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Historical events & facts — April 12
What happened on April 12?
On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human being to travel to space, orbiting the Earth for 108 minutes aboard the Vostok 1 capsule. Gagarin, a young 27-year-old pilot, became the greatest hero of the space age. April 12 is celebrated as Cosmonautics Day in Russia and as the UN International Day of Human Space Flight.
On April 12, 1981, the space shuttle Columbia made its first flight with crew John Young and Robert Crippen, inaugurating NASA's Space Shuttle programme. The Columbia was the first of five operational shuttles and the first to be reused. The shuttle programme, which lasted 30 years, completed 135 missions before its retirement in 2011.
On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter in the harbour of Charleston, South Carolina, starting the American Civil War. The federal fort surrendered the following day. The bombardment was the formal trigger for the most destructive war in American history, which would last four years and cause more than 600,000 deaths on both sides.
Notable birthdays — April 12
Famous people born on April 12
Maharana Sangram Singh
Sangram Singh I, most commonly known as Rana Sanga, was the Maharana of Mewar from 24 May 1509 until his death in 1528. A member of the Sisodia dynasty, he controlled parts of present-day Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Sindh, and Uttar Pradesh from his capital at Chittorgarh.
Irma Rapuzzi
Irma Rapuzzi was a French politician.
Curtis Turner
Curtis Morton Turner was an American stock car racer who won 17 NASCAR Grand National Division races and 38 NASCAR Convertible Division races. Throughout his life, he developed a reputation for drinking and partying. He also fought to form a drivers union, which got him banned by NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. for four years.
Michał Życzkowski
Michał Życzkowski was a Polish mechanical engineer.
Jacob Zuma
Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is a South African politician who served as the fourth president of South Africa from 2009 to 2018. Zuma was a former anti-apartheid activist, member of uMkhonto weSizwe, and president of the African National Congress (ANC) from 2007 to 2017. He is also the father-in-law of Eswatini king Mswati III.
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