011){{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/russ-garcia-musician-who-worked-with-welles-and-armstrong-6269180.html |title=Russ Garcia: Musician who worked with Welles and Armstro |publisher=independent.co.uk |date=29 November 2011 |access-date=18 December 2011 |location=London |first=Steve |last=Voce |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305013134/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/russ-garcia-musician-who-worked-with-welles-and-armstrong-6269180.html |url-status=live }}
  • 1916 – Benjamin Libet, American neuropsychologist and academic (d. 2007)
  • 1917 – Helen Forrest, American singer and actress (d. 1999)
  • 1917 – Vinoo Mankad, Indian cricketer (d. 1978)
  • 1917 – Robert Manzon, French racing driver (d. 2015)
  • 1919 – István Anhalt, Hungarian-Canadian composer and educator (d. 2012)
  • 1919 – Billy Vaughn, American musician and bandleader (d. 1991)
  • 1921 – Robert Cliche, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1978)
  • 1922 – Simon Kapwepwe, Zambian politician, 2nd Vice President of Zambia (d. 1980)
  • 1923 – Ann Miller, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2004)
  • 1924 – Raymond Barre, French economist and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2007)
  • 1924 – Peter Safar, Austrian physician and academic (d. 2003)
  • 1924 – Curtis Turner, American race car driver (d. 1970)
  • 1925 – Evelyn Berezin, American computer scientist and engineer (d. 2018)
  • 1925 – Ned Miller, American country music singer and songwriter (d. 2016)
  • 1925 – Oliver Postgate, English animator, puppeteer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
  • 1926 – Jane Withers, American actress (d. 2021){{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/08/obituaries/jane-withers-dead.html|title=Jane Withers, Child Star Who Later Won Fame in Commercials, Dies at 95|date=August 8, 2021|website=New York Times|author=Aljean Harmetz|access-date=August 8, 2021|archive-date=August 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808224927/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/08/obituaries/jane-withers-dead.html|url-status=live}}
  • 1927 – Thomas Hemsley, English baritone (d. 2013){{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/apr/15/thomas-hemsley | title=Thomas Hemsley obituary | work=The Guardian | author=Alan Blyth | date=April 15, 2013 | accessdate=January 17, 2017}}
  • 1927 – Alvin Sargent, American screenwriter (d. 2019){{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/17643574.obituary-alvin-sargent-noted-hollywood-screenwriter-who-won-two-oscars/|title = Obituary: Alvin Sargent, noted Hollywood screenwriter who won two Oscars|website=Herald Scotland| date=16 May 2019 |access-date=January 21, 2022}}
  • 1928 – Hardy Krüger, German actor (d. 2022){{cite web | last=Bergan | first=Ronald | title=Hardy Krüger obituary | website=The Guardian | date=20 January 2022 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jan/20/hardy-kruger-obituary | access-date=21 January 2022}}
  • 1928 – Jean-François Paillard, French conductor (d. 2013)
  • 1929 – Elspet Gray, Scottish actress (d. 2013)
  • 1929 – Mukhran Machavariani, Georgian poet and educator (d. 2010)
  • 1930 – John Landy, Australian runner and politician, 26th Governor of Victoria (d. 2022){{Cite web|last=Hedge|first=Mike|date=2022-02-25|title=Athletics great John Landy dies, aged 91|url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7636300/athletics-great-john-landy-dies-aged-91/|access-date=2022-02-25|website=The Canberra Times|language=en-AU|archive-date=2022-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225235826/https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7636300/athletics-great-john-landy-dies-aged-91/|url-status=live}}
  • 1930 – Bryan Magee, English philosopher and politician (d. 2019)
  • 1930 – Manuel Neri, American sculptor and painter (d. 2021){{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Annabelle |date=2021-11-02 |title=Manuel Neri, Figurative Sculptor With a Modern Twist, Dies at 91 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/02/arts/manuel-neri-dead.html |access-date=2023-04-12 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2023-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102105904/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/02/arts/manuel-neri-dead.html |url-status=live }}
