March 12th, 1948

Born on March 12th, 1948

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 27,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 199 days, exactly on November 8th, 2024, people who were born on March 12th, 1948 will be 28,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1948

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

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

76

Kent Conrad

American politician (born 1948)

*March 12th, 1948, Bismarck

76

James Taylor

American singer and guitarist

*March 12th, 1948, Boston

76

Johann Makowsky

Swiss mathematician

*March 12th, 1948, Hungary

76

Rolf Reikvam

Norwegian politician

*March 12th, 1948, Førde

76

Krystyna Ostromęcka

Polish volleyball player

*March 12th, 1948, Bydgoszcz

76

Sandra Brown

American author

*March 12th, 1948, Waco

76

Andrei Pippidi

Romanian historian

*March 12th, 1948, Bucharest

76

Virginia Bottomley

British politician (born 1948)

*March 12th, 1948, Dunoon

76

William M. Anderson

Irish film editor

*March 12th, 1948, Belfast

76

Les Holroyd

English bass guitarist, vocalist and songwriter

*March 12th, 1948, Oldham

76

Hahn Dae-soo

South Korean musician

*March 12th, 1948, Busan

76

Antônio Imbassahy

Brazilian politician and electrical engineer

*March 12th, 1948, Salvador

76

Zafarul Islam Khan

Indian journalist

*March 12th, 1948, Azamgarh

76

James Irvin Gadsden

American diplomat

*March 12th, 1948, Charleston

76

Francis Levy

American writer

*March 12th, 1948, New York City

76

Don Highsmith

American football player

*March 12th, 1948, New Brunswick

76

Bob Watkins

American baseball player

*March 12th, 1948, San Francisco

76

Anatoly Pavlovich Shikman

Writer

*March 12th, 1948, Moscow

76

Donnie Williams

American-football player (1948-)

*March 12th, 1948, Dallas

75

Keith King

American politician

*March 12th, 1948, Tekoa †February 3rd, 2024, Colorado Springs

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 12th?

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

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

Peter Harry Carstensen

German politician

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

72

André Comte-Sponville

French philosopher

*March 12th, 1952, Paris

60

Kimiko Jinnai

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1964, Yatsushiro

78

Frank Welker

American actor (born 1946)

*March 12th, 1946, Denver

75

Reinhard Weis

German politician

*March 12th, 1949, Tangermünde

81

Ratko Mladić

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

*March 12th, 1943, Božanovići

64

Courtney B. Vance

American actor

*March 12th, 1960, Detroit

41

Lena Frier Kristiansen

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1983, Randers

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

61

Ian Holloway

English association football player and manager (born 1963)

*March 12th, 1963, Bristol

27

Joel Eipe

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1997, Frederiksberg

29

Loh Kean Hean

Singaporean badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Penang

58

David Daniels

American opera singer

*March 12th, 1966, Spartanburg

22

Kok Jing Hong

Malaysian badminton player

*March 12th, 2002, Kedah

Same year
Born in 1948

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

75

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

75

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

76

John de Lancie

American actor

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

75

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

75

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

75

Jean-Pierre Raffarin

94th Prime Minister of France

*August 3rd, 1948, Poitiers

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Public holidays on March 12th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on March 12th.

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Born on March 12th, 1948
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Leap year

Yes: 1948 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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