April 12th (1961) was a Wednesday. It's the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 264 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 12th April, 1961
» The Soviet Union known as Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first manned orbital flight, in Vostok spacecraft known as Vostok 3KA-2 (Vostok 1).
Famous Birthdays on April 12 in 1961
» Enedina Arellano Félix, Mexican drug lord
» Corrado Fabi, Italian race car driver
» Lisa Gerrard, Australian singer-songwriter (Dead Can Dance)
» Charles Mann (American football) e.g Charles Mann, American football player
» Magda Szubanski, English-Australian actress
April 12th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of Saints e.g Feast Day:
» Alferius
» Angelo Carletti di Chivasso named Blessed Angelo Carletti di Chivasso
» Erkembode
» Adoniram Judson (Episcopal Church (USA))
» Pope Julius I
» Zeno of Verona
» April 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Commemoration of first human in space by Yuri Gagarin: