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March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap Year s). There are 294 days remaining.
Events
- 515 BC - Construction is completed on the Temple In Jerusalem .
- 538 - Witiges , King of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna , leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman General , Belisarius .
- 1664 - New Jersey becomes a colony of Britain .
- 1868 - Henry James O'Farrell attempts to assassinate Prince Alfred, Duke Of Edinburgh .
- 1881 - Andrew Watson made his Scotland debut as the world's first Black international Football player and Captain .
- 1894 - Coca-Cola is sold in bottles for the first time.
- 1912 - The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts Of The USA ) are founded in the U.S. .
- 1913 - Canberra , future capital of Australia , is officially named and construction of the new city begins ( Melbourne remained temporary capital until 1927).
- 1928 - In California , the St. Francis Dam fails, killing 400 people.
- 1930 - Mahatma Gandhi leads a 200-mile march known as '' Dandi March '' to the sea in defiance of British opposition, to protest the British monopoly on Salt .
- addresses the nation for the first time as President Of The United States . This was also the first of his " Fireside Chats ."
- troops occupy Austria ; annexation declared the following day.
- signs a Harsh Peace Treaty with the Soviet Union , ceding almost all of Finnish Karelia . Finnish troops and remaining population are immediately evacuated.
- 1947 - The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism .
- 1951 - The '' Dennis The Menace '' Comic Strip appears in Newspaper s across the USA for the first time.
- 1956 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 500 for the First Time (500.24)
- 1958 - In Hilversum , Netherlands , André Claveau wins the third Eurovision Song Contest for France singing " Dors, Mon Amour " (Sleep, my love).
- 1960 - A fire at a chemical plant in Pusan , Korea kills 68.
- 1967 - Suharto takes over from Sukarno to become President of Indonesia .
- 1968 - Mauritius achieves independence.
- 1987 - Les Misérables opens on Broadway .
- 1992 - Mauritius becomes a Republic while remaining a member of the Commonwealth Of Nations .
- 1992 - 13 are killed and several injured when a Tram -car crashes into a crowd of people at the tram-station at Vasaplatsen in Gothenburg , Sweden .
- 1993 - Several Bombs Explode in Bombay ( Mumbai ), India , killing about 300 and injuring hundreds more.
- 1993 - says that it plans to withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and refuses to allow inspectors access to nuclear sites.
- 1994 - A photo by Marmaduke Wetherell , previously touted as 'proof' of the Loch Ness Monster , is confirmed to be a hoax.
- 1994 - The Church Of England ordains its first female priests.
- 1999 - Former Warsaw Pact members the Czech Republic , Hungary and Poland join NATO .
- 2002 - In Texas , Andrea Yates is found guilty of drowning her five children on June 20 , 2001 . She is later sentenced to life in prison. Her sentence would be overturned on appeal and she would end up being retried in 2006 .
- 2003 - Kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart is found alive in Sandy , Utah after missing from her Salt Lake City home for nine months.
- 2003 - Zoran Đinđić , Prime Minister of Serbia , assassinated in Belgrade .
- 2004 - Roh Moo-hyun , President Of South Korea is impeached by its National Assembly for the first time in the nation's history.
- 2005 - Tung Chee Hwa , the first Chief Executive Of Hong Kong , steps down from his post after his Resignation is approved by the Chinese central government. New SAT is administered.
- 2006 - Australia scores a World Record 434 runs in a One-day International Cricket match against South Africa . South Africa replies by beating the record again to score 438/9 to win.
