April 12, 1861

April 12, 1861, was a Friday. It was 163 years, 8 months, and 13 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

What happened on this day?

What happened on April 12, 1861?

The American Civil War begins.

Facts

This date was 59,793 days ago. Approximately 1,993 months have passed. It was the 102nd day of 1861, in week 15. The decade was the 1860s. Everyone who was born on this day is now dead. We have gone through approximately 664 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 12, 1861, will have the star sign Aries.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1861 was the year of the Rooster (Yin Water).
The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
Native American Zodiac: April 12, 1861 falls under the Falcon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 12.

Tiny Tim

Singer Deceased
Born on April 12, 1932
He was born exactly 71 years after this date.

Bobby Moore

Soccer player Deceased
Born on April 12, 1941
He was born exactly 80 years after this date.

David Letterman

Television host
Born on April 12, 1947
He was born exactly 86 years after this date.

Shannen Doherty

Actress Deceased
Born on April 12, 1971
She was born exactly 110 years after this date.

Brian McFadden

Westlife
Born on April 12, 1980
He was born exactly 119 years after this date.

Eric Bailly

Soccer player
Born on April 12, 1994
He was born exactly 133 years after this date.

David Hogg

Gun control activist
Born on April 12, 2000
He was born exactly 139 years after this date.

US President

Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United States on April 12, 1861.

UK Prime Minister

Henry John Temple was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on April 12, 1861 was most likely conceived around July 20, 1860.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 12, 1861 is close to January 3, 1862.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 12, 1861:

59,793 days have passed since this date.
8,541 weeks have passed.
5,166,113,679 seconds have passed since April 12, 1861.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 6,027,132,626 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 2,665,714,658,364 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 861,018,947 times.
You have taken approximately 444,285,776 steps. That's roughly 197,460 miles.
61,993,364 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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