1229
Treaty of Paris
Treaty · Europe
On this day
12 April
382 events in the atlas are dated to 12 April, from 971 CE to 2026. The best known come first; below them is every one, age by age, the most significant first.
- 382 events
- 971 – 2026 CE
The best known
From every age and part of the world1861
American Civil War
War · North America · 1861 – 1865
1864
Battle of Fort Pillow
Battle · North America
1927
Shanghai massacre of 1927
Attack · East Asia
2014
War in Donbas
Event · Europe · 2014 – 2022
2026
2026 Peruvian general election
Election · South America
The Middle Ages
501 – 1500 CE · 6 eventsEarly modern times
1501 – 1800 · 35 events- 1779Treaty of AranjuezTreaty · Europe
- 1712Toggenburg WarWar · Europe
- 1796Battle of MontenotteBattle · Europe
- 1587Singeing the King of Spain's BeardWar · Europe
- 1793Siege of Port-au-PrinceSiege · Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
- 1557Founding of CuencaFounding · South America
- 1517Siege of JeddahBattle · Middle East
- 1798Founding of Helvetic RepublicFounding · Europe
- 1580Founding of TegalFounding · Southeast Asia
- 1790Founding of ShevchenkoveFounding · Europe
The 19th century
1801 – 1900 · 56 events- 1861American Civil WarWar · North America · 1861 – 1865
- 1861Battle of Fort SumterBattle · North America
- 1864Battle of Fort PillowBattle · North America
- 1862Great Locomotive ChaseEvent · North America
- 1896cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – men's road raceEvent · Europe
- 1877Founding of University of TokyoFounding · East Asia
- 18041804 New York gubernatorial electionElection · North America
- 18781878 Cua earthquakeNatural disaster · South America
- 1858Founding of PetalumaFounding · North America
- 1823Founding of TampicoFounding · Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
The 20th century
1901 – 2000 · 156 events- 1927Shanghai massacre of 1927Attack · East Asia
- 1954Oppenheimer security hearingPolitical · North America
- 19211921 Ningxia earthquakeNatural disaster · East Asia
- 1906Battle of Rawdat MuhannaBattle · Middle East
- 1978Russian Constitution of 1978Event · Central Asia · 1978 – 1993
- 19801980 Liberian coup d'étatPolitical · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1975Operation Eagle PullEvent · Southeast Asia
- 1999Grdelica train bombingAccident · Europe
- 1990Widerøe Flight 839Accident · Europe
- 1927Fall of United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandCollapse · Europe
The 21st century
since 2001 · 129 events- 2014War in DonbasEvent · Europe · 2014 – 2022
- 20262026 Peruvian general electionElection · South America
- 2015death of Freddie GrayCrime · North America
- 2009April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protestsProtest · Europe
- 20252025–2026 Iran–United States negotiationsEvent · North America
- 20122012 Guinea-Bissau coup d'étatPolitical · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 2014Siege of SlovianskSiege · Europe
- 2003Hungarian European Union membership referendum, 2003Election · Europe
- 20222022 New York City Subway attackAttack · North America
- 2004Best Bakery caseEvent · South Asia
About the dates
Each event is listed under the date its sources give, as its page shows it. Before 1582, and in some countries later (Britain until 1752, Russia until 1918), that is a date of the Julian calendar, as on Wikipedia’s pages for each day.