  • 1930 – Pythagoras Papastamatiou, Greek lyricist and playwright (d. 1979){{cite web |last1=Μπαλαχούτης |first1=Κώστας |title=Ο σπουδαίος στιχουργός Πυθαγόρας |url=https://www.ogdoo.gr/prosopa/afieromata/o-spoudaios-stixourgos-pythagoras |website=ogdoo |access-date=2022-06-27 |archive-date=2022-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125214418/https://www.ogdoo.gr/prosopa/afieromata/o-spoudaios-stixourgos-pythagoras |url-status=live }}
  • 1930 – Michał Życzkowski, Polish technician and educator (d. 2006)
  • 1931 – Leonid Derbenyov, Russian poet and songwriter (d. 1995)
  • 1932 – Lakshman Kadirgamar, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 5th Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2005)
  • 1932 – Herbert Butros Khaury, American singer and ukulele player (d. 1996)
  • 1932 – Jean-Pierre Marielle, French actor (d. 2019)
  • 1933 – Montserrat Caballé, Spanish soprano and actress (d. 2018)
  • 1934 – Heinz Schneiter, Swiss footballer and manager (d. 2017)
  • 1935 – Jimmy Makulis, Greek singer (d. 2007){{cite web |last1=Κεφαλληνού |first1=Ελένη |title=Βιογραφία {{!}} Τζίμης Μακούλης |url=https://www.tralala.gr/viografia-tzimis-makoulis/ |website=tralala |date=12 April 2018 |access-date=27 June 2022 |archive-date=11 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811015417/https://www.tralala.gr/viografia-tzimis-makoulis/ |url-status=live }}
  • 1936 – Tony Earl, American politician, 40th Governor of Wisconsin (d. 2023){{cite news|url = https://madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/former-gov-tony-earl-a-champion-for-equality-and-conservation-dies-at-86/article_3d553784-72b8-5366-89c9-f539f2c04238.html|title = Former Gov. Tony Earl, a champion for equality and conservation, dies at 86|newspaper = Wisconsin State Journal|date = February 23, 2023|accessdate = February 23, 2023|last = Schmidt|first = Mitchell|archive-date = February 23, 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230223172847/https://madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/former-gov-tony-earl-a-champion-for-equality-and-conservation-dies-at-86/article_3d553784-72b8-5366-89c9-f539f2c04238.html|url-status = live}}
  • 1936 – Charles Napier, American actor (d. 2011)
  • 1936 – Kennedy Simmonds, Kittitian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • 1937 – Dennis Banks, American author and activist (d. 2017)
  • 1937 – Igor Volk, Ukrainian-Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2017)
  • 1939 – Alan Ayckbourn, English director and playwright
  • 1939 – Johnny Raper, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 2022)
  • 1940 – Woodie Fryman, American baseball player (d. 2011)
  • 1940 – Herbie Hancock, American pianist, composer, and bandleader
  • 1941 – Bobby Moore, English footballer and manager (d. 1993){{cite web|url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/england/bobby-moore-5272/biography-of-england-career-and-appearances_a11960/|title=Bobby Moore|website=sporting-heroes.net|access-date=1 April 2020|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726074700/http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/england/bobby-moore-5272/biography-of-england-career-and-appearances_a11960/|url-status=live}}
  • 1942 – Bill Bryden, Scottish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2022)
  • 1942 – Carlos Reutemann, Argentinian race car driver and politician (d. 2021)
  • 1942 – Jacob Zuma, South African politician, 4th President of South Africa
  • 1943 – Sumitra Mahajan, Indian politician, 16th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  • 1944 – Lisa Jardine, English historian, author, and academic (d. 2015)
  • 1944 – John Kay, German-Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  • 1945 – Lee Jong-wook, South Korean physician and diplomat (d. 2006)
  • 1946 – John Dunsworth, Canadian actor and comedian (d. 2017){{Cite web|last=Quon|first=Alexander|date=2017-10-16|title=John Dunsworth dead: Mr. Lahey of 'Trailer Park Boys' dies at 71|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3806747/actor-john-dunsworth-has-died-at-the-age-of-71/|access-date=2021-10-17|website=Global News|archive-date=2017-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018052119/https://globalnews.ca/news/3806747/actor-john-dunsworth-has-died-at-the-age-of-71/|url-status=live}}
  • 1946 – Ed O'Neill, American actor and comedian
  • 1946 – George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, Scottish politician and diplomat, 10th Secretary General of NATO
  • 1947 – Roy M. Anderson, English epidemiologist, zoologist, and academic
  • 1947 – Martin Brasier, English palaeontologist, biologist, and academic (d. 2014)
