On this day: April 12
Events
Battle of MontenotteApril 12, 1796 · Wars & Conflicts
Helvetic RepublicApril 12, 1798 – February 19, 1803 · World History
Founding of WärtsiläApril 12, 1834 · Companies
American Civil WarApril 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865 · World History
Founding of Dr. MartensApril 12, 1951 · Companies- Release of Cape FearApril 12, 1962 · Film
Release of EclipseApril 12, 1962 · Film- Release of Grace Under PressureApril 12, 1984 · Music
Founding of Warsaw Stock ExchangeApril 12, 1991 · Companies
Founding of VerisignApril 12, 1995 · Companies- Release of Wasting LightApril 12, 2011 · Music
Release of Candy Crush SagaApril 12, 2012 · Gaming
Siege of SlovianskApril 12, 2014 – July 5, 2014 · Wars & Conflicts
Release of The ChallengeApril 12, 2023 · Film
2026 Peruvian general electionApril 12, 2026 · Politics
Born on this day
Antonio da Sangallo the YoungerApril 12, 1484 – August 3, 1546 · Culture
Inca Garcilaso de la VegaApril 12, 1539 – April 23, 1616 · Art
Guillaume Thomas François RaynalApril 12, 1713 – March 6, 1796 · Culture
Pietro NardiniApril 12, 1722 – May 7, 1793 · Music
Henri DrueyApril 12, 1799 – March 29, 1855 · Culture
Joseph LannerApril 12, 1801 – April 14, 1843 · Music
Princess Marie of FranceApril 12, 1813 – January 1839 · Art
Constantin MeunierApril 12, 1831 – April 4, 1905 · Art
Edmond AudranApril 12, 1840 – August 17, 1901 · Music
Edward Walter MaunderApril 12, 1851 – March 21, 1928 · Science
Ferdinand von LindemannApril 12, 1852 – March 6, 1939 · Science
Rihard JakopičApril 12, 1869 – April 21, 1943 · Art
Georges UrbainApril 12, 1872 – November 5, 1938 · Art- Émile BréhierApril 12, 1876 – February 3, 1952 · Culture
- Clarence Irving LewisApril 12, 1883 – February 3, 1964 · Culture
Otto Fritz MeyerhofApril 12, 1884 – October 6, 1951 · Science
Robert DelaunayApril 12, 1885 – October 25, 1941 · Art- Henry DargerApril 12, 1892 – April 13, 1973 · Art
Jan TinbergenApril 12, 1903 – June 9, 1994 · Politics
Vasily Solovyov-SedoiApril 12, 1907 – December 2, 1979 · Music- Georges FranjuApril 12, 1912 – November 5, 1987 · Film
Adriaan BlaauwApril 12, 1914 – December 1, 2010 · Science- Evelyn BerezinApril 12, 1925 – December 8, 2018 · Technology
Tiny TimApril 12, 1932 – November 30, 1996 · Music
FrankétienneApril 12, 1936 – February 20, 2025 · Art
Igor VolkApril 12, 1937 – January 3, 2017 · Space
Herbie HancockApril 12, 1940 – present · Music
Karel KrylApril 12, 1944 – March 3, 1994 · Music
John KayApril 12, 1944 – present · Music
Tom NoonanApril 12, 1951 – February 14, 2026 · Film
Jon KrakauerApril 12, 1954 – present · Exploration
Nils GaupApril 12, 1955 – present · Film
Andy GarciaApril 12, 1956 – present · Film
Walter SallesApril 12, 1956 – present · Film
Herbert GrönemeyerApril 12, 1956 – present · Music
Lisa GerrardApril 12, 1961 – present · Music
Kim BodniaApril 12, 1965 – present · Film
Alicia CoppolaApril 12, 1968 – present · Film
Şebnem FerahApril 12, 1972 – present · Music
Jordana SpiroApril 12, 1977 – present · Film
Guy BerrymanApril 12, 1978 – present · Music
Jennifer MorrisonApril 12, 1979 – present · Film
Erik MongrainApril 12, 1980 – present · Music
Brian McFaddenApril 12, 1980 – present · Music