Historical Events In April - 12
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1996 On April - 12 marthe Robert, essayist/translator, dies at 82
1997 George Wald, scientist, dies at 90 on April - 12.
1998 In Austria a 6.0 earthquake resulted in the death of one person of a heart attack at Bovec, Slovenia on April - 12.
2007 Don Imus is fired by CBS for making controversial comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team on this day in history.
2009 President Mahmoud Abbas of e Paleinian National Auority makes a courtesy phone call to Prime Minier Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, rearting e Paleinian-Israeli dialogue on this day in history.
2009 U.S. Navy rescues captain Richa Phillips, killing ree pirates and capturing a four on this day in history.
2012 On this day in history a ceasefire in the 2011-2012 Syrian uprising comes into effect
2012 On this day in history mutinous soldiers in Guinea-Bissau stage a coup d'état and take control of the capital city, Bissau. They arrest interim President Raimundo Pereira and leading presidential candidate Carlos Gomes Júnior in the midst of a presidential election campaign.
2013 On April - 12 11 people are killed and 30 are injured in mosque attacks across Iraq
2014 The new drug, ABT-450, with a 90-95% success rate for treating Hepatitis C, is announced on this day in history.
2020 On this day in history pope Francis calls for the world to be united in the face of COVID-19 as he delivers his Easter message from an empty St Peter's Cathedral in Rome
2020 [COVID-19 pandemic] Pope Francis livestreams the Urbi et Orbi blessing for Easter; it is the second blessing in a month, with the first taking place on March 27 during a special prayer service for the end of the pandemic on April - 12.
2020 [COVID-19 pandemic] OPEC and allies strike a deal to cut oil production by 9.7 million barrels per day, the largest such cut agreed upon, starting May 1 on April - 12.
2023 On this day in history uS President Joe Biden pays a visit to Northern Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement [1]
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