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National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day celebrates the two-ingredient comfort food standardized by the industrial sliced-bread era of the 1920s — bread and melted cheese, a lunchtime institution. Cosmonautics Day is a Russian national holiday marking April 12, 1961, when Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space aboard Vostok 1, completing one orbit of Earth in 108 minutes. Yuri’s Night is the global party celebrating Gagarin’s April 12, 1961 flight and the April 12, 1981 launch of Space Shuttle Columbia. Big Wind Day marks April 12, 1934, when the Mount Washington Observatory recorded a wind gust of 231 mph — the fastest surface wind speed ever recorded by a human observer. Bread, cheese, a cosmonaut, and a 231-mph gust.
All holidays on April 12
National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
Big Wind Day
Cosmonautics Day
D.E.A.R. Day
Deskfast Day
Halifax Day
Hamster Day
International Day for Human Space Flight
National Dolores Day
National For Twelves Day
National Licorice Day
National Mac Day
National Only Child Day
Silvia Name Day
Teak Awareness Day
Wear a Star Day
Yuri's Night
About April 12
April 12 Q&As
What is the most popular holiday on April 12?
On April 12, Yuri’s Night and Cosmonautics Day are the most globally recognized observances, both marking Gagarin’s April 12, 1961 first human spaceflight. National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day is the most popular U.S. food observance, and Big Wind Day marks the April 12, 1934 record wind gust at Mount Washington.
What pop culture holidays fall on April 12?
April 12 includes Yuri’s Night, the global space party celebrating Gagarin’s 1961 flight and the 1981 Space Shuttle Columbia launch, D.E.A.R. Day for literacy, and Walk on Your Wild Side Day. Hamster Day and National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day round out the date’s quirky appeal.
What countries celebrate holidays on April 12?
April 12 observances span Russia (Cosmonautics Day) and the U.S., which hosts National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day, Big Wind Day, D.E.A.R. Day, and Halifax Day. Yuri’s Night and International Day for Human Space Flight are observed globally, and Hamster Day is celebrated by small-pet enthusiasts worldwide.