Births
- 1270 - Charles Of Valois , son of Philip III Of France (d. 1325 )
- 1386 - Ashikaga Yoshimochi , Japanese shogun (d. 1428 )
- 1478 - Giuliano Di Lorenzo De' Medici , ruler of Florence (d. 1516 )
- 1607 - Paul Gerhardt , German hymnist (d. 1676 )
- 1613 - André Le Nôtre , French landscape architect (d. 1700 )
- 1620 - Johann Heinrich Hottinger , Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667 )
- 1626 - John Aubrey , English antiquary and writer (d. 1697 )
- 1637 - Anne Hyde , wife of James II Of England (d. 1671 )
- 1647 - Victor-Maurice, Comte De Broglie , French general (d. 1727 )
- 1685 - George Berkeley , Irish theologian (d. 1753 )
- 1710 - Thomas Augustine Arne , English composer (d. 1778 )
- 1718 - Joseph Damer , English politician (d. 1798 )
- 1806 - Jane Pierce , First Lady Of The United States (d. 1863 )
- 1821 - Sir John Abbott , third Prime Minister Of Canada (d. 1893 )
- 1824 - Gustav Kirchhoff , German physicist (d. 1887 )
- 1831 - Clement Studebaker , American automobile pioneer (d. 1901 )
- 1863 - Gabriele D'Annunzio , Italian writer, war hero, and politician (d. 1938 )
- 1863 - Vladimir Vernadsky , Russian mineralogist (d. 1945 )
- 1888 - Vaslav Nijinsky , Polish-born ballet dancer (d. 1950 )
- 1890 - William Dudley Pelley , American t and leader of the Silver Legion (d. 1965 )
- 1895 - William C. Lee , U.S. Army general (d. 1948 )
- 1908 - Rita Angus , New Zealand painter (d. 1970 )
- 1911 - William Patrick Hitler , nephew of Adolf Hitler (d. 1987 )
- 1912 - Irving Layton , Canadian poet (d. 2006 )
- 1918 - Elaine De Kooning , American artist (d. 1989 )
- 1921 - Gianni Agnelli , Italian auto executive (d. 2003 )
- 1921 - Gordon MacRae , American singer and actor (d. 1986 )
- 1922 - Jack Kerouac , American writer (d. 1969 )
- 1922 - Lane Kirkland , American labor leader (d. 1999 )
- 1923 - Hjalmar Andersen , Norwegian speed skater
- 1923 - Wally Schirra , astronaut
- 1923 - Mae Young , former professional wrestler
- 1923 - Norbert Brainin , Austrian violinist (d. 2005 )
- 1925 - Leo Esaki , Japanese physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1925 - Harry Harrison , American author
- 1928 - Edward Albee , American dramatist
- 1931 - Herbert Kelleher , Southwest Airlines co-founder
- 1932 - Barbara Feldon , American actress and model
- 1932 - Andrew Young , American civil rights activist, politician, and ambassador to the United Nations
- 1940 - Al Jarreau , American singer
- 1940 - M.A. Numminen , Finnish singer and writer
- 1942 - Ratko Mladić , Republika Srpska leader
- 1945 - Sammy "The Bull" Gravano , American gangster
- 1946 - Liza Minnelli , American singer and actress
- 1947 - Kalervo Palsa , Finnish artist (d. 1987 )
- 1947 - Mitt Romney , Governor of Massachusetts
- 1948 - James Taylor , American musician
- 1949 - Natalia Kuchinskaya , Soviet gymnast
- 1953 - Carl Hiaasen , American journalist and author
- 1953 - Ron Jeremy , American actor
- 1956 - Steve Harris , English musician ( Iron Maiden )
- 1956 - Dale Murphy , baseball player
- 1962 - Darryl Strawberry , baseball player
- 1963 - Joaquim Cruz , Brazilian runner
- 1965 - Steve Finley , baseball player
- 1965 - Steve Levy , American sports journalist ( ESPN )
- 1968 - Aaron Eckhart , American actor ( Erin Brockavich )
- 1969 - Graham Coxon , English musician
- 1970 - Roy Khan , Norwegian singer ( Kamelot )
