March 12th, 1936

Born on March 12th, 1936

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 32,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 813 days, exactly on July 18th, 2026, people who were born on March 12th, 1936 will be 33,000 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, 1936

88

Michał Heller

Polish theologian

*March 12th, 1936, Tarnów

84

Eddie Sutton

American college basketball player and coach (1936-2020)

*March 12th, 1936, Bucklin †May 23rd, 2020, Tulsa

65

Virginia Hamilton

American writer of children's books (1936–2002)

*March 12th, 1936, Yellow Springs †February 19th, 2002, Dayton

67

Patrick Procktor

British artist (1936-2003)

*March 12th, 1936, Dublin †August 29th, 2003, London

39

Gilbert Chénier

Canadian actor and radio host (1936-1975)

*March 12th, 1936, Ottawa †September 20th, 1975, Montreal

85

Alfredo López Austin

Mexican Mesoamericanist

*March 12th, 1936, Ciudad Juárez †October 15th, 2021, Mexico City

47

Ángel Rambert

French-Argentine association football player

*March 12th, 1936, Buenos Aires †October 25th, 1983

84

Daniel I.C. Wang

American academic

*March 12th, 1936, Nanjing †August 29th, 2020, Cambridge

88

Carlos Alberto de Nóbrega

Brazilian humorist

*March 12th, 1936, Niterói

88

William Foege

American epidemiologist

*March 12th, 1936, Decorah

88

Zelda F. Gamson

American sociologist

*March 12th, 1936, Philadelphia

88

Keith Slater

Cricketer

*March 12th, 1936, Midland

88

Aryamba Pattabhi

Indian novelist

*March 12th, 1936, Mandya

88

Jenő Áts

Hungarian swimmer

*March 12th, 1936, Budapest

86

Ernie Zampese

American football player and coach (1936–2022)

*March 12th, 1936, Santa Barbara †August 29th, 2022

80

Heiner Fischer

German politician (1936-2016)

*March 12th, 1936, Planitz †June 3rd, 2016

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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

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

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

41

Lena Frier Kristiansen

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1983, Randers

81

Ratko Mladić

Convicted war-criminal and former general of the Bosnian Serb military (1991-1996)

*March 12th, 1943, Božanovići

37

Chen Hsiao-Huan

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1987, Kaohsiung

76

Kent Conrad

American politician (born 1948)

*March 12th, 1948, Bismarck

94

Kurt Flasch

German philosopher

*March 12th, 1930, Mainz

29

Darya Samarchants

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Kharkiv

72

André Comte-Sponville

French philosopher

*March 12th, 1952, Paris

27

Joel Eipe

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1997, Frederiksberg

29

Loh Kean Hean

Singaporean badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Penang

64

Courtney B. Vance

American actor

*March 12th, 1960, Detroit

58

Louison Bobet

French professional road racing cyclist

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

22

Kok Jing Hong

Malaysian badminton player

*March 12th, 2002, Kedah

76

James Taylor

American singer and guitarist

*March 12th, 1948, Boston

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Born in 1936

85

Uwe Seeler

German footballer (1936–2022)

*November 5th, 1936, Hamburg †July 21st, 2022, Norderstedt

66

Ong Teng Cheong

5th President of Singapore (1936–2002)

*January 22nd, 1936, Straits Settlements †February 8th, 2002, Singapore

87

Jean Pütz

German science journalist and television presenter

*September 21st, 1936, Cologne

75

Chuck Brown

American guitarist, bandleader and singer (1936-2012)

*August 22nd, 1936, Gaston †May 16th, 2012, Baltimore

80

Victor Lanoux

French actor (1936-2017)

*June 18th, 1936, Paris †May 4th, 2017, Royan

88

Mario Vargas Llosa

Peruvian novelist and writer

*March 28th, 1936, Arequipa

86

Silvio Berlusconi

Italian politician and media tycoon (1936–2023)

*September 29th, 1936, Milan †June 12th, 2023, San Raffaele Hospital

68

Dave Allen

Irish comedian and satirist (1936-2005)

*July 6th, 1936, Firhouse †March 10th, 2005, Kensington

81

Christian Rode

German actor and voice actor (1936–2018)

*July 20th, 1936, Hamburg †February 15th, 2018, Berlin

83

Werner von Moltke

Olympic athlete (1936-2019)

*May 24th, 1936, Mühlhausen †July 29th, 2019, Nieder-Olm

87

Robert Redford

American actor (born 1936)

*August 18th, 1936, Santa Monica

82

Burt Reynolds

American actor (1936–2018)

*February 11th, 1936, Lansing †September 6th, 2018, Jupiter

88

Alan Alda

American actor, director, and writer

*January 28th, 1936, Manhattan

81

John McCain

American politician and military officer (1936–2018)

*August 29th, 1936, Coco Solo †August 25th, 2018, Cornville

81

Pierre Laborie

French historian (1936–2017)

*January 4th, 1936, Bagnac-sur-Célé †May 16th, 2017, Cahors

75

Václav Havel

Czech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic (1936–2011)

*October 5th, 1936, Prague †December 18th, 2011, Hrádeček

87

Pope Francis

266th pope of the Catholic Church

*December 17th, 1936, Flores

82

Albert Finney

British actor

*May 9th, 1936, Salford †February 7th, 2019, Royal Marsden Hospital

87

Mona Andersson

Swedish actress

*August 17th, 1936, Örgryte församling

87

Roger Whittaker

British singer-songwriter and musician

*March 22nd, 1936, Nairobi †September 13th, 2023, Montaigu-de-Quercy

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Leap year

Yes: 1936 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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