April 12, 1700Abandonment of Scotlands Only New World Colony, Caledonia, at Darien, Isthmus of Panama
April 12, 1861The American Civil War Begins; 150,000 Irishmen Will Serve With the Union Forces, and 40,000 With the Confederacy
April 12, 1889Patrick McGilligan, Pro-Treaty Nationalist and Politician, Is Born in Coleraine, Co. Derry-Londonderry