A fire broke out near Valparaíso, Chile, eventually destroying at least 2,500 homes and leaving approximately 11,000 people homeless (damage pictured).
ClockHorizon daily selection“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
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 Great Fire of Valparaíso ravages the Chilean city of Valparaíso, killing 16 people, displacing nearly 10,000, and destroying more than 2,500 homes.
Two suicide bombers kill three Chadian soldiers and injure dozens of civilians at a market in Kidal, Mali.
Merano derailment: A rail accident in South Tyrol kills nine people and injures a further 28.
Zimbabwe officially abandons the Zimbabwean dollar as its official currency.
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
One highlighted entry is from 2014: A fire broke out near Valparaíso, Chile, eventually destroying at least 2,500 homes and leaving approximately 11,000 people homeless (damage pictured).
People listed for April 12 include Jan Bednarek (1996), Matteo Berrettini (1996), and Pedro Cachin (1995).
Observances listed for April 12 include Commemoration of first human in space by Yuri Gagarin: International Day of Human Space Flight, Christian feast day: Adoniram Judson (Episcopal Church), and Christian feast day: Alferius.
