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Thursday, April 12, 2012

[April 12] Gordian I, emperor of Rome

True Name: Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus Africanus
Parents: Maecius Marullus (probably) and Ulpia Gordiana (probably)

Date of Birth: circa 159
House: Gordiani
Spouse: Fabia Orestilla (probably)
Predecessor: Maximinus Thrax
Reign: 22 March to 12 April 238
Date of Death: 12 April 238
Successor: Pubienus, Balbinus, and Gordian III

Other Monarchs Who Died Today:
Gordian II, emperor of Rome (238)
Julius I, pope of Rome (352)
Maximianus, archbishop of Constantinople (434)
Vladislaus I, duke of Bohemia (1125)

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