April 12th, 1943

Born on April 12th, 1943

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 29,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 401 days, exactly on May 31st, 2025, people who were born on April 12th, 1943 will be 30,000 days old!

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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 a bombardment of 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, 1943

75

Lothar Kobluhn

German professional footballer (1943-2019)

*April 12th, 1943, Oberhausen †January 21st, 2019, Oberhausen

81

Gerd Udo Feller

German actor

*April 12th, 1943, Dillingen/Saar

81

Sumitra Mahajan

Indian politician

*April 12th, 1943, Chiplun

81

Michael Otto

Businessman

*April 12th, 1943, Chełmno

44

Charles Ludlam

American actor, writer and director (1943-1987)

*April 12th, 1943, Floral Park †May 28th, 1987, New York City

78

Robert Durst

American real-estate heir and convicted murderer (1943–2022)

*April 12th, 1943, New York City †January 10th, 2022, San Joaquin General Hospital

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Who's birthday is on April 12th?

24

Manuel Turizo

Venezolano singer

*April 12th, 2000, Barranquilla

66

Tom Clancy

American author (1947–2013)

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

85

Alan Ayckbourn

English playwright

*April 12th, 1939, London

77

David Letterman

American comedian and television host

*April 12th, 1947, Indianapolis

82

Jacob Zuma

4th President of South Africa (2009–2018)

*April 12th, 1942, Nkandla

26

Paulo Londra

Argentinian singer

*April 12th, 1998, Córdoba

78

Ed O'Neill

American actor (born 1946)

*April 12th, 1946, Youngstown

34

Rahmat Adianto

Badminton player

*April 12th, 1990, Jakarta

84

Herbie Hancock

American jazz pianist and composer (born 1940)

*April 12th, 1940, Chicago

36

Rvssian

Jamaican record producer, singer-songwriter and entrepreneur

*April 12th, 1988, Kingston

51

Bobby Moore

English association football player (1941–1993)

*April 12th, 1941, Barking †February 24th, 1993, London

76

Joschka Fischer

German politician

*April 12th, 1948, Gerabronn

24

David Hogg

American gun control activist and entrepreneur

*April 12th, 2000, Los Angeles

45

Claire Danes

American actress

*April 12th, 1979, Manhattan

45

Jennifer Morrison

American actress, model, film producer

*April 12th, 1979, Chicago

30

Saoirse Ronan

Irish–American actress (born 1994)

*April 12th, 1994, The Bronx

62

Carlos Sainz

Spanish racing driver

*April 12th, 1962, Madrid

85

James Hillman

American psychologist (1926-2011)

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

83

Raymond Barre

85th Prime Minister of France (1924-2007)

*April 12th, 1924, Saint-Denis †August 25th, 2007, 5th arrondissement of Paris

63

Lisa Gerrard

Australian musician, singer and composer

*April 12th, 1961, Melbourne

Same year
Born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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.

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Born on April 12th, 1943
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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