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Birthdays occurring on April, 12
| 1713 |
Guillaume Thomas Raynal was born on April 12, 1713
French writer, who helped set the intellectual climate for the French Revolution. 1713-1796The only difference between a genius and one of common capacity is that the former anticipates and explores what the latter accidentally hits upon; but even the man of genius himself more frequently employs the advantages that chance presents to him; More quotations from Guillaume Thomas Raynal |
| 1777 |
Henry Clay was born on April 12, 1777
American statesman, US congressman (1811-14, 1815-21, 1823-25) and US senator (1806-07, 1810-11, 1831-42, 1849-52), 1777-1852The Constitution of the United States was made not merely for the generation that then existed, but for posterity- unlimited, undefined, endless, perpetual posterity More quotations from Henry Clay |
| 1818 |
Josh Billings was born on April 12, 1818
American humorist, 1818-1885Occasions are rare; and those who know how to seize upon them are rarer More quotations from Josh Billings |
| 1916 |
Beverly Cleary was born on April 12, 1916
My mother would read aloud to my father and me in the evening. She read mainly travel books. More quotations from Beverly Cleary |
| 1923 |
Ann Miller was born on April 12, 1923
I never played politics, I was never a party girl, and I never slept with any of the producers. More quotations from Ann Miller |
Deaths occurring on April, 12
| 1988 |
Jorge Salcedo died on April 12, 1988
They made it difficult for us in the beginning. They basically played in a 3-6-1 formation. They put a lot of guys behind the ball. It was hard for us to really carve through them. More quotations from Jorge Salcedo |
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