  • 1947 – Tom Clancy, American historian and author (d. 2013){{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/books/tom-clancy-best-selling-novelist-of-military-thrillers-dies-at-66.html?_r=0 |title=Tom Clancy, Best-Selling Novelist of Military Thrillers, Died at 66 |first=Julie |last=Bosman |date=October 2, 2013 |access-date=October 2, 2013 |work=New York Times |archive-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420011047/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/books/tom-clancy-best-selling-novelist-of-military-thrillers-dies-at-66.html?_r=0 |url-status=live }}
  • 1947 – David Letterman, American comedian and talk show host
  • 1947 – Wayne Northrop, American actor (d. 2024){{Cite news |last1=Diaz |first1=Johnny |last2=Petri |first2=Alexandra E. |date=December 1, 2024 |title=Wayne Northrop, 'Days of Our Lives' Actor, Dies at 77 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/arts/television/wayne-northrop-dead.html |access-date=December 3, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}
  • 1948 – Jeremy Beadle, English television host and producer (d. 2008)
  • 1948 – Joschka Fischer, German academic and politician
  • 1948 – Christos Iakovou, Greek weightlifter{{cite web |title=Khristos Iakovou Biographical information |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/55884 |website=olympedia |access-date=27 June 2022 |archive-date=5 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505113734/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/55884 |url-status=live }}
  • 1948 – Marcello Lippi, Italian footballer, manager, and coach
  • 1949 – Scott Turow, American lawyer and author{{cite book|author=Dave Mote|title=Contemporary Popular Writers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2MkUAQAAIAAJ|year=1997|publisher=St. James Press|isbn=978-1-55862-216-6|page=399}}
  • 1949 – Pravin Gordhan, South African politician (d. 2024){{Cite web |last=Du Toit |first=Pieter |title=Pravin Gordhan, who fought state capture and twice served as finance minister, dies at 75 |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/investigations/pravin-gordhan-who-fought-state-capture-and-twice-served-as-finance-minister-dies-at-75-20240913-2 |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=News24 |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913041844/https://www.news24.com/news24/investigations/pravin-gordhan-who-fought-state-capture-and-twice-served-as-finance-minister-dies-at-75-20240913-2 |url-status=live }}
  • 1950 – Joyce Banda, Malawian politician, 4th president of Malawi{{Cite news|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joyce-Hilda-Banda|title=Joyce Hilda Banda {{!}} president of Malawi|work=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=2018-02-19|language=en|archive-date=2017-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810135809/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joyce-Hilda-Banda|url-status=live}}
  • 1950 – Flavio Briatore, Italian businessman{{cite book|title=Who's who in Italy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dIcOAQAAMAAJ|year=1994|publisher=Who's Who in Italy|isbn=978-88-85246-67-6|page=285}}
  • 1950 – David Cassidy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017)
  • 1950 – Nicholas Sackman, English composer and educator
  • 1951 – Tom Noonan, American actor
  • 1952 – Reuben Gant, American football player
  • 1952 – Leicester Rutledge, New Zealand rugby player
  • 1952 – Gary Soto, American poet, novelist, and memoirist
  • 1952 – Ralph Wiley, American journalist (d. 2004)
  • 1953 – Tanino Liberatore, Italian author and illustrator
  • 1954 – John Faulkner, Australian educator and politician, 52nd Australian Minister for Defence
  • 1954 – Steve Stevaert, Belgian businessman and politician (d. 2015)
  • 1954 – Pat Travers, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1955 – Fabian Hamilton, English graphic designer, engineer, and politician
  • 1956 – Andy Garcia, Cuban-American actor, director, and producer
  • 1956 – Herbert Grönemeyer, German singer-songwriter and actor
  • 1957 – Greg Child, Australian mountaineer and author
  • 1957 – Vince Gill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1957 – Tama Janowitz, American novelist and short story writer
  • 1958 – Will Sergeant, English guitarist
  • 1958 – Klaus Tafelmeier, German javelin thrower
  • 1958 – Ginka Zagorcheva, Bulgarian hurdler
  • 1960 – David Thirdkill, American basketball player{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thirdda01.html|title=David Thirdkill Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=2020-10-31|archive-date=2011-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810194523/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thirdda01.html|url-status=live}}
