In 1996, President Bill Clinton gave a 4½ hour videotaped testimony for the defense of Whitewater controversy. Image: Wikimedia Commons
On This Day: What happened on 12 April?
We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.
In 1996, President Bill Clinton gave a 4½ hour videotaped testimony for the defense of Whitewater controversy. Image: Wikimedia Commons
Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 12 April, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: 12 APRIL
2014 | The Great Fire of Valparaíso ravaged the Chilean city of Valparaíso, 16 people were killed, nearly 10 000 displaced, and destroyed over 2 000 homes.
2013 | Two suicide bombers killed three Chadian soldiers and injured dozens of civilians at a market in Kidal, Mali.
2007 | Iraqi MP Mohammed Awad was killed and more than twenty other people wounded when a suicide bomber penetrated the Green Zone and detonated in a cafeteria within a parliament building.
2002 | A suicide bomber blew herself up on this day at the entrance to Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda Market, seven people were injured and 104 wounded.
1999 | U.S. President Bill Clinton was accused of contempt of court for providing “intentionally false statements”, he was later fined and released.
1992 | The Euro Disney Resort was officially opened with its theme park Euro Disneyland; the resort and its park’s name was subsequently changed to Disneyland Paris.
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BIRTHDAYS
1943 | Indian politician, 16th Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Sumitra Mahajan.
1947 | American businessman, and philanthropist, Woody Johnson.
1939 | British director, and playwright, Alan Ayckbourn.
1928 | German actor, Hardy Krüger, Hardy Krüger.
1942 | South African politician, 4th President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma.
1989 | Hungarian basketball player, Ádám Hanga.
ON THIS DAY: DEATHS
2014 | American race car driver, Billy Standridge, 61.
2016 | American actress, Anne Jackson, 91.
2016 | Emirati politician & diplomat, Mohammad Al Gaz, 86.
2013 | South African boxer, Johnny du Plooy, 49.
2017 | American actor, and comedian, Charlie Murphy, 58.
SPORTS
1924 | In front of a disappointingly low crowd of 37 250 at Wembley England drew 1-1 with Scotland on this day In the first-ever international match with such supporters.
ENTERTAINMENT
2019 | For the first time in the USA, a romantic film named “The Perfect Date” was released on this day.
AFRICA FACT
Niger is the sixth-largest producer of uranium in the world, the basic energy needed for a nuclear power plant.
