March 12th, 1952

Born on March 12th, 1952

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What happened on March 12th, 1952?

March 12th, 1952

British diplomat Lord Ismay was appointed the first secretary general of NATO.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastings_Ismay,_1st_Baron_Ismay

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, 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, 1952

72

André Comte-Sponville

French philosopher

*March 12th, 1952, Paris

72

Randy Stonehill

American musician

*March 12th, 1952, Stockton

72

Yasuhiko Okudera

Japanese association football player and manager

*March 12th, 1952, Kazuno

72

Patricia Schonstein

South African writer and poet

*March 12th, 1952, Southern Rhodesia

72

Hulusi Akar

Turkish military officer and politician

*March 12th, 1952, Kayseri

72

Wayne Mapp

New Zealand politician

*March 12th, 1952, Te Kōpuru

72

Dominique Ristori

French civil servant

*March 12th, 1952, Toulon

72

Jean-Marc Todeschini

French politician

*March 12th, 1952, Longwy

72

Jan Hadermann

Belgian composer, conductor, and music professor (b.1952)

*March 12th, 1952, Rumst

72

John Mitchell

English footballer (born 1952)

*March 12th, 1952, St Albans

72

Afarin Obeysi

Iranian actress

*March 12th, 1952, Lahijan

72

Steven Okazaki

American documentary filmmaker, film editor, screenwriter and film producer

*March 12th, 1952, Venice

72

Paula Francis

American actress

*March 12th, 1952, Queens

72

Géza Gyimóthy

Hungarian politician

*March 12th, 1952, Tata

72

Boris Gavrilov

Russian footballer

*March 12th, 1952, Gavrilov-Yam

72

Benjamín Arellano Félix

Mexican drug trafficker

*March 12th, 1952, Culiacán

72

Marshall Wilborn

Musical artist

*March 12th, 1952, Austin

72

José Javier Pomés Ruiz

Member of the European Parliament

*March 12th, 1952, Pamplona

72

Dahir Rayale Kahin

Former President of Somaliland

*March 12th, 1952, Awdal Region

72

Danielle Simard

Canadian writer

*March 12th, 1952, Montreal

72

Naomi Shihab Nye

American writer

*March 12th, 1952, St. Louis

72

Nadka Golcheva

Olympic medalist in basketball

*March 12th, 1952, Blagoevgrad Province

72

Tommy Reamon

American football player and coach, actor

*March 12th, 1952, Newport News

72

Rich Koz

American actor and comedian

*March 12th, 1952, Park Ridge

56

Julius Carry

American actor (1952-2008)

*March 12th, 1952, Chicago †August 19th, 2008, Los Angeles

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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

77

Mitt Romney

United States Senator from Utah since 2019

*March 12th, 1947, Detroit

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

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

78

Liza Minnelli

American actress and singer

*March 12th, 1946, Los Angeles

60

Kimiko Jinnai

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1964, Yatsushiro

76

Kent Conrad

American politician (born 1948)

*March 12th, 1948, Bismarck

64

Courtney B. Vance

American actor

*March 12th, 1960, Detroit

76

James Taylor

American singer and guitarist

*March 12th, 1948, Boston

41

Lena Frier Kristiansen

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1983, Randers

37

Chen Hsiao-Huan

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1987, Kaohsiung

61

Ian Holloway

English association football player and manager (born 1963)

*March 12th, 1963, Bristol

71

Carl Hiaasen

American novelist

*March 12th, 1953, Fort Lauderdale

29

Darya Samarchants

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Kharkiv

73

Pierre-Raymond Villemiane

Road bicycle racer

*March 12th, 1951, Pineuilh

27

Joel Eipe

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1997, Frederiksberg

58

David Daniels

American opera singer

*March 12th, 1966, Spartanburg

29

Loh Kean Hean

Singaporean badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Penang

89

Knut Bohwim

Norwegian filmmaker (1931-2020)

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

68

Jost Gippert

German linguist

*March 12th, 1956, Hattingen

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Born in 1952

71

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

71

Larry Elder

American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)

*April 27th, 1952, Los Angeles

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

*September 28th, 1952, Freital †July 13th, 2017, Berlin

71

Knud Arne Jürgensen

Danish music historian

*July 8th, 1952, Copenhagen

49

Douglas Adams

English author and humourist (1952–2001)

*March 11th, 1952, Cambridge †May 11th, 2001, Santa Barbara

64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

*February 2nd, 1952, Sonneberg †October 24th, 2016, Dresden

72

Steven Seagal

American actor, martial artist, and film producer

*April 10th, 1952, Lansing

72

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

72

Lennart Fagerlund

Cyclist

*April 2nd, 1952, Nässjö

72

Magnar Åm

Norwegian composer

*April 9th, 1952, Trondheim

71

Joachim Kaps

German actor and voice actor

*November 3rd, 1952, Görlitz

58

Brigitte Maier

Porn actress, adult model (1952–2010)

*August 7th, 1952, Kiel †November 13th, 2010, Los Angeles

71

Liam Neeson

Northern Irish actor (born 1952)

*June 7th, 1952, Ballymena

71

Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist

*June 7th, 1952, Istanbul

71

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

71

John Goodman

American actor, voice artist and comedian (born 1952)

*June 20th, 1952, Affton

71

Stephen Lang

American actor

*July 11th, 1952, New York City

64

Alejandro Atchugarry

Uruguayan politician

*July 31st, 1952, Montevideo †February 19th, 2017, Montevideo

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Leap year

Yes: 1952 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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