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Sunday, 12 April 2026

Day 102 of 2026 · 263 days remaining in the year · Week 15

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4 Births

7 Events

11 Total entries

★ Born on this day 4 entries

1777

Henry Clay, "The Great Compromiser"

US 249 yrs ago

1791

Francis P. Blair, helped found the Republican Party.

US Politics & Government 235 yrs ago

1913

Lionel Hampton, orchestra leader & vibraphone improvisor

US 113 yrs ago

1947

David Letterman, founder of Top 10 Lists, and Stupid Pet Tricks.

US 79 yrs ago

1859

Hibernia Savings & Loan Society of San Francisco is incorporated.

US 167 yrs ago

1861

Fort Sumter, S. C., shelled by Confederacy, starts Civil War.

US Military & War 165 yrs ago

1898

Army transfers Yerba Buena Island to the Navy.

US Military & War 128 yrs ago

1933

Moffatt Field is commissioned.

US 93 yrs ago

1961

Yuri A. Gagarin becomes first man to orbit Earth.

US Space & Astronomy 65 yrs ago

1962

San Mateo County withdraws from BART district.

US 64 yrs ago

1981

First launch of the Space Shuttle "Columbia."

US Space & Astronomy 45 yrs ago