  • 1961 – Corrado Fabi, Italian racing driver
  • 1961 – Charles Mann, American football player and sportscaster
  • 1961 – Magda Szubanski, English-Australian actress, comedian and writer
  • 1962 – Art Alexakis, American singer-songwriter and musician
  • 1962 – Carlos Sainz, Spanish racing driver
  • 1962 – Nobuhiko Takada, Japanese mixed martial artist and wrestler, founded Hustle
  • 1963 – Lydia Cacho, Mexican journalist and author
  • 1964 – Chris Fairclough, English footballer and coach{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=2403|title=Chris Fairclough|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=1 April 2020|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726073702/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=2403|url-status=live}}
  • 1964 – Amy Ray, American folk-rock singer-songwriter, musician, and music producer
  • 1965 – Kim Bodnia, Danish actor and director
  • 1965 – Chi Onwurah, English politician
  • 1965 – Gervais Rufyikiri, Burundian politician
  • 1965 – Mihai Stoica, Romanian footballer and manager
  • 1966 – Nils-Olav Johansen, Norwegian guitarist and singer
  • 1966 – Lorenzo White, American football player
  • 1967 – Sarah Cracknell, English singer-songwriter
  • 1968 – Alicia Coppola, American actress
  • 1968 – Toby Gad, German songwriter and producer
  • 1968 – Adam Graves, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1969 – Michael Jackson, American football player and politician (d. 2017)
  • 1969 – Jörn Lenz, German footballer and manager
  • 1969 – Lucas Radebe, South African footballer and sportscaster
  • 1970 – Sylvain Bouchard, Canadian speed skater
  • 1971 – Nicholas Brendon, American actor
  • 1971 – Shannen Doherty, American actress, director, and producer (d. 2024){{Cite web |title=Shannen Doherty, known for Charmed, 90210 roles, dead at 53 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cxx2rj467npo |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=www.bbc.com |date=14 July 2024 |language=en-GB |archive-date=2024-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714140604/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cxx2rj467npo |url-status=live }}
  • 1972 – Paul Lo Duca, American baseball player and sportscaster
  • 1973 – J. Scott Campbell, American author and illustrator
  • 1973 – Ryan Kisor, American trumpet player and composer
  • 1973 – Antonio Osuna, Mexican-American baseball player
  • 1973 – Christian Panucci, Italian footballer and manager
  • 1974 – Belinda Emmett, Australian actress (d. 2006)
  • 1974 – Bryan Fletcher, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
  • 1974 – Roman Hamrlík, Czech ice hockey player
  • 1974 – Marley Shelton, American actress
  • 1974 – Sylvinho, Brazilian footballer and manager
  • 1976 – Olga Kotlyarova, Russian runner
  • 1976 – Brad Miller, American basketball player
  • 1977 – Giovanny Espinoza, Ecuadorian footballer
  • 1977 – Sarah Monahan, Australian actress
  • 1977 – Jason Price, Welsh footballer
  • 1977 – Glenn Rogers, Australian-Scottish cricketer
  • 1978 – Guy Berryman, Scottish bassist (Coldplay){{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Latest Coldplay News |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/coldplay/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227022423/https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/coldplay/ |archive-date=27 February 2023 |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=Capital FM |type=Press the "View More" button on the "Facts" column}}
  • 1978 – Scott Crary, American director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1978 – Svetlana Lapina, Russian high jumper
  • 1978 – Robin Walker, English businessman and politician
  • 1979 – Claire Danes, American actress
  • 1979 – Elena Grosheva, Russian gymnast
  • 1979 – Mateja Kežman, Serbian footballer
  • 1979 – Jennifer Morrison, American actress
  • 1979 – Sergio Pellissier, Italian footballer{{cite web|title=Sergio Pellissier|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/sergio-pellissier/4197/|website=Soccerway|access-date=12 April 2025}}
  • 1979 – Cristian Ranalli, Italian footballer
  • 1979 – Lee Soo-young, South Korean singer
  • 1980 – Sara Head, Welsh Paralympic table tennis champion
  • 1980 – Brian McFadden, Irish singer-songwriter
  • 1981 – Yuriy Borzakovskiy, Russian runner
  • 1981 – Nicolás Burdisso, Argentinian footballer
