Today in History for 12th April 2024
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Today in History for 12th April 2024

<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/today/events.php";>;<;h4>;Historical Events<;/h4>;<;/a>;<;p>;<;b>;<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1869";>;1869<;/a>;<;/b>; - North Carolina legislature passes anti-Ku Klux Klan Law<;br>;<;b>;<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1905";>;1905<;/a>;<;/b>; - French Dufaux brothers test helicopter<;br>;<;b>;<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1931";>;1931<;/a>;<;/b>; - Joe McCarthy debuts as New York Yankees manager<;br>;<;b>;<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1935";>;1935<;/a>;<;/b>; - First flight of the Bristol Blenheim<;br>;<;b>;<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1999";>;1999<;/a>;<;/b>; - US President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving ";intentionally false statements"; in a sexual harassment civil lawsuit.<;br>;<;b>;<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/2020";>;2020<;/a>;<;/b>; - OPEC and other major oil companies agree to the largest-ever drop in production to stabilize world prices<;br>;<;/p>;<;p>;<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/today/events.php";>;More Historical Events <;/a>;<;/p>;<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/today/birthdays.php";>;<;h4>;Famous Birthdays<;/h4>;<;/a>;<;p>;<;b>;<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1933";>;1933<;/a>;<;/b>; - Montserrat Caball‚ Spanish bel canto operatic soprano‚ and unlikely pop star (with Freddie Mercury - Barcelona)‚ born in Barcelona‚ Spain (d. 2018)<;br>;<;b>;<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1956";>;1956<;/a>;<;/b>; - Herbert Grnemeyer‚ German singer (Mensch; Spruenge)‚ born in Gttingen‚ Germany<;br>;<;b>;<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1956";>;1956<;/a>;<;/b>; - Alex Briley‚ American actor (Can';t Stop the Music)‚ born in New York City<;br>;<;b>;<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1959";>;1959<;/a>;<;/b>; - Liu Xiao Ling Tong [Zhang Jinlai]‚ Chinese actor (Journey to the West - ";Monkey King";)‚ born in Shanghai‚ China<;br>;<;b>;<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1965";>;1965<;/a>;<;/b>; - Elaine Zayak‚ American figure skater (Olympic 6th 1984)‚ born in Paramus‚ New Jersey<;br>;<;b>;<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1995";>;1995<;/a>;<;/b>; - Jennifer Brady‚ American tennis player (Australian Open 2021 runner-up)‚ born in Harrisburg‚ Pennsylvania<;br>;<;/p>;<;p>;<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/today/birthdays.php";>;More Famous Birthdays <;/a>;<;/p>;<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/today/deaths.php";>;<;h4>;Famous Deaths<;/h4>;<;/a>;<;p>;<;b>;<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/238";>;238<;/a>;<;/b>; - Gordian II‚ Roman co-Emperor with his father Gordian I‚ killed in battle at Carthage<;br>;<;b>;<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1997";>;1997<;/a>;<;/b>; - George Wald‚ American physiologist and biologist (Nobel Prize 1967‚ vitamin A in retina)‚ dies at 90<;br>;<;b>;<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2007";>;2007<;/a>;<;/b>; - Kevin Crease‚ Australian TV anchor (b. 1936)<;br>;<;b>;<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2012";>;2012<;/a>;<;/b>; - George Mesterhazy‚ Hungarian-American jazz pianist‚ and arranger‚ dies at 56<;br>;<;b>;<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2020";>;2020<;/a>;<;/b>; - Francisco Aritmendi‚ Spanish athlete (International Cross Country Championships 1964)‚ dies of COVID-19 at 81<;br>;<;b>;<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2020";>;2020<;/a>;<;/b>; - Jim Frey‚ American MLB manager (Kansas City Royals‚ American League C';ship 1980; Chicago Cubs)‚ dies at 88<;br>;<;/p>;<;p>;<;a href=";https://www.onthisday.com/today/deaths.php";>;More Famous Deaths <;/a>;<;/p>;