What Happened In April 2012 In History

Historical Events for April, 2012

• 2nd » A Oikos University shooting named mass shooting at Oikos University at Oakland, California leaves seven people dead and three injured.
• 6th » Azawad Azawadi declaration of independence or declares itself independent from the Republic of Mali.
• 11th » An 8.2 magnitude April 2012 Aceh earthquake or earthquake hits Indonesia, off northern Sumatra at a depth of 16.4 km. A tsunami hits the island of Nias at Indonesia.
• 16th » The Trial of Anders Behring Breivik called trial for Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, begins in Oslo, Norway.
• 16th » The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prize winners were announced, it was the first time 1977 Pulitzer Prize since 1977 that no book won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Fiction Prize.
• 20th » 127 people are killed when a Bhoja Air Flight 213 known as plane crashes in a residential area near the Benazir Bhutto International Airport near Islamabad, Pakistan.
• 21st » Two trains are involved in a Sloterdijk train collision called head-on collision near Sloterdijk, Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, injuring 116 people.
• 27th » At least 2012 Dnipropetrovsk explosions or four explosions hit the Ukraine named Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk with at least 27 people injured.
• 30th » An overloaded Assam ferry sinking e.g ferry capsizes on the Brahmaputra River in India killing at least 103 people.

Famous Birthdays on April in 2012

• 4th » Grumpy Cat, American cat

Famous Deaths for April 2012

• 1st » Ekrem Bora, Turkish actor (b. 1934)
• 1st » Lionel Bowen, Australian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1922)
• 1st » Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian-American soccer player and radio host (b. 1947)
• 1st » Miguel de la Madrid, Mexican politician, 52nd President of Mexico (b. 1934)
• 1st » Leila Denmark, American pediatrician (b. 1898)
• 1st » Jamaa Fanaka, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1942)
• 1st » Jerry Lynch, American baseball player (b. 1930)
• 1st » N. K. P. Salve, Indian politician (b. 1921)
• 2nd » Jesús Aguilarte, Venezuelan captain and politician (b. 1959)
• 2nd » Warren Bonython, Australian explorer, author, and engineer (b. 1916)
• 2nd » Elizabeth Catlett, American-Mexican sculptor (b. 1915)
• 2nd » Allie Clark, American baseball player (b. 1923)
• 2nd » Mauricio Lasansky, American illustrator (b. 1914)
• 2nd » Jimmy Little, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1937)
• 3rd » Mingote, Spanish cartoonist and journalist (b. 1919)
• 3rd » Arduino Bertoldo, Italian bishop (b. 1932)
• 3rd » Richard Descoings, French civil servant (b. 1958)
• 3rd » Efraím Basílio Krevey, Ukrainian bishop (b. 1928)
• 3rd » Govind Narain, Indian politician, 8th List of Governors of Karnataka or Governor of Karnataka (b. 1917)
• 3rd » Xenia Stad-de Jong, Dutch sprinter (b. 1922)
• 3rd » Chief Jay Strongbow, American wrestler (b. 1928)
• 3rd » José María Zárraga, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1930)
• 4th » Muhammad Afrizal, Indonesian boxer (b. 1983)
• 4th » A. Dean Byrd, American psychologist and academic (b. 1948)
• 4th » Anne Karin Elstad, Norwegian author and educator (b. 1938)
• 4th » Claude Miller, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1942)
• 4th » Dubravko Pavličić, Croatian footballer (b. 1967)
• 4th » Roberto Rexach Benítez, American-Puerto Rican politician, 10th President of the Senate of Puerto Rico (b. 1929)
• 5th » Joe Avezzano, American football player and coach (b. 1943)
• 5th » Angelo Castro, Jr., Filipino journalist and actor (b. 1945)
