March 12th, 1276

Born on March 12th, 1276

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 273,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 737 days, exactly on May 20th, 2026, people who were born on March 12th, 1276 will be 274,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on March 12th?

March 12th, 2014

A gas leak caused an explosion in East Harlem, New York City, destroying two apartment buildings and causing eight deaths.

March 12th, 1989

Tim Berners-Lee submitted a memorandum at CERN with details of an information-management system, the first proposal for what would become the World Wide Web.

March 12th, 1971

The Turkish Armed Forces executed a "coup by memorandum", forcing the resignation of Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel.

March 12th, 1952

British diplomat Lord Ismay was appointed the first secretary general of NATO.

March 12th, 1947

Cold War: U.S. president Harry S. Truman proclaimed the Truman Doctrine to help stem the spread of communism.

March 12th, 1940

The Moscow Peace Treaty was signed, ending the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union.

March 12th, 1934

Supported by the Estonian army, Konstantin Päts staged a coup d'état, beginning the Era of Silence.

March 12th, 1933

U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the first of his fireside chats, addressing the nation directly via radio.

March 12th, 1930

Mahatma Gandhi began the Salt March (pictured), a 24-day nonviolent walk to defy the British salt tax in colonial India.

March 12th, 1913

At a ceremony at Kurrajong Hill, Lady Denman, wife of Governor-General Lord Denman, announced that the future capital of Australia would be called Canberra.

March 12th, 1881

Andrew Watson (pictured) captained the Scotland national football team against England, becoming the world's first black international footballer.

March 12th, 1622

Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, founders of the Jesuits, were canonized by Pope Gregory XV.

March 12th, 2020

The United States suspends travel from Europe due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 12th, 2019

In the House of Commons, the revised EU Withdrawal Bill was rejected by a margin of 149 votes.

March 12th, 2018

US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211 crashes at Tribhuvan International Airport in Katmandu, killing 51 and injuring 20.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 12th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 12th?

49

André Poggenburg

German politician and entrepreneur

*March 12th, 1975, Weißenfels

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

77

Mitt Romney

United States Senator from Utah since 2019

*March 12th, 1947, Detroit

78

Liza Minnelli

American actress and singer

*March 12th, 1946, Los Angeles

60

Kimiko Jinnai

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1964, Yatsushiro

37

Chen Hsiao-Huan

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1987, Kaohsiung

29

Darya Samarchants

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Kharkiv

27

Joel Eipe

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1997, Frederiksberg

41

Lena Frier Kristiansen

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1983, Randers

29

Loh Kean Hean

Singaporean badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Penang

22

Kok Jing Hong

Malaysian badminton player

*March 12th, 2002, Kedah

74

Gabriele D'Annunzio

Italian writer, poet, playwright, soldier and politician (1863-1938)

*March 12th, 1863, Pescara †March 1st, 1938, Gardone Riviera

30

Carlos Ramirez

Colombian BMX rider

*March 12th, 1994, Medellín

23

Anna Zak

Russian-born Israeli singer, actress, and model

*March 12th, 2001, Sochi

39

Stromae

Belgian singer and songwriter

*March 12th, 1985, Etterbeek

71

John Aubrey

English writer and antiquarian (1626-1697)

*March 12th, 1626, Malmesbury †June 7th, 1697, Oxford

89

Knut Bohwim

Norwegian filmmaker (1931-2020)

*March 12th, 1931, Oslo †June 16th, 2020, Oslo

55

Charles of Valois

French prince (1270-1325)

*March 12th, 1270, Vincennes †December 16th, 1325, Nogent-le-Roi

64

Courtney B. Vance

American actor

*March 12th, 1960, Detroit

72

William Buckland

English clergyman, geologist and palaeontologist (1784-1856)

*March 12th, 1784, Axminster †August 14th, 1856, Islip

61

Ian Holloway

English association football player and manager (born 1963)

*March 12th, 1963, Bristol

58

David Daniels

American opera singer

*March 12th, 1966, Spartanburg

63

George Tyler Wood

2nd Governor of Texas (1795-1858)

*March 12th, 1795, Randolph County †September 3rd, 1858, Point Blank

72

André Comte-Sponville

French philosopher

*March 12th, 1952, Paris

67

George Berkeley

Irish idealist philosopher and Anglican bishop (1685–1753)

*March 12th, 1685, Kilkenny †January 14th, 1753, Oxford

76

Kent Conrad

American politician (born 1948)

*March 12th, 1948, Bismarck

30

Nans Peters

French bicycle racer

*March 12th, 1994, Grenoble

58

Oliver Grüner

German rower

*March 12th, 1966, Frankfurt

48

Alexandré Pölking

German-Brazilian association football player and manager

*March 12th, 1976, Sertãozinho

58

Louison Bobet

French professional road racing cyclist

*March 12th, 1925, Saint-Méen-le-Grand †March 13th, 1983, Biarritz

66

Charles Delestraint

French general (1879-1945)

*March 12th, 1879, Biache-Saint-Vaast †April 19th, 1945, Dachau concentration camp

81

Ratko Mladić

Convicted war-criminal and former general of the Bosnian Serb military (1991-1996)

*March 12th, 1943, Božanovići

76

James Taylor

American singer and guitarist

*March 12th, 1948, Boston

37

Manuele Boaro

Road racing cyclist

*March 12th, 1987, Bassano del Grappa

35

Nathan Haas

Australian racing cyclist

*March 12th, 1989, Brisbane

44

Jens Mouris

Dutch cyclist

*March 12th, 1980, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel

72

John Abbott

3rd Prime Minister of Canada (1821-1893)

*March 12th, 1821, Saint-André-Est †October 30th, 1893, Montreal

56

Jean-Vincent Placé

French politician

*March 12th, 1968, Seoul

40

Shreya Ghoshal

Indian playback singer

*March 12th, 1984, Durgapur

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Public holidays on March 12th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on March 12th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1276 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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