Famous Birthdays
- Brooklyn Supreme, Belgian stallion, heaviest known horse (1450 kg)
- Hardy Krüger, German actor (The Flight of the Phoenix), novelist, and travel writer, born in Wedding, Berlin, Germany (d. 2022)
- Jean-François Paillard, French conductor, and arranger (Pachelbel's Canon in D), born in Vitry-le-François, France (d. 2013)
- Russell L. Rogers, American electrical engineer and astronaut (X-20), born in Lawrence, Kansas (d. 1967)
- Uwe Kitzinger, German-British political scientist, educator and administrator (President of Templeton College Oxford), born in Nuremberg, Germany (d. 2023)
About April 12, 1928
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 96 years and 16 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Aries
Greatest Generation
Silent Generation
Baby Boomer
Generation X
Millennial
Generation Z