March 12th, 1913

Born on March 12th, 1913

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What happened on March 12th, 1913?

March 12th, 1913

The future capital of Australia is officially named Canberra.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Hill,_Australian_Capital_Territory

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on March 12th, 1913

82

Teobaldo Depetrini

Italian footballer

*March 12th, 1913, Vercelli †January 8th, 1996, Turin

97

Agathe von Trapp

Austrian-American singer

*March 12th, 1913, Pula †December 28th, 2010, Towson

71

Yashwantrao Chavan

6th Deputy Prime Minister of India(1913-1984)

*March 12th, 1913, Karad †November 25th, 1984, New Delhi

80

Max Leognany

French painter

*March 12th, 1913, Mirecourt †February 11th, 1994, 12th arrondissement of Paris

92

Loulie Jean Norman

American musician (1913-2005)

*March 12th, 1913, Birmingham †August 2nd, 2005, Los Angeles

Same Day
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

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

89

Knut Bohwim

Norwegian filmmaker (1931-2020)

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

60

Kimiko Jinnai

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1964, Yatsushiro

93

Irving Layton

Romanian-born Canadian poet

*March 12th, 1912, Târgu Neamț †January 4th, 2006, Canada

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

74

Gabriele D'Annunzio

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

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

27

Joel Eipe

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1997, Frederiksberg

58

Louison Bobet

French professional road racing cyclist

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

29

Loh Kean Hean

Singaporean badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Penang

22

Kok Jing Hong

Malaysian badminton player

*March 12th, 2002, Kedah

55

Sixten Sason

Swedish industrial designer

*March 12th, 1912, Skövde †April 1st, 1967, Solna Municipality

67

Georges Delerue

French composer (1925–1992)

*March 12th, 1925, Roubaix †March 20th, 1992, Los Angeles

39

Stromae

Belgian singer and producer

*March 12th, 1985, Etterbeek

64

Courtney B. Vance

American actor

*March 12th, 1960, Detroit

Same year
Born in 1913

81

Richard Nixon

President of the United States from 1969 to 1974

*January 9th, 1913, Yorba Linda †April 22nd, 1994, Manhattan

93

Gerald Ford

President of the United States from 1974 to 1977

*July 14th, 1913, Omaha †December 26th, 2006, Rancho Mirage

103

Alejandra Soler

Spanish teacher and politician (1913-2017)

*July 8th, 1913, Valencia †March 1st, 2017, Valencia

84

Kai-Uwe von Hassel

German politician (1913–1997)

*April 21st, 1913 †May 8th, 1997, Aachen

53

Vivien Leigh

British actress (1913–1967)

*November 5th, 1913, Darjeeling †July 8th, 1967, Eaton Square

88

Anthony Dexter

American actor

*January 19th, 1913, Talmage †March 27th, 2001, Greeley

63

Benjamin Britten

English composer, conductor, and pianist (1913-1976)

*November 22nd, 1913, Lowestoft †December 4th, 1976, Aldeburgh

80

Burt Lancaster

American actor (1913–1994)

*November 2nd, 1913, New York City †October 20th, 1994, Los Angeles

78

Willy Brandt

Chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974), SPD

*December 18th, 1913, Sankt Lorenz †October 8th, 1992, Unkel

92

Rosa Parks

African-American civil rights activist (1913-2005)

*February 4th, 1913, Tuskegee †October 24th, 2005, Detroit

74

Danny Kaye

American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian (1911–1987)

*January 18th, 1913, Brooklyn †March 3rd, 1987, Los Angeles

84

Jean Marais

French actor and theatre director (1913-1998)

*December 11th, 1913, Cherbourg †November 8th, 1998, Cannes

74

Trevor Howard

English film, stage and television actor (1913–1988)

*September 29th, 1913, Cliftonville †January 7th, 1988, Bushey

76

Anthony Quayle

British actor, director (1913–1989)

*September 7th, 1913, Sefton †October 20th, 1989, London

76

Mary Martin

American actress (1913-1990)

*December 1st, 1913, Weatherford †November 3rd, 1990, Rancho Mirage

66

Jesse Owens

American track and field athlete (1913–1980)

*September 12th, 1913, Oakville †March 31st, 1980, Tucson

88

Edward Gierek

Polish politician (1913-2001)

*January 6th, 1913, Porąbka †July 29th, 2001, Cieszyn

91

Claude Simon

French writer

*October 10th, 1913, Antananarivo †July 6th, 2005, Paris

86

Victor Mature

American actor (1913–1999)

*January 29th, 1913, Louisville †August 4th, 1999, Rancho Santa Fe

100

Marc Platt

American ballet dancer, musical theatre performer, and actor (1913-2014)

*December 2nd, 1913, Pasadena †March 29th, 2014, San Rafael

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1913 is a normal year and no leap year.

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