United States President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a civil lawsuit; he is later fined and disbarred. Date: April 12, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
A suicide bomber blows herself up at the entrance to Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda Market, killing seven people and wounding 104. Date: April 12, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)
A suicide bomber penetrates the Green Zone and detonates in a cafeteria within a parliament building, killing Iraqi MP Mohammed Awad and wounding more than twenty other people. Date: April 12, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)
Zimbabwe officially abandons the Zimbabwean dollar as its official currency. Date: April 12, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)
Merano derailment: A rail accident in South Tyrol kills nine people and injures a further 28. Date: April 12, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
Two suicide bombers kill three Chadian soldiers and injure dozens of civilians at a market in Kidal, Mali. Date: April 12, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Great Fire of Valparaíso ravages the Chilean city of Valparaíso, killing 16 people, displacing nearly 10,000, and destroying more than 2,500 homes. Date: April 12, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
SMS Blücher, the last armored cruiser to be built by the Imperial German Navy, is launched. Date: April 11, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today)
The city of Tel Aviv is founded. Date: April 11, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)
Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan. Date: April 11, 1921 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1921 📅 On This Day (Today)