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Impression, Sunrise
Impression, Sunrise is a world-class museum collection item preserved at Musée Marmottan Monet.
Claude Monet (Oil on canvas)
Famous Pioneer Born on 4/12
Born under Aries (♈ Aries), possessing unique vision and inspiration.
"We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once."
—— Aries Pioneer
Historical Milestone of 4/12
On this day in history (4/12), significant global milestones and breakthroughs were recorded across science, culture, and human society.
Bosnian War: NATO forces began Operation Deny Flight to enforce a no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina ordered by the United Nations Security Council.
The Bosnian War was an armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 1992 until 1995. Following several earlier violent incidents, the war is commonly seen as having started on 6 April 1992 when the newly independent Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was internationally recognized. It ended on 21 November 1995 when the Dayton Accords were initialed. The main belligerents were the forces of the government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and those of the breakaway proto-states of the Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia and the Republika Srpska which were led and supplied by Croatia and Serbia, respectively.
Husband-and-wife law partners Laurence Canter and Martha Siegel posted the first massive commercial spam on Usenet.
Laurence A. Canter and Martha S. Siegel were partners and spouses in a firm of lawyers who committed the first massive commercial Usenet spamming on April 12, 1994. They were not the first Usenet spammers, but some consider them pioneers in the modern global field of ad spamming.
Eric_Bailly Born
Eric Bertrand Bailly is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and the Ivory Coast national team. Although he mainly plays as a centre-back, he can also play as a right-back.
「Eric Bertrand Bailly is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Major League...」
—— Eric_Bailly
Pedro_Cachin Born
Pedro Cachin, also known as Pedro Cachín, is an Argentine former professional tennis player. Cachin had a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 48, achieved on 7 August 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 219, achieved on 9 May 2022. He won one ATP Tour singles title, at the 2023 Swiss Open Gstaad.
「Pedro Cachin, also known as Pedro Cachín, is an Argentine former professional tennis ...」
—— Pedro_Cachin
Jan_Bednarek Born
Jan Kacper Bednarek is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Porto and the Poland national team.
「Jan Kacper Bednarek is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back fo...」
—— Jan_Bednarek
Matteo_Berrettini Born
Matteo Berrettini is an Italian professional tennis player. He has been ranked high as world No. 6 in singles by the ATP, achieved in January 2022, and No. 105 in doubles, attained in July 2019. His best performance was reaching the singles final at 2021 Wimbledon, the semifinals of the 2019 US and the 2022 Australian Opens, and the quarterfinals of the 2021 and 2026 French Open. He is the first Italian man to reach the quarterfinals or better at all four Majors.
「Matteo Berrettini is an Italian professional tennis player. He has been ranked high a...」
—— Matteo_Berrettini
The Guinea-Bissau military seized control in a coup amid a presidential election, later handing power to a transitional administration under Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo.
On 12 April 2012, a coup d'état in Guinea-Bissau was staged by elements of the armed forces about two weeks before the second round of a presidential election between Carlos Gomes Júnior and Kumba Ialá. The coup started in the evening with military personnel and equipment making its way onto the streets, followed by the state-owned media being taken off-air.
Four Chadian soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing by jihadist rebels in Kidal, Mali.
On 12 April 2013, four Chadian soldiers were killed, and five civilians were injured, in an attack by two suicide bombers affiliated with the MOJWA in Kidal, Mali.
A fire broke out near Valparaíso, Chile, eventually destroying at least 2,500 homes and leaving approximately 11,000 people homeless (damage pictured).
The Great Fire of Valparaíso started on 12 April 2014 at 16:40 local time, in the hills of the city of Valparaíso, Chile. The wildfire destroyed at least 2,500 homes, leaving 11,000 people homeless. An additional 6,000 people were evacuated from the city, which was placed on red alert and declared a disaster zone. Fifteen people were confirmed killed and ten suffered serious injuries.
The Tisza Party, led by Péter Magyar wins the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election, defeating Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party, which had ruled the country for 16 years, marking the first change in government in Hungary for over a decade.
The Respect and Freedom Party, commonly known by its Hungarian abbreviations Tisza Party and TISZA, is a conservative, centre-right, pro-European, and populist political party in Hungary. It is currently the ruling party of the country.
Tisza_Party
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