March 12th, 1461

Born on March 12th, 1461

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 205,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 256 days, exactly on March 15th, 2025, people who were born on March 12th, 1461 will be 206,000 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 and songwriter (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

74

Gabriele D'Annunzio

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

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

22

Kok Jing Hong

Malaysian badminton player

*March 12th, 2002, Kedah

71

John Aubrey

English writer and antiquarian (1626-1697)

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

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

89

Knut Bohwim

Norwegian filmmaker (1931-2020)

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

72

William Buckland

English clergyman, geologist and palaeontologist (1784-1856)

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

67

George Berkeley

Irish idealist philosopher and Anglican bishop (1685–1753)

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

Same year
Born in 1461

62

Domenico Grimani

Catholic cardinal

*February 19th, 1461, Venice †August 27th, 1523, Rome

60

Raffaele Riario

Catholic cardinal

*May 3rd, 1461, Savona †July 9th, 1521, Naples

45

Alexander Jagiellon

King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania

*August 5th, 1461, Kraków †August 19th, 1506, Vilnius

19

Amalie of Brandenburg

Countess Palatine and Duchess of Zweibruecken and Veldenz

*October 1st, 1461, Plassenburg †September 3rd, 1481, Baden-Baden

59

Christina of Saxony

Saxon princess who became Queen consort of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden

*December 25th, 1461, Torgau †December 8th, 1521, Odense

58

Zanobi Acciaioli

Librarian, translator

*May 25th, 1461, Florence †July 27th, 1519, Rome

41

Louise of Savoy

Nun

*December 12th, 1461, Savoy †July 24th, 1503, Orbe

45

Rupert, Count Palatine of Simmern

Bishop of Regensburg

*October 16th, 1461, Simmern †April 19th, 1507, Wörth an der Donau

71

Jacopo Salviati

Politician (1461-1533)

*September 15th, 1461, Florence †September 6th, 1533

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1461 is a normal year and no leap year.

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