March 12th, 1926

Born on March 12th, 1926

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 155 days, exactly on October 3rd, 2024, people who were born on March 12th, 1926 will be 36,000 days old!

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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, 1926

98

George Ariyoshi

Governor of Hawaii from 1974 to 1986

*March 12th, 1926, Honolulu

98

Huang Xuhua

Chinese engineer

*March 12th, 1926, Shanwei

95

Helm Stierlin

German psychiatrist, psychotherapist and author

*March 12th, 1926, Mannheim †September 9th, 2021

88

David Nadien

American violinist

*March 12th, 1926, Brooklyn †May 28th, 2014, Manhattan

89

Arthur A. Hartman

American diplomat

*March 12th, 1926, New York City †March 16th, 2015, Washington, D.C.

85

Heinz Schönberger

German clarinetist

*March 12th, 1926, Frankfurt †November 25th, 2011, Frankfurt

87

Karl Czok

German regional historian and medievalist (1926-2013)

*March 12th, 1926, Görlitz †July 18th, 2013, Leipzig

62

John Clellon Holmes

American Beat Generation writer, novelist

*March 12th, 1926, Massachusetts †March 30th, 1988, Middletown

34

Minerva Mirabal

Dominican lawyer and political activist

*March 12th, 1926, Salcedo †November 25th, 1960

87

José Santos Meza Cortés

Mexican basketball player

*March 12th, 1926, Santa Rosalía †November 30th, 2013

92

Eberhard Heinrich

German politician and journalist (1926-2019)

*March 12th, 1926, Świerzawa †February 11th, 2019

98

Horst Hächler

German film director, actor, screenwriter and film producer

*March 12th, 1926, Hamburg

98

Gudrun Ure

Scottish actress

*March 12th, 1926, Milton of Campsie

86

Freddie Williams

Welsh speedway rider (1926-2013)

*March 12th, 1926, Port Talbot †January 20th, 2013, Swindon

76

James Mitchell

British writer of crime fiction and spy thrillers

*March 12th, 1926, South Shields †September 15th, 2002, Newcastle upon Tyne

90

Kenjirō Azuma

Japanese–Italian sculptor

*March 12th, 1926, Yamagata †October 15th, 2016, Milan

98

Georgios Darivas

Greek footballer

*March 12th, 1926, Athens

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69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

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

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

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

49

André Poggenburg

German politician and entrepreneur

*March 12th, 1975, Weißenfels

58

Louison Bobet

French professional road racing cyclist

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

67

Georges Delerue

French composer (1925–1992)

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

89

Knut Bohwim

Norwegian filmmaker (1931-2020)

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

82

Raúl Alfonsín

Former President of Argentina (1983-89)

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

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

88

Edward Albee

American playwright (1928–2016)

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

99

Leo Esaki

Japanese physicist (1925-)

*March 12th, 1925, Takaida

60

Kimiko Jinnai

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1964, Yatsushiro

94

Kurt Flasch

German philosopher

*March 12th, 1930, Mainz

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

47

Jack Kerouac

American writer (1922–1969)

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

22

Kok Jing Hong

Malaysian badminton player

*March 12th, 2002, Kedah

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Born in 1926

65

Klaus Kinski

German actor (1926–1991)

*October 18th, 1926, Sopot †November 23rd, 1991, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

36

Marilyn Monroe

American actress and model (1926–1962)

*June 1st, 1926, Los Angeles †August 4th, 1962, Brentwood

96

Elizabeth II

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022

*April 21st, 1926, Mayfair †September 8th, 2022, Balmoral Castle

89

Erika Arlt

German local historian (1926-2015)

*March 30th, 1926, Oberröblingen †November 12th, 2015

90

Fidel Castro

Cuban politician and revolutionary (1926–2016)

*August 13th, 1926, Birán †November 25th, 2016, Havana

95

Jeff Robson

New Zealand badminton and tennis player and administrator

*September 30th, 1926, Palmerston †September 5th, 2022, Auckland City Hospital

91

John Friedmann

American city planner (1926-2017)

*April 16th, 1926, Vienna †June 11th, 2017, Vancouver

97

David Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

*May 8th, 1926, Isleworth

90

Emil Stehle

German bishop and theologian

*September 3rd, 1926, Mühlhausen †May 16th, 2017, Constance

90

Diana Ingro

Argentinian actress

*October 26th, 1926, Ramos Mejía †March 23rd, 2017, Buenos Aires

46

Piero Drogo

Italian racing driver (1926-1973)

*August 8th, 1926, Vignale Monferrato †April 28th, 1973, Bologna

62

Kenneth Williams

British actor and comedian (1926–1988)

*February 22nd, 1926, Islington †April 15th, 1988, London Borough of Camden

91

Olbram Zoubek

Czech sculptor

*April 21st, 1926, Prague †June 15th, 2017, Prague

57

Michel Foucault

French philosopher

*October 15th, 1926, Poitiers †June 25th, 1984, 13th arrondissement of Paris

93

Henri de Contenson

French archaeologist

*March 4th, 1926, 16th arrondissement of Paris †September 8th, 2019, 16th arrondissement of Paris

88

Marcello Argilli

Italian journalist and writer

*April 9th, 1926, Rome †October 14th, 2014

90

Witold Pyrkosz

Polish actor (1926-2017)

*December 24th, 1926, Krasnystaw †April 22nd, 2017, Warsaw

90

Roxcy Bolton

American activist and feminist

*June 3rd, 1926, Duck Hill †May 17th, 2017, Coral Gables

90

Giulio Orlando

Italian politician (1926-2017)

*May 22nd, 1926, Martina Franca †May 18th, 2017, Fermo

96

Ted White

American stuntman and actor

*January 25th, 1926, Texas †October 14th, 2022, California

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No: With 365 days 1926 is a normal year and no leap year.

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