Birthdays occurring on April, 12

1713

Guillaume Thomas Raynal was born on April 12, 1713 French writer, who helped set the intellectual climate for the French Revolution. 1713-1796 The only difference between a genius and one of common capacity is that the former anticipates and explores what the latter accidentally hits upon; but even the man of genius himself more frequently employs the advantages that chance presents to him; More quotations from Guillaume Thomas Raynal

1777

Henry Clay was born on April 12, 1777 American statesman, US congressman (1811-14, 1815-21, 1823-25) and US senator (1806-07, 1810-11, 1831-42, 1849-52), 1777-1852 The Constitution of the United States was made not merely for the generation that then existed, but for posterity- unlimited, undefined, endless, perpetual posterity More quotations from Henry Clay

1818

Josh Billings was born on April 12, 1818 American humorist, 1818-1885 Occasions are rare; and those who know how to seize upon them are rarer More quotations from Josh Billings

1923

Ann Miller was born on April 12, 1923 I never played politics, I was never a party girl, and I never slept with any of the producers. More quotations from Ann Miller

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Deaths occurring on April, 12

1704

J. B. Bossuet died on April 12, 1704 French bishop and author, 1627-1704 The cruelest revenge of a woman is to remain faithful to a man More quotations from J. B. Bossuet

1704

Jacques Benigne Bossuel died on April 12, 1704 French bishop and orator, 1627-1704 The heart has reasons that reason does not understand. More quotations from Jacques Benigne Bossuel

1782

Pietro Metastasio died on April 12, 1782 Italian poet, 1698-1782 Who raise our envy now? More quotations from Pietro Metastasio

1912

Clara Barton died on April 12, 1912 American Civil War nurse, Founder of the American National Red Cross, 1821-1912 I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I go for anything new that might improve the past. More quotations from Clara Barton