Today is Friday, April 12th, the 103rd day of the year. There are 263
days remaining until the end of year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES National Autism Awareness Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month, National Humor Month, Lawn
and Garden Month, International Guitar Month, Keep America Beautiful
Month, National Poetry Month, National Pecan Month, Stress Awareness
Month, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Organize Your Files Week,
Big Wind Day, National Only Child Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Herbie Hancock, 84, pianist/composer
Alex Briley, 77, singer (Village People)
Lois Reeves, 76, singer (Martha Reeves & the Vandellas)
Marvin Johnson, 70, boxer
J Alexander, 65, model
Michael Jackson, 55, football player
Ted Ginn Jr., 39, football player
HISTORICAL BIRTHDAYS
Herbert Mills, 108, singer (Mills Brothers) (d. 1989)
Ralph Wiley, 72, journalist (d. 2004)
DEATHS
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1945, President of the United States (b. 1882)
Josephine Baker, 1975, entertainer (b. 1907)
Joe Louis, 1981, boxer (b. 1914)
Sugar Ray Robinson, 1989, boxer (b. 1921)
ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY
1787 – Philadelphia’s Free African Society is formed.
1862 – The Civil War begins with Confederate troops firing on Fort
Sumter, in the harbor of Charlestown, South Carolina.
1869 – North Carolina legislature passes anti-Klan law.
1945 – Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt dies while in office; vice-president
Harry Truman is sworn in as the 33rd President.
1961 – Ray Charles wins 4 Grammys at the 3rd Annual Grammy Awards.
1963 – Birmingham police use dogs and cattle prods on peaceful civil
rights demonstrators.
1980 – BCMA, Black Consciousness Movement of Azania forms.
1983 – Harold Washington is elected Chicago’s 1st Black mayor.
1989 – 3rd annual Soul Train Awards: Anita Baker and Bobby Brown
win.
1990 – James Brown moves to a work-release center after serving
15 months.
1999 – Pres. Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving
“intentionally false statements” in a sexual harassment civil suit.
HOROSCOPE
Your social gifts and quick mind give you the opportunity for success in numerous fields, so your greatest challenge may be settling on one. You could stick to a traditional career, such as education, business or teaching, but your need for new experiences may lead you to take exciting chances with your career. While you may not reach the national fame of David Letterman, who was also born on April 12th, your innate charm and upbeat give you many followers in media or journalism. With your adventurous personality, you may be drawn to the world of entertainment or television, not unlike Ed O’Neill, another of your celebrity birthday twins.
