March 12th, 1947

Born on March 12th, 1947

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What happened on March 12th, 1947?

March 12th, 1947

Cold War: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War

March 12th, 1947

Cold War: U.S. president Harry S. Truman proclaimed the Truman Doctrine to help stem the spread of communism.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War

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, 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.

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

Born on March 12th, 1947

77

Mitt Romney

United States Senator from Utah since 2019

*March 12th, 1947, Detroit

77

Peter Harry Carstensen

German politician

*March 12th, 1947, Elisabeth-Sophien-Koog

77

Thomas Hitzbleck

German rower

*March 12th, 1947, Wilhelmshaven

77

Russel Mthembu

South African musician

*March 12th, 1947, Ladysmith

77

David Rigert

Soviet weightlifter

*March 12th, 1947, Nagornoe

77

Charmaine White Face

Native American activist

*March 12th, 1947, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

77

Arne Sortevik

Norwegian politician

*March 12th, 1947, Bergen

77

Kurt Eckstein

German politician

*March 12th, 1947, Altdorf bei Nürnberg

77

Didier Flamand

French actor

*March 12th, 1947, Boulogne-Billancourt

77

Jan-Erik Enestam

Finnish politician

*March 12th, 1947, Västanfjärd

77

Gregorio Aldo Arencibia

Cyclist

*March 12th, 1947, Havana

73

Konrad Hünteler

German musician and flautist

*March 12th, 1947, Mechernich †November 13th, 2020, Münster

40

Kalervo Palsa

Finnish artist (1947–1987)

*March 12th, 1947, Kittilä †October 3rd, 1987, Kittilä

77

Ruby Andrews

Bobby Jean Stackhouse

*March 12th, 1947, Hollandale

77

Ginny Burdick

American politician

*March 12th, 1947, Portland

77

Sylvia Čápová-Vizváry

Pianist

*March 12th, 1947, Szombathely

77

Johnny Young

Australian singer

*March 12th, 1947, Rotterdam

77

Leopoldo Fernández Pujals

Spanish businessperson

*March 12th, 1947, Havana

77

Dante Mircoli

Argentine footballer and manager

*March 12th, 1947, Rome

77

Bill Cappleman

American football player

*March 12th, 1947, Brooksville

77

Walter Puchner

Austrian literary critic and theatrologist

*March 12th, 1947, Vienna

77

Henry Leppä

Finnish ice hockey player

*March 12th, 1947, Turku

77

Rupert Frazer

British actor

*March 12th, 1947, United Kingdom

77

Celso Bugallo Aguiar

Spanish actor

*March 12th, 1947, Lagarei

66

Laura Waterbury

American actress (1947-2013)

*March 12th, 1947, Bedford †September 25th, 2013, North Hollywood

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

78

Liza Minnelli

American actress and singer

*March 12th, 1946, Los Angeles

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

76

Kent Conrad

American politician (born 1948)

*March 12th, 1948, Bismarck

76

James Taylor

American singer and guitarist

*March 12th, 1948, Boston

78

Frank Welker

American actor (born 1946)

*March 12th, 1946, Denver

60

Kimiko Jinnai

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1964, Yatsushiro

72

André Comte-Sponville

French philosopher

*March 12th, 1952, Paris

81

Ratko Mladić

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

*March 12th, 1943, Božanovići

41

Lena Frier Kristiansen

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1983, Randers

64

Courtney B. Vance

American actor

*March 12th, 1960, Detroit

37

Chen Hsiao-Huan

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1987, Kaohsiung

89

Knut Bohwim

Norwegian filmmaker (1931-2020)

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

29

Darya Samarchants

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Kharkiv

75

Reinhard Weis

German politician

*March 12th, 1949, Tangermünde

27

Joel Eipe

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1997, Frederiksberg

61

Ian Holloway

English association football player and manager (born 1963)

*March 12th, 1963, Bristol

29

Loh Kean Hean

Singaporean badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Penang

58

David Daniels

American opera singer

*March 12th, 1966, Spartanburg

Same year
Born in 1947

76

Rodney Williams

Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1947)

*November 2nd, 1947, Swetes

76

Hillary Clinton

American politician and diplomat (born 1947)

*October 26th, 1947, Edgewater Hospital

77

Ulf Brunnberg

Actor

*April 7th, 1947, Bromma parish

69

Gregg Allman

American musician

*December 8th, 1947, Saint Thomas Hospital †May 27th, 2017, Richmond Hill

76

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

69

David Bowie

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

*January 8th, 1947, Brixton †January 10th, 2016, Manhattan

77

Wiranto

Indonesian politician

*April 4th, 1947, Yogyakarta City

76

Stephen King

American writer (born 1947)

*September 21st, 1947, Portland

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

76

Kjell Magne Bondevik

33rd Prime Minister of Norway

*September 3rd, 1947, Molde Municipality

76

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)

*July 30th, 1947, Thal

76

Paul Yule

German-American archaeologist

*August 18th, 1947, Minneapolis

76

Dilma Rousseff

President of Brazil from 2011 to 2016 (born 1947)

*December 14th, 1947, Belo Horizonte

77

Ulrich Manthe

German legal scientist and legal historian

*April 8th, 1947, Homburg

76

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

French virologist and Nobel laureate, co-discoverer of HIV

*July 30th, 1947, Paris

77

Robert Kiyosaki

American finance author and investor

*April 8th, 1947, Hilo

68

Johan Cruyff

Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)

*April 25th, 1947, Amsterdam †March 24th, 2016, Barcelona

77

Glenn Close

American actress

*March 19th, 1947, Greenwich

77

Edward James Olmos

American actor

*February 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

76

Robert Englund

American actor, voice-actor, singer, and director

*June 6th, 1947, Glendale

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No: With 365 days 1947 is a normal year and no leap year.

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