On a day like today April 12, but 1962 Rally driver is born Carlos Sainz Cenamor in Madrid. His love of sports dates back to his childhood when he was introduced to football, handball, skiing, motocross and squash. He studied law for two years, which he gave up to devote himself professionally to his greatest hobby: motorsport. He made his rally debut in 1980 at the wheel of a Seat Panda.
Two-time world rally champion in 1990 and 1992 with Toyota, four runners-up and five third places. Luis Moya accompanied him from 1987 to 2002 as a passenger. He has participated in 13 editions of the Dakar Rally, taking first place in 2010, 2018 and 2020. He was awarded the 2020 Princess of Asturias Prize for Sport.
Likewise on April 12, 1963 the Soviet Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into space. He flies aboard the Vostok I spacecraft 1 hour and 48 minutes outside Earth’s atmosphere. With this he reaches an important milestone in the space race; Gagarin became an international celebrity and received numerous medals and titles, including Hero of the Soviet Union, his country’s highest honor.
You want to know more? Discover the ephemeris of April 12 and see what happened, who was born on a day like today and who died. Also, don’t miss what’s celebrated, today’s horoscope and saints.
What happened on April 12?
1752: Royal Decree establishing the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.
1814: The so-called “Persian Manifesto” was signed, a document presented to Fernando VII by deputies dissatisfied with the laws of the Cortes of Cadiz.
1861: The Civil War begins between the northern and southern states of the North American Union.
1904: Prime Minister Antonio Maura suffers a knife attack in Barcelona, in which he is slightly injured.
1944: Premiere in New York of the complete version of “El amor brujo” by Manuel de Falla.
1950: Prince Rainier ascends the throne of Monaco.
1985: 18 people were killed and 82 injured in an attack on the “El Descanso” restaurant on the outskirts of Madrid, which is associated with Islamic Jihad.
1992: Reopening a hundred years after its creation of the Atocha train station in Madrid.
1993: The Madrid student Anabel Segura is kidnapped in Madrid and murdered a few hours later. His body appeared on September 29, 1995.
2015: Hillary Clinton officially announces her candidacy for the Democratic Party in the 2016 election.
Who was born on April 12?
1539: Garcilaso de la Vega, “El Inca”, historian and Spanish soldier, born in Cuzco.
1908: Carlos Lleras Restrepo, former President of Colombia.
1924: Raymond Barre, French Express Minister.
1933: Montserrat Caballé, Spanish lyrical singer.
1942: Carlos Reutemann, former rally driver and Argentine politician.
1946: George Robertson, British politician and former Secretary General of NATO.
1950: Flavio Briatore, former Italian director of the Renault Formula 1 team.
1956: Andy Garcia, American actor.
1977: Gemma Mengual, Spanish synchronized swimmer.
1979: Claire Danes, American actress.
Who died on April 12?
1555: Juana de Castilla, daughter of the Catholic Monarchs and mother of Carlos I.
1782: Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet and musician.
1929: Enrico Ferri, Italian writer and politician.
1938: Serafin Álvarez Quintero, Spanish playwright.
[1945[1945: Franklin D. Roosevelt, four-time President of the United States.
1975: Josephine Baker, American singer and dancer.
1981: Joe Louis, American boxer, world champion.
2004: Juan Valderrama Blanca, “Juanito Valderrama”, Spanish singer.
2017: Michael Ballhaus, German cameraman.
2018: Sergio Pitol, Mexican writer.
What is celebrated on April 12?
Today, April 12, the International Day of Manned space flights.
Horoscope for April 12
Those born on April 12 are among the Zodiac Aries.
Santoral from April 12th
Today, April 12th, they celebrate Santos Victor, Sabas, Damián, Zenon, Julio, Basilio and Maximo.