March 12th, 1882

Born on March 12th, 1882

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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, 1882

64

Carlos Blanco Galindo

Bolivian politician

*March 12th, 1882, Cochabamba †October 2nd, 1946, Cochabamba

58

Alfred Apfel

German lawyer

*March 12th, 1882, Düren †February 14th, 1941, Marseille

32

Franz Krezdorn

(1882-1914)

*March 12th, 1882, Stuttgart †September 8th, 1914

83

Arturo Soto Rangel

Mexican actor

*March 12th, 1882, León de Los Aldama †May 25th, 1965, Mexico City

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Who's birthday is on March 12th?

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

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

49

André Poggenburg

German politician and entrepreneur

*March 12th, 1975, Weißenfels

66

Charles Delestraint

French general (1879-1945)

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

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

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

74

Gabriele D'Annunzio

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

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

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

69

Wilhelm Frick

German Nazi official (1877-1946)

*March 12th, 1877, Alsenz †October 16th, 1946, Nuremberg

37

Chen Hsiao-Huan

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1987, Kaohsiung

41

Lena Frier Kristiansen

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1983, Randers

29

Darya Samarchants

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Kharkiv

27

Joel Eipe

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1997, Frederiksberg

89

Knut Bohwim

Norwegian filmmaker (1931-2020)

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

29

Loh Kean Hean

Singaporean badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Penang

22

Kok Jing Hong

Malaysian badminton player

*March 12th, 2002, Kedah

82

Oskar Lambert Erich Wackerzapp

German politician (1883-1965)

*March 12th, 1883, Strasbourg †August 8th, 1965, Bad Kissingen

39

Stromae

Belgian singer and producer

*March 12th, 1985, Etterbeek

30

Carlos Ramirez

Colombian BMX rider

*March 12th, 1994, Medellín

23

Anna Zak

Russian-born Israeli singer, actress, and model

*March 12th, 2001, Sochi

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Born in 1882

63

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

President of the United States from 1933 to 1945

*January 30th, 1882, Hyde Park †April 12th, 1945, Warm Springs

58

James Joyce

Irish novelist and poet (1882–1941)

*February 2nd, 1882, Rathgar †January 13th, 1941, Zürich

78

Sylvia Pankhurst

English feminist and socialist (1882–1960)

*May 5th, 1882, Manchester †September 27th, 1960, Addis Ababa

88

Igor Stravinsky

Russian composer (1882–1971)

*June 18th, 1882, Lomonosov †April 6th, 1971, New York City

90

Gisela Richter

British-American art historian and archaeologist (1882–1972)

*August 14th, 1882, London †December 24th, 1972, Rome

59

Virginia Woolf

English modernist writer (1882–1941)

*January 25th, 1882, Hyde Park Gate †March 28th, 1941, Lewes

87

Max Born

German-Jewish physicist and mathematician (1882-1970)

*December 11th, 1882, Wrocław †January 5th, 1970, Göttingen

61

Jean Giraudoux

French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright (1882–1944)

*October 29th, 1882, Bellac †January 31st, 1944, Paris

67

Sigrid Undset

Norwegian writer (1882-1949)

*May 20th, 1882, Kalundborg †June 10th, 1949, Lillehammer Municipality

71

Emmerich Kálmán

Hungarian-born composer of operettas

*October 24th, 1882, Siófok †October 30th, 1953, Paris

60

Yanka Kupala

Belarusian writer (1882–1942)

*June 25th, 1882, Viazynka †June 28th, 1942, Moscow

93

Sybil Thorndike

British actress (1882-1976)

*October 24th, 1882, Gainsborough †June 9th, 1976, Chelsea

78

Leonhard Frank

German writer

*September 4th, 1882, Würzburg †August 18th, 1961, Munich

89

James F. Byrnes

American politician

*May 2nd, 1882, Charleston †April 9th, 1972, Columbia

64

Noah Beery, Sr.

American actor (1882–1946)

*January 17th, 1882, Kansas City †April 1st, 1946, Los Angeles

82

Franz Kruckenberg

German engineer (1882-1965)

*August 21st, 1882, Uetersen †June 19th, 1965, Heidelberg

81

James Franck

German physicist

*August 26th, 1882, Hamburg †May 21st, 1964, Göttingen

32

Elmer Booth

American actor (1882-1915)

*December 9th, 1882, Los Angeles †June 16th, 1915, Los Angeles

47

Alfred Wegener

German climatologist and geophysicist (1880–1930)

*November 1st, 1882, Berlin †October 31st, 1930, Greenland

73

Bela Lugosi

Hungarian-American actor (1882–1956)

*October 20th, 1882, Lugoj †August 16th, 1956, Los Angeles

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1882 is a normal year and no leap year.

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