April 12th, 1916

Born on April 12th, 1916

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 39,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 547 days, exactly on October 17th, 2025, people who were born on April 12th, 1916 will be 40,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 12th?

April 12th, 2012

The Guinea-Bissau military seized control in a coup amid a presidential election, later handing power to a transitional administration under Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo.

April 12th, 1993

Bosnian War: NATO forces began Operation Deny Flight (aircraft pictured) to enforce a no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina ordered by the United Nations Security Council.

April 12th, 1983

Harold Washington was elected as the first African-American mayor of Chicago.

April 12th, 1980

Canadian athlete Terry Fox embarked on an east-to-west "Marathon of Hope" from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, with a prosthetic leg to raise funds for cancer research.

April 12th, 1961

Aboard Vostok 1, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin performed the first human spaceflight, completing one orbit of Earth in 108 minutes.

April 12th, 1910

SMS Zrínyi, one of the last pre-dreadnoughts built by the Austro-Hungarian Navy, was launched in Trieste.

April 12th, 1861

Confederate forces began bombarding Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, starting the American Civil War.

April 12th, 1831

The Broughton Suspension Bridge near Manchester, England, collapsed, reportedly because of mechanical resonance induced by troops marching in step across it.

April 12th, 1822

Greek War of Independence: Ottoman troops began a massacre of tens of thousands of Greeks (depicted) on the island of Chios.

April 12th, 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 12th, 1776

American Revolution: The North Carolina Provincial Congress passed the Halifax Resolves, the first official action in the American colonies calling for independence from Great Britain.

April 12th, 1204

Troops of the Fourth Crusade entered Constantinople and began a sack of the city, temporarily dissolving the Byzantine Empire.

April 12th, 2010

Merano derailment: A rail accident in South Tyrol kills nine people and injures a further 28.

April 12th, 2009

Zimbabwe officially abandons the Zimbabwean dollar as its official currency.

April 12th, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 12th

Born on April 12th, 1916

104

Beverly Cleary

American writer of children's books

*April 12th, 1916, McMinnville †March 25th, 2021, Carmel-by-the-Sea

108

Heinz Werner

Footballer

*April 12th, 1916, Riesa

91

Benjamin Libet

American academic

*April 12th, 1916, Chicago †July 23rd, 2007, Davis

95

Russell Garcia

American composer and arranger

*April 12th, 1916, Oakland †November 19th, 2011, Kerikeri

90

Robert Austrian

American infectious diseases physician (1916-2007)

*April 12th, 1916, Baltimore †March 25th, 2007

89

Martin Becker

German fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient

*April 12th, 1916, Wiesbaden †February 8th, 2006, Oberneisen

98

Movita Castaneda

American actress (1916–2015)

*April 12th, 1916, Nogales †February 12th, 2015, Los Angeles

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 12th?

24

Manuel Turizo

Colombian singer

*April 12th, 2000, Montería

26

Paulo Londra

Argentinian rapper and singer

*April 12th, 1998, Córdoba

91

Jan Tinbergen

Dutch economist (1903–1994)

*April 12th, 1903, The Hague †June 9th, 1994, The Hague

83

Raymond Barre

85th Prime Minister of France (1924-2007)

*April 12th, 1924, Saint-Denis †August 25th, 2007, Paris

34

Rahmat Adianto

Badminton player

*April 12th, 1990, Jakarta

85

James Hillman

American psychologist

*April 12th, 1926, Atlantic City †October 27th, 2011, Thompson

66

Tom Clancy

American author (1947–2013)

*April 12th, 1947, Baltimore †October 1st, 2013, Baltimore

36

Rvssian

Jamaican record producer, singer-songwriter and entrepreneur

*April 12th, 1988, Kingston

24

David Hogg

American gun control activist and entrepreneur

*April 12th, 2000, Los Angeles

85

Alan Ayckbourn

English playwright

*April 12th, 1939, London

45

Claire Danes

American actress

*April 12th, 1979, Manhattan

45

Jennifer Morrison

American actress, model, film producer

*April 12th, 1979, Chicago

30

Saoirse Ronan

American actress

*April 12th, 1994, The Bronx

77

David Letterman

American comedian and television host

*April 12th, 1947, Indianapolis

82

Helen Forrest

American singer (1917-1999)

*April 12th, 1917, Atlantic City †July 11th, 1999, Woodland Hills

107

Irma Rapuzzi

French politician (1910-2018)

*April 12th, 1910, Cadolive †April 4th, 2018, 11th arrondissement of Marseille

85

Montserrat Caballé

Spanish operatic soprano

*April 12th, 1933, Barcelona †October 6th, 2018, Barcelona

62

Carlos Sainz

Spanish racing driver

*April 12th, 1962, Madrid

80

Ann Miller

American actress and dancer (1923–2004)

*April 12th, 1923, Houston †January 22nd, 2004, Los Angeles

95

Jane Withers

American actress (1926-2021)

*April 12th, 1926, Atlanta †August 7th, 2021, Burbank

Same year
Born in 1916

89

Phil Brown

American actor (1916–2006)

*April 30th, 1916, Cambridge †February 9th, 2006, Woodland Hills

100

Jean Rouverol

American actress and screenwriter

*July 8th, 1916, St. Louis †March 24th, 2017, Dover

89

Geoffrey Keen

English actor (1916–2005)

*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, Northwood

101

Harry Huskey

American computer design pioneer (1916-2017)

*January 19th, 1916, Whittier †April 9th, 2017, Santa Cruz

79

François Mitterrand

21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995

*October 26th, 1916, Jarnac †January 8th, 1996, 7th arrondissement of Paris

71

Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor (1916-1987)

*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale

103

Kirk Douglas

American stage and film actor (1916–2020)

*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly Hills

101

Jacque Fresco

American futurist and self-described social engineer

*March 13th, 1916, Brooklyn †May 18th, 2017, Sebring

88

Francis Crick

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

*June 8th, 1916, Northampton †July 28th, 2004, La Jolla

107

Friedrich Grade

German engineer and naval officer

*March 29th, 1916, Büdelsdorf †October 13th, 2023, Bornheim

101

Bernard Lewis

British-American historian (1916–2018)

*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township

79

Harold Wilson

British politician

*March 11th, 1916, Huddersfield †May 24th, 1995, London

104

Olivia de Havilland

English and American actress (1916–2020)

*July 1st, 1916, Tokyo †July 26th, 2020, 16th arrondissement of Paris

93

Vitaly Ginzburg

Russian physicist

*September 21st, 1916, Moscow †November 8th, 2009, Moscow

84

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000

*April 17th, 1916, Baḷangoḍa †October 10th, 2000, Colombo

87

Maurice Wilkins

New Zealand-born English physicist and biologist

*December 15th, 1916, Pongaroa †October 5th, 2004, Blackheath

101

Sam Beazley

British actor

*March 29th, 1916, Kensington †June 12th, 2017, London

100

João Havelange

Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916-2016)

*May 8th, 1916, Rio de Janeiro †August 16th, 2016, Rio de Janeiro

89

Edward Heath

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974

*July 9th, 1916, Broadstairs †July 17th, 2005, Salisbury

77

Mark Stevens

American actor (1916–1994)

*December 13th, 1916, Cleveland †September 15th, 1994, Spain

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 12th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Commemoration of first human in space by Yuri Gagarin) which are celebrated on April 12th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1916 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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