April 5th (2012) was a Thursday. It's the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 271 days left to the end of the year.
April 5th Famous Deaths for 2012
» Joe Avezzano, American football player and coach (b. 1943)
» Angelo Castro, Jr., Filipino journalist and actor (b. 1945)
» Cynthia Dall, American singer and guitarist (b. 1971)
» Jim Marshall (businessman) or Jim Marshall, English businessman, founded Marshall Amplification (b. 1923)
» Barney McKenna, Irish banjo player (The Dubliners) (b. 1939)
» Gil Noble, American television host (b. 1932)
» 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)
» Bingu wa Mutharika, Malawian politician, 3rd President of Malawi (b. 1934)
April 5th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Albert of Montecorvino
» Æthelburh of Kent known as Ethelburga of Lyminge
» Saint Derfel or Derfel Gadarn
» Gerald of Sauve-Majeure
» Juliana of Liège
» Maria Crescentia Höss
» Pandita Mary Ramabai (Episcopal Church (USA))
» Ruadán of Lorrha
» Vincent Ferrer
» April 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Cold Food Festival, held on April 4 if it is a Leap year (China); and its related observances: