April 12th is Walk On Your Wild Side Day and Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day.
We are now on the 103rd day of the year, congratulations for making it this far into 2024. There are 263 days left until the end of the year.
You may not think this day in April would be a particularly eventful one, but you’d be very wrong! April 12th has played an important role in history, and we’re here to tell you why, how & when!
Did you know that on this day in 1961, the first human visited space? Yuri Gagarin of the USSR completed a 108 minute orbital flight in a Vostok 1 Spacecraft.
Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about April 12th in history!
Events
What memorable events happened on April 12 in history? Keep reading to find out!
2022
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized for hosting a party during the height of Covid-19 lockdowns.
Johnson rejected calls for him to resign and instead became the first British prime minister to receive a fine for breaking the law.
2016
Project Starshot was announced by Yuri Milner, Stephen Hawking, and Mark Zuckerberg.
The Starshot is a $100 million project to send a probe on a 20-year journey to Alpha Centauri.
2009
The Zimbabwean dollar was suspended indefinitely.
When the Zimbabwean dollar was introduced in 1980, it was on equal par with the US dollar. However, by 2009 it had to be redenominated three times due to hyperinflation. But, this wasn’t enough to stop the dollar from losing its value and being abandoned for more stable foreign currencies. Banknotes worth one hundred trillion Zimbabwean dollars were being circulated at their worst point.
Famous Births
Are you celebrating your birthday today? If so, did you know that you share the same birthday as Brendon Urie? See what other famous people were born on this day.
1987
Brendon Urie
American
Singer
Age:
37 years old
Born In:
Utah, USA
1994
Saoirse Ronan
American-Irish
Actress
Age:
30 years old
Born In:
New York, USA
1947
David Letterman
American
TV Host
Age:
77 years old
Born In:
Indiana, USA
1947
Tom Clancy
American
Novelist
Died On:
Oct 1, 2013 (Age 66)
Born In:
Maryland, USA
Famous Deaths
Unfortunately, April 12th has also been a day where we’ve had to say some goodbyes over the years…
1882
1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American
President
1882
1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt was an American president born on January 30, 1882. He died on this day in 1945, at age 63 in Warm Springs, Georgia, USA.
Died On:
Apr 12, 1945 (Age 63)
Died In:
Georgia, USA
Special Holidays
If you can spare some time today, here are some unique holidays you could get involved with.
National Walk On Your Wild Side Day
All too often, we find ourselves stuck in the routine and mundane side of life, without any means of escaping it. Today is the perfect opportunity to try and break free from this by being daring and going out of your way to do something different and wild – something totally unexpected!
National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
Cheese is good, sandwiches are good, but combining the two and toasting the results are surely a match made in heaven. So celebrate Grilled Cheese Sandwich day by toasting yourself a gooey grilled cheese and raising a toast to the good things in life.
THe Fact Site’s
Fun Fact Of The Day
According to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, it is legal to kill Bigfoot if you find it in Texas. It would be considered a non-protected nongame animal.
Birthday & Zodiac
For those of you who were born on this day, your star sign is Aries.
Fire is the element given to Aries, and those born under this sign harness a burning flame inside them – especially when they become deeply passionate about something.
All those born in April have the Diamond birthstone. Diamonds are associated with benefits such as happier relationships, mental clarity, balance, and prosperity. Did you know that the Ancient Romans believed Cupid’s arrows were tipped with diamonds?
If you were born on April 12, you would likely have been conceived on or around July 20 of the previous year.
A baby conceived on April 12, 2024, will likely be due next year around January 3.