- 1972 - Hector Luis Bustamante , Colombian actor
- 1972 - James Maritato aka Nunzio , an Italian-American professional wrestler
- 1976 - Simon Young , British music journalist
- 1977 - Marcus 40 (Mark Hendry) , New Zealand actor
- 1978 - Masuimi Max , American model
- 1978 - Casey Mears , American auto racer
- 1978 - Claudio Sanchez , musician- Coheed And Cambria
- 1979 - Pete Doherty , musician - The Libertines and Babyshambles
- 1979 - Nidia Guenard , former WWE Diva
- 1985 - Bradley Wright-Phillips , English footballer
- 1985 - Tosh Townend , American skateboarder
- 1986 - Danny Jones , British singer ( McFly )
Deaths
- 604 - Pope Gregory I
- 1289 - King Demetre II Of Georgia (b. 1259 )
- 1374 - Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336 )
- 1447 - Shah Rukh , ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377 )
- 1507 - Cesare Borgia , Italian general and statesman (b. 1475 )
- 1608 - Koriki Kiyonaga , Japanese warlord (b. 1530 )
- 1628 - John Bull , English composer
- 1648 - Tirso De Molina , Spanish writer (b. 1571 )
- 1681 - Frans Van Mieris, Sr. , Dutch painter (b. 1635 )
- 1699 - Peder Griffenfeld , Danish statesman (b. 1635 )
- 1790 - Andreas Hadik , Austro-Hungarian general (b. 1710 )
- 1832 - Frederich Kuhlau , German composer (b. 1786 )
- 1872 - Zeng Guofan , Chinese politician and general (b. 1811 )
- 1889 - Emperor Yohannes IV Of Ethiopia
- 1898 - Zacharias Topelius , Finnish-Swedish writer (b. 1818 )
- 1908 - Edmondo De Amicis , Italian children's writer (d. 1846 )
- 1916 - Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach , Austrian writer (b. 1830 )
- 1925 - Sun Yat-sen , Chinese revolutionary, politician (b. 1866 )
- 1930 - Alois Jirásek , Czech writer (b. 1851 )
- 1937 - Charles-Marie Widor , French organist and composer (b. 1844 )
- 1943 - Gustav Vigeland , Norwegian sculptor (b. 1869 )
- 1944 - Artur Gavazzi , Croatian geographer (b. 1861 )
- 1947 - Winston Churchill , American novelist (b. 1871 )
- 1955 - Charlie Parker , American jazz saxophonist (b. 1920 )
- 1978 - John Cazale , American actor (b. 1935 )
- 1984 - Arnold Ridley , British playwright and actor (b. 1896 )
- 1985 - Eugene Ormandy , Hungarian conductor (b. 1899 )
- 1987 - Woody Hayes , American football coach (b. 1913 )
- 1989 - Maurice Evans , British actor (b. 1901 )
- 1990 - Wallace Breem , British author (b. 1926 )
- 1991 - Ragnar Granit , Finnish neuroscientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine (b. 1900 )
- 1995 - Juanin Clay , American actress (b. 1949 )
- 1998 - Beatrice Wood , American artist and ceramist (b. 1893 )
- 1999 - Sir Yehudi Menuhin , American-born violinist (b. 1916 )
- 2001 - Morton Downey, Jr. , American television talk show host (b. 1933 )
- 2001 - Robert Ludlum , American author (b. 1927 )
- 2002 - Spyros Kyprianou , Cypriot politician (b. 1932 )
- 2003 - Zoran Đinđić , Prime Minister Of Serbia (b. 1952 )
- 2003 - Howard Fast , American author (b. 1914 )
- 2003 - Lynne Thigpen , American actress (b. 1948 )
- 2005 - Bill Cameron , Canadian journalist (b. 1943 )
- 2006 - István Gyulai , Hungarian athletic official (b. 1943 )
- 2006 - Victor Sokolov , Russian dissident journalist and priest (b. 1947 )
Holidays and observances
External links
March 11 - March 13 - February 12 - April 12 -- Listing Of All Days
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