March 12th, 1706

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Born on March 12th, 1706 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on March 12th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on March 12th
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Calendar (March 1706)

Born on March 12th, 1706

Weekday

Friday

March 12th, 1706 was a Friday.

Age

318

People born on March 12th, 1706 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 318 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

February 20th, 1706 - March 20th, 1706

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 116,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 802 days, exactly on July 12th, 2026, people who were born on March 12th, 1706 will be 117,000 days old!

116,198 Days

16,599 Weeks

3,817 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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

Born on March 12th, 1706

Johan Pasch

Swedish artist (1706-1769)

*March 12th, 1706, Stockholm †January 16th, 1769, Stockholm

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

André Poggenburg

German politician and entrepreneur

*March 12th, 1975, Weißenfels

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

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

Thomas Arne

British composer

*March 12th, 1710, London †March 5th, 1778, London

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

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

Noël Jourda de Vaux

Marshal of France

*March 12th, 1705, Castle of Vaux †September 14th, 1788, Grenoble

George Berkeley

Irish idealist philosopher and Anglican bishop (1685–1753)

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

Mitt Romney

United States Senator from Utah since 2019

*March 12th, 1947, Detroit

Liza Minnelli

American actress and singer

*March 12th, 1946, Los Angeles

Kimiko Jinnai

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1964, Yatsushiro

Gabriele D'Annunzio

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

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

Chen Hsiao-Huan

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1987, Kaohsiung

Darya Samarchants

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Kharkiv

Joel Eipe

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1997, Frederiksberg

Lena Frier Kristiansen

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1983, Randers

William Buckland

English clergyman, geologist and palaeontologist (1784-1856)

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

Loh Kean Hean

Singaporean badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Penang

Kok Jing Hong

Malaysian badminton player

*March 12th, 2002, Kedah

John Aubrey

English writer and antiquarian (1626-1697)

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

László Amade

Hungarian poet, soldier (1703-1764)

*March 12th, 1703, Gabčíkovo †December 22nd, 1764, Horný Bar

George Tyler Wood

2nd Governor of Texas (1795-1858)

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

Same year
Born in 1706

Benjamin Franklin

American author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, diplomat, Founding Father (1706–1790)

*January 17th, 1706, Boston †April 17th, 1790, Philadelphia