• 5th » Cynthia Dall, American singer and guitarist (b. 1971)
• 5th » Jim Marshall (businessman) or Jim Marshall, English businessman, founded Marshall Amplification (b. 1923)
• 5th » Barney McKenna, Irish banjo player (The Dubliners) (b. 1939)
• 5th » Gil Noble, American television host (b. 1932)
• 5th » Peter Tapsell (New Zealand politician) called Peter Tapsell, New Zealand politician, 30th Minister of Defence (New Zealand) known as New Zealand Minister of Defence (b. 1930)
• 5th » Bingu wa Mutharika, Malawian politician, 3rd President of Malawi (b. 1934)
• 6th » Roland Guilbault, American admiral (b. 1934)
• 6th » Thomas Kinkade, American painter (b. 1958)
• 6th » Fang Lizhi, Chinese astrophysicist and academic (b. 1936)
• 6th » Michael Sands (media) or Michael Sands, American model, actor, and publicist (b. 1945)
• 6th » Sheila Scotter, Australian fashion designer and journalist (b. 1920)
• 6th » Reed Whittemore, American poet and critic (b. 1919)
• 7th » Steven Kanumba Tanzanian actor and director (b. 1984)
• 7th » Satsue Mito, Japanese zoologist and educator (b. 1914)
• 7th » Ignatius Moses I Daoud, Syrian cardinal (b. 1930)
• 7th » David E. Pergrin, American colonel and engineer (b. 1917)
• 7th » Bashir Ahmed Qureshi, Pakistani politician (b. 1959)
• 7th » Miss Read, English author (b. 1913)
• 7th » Mike Wallace, American journalist, actor, and game show host (b. 1918)
• 8th » Bram Bart, Dutch voice actor (b. 1962)
• 8th » John Egan (Gaelic footballer) called John Egan, Irish footballer (b. 1952)
• 8th » Blair Kiel, American football player (b. 1961)
• 8th » Jack Tramiel, Polish-American businessman, founded Commodore International (b. 1928)
• 8th » Janusz K. Zawodny, Polish-American soldier, historian, and political scientist (b. 1921)
• 9th » Takeshi Aono, Japanese voice actor (b. 1936)
• 9th » Barry Cahill (actor) e.g Barry Cahill, Canadian-American actor (b. 1921)
• 9th » Ismail Haron, Singaporean singer (b. 1946)
• 9th » Mark Lenzi, American diver and coach (b. 1968)
• 9th » Wiebo Ludwig, Dutch-Canadian criminal (b. 1941)
• 9th » Meral Okay, Turkish actress and screenwriter (b. 1959)
• 9th » Boris Parygin, Russian sociologist and philosopher (b. 1930)
• 9th » Malcolm Thomas (rugby union player) e.g Malcolm Thomas, Welsh rugby player and cricketer (b. 1929)
• 10th » Raymond Aubrac, French engineer and activist (b. 1914)
• 10th » Barbara Buchholz, German theremin player and composer (b. 1959)
• 10th » Virginia Spencer Carr, American author and academic (b. 1929)
• 10th » Lili Chookasian, American opera singer (b. 1921)
• 10th » Luis Aponte Martínez, Puerto Rican cardinal (b. 1922)
• 10th » Akin Omoboriowo, Nigerian lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
• 10th » Grant Tilly, Australian-New Zealand actor (b. 1937)
• 10th » Carlos Truan, American politician (b. 1935)
• 10th » John Weaver (artist) or John Weaver, American-Canadian sculptor (b. 1920)
• 11th » Julio Alemán, Mexican actor (b. 1933)
• 11th » Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian soldier and politician, 1st President of Algeria (b. 1916)
• 11th » Roger Caron, Canadian criminal and author (b. 1938)
• 11th » Tippy Dye, American basketball player and coach (b. 1915)
• 11th » Hal McKusick, American saxophonist, clarinet player and flute player (b. 1924)
• 11th » Agustin Roman, American bishop (b. 1928)
• 12th » Elly Deliou, Greek musician (b. 1936)
• 12th » Masakre, Mexican wrestler (b. 1954)
• 12th » Mohit Chattopadhyay, Indian poet and playwright (b. 1934)
• 12th » Linda Cook (U.S. actress) named Linda Cook, American actress (b. 1948)
• 12th » Rodgers Grant, American pianist and composer (b. 1935)