  • 1981 – Tulsi Gabbard, American politician
  • 1981 – Grant Holt, English footballer and professional wrestler
  • 1981 – Hisashi Iwakuma, Japanese baseball pitcher
  • 1983 – Jelena Dokic, Serbian-Australian tennis player
  • 1983 – Luke Kibet, Kenyan runner
  • 1984 – Aleksey Dmitrik, Russian high jumper
  • 1985 – Brennan Boesch, American baseball player
  • 1985 – Hitomi Yoshizawa, Japanese singer
  • 1986 – Brad Brach, American baseball pitcher
  • 1986 – Blerim Džemaili, Swiss footballer
  • 1986 – Marcel Granollers, Spanish tennis player
  • 1986 – Jonathan Pitroipa, Burkinabé footballer
  • 1987 – Luiz Adriano, Brazilian professional footballer
  • 1987 – Brooklyn Decker, American model and actress
  • 1987 – Shawn Gore, Canadian football player
  • 1987 – Josh McCrone, Australian rugby league player
  • 1987 – Brendon Urie, American singer, songwriter, musician and multi-instrumentalist
  • 1988 – Ricky Álvarez, Argentinian footballer
  • 1988 – Stephen Brogan, English footballer
  • 1988 – Amedeo Calliari, Italian footballer
  • 1988 – Jessie James Decker, American singer-songwriter
  • 1988 – Moamen Zakaria, Egyptian footballer{{cite web |title=Moamen Zakaria - Player Profile - Football |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/moamen-zakaria_prs266382/person.shtml |website=Eurosport |access-date=28 October 2023}}
  • 1989 – Bethan Dainton, Welsh rugby union player
  • 1989 – Ádám Hanga, Hungarian basketball player
  • 1989 – Miguel Ángel Ponce, American-Mexican footballer
  • 1989 – Valentin Stocker, Swiss footballer
  • 1989 – Kaitlyn Weaver, Canadian-American ice dancer
  • 1990 – Francesca Halsall, English swimmer
  • 1990 – Hiroki Sakai, Japanese footballer
  • 1991 – Lionel Carole, French professional footballer
  • 1991 – Torey Krug, American ice hockey player
  • 1991 – Oliver Norwood, English born Northern Irish international footballer{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=56994|title=Oliver Norwood|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=1 April 2020|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726073947/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=56994|url-status=live}}
  • 1991 – Magnus Pääjärvi, Swedish ice hockey player
  • 1991 – Jazz Richards, Welsh international footballer{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=51700|title=Jazz Richards|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=1 April 2020|archive-date=15 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715141013/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=51700|url-status=live}}
  • 1992 – Chad le Clos, South African swimmer
  • 1993 – Robin Anderson, American tennis player{{Cite web |title=Robin Anderson {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/317175/robin-anderson |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017200730/https://www.wtatennis.com/players/317175/robin-anderson |url-status=live }}
  • 1993 – Jordan Archer, English-Scottish footballer
  • 1993 – Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Canadian ice hockey player{{cite web|url=http://whl.ca/players/25367|title=Ryan Nugent-Hopkins|website=Western Hockey League|access-date=27 February 2019|archive-date=27 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227183459/http://whl.ca/players/25367|url-status=live}}
  • 1994 – Eric Bailly, Ivorian professional footballer
  • 1994 – Isabelle Drummond, Brazilian actress and singer
  • 1994 – Guido Rodríguez, Argentine footballer
  • 1994 – Saoirse Ronan, American-born Irish actress
  • 1994 – Oh Sehun, South Korean musician
  • 1995 – Pedro Cachin, Argentine tennis player
  • 1996 – Jan Bednarek, Polish footballer{{cite web|title=Jan Bednarek|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/19589/Jan-Bednarek/overview|website=Premier League|access-date=12 April 2025}}
  • 1996 – Matteo Berrettini, Italian tennis player{{Cite web |title=Matteo Berrettini {{!}} Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/matteo-berrettini/bk40/overview |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=ATP Tour |archive-date=2022-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022195116/https://www.atptour.com/en/players/matteo-berrettini/bk40/overview |url-status=live }}
  • 1996 – Elizaveta Kulichkova, Russian tennis player

Deaths

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

  • 1902 – Marie Alfred Cornu, French physicist and academic (b. 1842)
  • 1906 – Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya, Indian scholar, academic, and philanthropist (b. 1836)
