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| April 12th, 2008 (April 12 2008) | Death | Paddy Hillery, 6th President of Ireland, EEC Commissioner and Irish Minister (born in 1923) | |
| April 12th, 2008 (April 12 2008) | Death | Cecilia Colledge, British ice skater and Olympian (born in 1920) | |
| April 12th, 2008 (April 12 2008) | Death | Jerry Zucker, Israeli-born American businessman (born in 1949) | |
| April 12th, 1998 (April 12 1998) | Event | An earthquake in Slovenia, measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale occurs near the town of Bovec. | |
| April 12th, 1988 (April 12 1988) | Death | Alan Paton, South African writer (born in 1903) | |
| April 12th, 1978 (April 12 1978) | Birth | Guy Berryman, British musician | |
| April 12th, 1978 (April 12 1978) | Birth | Riley Smith, American actor | |
| April 12th, 1968 (April 12 1968) | Event | Nerve gas accident at Skull Valley, Utah. | |
| April 12th, 1968 (April 12 1968) | Death | Heinrich Nordhoff, German automobile engineer and Volkswagen director (born in 1899) | |
| April 12th, 1958 (April 12 1958) | Birth | Will Sergeant, English musician | |
| April 12th, 1958 (April 12 1958) | Birth | Howard Stableford, English actor and host | |
| April 12th, 1948 (April 12 1948) | Birth | Jeremy Beadle, English television presenter (died in 2008) | |
| April 12th, 1948 (April 12 1948) | Birth | Joschka Fischer, Foreign Minister of Germany | Joschka Fischer Quotes |
| April 12th, 1948 (April 12 1948) | Birth | Sandra "Lois" Reeves, American singer | |
| April 12th, 1938 (April 12 1938) | Death | Feodor Chaliapin, Russian bass (born in 1873) | |
| April 12th, 1928 (April 12 1928) | Birth | Hardy Kruger, German actor | |
| April 12th, 1928 (April 12 1928) | Birth | Jean-Francois Paillard, French conductor | |
| April 12th, 1908 (April 12 1908) | Birth | Robert Lee Scott, Jr., American Air Force pilot (died in 2006) | |
| April 12th, 1898 (April 12 1898) | Birth | Lily Pons, American soprano (died in 1976) | |
| April 12th, 1898 (April 12 1898) | Death | Elzear-Alexandre Taschereau, Roman catholic archbishop of Quebec (born in 1820) | |
| April 12th, 1888 (April 12 1888) | Birth | Heinrich Neuhaus, Soviet musician (died in 1964) | |
| April 12th, 1878 (April 12 1878) | Death | William Marcy Tweed, aka Boss Tweed, American politician (born in 1823) | |
| April 12th, 1868 (April 12 1868) | Birth | Akiyama Saneyuki, Japanese naval commander (died in 1918) | |
| April 12th, 1848 (April 12 1848) | Birth | Jose Gautier Benitez, Puerto Rican poet (died in 1880) | |
| April 12th, 1788 (April 12 1788) | Death | Carlo Antonio Campioni, French-born composer (born in 1719) | |
| April 12th, 1748 (April 12 1748) | Birth | Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist (died in 1836) | |
| April 12th, 1748 (April 12 1748) | Death | William Kent, English architect | |
| April 12th, 0238 (April 12 0238) | Death | Gordian I, Roman Emperor (suicide) | |
| April 12th, 0238 (April 12 0238) | Death | Gordian II, heir to the Roman Empire (killed in battle) | |
