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*[[1633]] - The formal interrogation by the Inquisition of '''[[Galileo Galilei]]''' began. |
*[[1633]] - The formal interrogation by the [[Inquisition]] of '''[[Galileo Galilei]]''' began. |
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*[[1815]] - The most violent [[volcanic]] eruption in [[recorded history]], '''[[Mount Tambora]]''' in [[Indonesia]] killed 92,000 and caused the [[Year Without a Summer]], [[1816]]. |
*[[1815]] - The most violent [[volcanic]] eruption in [[recorded history]], '''[[Mount Tambora]]''' in [[Indonesia]] killed 92,000 and caused the [[Year Without a Summer]], [[1816]]. |
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*[[1961]] - [[Soviet]] [[cosmonaut]] '''[[Yuri Gagarin]]''' became the first man to enter outer space. |
*[[1961]] - [[Soviet]] [[cosmonaut]] '''[[Yuri Gagarin]]''' became the first man to enter outer space. |
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Revision as of 23:21, 12 April 2004
On April 12:
- 1633 - The formal interrogation by the Inquisition of Galileo Galilei began.
- 1815 - The most violent volcanic eruption in recorded history, Mount Tambora in Indonesia killed 92,000 and caused the Year Without a Summer, 1816.
- 1961 - Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to enter outer space.
- 1981 - The first launch of a Space Shuttle: Columbia launched on the STS-1 mission.