March 12th, 1919

Born on March 12th, 1919

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1919

87

Frank Campanella

American actor (1919–2006)

*March 12th, 1919, New York City †December 30th, 2006, Los Angeles

94

Mike Stepovich

9th Governor of Alaska Territory (1919-2014)

*March 12th, 1919, Fairbanks †February 14th, 2014, San Diego

82

R. M. Hare

British moral philosopher (1919–2002)

*March 12th, 1919, Somerset †January 29th, 2002, Ewelme

91

Guillermo Verdejo Vivas

Spanish politician and pharmacist (1919-2011)

*March 12th, 1919, Almería †February 1st, 2011, Almería

82

Miguel Gila Cuesta

Comedian, Actor

*March 12th, 1919, Madrid †July 13th, 2001, Barcelona

64

Casandra Damirón

Dominican singer (1919-1983)

*March 12th, 1919, Santa Cruz de Barahona †December 5th, 1983, Santo Domingo

102

Donald Zec

British journalist

*March 12th, 1919, London †September 6th, 2021

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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

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

58

Louison Bobet

French professional road racing cyclist

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

60

Kimiko Jinnai

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1964, Yatsushiro

67

Georges Delerue

French composer (1925–1992)

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

47

Jack Kerouac

American writer (1922–1969)

*March 12th, 1922, Lowell †October 21st, 1969, St. Petersburg

41

Lena Frier Kristiansen

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1983, Randers

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

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

94

Kurt Flasch

German philosopher

*March 12th, 1930, Mainz

82

Raúl Alfonsín

Former President of Argentina (1983-89)

*March 12th, 1927, Chascomús †March 31st, 2009, Buenos Aires

88

Edward Albee

American playwright (1928–2016)

*March 12th, 1928, Washington, D.C. †September 16th, 2016, Montauk

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68

Lino Ventura

Italian-French actor

*July 14th, 1919, Parma †October 22nd, 1987, Saint-Cloud

84

Ove Sprogøe

Danish actor (1919-2004)

*December 21st, 1919, Odense †September 14th, 2004, Tårnby

86

Paul Valentine

American actor (1919-2006)

*March 23rd, 1919, New York City †January 27th, 2006, Los Angeles

90

Gayatri Devi

Maharani of Jaipur and Indian politician (1919–2009)

*May 23rd, 1919, London †July 29th, 2009, Jaipur

63

Hennes Weisweiler

German association football player and manager (1919–1983)

*December 5th, 1919, Lechenich †July 5th, 1983, Aesch

66

Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due

Norwegian violinist

*February 19th, 1919, Oslo †November 18th, 1985, Oslo

77

Helga von Heintze

German-austrian classical archaeologist (1919-1996)

*August 9th, 1919, Bielsko-Biała †November 15th, 1996, Rome

75

Donald Pleasence

British actor (1919–1995)

*October 5th, 1919, Worksop †February 2nd, 1995, Saint-Paul-de-Vence

95

Jayne Meadows

Chinese born-American actress and author (1919–2015)

*September 27th, 1919, Wuchang †April 26th, 2015, Encino

94

Mikhail Kalashnikov

Soviet and Russian small arms designer (1919-2013)

*November 10th, 1919, Kurya †December 23rd, 2013, Izhevsk

76

Jon Pertwee

English actor (1919–1996)

*July 7th, 1919, Chelsea †May 20th, 1996, Connecticut

76

Martin Balsam

American actor (1919–1996)

*November 4th, 1919, The Bronx †February 13th, 1996, Rome

97

Walter Scheel

President of West Germany (1974-1979)

*July 8th, 1919, Solingen †August 24th, 2016, Bad Krozingen

74

Sven-Erik Bäck

Swedish composer

*September 16th, 1919, Kungsholm parish †January 10th, 1994, Oscar Parish

60

Kay Medford

American actress (1919–1980)

*September 14th, 1919, New York City †April 10th, 1980, New York City

45

Nat King Cole

American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965)

*March 17th, 1919, Montgomery †February 15th, 1965, Santa Monica

94

Giulio Andreotti

Italian politician and statesman (1919–2013)

*January 14th, 1919, Rome †May 6th, 2013, Rome

77

Beryl Reid

British actress

*June 17th, 1919, Hereford †October 13th, 1996, Thames Valley Hospital

94

Doris Lessing

British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer

*October 22nd, 1919, Kermanshah †November 17th, 2013, London

86

Ferruccio Valcareggi

Italian footballer (1919–2005)

*February 12th, 1919, Trieste †November 2nd, 2005, Florence

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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

No: With 365 days 1919 is a normal year and no leap year.

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