  • 1912 – Clara Barton, American nurse and humanitarian, founded the American Red Cross (b. 1821)
  • 1920 – Vlasis Gavriilidis, Greek jourtnalist (b. 1848){{Cite web |last= |date=2021-08-22 |title=Historical Observations: Vlasis Gavriilidis’ Story |url=https://www.thenationalherald.com/historical-observations-vlasis-gavriilidis-story/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=The National Herald |language=en-US}}
  • 1933 – Adelbert Ames, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Mississippi (b. 1835)
  • 1937 – Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Turkish playwright and poet (b. 1852)
  • 1938 – Feodor Chaliapin, Russian opera singer (b. 1873)
  • 1943 – Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel (b. 1889)
  • 1945 – Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of the United States (b. 1882)
  • 1953 – Lionel Logue, Australian actor and therapist (b. 1880)
  • 1962 – Ron Flockhart, Scottish racing driver (b. 1923)
  • 1966 – Sydney Allard, English racing driver and founder of the Allard car company (b. 1910)
  • 1968 – Heinrich Nordhoff, German engineer (b. 1899)
  • 1971 – Ed Lafitte, American baseball player and dentist (b. 1886)
  • 1973 – Arthur Freed, American songwriter and producer (b. 1894)
  • 1975 – Josephine Baker, French actress, activist, and humanitarian (b. 1906)
  • 1976 – Christos Kakkalos, Greek mountain guide (b. 1882){{cite news |title=Χρήστος Κάκαλος: Πέθανε σαν σήμερα ο πρώτος αλπινιστής που πάτησε στην κορυφή του Ολύμπου |url=https://www.tanea.gr/2022/04/12/people/xristos-kakalos-pethane-san-simera-o-protos-alpinistis-pou-patise-stin-koryfi-tou-olympou/ |access-date=27 June 2022 |publisher=Τα Νέα |date=12 April 2022 |archive-date=27 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627173036/https://www.tanea.gr/2022/04/12/people/xristos-kakalos-pethane-san-simera-o-protos-alpinistis-pou-patise-stin-koryfi-tou-olympou/ |url-status=live }}
  • 1977 – Philip K. Wrigley, American businessman, co-founded Lincoln Park Gun Club (b. 1894)
  • 1980 – William R. Tolbert, Jr., Liberian politician, 20th President of Liberia (b. 1913)
  • 1981 – Prince Yasuhiko Asaka of Japan (b. 1887)
  • 1981 – Joe Louis, American boxer and wrestler (b. 1914)
  • 1983 – Jørgen Juve, Norwegian football player and journalist (b. 1906)
  • 1983 – Carl Morton, American baseball player (b. 1944)
  • 1984 – Edwin T. Layton, American admiral and cryptanalyst (b. 1903)
  • 1986 – Valentin Kataev, Russian author and playwright (b. 1897)
  • 1988 – Colette Deréal, French singer and actress (b. 1927)
  • 1988 – Alan Paton, South African historian and author (b. 1903)
  • 1989 – Abbie Hoffman, American activist, co-founded Youth International Party (b. 1936)
  • 1989 – Sugar Ray Robinson, American boxer (b. 1921)
  • 1992 – Ilario Bandini, Italian racing driver and businessman (b. 1911)
  • 1997 – George Wald, American neurologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
  • 1998 – Robert Ford, Canadian poet and diplomat (b. 1915)
  • 1999 – Boxcar Willie, American singer-songwriter (b. 1931)
  • 2001 – Harvey Ball, American illustrator, created the smiley (b. 1921)
  • 2002 – George Shevelov, Ukrainian-American linguist and philologist (b. 1908)
  • 2004 – Moran Campbell, Canadian physician and academic, invented the venturi mask (b. 1925)
  • 2006 – William Sloane Coffin, American minister and activist (b. 1924)
  • 2007 – Kevin Crease, Australian journalist (b. 1936)
  • 2008 – Cecilia Colledge, English-American figure skater and coach (b. 1920)
  • 2008 – Patrick Hillery, Irish physician and politician, 6th President of Ireland (b. 1923)
  • 2008 – Jerry Zucker, Israeli-American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1949)
  • 2009 – Marilyn Chambers, American actress {{cite web | title= Marilyn Chambers, Sex Star, Dies at 56 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/movies/14chambers.html | publisher=The New York Times | access-date=15 April 2025}}
  • 2010 – Michel Chartrand, Canadian trade union leader (b. 1916)
  • 2010 – Werner Schroeter, German director and screenwriter (b. 1945)
  • 2011 – Karim Fakhrawi, Bahraini journalist, co-founded Al-Wasat (b. 1962)
  • 2012 – Mohit Chattopadhyay, Indian poet and playwright (b. 1934)
  • 2012 – Rodgers Grant, American pianist and composer (b. 1935)
  • 2013 – Robert Byrne, American chess player and author (b. 1928)
  • 2013 – Johnny du Plooy, South African boxer (b. 1964)
  • 2013 – Michael France, American screenwriter (b. 1962)
  • 2013 – Brennan Manning, American priest and author (b. 1934)