• 12th » Amy Tryon, American horse rider (b. 1970)
• 13th » William B. Buffum, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to Lebanon (b. 1921)
• 13th » Cecil Chaudhry, Pakistani pilot, academic, and activist (b. 1941)
• 13th » Shūichi Higurashi, Japanese illustrator (b. 1936)
• 13th » Marilyn Lovell Matz, American actress and singer (b. 1931)
• 13th » David S. Smith, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to Sweden (b. 1918)
• 13th » Robert Wigmore, Cook Islander politician, 14th Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (b. 1949)
• 14th » Émile Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1919)
• 14th » Jonathan Frid, Canadian actor (b. 1924)
• 14th » William Finley (actor) named William Finley, American actor (b. 1940)
• 14th » Piermario Morosini, Italian footballer (b. 1986)
• 14th » Martin Poll, American film producer (b. 1922)
• 15th » Paul Bogart, American director and producer (b. 1919)
• 15th » Bob Perani, Italian-American ice hockey player (b. 1942)
• 15th » Murray Rose, English-Australian swimmer and actor (b. 1939)
• 15th » Rich Saul, American football player (b. 1948)
• 15th » Dwayne Schintzius, American basketball player (b. 1968)
• 15th » Bob Wright (basketball) called Bob Wright, American basketball player and coach (b. 1926)
• 15th » Tadashi Yamamoto, Japanese businessman (b. 1936)
• 16th » Sári Barabás, Hungarian soprano (b. 1914)
• 16th » Marian Biskup, Polish author and academic (b. 1922)
• 16th » Ray Davey, Irish minister, founded the Corrymeela Community (b. 1915)
• 16th » Alan Hacker, English clarinet player (b. 1938)
• 16th » George Kunda, Zambian lawyer and politician, 11th Vice-President of Zambia (b. 1956)
• 16th » Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Danish businessman (b. 1913)
• 16th » Carlo Petrini (footballer) known as Carlo Petrini, Italian footballer and coach (b. 1948)
• 17th » Leila Berg, English author (b. 1917)
• 17th » J. Quinn Brisben, American activist and politician (b. 1934)
• 17th » Stan Johnson, American baseball player (b. 1937)
• 17th » Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer (b. 1948)
• 17th » Nityananda Mohapatra, Indian journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1912)
• 17th » Jonathan V. Plaut, American rabbi and author (b. 1942)
• 17th » Stanley Rogers Resor, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 9th United States Secretary of the Army (b. 1917)
• 18th » Dick Clark, American television host and producer, founded Dick Clark Productions (b. 1929)
• 18th » Cora Hansen, American-Canadian super-centenarian (b. 1899)
• 18th » René Lépine, Canadian businessman (b. 1929)
• 18th » K. D. Wentworth, American author (b. 1951)
• 19th » Leopold David de Rothschild, English financier and philanthropist (b. 1927)
• 19th » Greg Ham, Australian saxophonist, songwriter, and actor (Men at Work) (b. 1953)
• 19th » Levon Helm, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Band) (b. 1940)
• 19th » Murtaza Razvi, Pakistani journalist (b. 1964)
• 19th » Valeri Vasiliev, Russian ice hockey player (b. 1949)
• 20th » Mario Arturo Acosta Chaparro, Mexican general (b. 1942)
• 20th » Jack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke, English politician (b. 1922)
• 20th » Matt Branam, American academic (b. 1954)
• 20th » George Cowan, American chemist, businessman, and philanthropist (b. 1920)
• 20th » Bert Weedon, English guitarist and songwriter (b. 1920)
• 21st » Doris Betts, American author (b. 1932)
• 21st » Charles Colson, American lawyer and activist, founded Prison Fellowship (b. 1931)
• 21st » Albert Falco, French captain and diver (b. 1927)
• 21st » Charles Higham (biographer) or Charles Higham, English-American author (b. 1931)
