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In ancient Roman religion, the Cerealia was the major festival celebrated for the grain goddess Ceres.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerealia



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K-8 was a November class submarine that sank with its nuclear weapons on board on April 12, 1970. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_submarine_K-8

The American civil war began when Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52188678/american-civil-war/

On April 12, 1859, at the Willard Claim, a 20 kg gold nugget was discovered
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magalia,_California#History

During a wild April storm in 1934, a wind gust of 372 kilometres per hour pushed across the summit of Mount Washington. 
http://www.mountwashington.org/about/visitor/recordwind.php



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On this day in 2003, the first light with the UK-built high-speed CCD camera ULTRACAM
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t3199755/ultracam/

The Cawthron Atkinson observatory formally opened on 12 April 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cawthron_Atkinson_Observatory

Yuri's Night is an international celebration held on April 12 every year to commemorate space exploration milestones.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t35217809/yuris-night/



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STS-1 was the first orbital flight of NASA's Space Shuttle, launched on 12 April 1981
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t14363168/sts-1/

STS-51-D was launched on 12 April 1985 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-51-D



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Yuri Gagarin was the first human to go into space on April 12th, 1961
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmonautics_Day

Igor Petrovich Volk (12 April 1937 - 3 January 2017) was a cosmonaut and test pilot in the Soviet Union.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Volk

Russell Lee Rogers (April 12, 1928 - September 13, 1967) was an astronaut assigned to the X-20 Dyna-Soar program. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Lee_Rogers

Edward Walter Maunder (12 April 1851 - 21 March 1928) was an English astronomer best remembered for his study of sunspots 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Walter_Maunder

Adriaan Blaauw (12 April 1914 - 1 December 2010) was a Dutch astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriaan_Blaauw



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NGC 3310 was discovered by William Herschel on the 12th April 1789.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282317/ngc-3310/

NGC 3355 was discovered by Samuel Pierpont Langley on the 12th April 1866.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282309/ngc-3355/

NGC 3657 was discovered by William Herschel on the 12th April 1789.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282297/ngc-3657/

NGC 4026 was discovered by William Herschel on the 12th April 1789.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282289/ngc-4026/

NGC 4102 was discovered by William Herschel on the 12th April 1789.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282276/ngc-4102/

NGC 4639 was discovered by William Herschel on the 12th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282268/ngc-4639/

NGC 4654 was discovered by William Herschel on the 12th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282261/ngc-4654/

NGC 4659 was discovered by William Herschel on the 12th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282251/ngc-4659/

NGC 4689 was discovered by William Herschel on the 12th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282233/ngc-4689/

NGC 4716 was discovered by Wilhelm Tempel on the 12th April 1882.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282229/ngc-4716/

NGC 4717 was discovered by Wilhelm Tempel on the 12th April 1882.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282205/ngc-4717/

NGC 4752 was discovered by William Herschel on the 12th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282198/ngc-4752/

NGC 5020 was discovered by William Herschel on the 12th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282189/ngc-5020/

NGC 5092 was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest on the 12th April 1867.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282181/ngc-5092/

NGC 5104 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 12th April 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282171/ngc-5104/

NGC 5136 was discovered by William Herschel on the 12th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282165/ngc-5136/

NGC 5192 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 12th April 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282157/ngc-5192/

NGC 5196 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 12th April 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282145/ngc-5196/

NGC 5197 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 12th April 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282130/ngc-5197/

NGC 5202 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 12th April 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282123/ngc-5202/

NGC 5221 was discovered by William Herschel on the 12th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282111/ngc-5221/

NGC 5222 was discovered by William Herschel on the 12th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282105/ngc-5222/

NGC 5230 was discovered by William Herschel on the 12th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282094/

NGC 5936 was discovered by William Herschel on the 12th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57282080/ngc-5936/

NGC 6366 was discovered by the Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke on the 12th April 1860.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52345877/ngc-6366/



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Extrasolar planet 55 Cancri Ab was discovered on the 12th April 1996
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/55_Cancri_b

The Great Comet of 1901 (Comet Viscara, C/1901 G1) was discovered on the 12th April 1901
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Comet_of_1901

Asteroid 10 Hygiea was found by Annibale de Gasparis on April 12, 1849 in Naples, Italy. 
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_Hygiea#Discovery

Asteroid 27500 Mandelbrot (2000 GW132) was discovered on April 12, 2000 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27500_Mandelbrot

Asteroid 10295 Hippolyta (1988 GB) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on April 12, 1988. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10295_Hippolyta

Asteroid 531 Zerlina was discovered on April 12, 1904 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/531_Zerlina



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Meteorites

The Nerft (L6) meteorite fell in Latvia, on the 12th April, 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48687830/nerft-meteorite/

The Yangchiang (H5) meteorite fell in Guangdong, China, on the 12th April, 1954.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48687831/yangchiang-meteorite/

The Schenectady (H5) meteorite fell in New York, USA, on the 12th April, 1968.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48687838/schenectady-meteorite/

The Zunhua meteorite fell in Hebei province on April 12, 2008. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t17763745/dongling-meteorite/

The Urumqi meteorite fell in Xinjiang's Qitai county on April 12, 2009. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56054222/urumqi-meteorite/



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