  • 2013 – Annamária Szalai, Hungarian journalist and politician (b. 1961)
  • 2013 – Ya'akov Yosef, Israeli rabbi and politician (b. 1946)
  • 2014 – Pierre Autin-Grenier, French author and poet (b. 1947)
  • 2014 – Pierre-Henri Menthéour, French cyclist (b. 1960)
  • 2014 – Maurício Alves Peruchi, Brazilian footballer (b. 1990)
  • 2014 – Hal Smith, American baseball player and coach (b. 1931)
  • 2014 – Billy Standridge, American race car driver (b. 1953)
  • 2015 – Paulo Brossard, Brazilian jurist and politician (b. 1924)
  • 2015 – Patrice Dominguez, Algerian-French tennis player and trainer (b. 1950)
  • 2015 – Alfred Eick, German commander (b. 1916)
  • 2015 – André Mba Obame, Gabonese politician (b. 1957)
  • 2016 – Mohammad Al Gaz, Emirati politician & diplomat (b. 1930)
  • 2016 – Anne Jackson, American actress (b. 1925)
  • 2017 – Charlie Murphy, American actor and comedian (b. 1959)
  • 2020 – Tarvaris Jackson, American football player (b. 1983){{cite web |last1=Pattra |first1=Kevin |title=Former NFL QB Tarvaris Jackson dies in car crash |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/former-nfl-qb-tarvaris-jackson-dies-in-car-crash-0ap3000001109122 |website=NFL |access-date=13 April 2020 |archive-date=16 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516115026/https://www.nfl.com/news/former-nfl-qb-tarvaris-jackson-dies-in-car-crash-0ap3000001109122 |url-status=live }}
  • 2021 – Joseph Siravo, American actor and producer (b. 1955){{Cite news|date=2021-04-12|title=Joseph Siravo: The Sopranos and Jersey Boys star dies aged 64|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56716261|access-date=2021-04-12|archive-date=2021-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412094749/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56716261|url-status=live}}
  • 2022 – Gilbert Gottfried, American comedian, actor, and singer (b. 1955){{Cite web |last=Hamedy |first=Saba |title=Gilbert Gottfried, iconic comedian, dies at 67 after long illness |website=NBC News |date=23 May 2022 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/gilbert-gottfried-iconic-comedian-dies-67-long-illness-rcna24111 |access-date=12 April 2022 |archive-date=12 April 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220412210429/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/gilbert-gottfried-iconic-comedian-dies-67-long-illness-rcna24111 |url-status=live }}
  • 2024 – Roberto Cavalli, Italian fashion designer and inventor (b. 1940){{Cite web |title=Roberto Cavalli, Italian Fashion Designer, Dead at 83: 'A Life Lived with Love' |url=https://people.com/fashion-designer-roberto-cavalli-dead-at-83-8630881 |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Peoplemag |language=en |archive-date=2024-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413052546/https://people.com/fashion-designer-roberto-cavalli-dead-at-83-8630881 |url-status=live }}
  • 2024 – Eleanor Coppola, American filmmaker (b. 1936){{Cite web |date=2024-04-12 |title=Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of a filmmaking family, dies at 87 |url=https://apnews.com/article/eleanor-coppola-dead-d1174964d8fef8a1b63ced6a9387f62b |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=2024-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413003101/https://apnews.com/article/eleanor-coppola-dead-d1174964d8fef8a1b63ced6a9387f62b |url-status=live }}
  • 2024 – Robert MacNeil, Canadian-American journalist and author (b. 1931){{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/business/media/robert-macneil-dead.html|title=Robert MacNeil, Earnest News Anchor for PBS, Dies at 93|last=Jensen|first=Elizabeth|newspaper=The New York Times|date=April 12, 2024|access-date=April 13, 2024|archive-date=April 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413015741/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/business/media/robert-macneil-dead.html|url-status=live}}
  • 2025 –Pilita Corrales, Filipino singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1939){{Cite web |last=Evangelista |first=Jessica Ann |date=2025-04-12 |title=Pilita Corrales, Asia’s Queen of Songs, dies at 87 |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/605200/pilita-corrales-asias-queen-of-songs-dies-at-85 |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}

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  • [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/12 BBC: On This Day]
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  • [https://www.onthisday.com/events/april/12 Historical Events on April 12]

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