April 12

April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). There are 263 days remaining.

Events:

• 1861 The United States Civil War begins with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter
• 1961 Yuri Gagarin is the first man in space.
• 1981 Columbia 1 mission, the first Space Shuttle launch.

Deaths:

• 1945 - Franklin Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States, dies of a cerebral hemmorage. Vice President Harry S Truman takes the oath of office.

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