• 21st » Peter Milano, American mobster (b. 1925)
• 21st » Jerry Toppazzini, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1931)
• 22nd » John Amabile (American football) e.g John Amabile, American football player and coach (b. 1939)
• 22nd » Bill Granger (author) e.g Bill Granger, American author (b. 1941)
• 22nd » Buzz Potamkin, American director and producer (b. 1945)
• 22nd » George Rathmann, American chemist, biologist, and businessman (b. 1927)
• 23rd » Lillemor Arvidsson, Swedish politician, 34th List of governors of Gotland County named Governor of Gotland (b. 1943)
• 23rd » Billy Bryans, Canadian drummer, songwriter, and producer (The Parachute Club and Downchild Blues Band) (b. 1947)
• 23rd » Chris Ethridge, American bass player and songwriter (The Flying Burrito Brothers and International Submarine Band) (b. 1947)
• 23rd » Tommy Marth, American saxophonist (b. 1978)
• 23rd » Raymond Thorsteinsson, Canadian geologist and paleontologist (b. 1921)
• 23rd » LeRoy T. Walker, American American football player and coach (b. 1918)
• 24th » Fred Bradley, American baseball player (b. 1920)
• 24th » Erast Parmasto, Estonian botanist (b. 1928)
• 24th » Eusebio Razo, Jr., Mexican-American jockey (b. 1966)
• 24th » Ambrose Weekes, English bishop (b. 1919)
• 25th » Gerry Bahen, Australian footballer (b. 1929)
• 25th » Charles G. Hall, American photographer and journalist (b. 1930)
• 25th » Denny Jones, American rancher and politician (b. 1910)
• 25th » Moscelyne Larkin, American ballerina (b. 1925)
• 25th » Louis le Brocquy, Irish painter (b. 1916)
• 25th » Paul L. Smith, American-Israeli actor (b. 1936)
• 26th » Pete Fornatale, American radio host (b. 1945)
• 26th » Ardian Klosi, Albanian publicist (b. 1957)
• 26th » Ted Newall, Canadian businessman (b. 1935)
• 26th » Terence Spinks, English boxer (b. 1938)
• 26th » Margie Stewart, American model and actress (b. 1919)
• 27th » Daniel E. Boatwright, American politician (b. 1930)
• 27th » Anatoly Lebed, Estonian-Russian colonel (b. 1963)
• 27th » Harold Pupkewitz, Lithuanian-Namibian businessman (b. 1915)
• 27th » Bill Skowron, American baseball player (b. 1930)
• 28th » Fred Allen (rugby union) known as Fred Allen, New Zealand rugby player and coach (b. 1920)
• 28th » Matilde Camus, Spanish poet (b. 1919)
• 28th » Al Ecuyer, American football player (b. 1937)
• 28th » Walter Matthews (actor) e.g Walter Matthews, American actor (b. 1926)
• 28th » Patricia Medina, English actress (b. 1919)
• 28th » Milan N. Popović, Serbian psychiatrist and author (b. 1924)
• 28th » Aberdeen Shikoyi, Kenyan rugby player (b. 1985)
• 28th » Ervin Zádor, Hungarian water polo player (b. 1935)
• 29th » Dynaformer, American race horse (b. 1985)
• 29th » Éric Charden, Vietnamese-French singer-songwriter (b. 1942)
• 29th » Shukri Ghanem, Libyan politician, Prime Minister of Libya (b. 1942)
• 29th » Joel Goldsmith, American composer (b. 1957)
• 29th » Roland Moreno. French engineer, invented the smart card (b. 1945)
• 29th » Kenny Roberts (musician) e.g Kenny Roberts, American singer (b. 1926)
• 29th » Amarillo Slim, American poker player (b. 1928)
• 30th » Ernst Bolldén, Swedish table tennis player (b. 1966)
• 30th » Tomás Borge, Nicaraguan politician and poet, co-founded the Sandinista National Liberation Front (b. 1930)
• 30th » Alexander Dale Oen, Norwegian swimmer (b. 1985)
• 30th » Giannis Gravanis, Greek footballer (b. 1958)
• 30th » Benzion Netanyahu, Russian-Israeli historian and educator (b. 1910)
• 30th » Achala Sachdev, Pakistani-Indian actress (b. 1920)
• 30th » Sicelo Shiceka, South African politician (b. 1966)

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