This is our day guide for Sunday April 12th 2015 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on April 12th 2015
International: Orthodox Easter Day
Easter is the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox Christians. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus has been placed after his crucifixion.
Myanmar: Thingyan Holiday
The day before the official start of the Water Festival before Burmese New Year| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for April 12th 2015 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 102 of 2015 | |
| 263 days left in 2015 | |
| Week 15 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2002 - A female Palestinian suicide bomber kills seven people and injures 104 (among them nine Arabs) at the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem. | |
| 1961 - The Soviets launch the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin, in Vostok 1. | |
| 1918 - The SS Luis is torpedoed off the coast of the Isle of Wight. | |
| 1874 - English footballer and cricketer William 'Fatty' Foulke is born in Darley, Shropshire. |
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