April 12 in History
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Muhammad al-Jawad, the ninth Imam of Shia Islam was born in 811, while Gnaeus Pompeius, Roman general and politician died in 45 BC.
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Born on April 12
- 811 — Muhammad al-Jawad, the ninth Imam of Shia Islam (died 835)
- 959 — En'yū, emperor of Japan (died 991)
- 1116 — Richeza of Poland, queen of Sweden and Grand Princess of Minsk (died 1156)
Died on April 12
- 45 BC — Gnaeus Pompeius, Roman general and politician (born 75 BC)
- 352 — Julius I, pope of the Catholic Church
- 434 — Maximianus, archbishop of Constantinople
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