At a Glance
April 12
Observances & Celebrations
Commemorative holidays, national days, religious feasts, and international traditions observed on this date.
National observance
Commemoration of first human in space by Yuri Gagarin: International Day of Human Space Flight
Religious observance
Feast of Adoniram Judson (Episcopal Church)
Religious observance
Feast of Alferius
Religious observance
Feast of April 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Religious observance
Feast of Blessed Angelo Carletti di Chivasso
Religious observance
Feast of Erkembode
Religious observance
Feast of Pope Julius I
Religious observance
Feast of Sabbas the Goth
Religious observance
Feast of Teresa of the Andes
Religious observance
Feast of Zeno of Verona
Observance
Children's Day (Bolivia)
Observance
Commemoration of first human in space by Yuri Gagarin: Cosmonautics Day (Russia)
Russia
Observance
Commemoration of first human in space by Yuri Gagarin: Yuri's Night (International observance)
Observance
Halifax Day (North Carolina)
Observance