March 12th, 1957

Born on March 12th, 1957

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1957

59

Michael H. Buchholz

German author

*March 12th, 1957, Hanover †March 6th, 2017, Hanover

67

Marlon Jackson

American singer and member of The Jackson 5

*March 12th, 1957, Gary

67

Val Demings

American politician in Florida (born 1957)

*March 12th, 1957, Jacksonville

67

Mike Quade

American baseball player

*March 12th, 1957, Evanston

67

Victor Gaiciuc

Moldovan military general and politician

*March 12th, 1957, Pepeni

67

Patrick Battiston

French association football player

*March 12th, 1957, Amnéville

64

Andrej Lopatov

Soviet basketball player

*March 12th, 1957, Inta †February 16th, 2022, Santa Monica

67

Varsha Soni

Indian field hockey player

*March 12th, 1957, Jaipur

67

Subhash Sureshchandra Deshmukh

Indian politician

*March 12th, 1957, Solapur

67

Pat Howell

American football player (born 1957)

*March 12th, 1957, Fresno

67

Aziz Akbarian

Iranian politician

*March 12th, 1957, Hashtrud

67

Hamzah Zainuddin

Malaysian politician

*March 12th, 1957, Perak

67

Eric Shawn

American television reporter

*March 12th, 1957, New York City

67

Dougie Johnstone

Scottish footballer (born 1957)

*March 12th, 1957, Irvine

67

Rickey Williams

American basketball player

*March 12th, 1957, Buffalo

67

Patricia Mickan

Basketball player

*March 12th, 1957, Renmark

67

Leslie Allen

US tennis player

*March 12th, 1957, Cleveland

67

Johanne Morasse

Canadian politician

*March 12th, 1957, Duparquet

67

Frédéric Péchenard

French police officer

*March 12th, 1957, Neuilly-sur-Seine

67

Márcio Ribeiro

Brazilian footballer

*March 12th, 1957, Palmeira d'Oeste

67

Jerry Levine

Actor, television and theatre director

*March 12th, 1957, New Brunswick

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

49

André Poggenburg

German politician and entrepreneur

*March 12th, 1975, Weißenfels

60

Kimiko Jinnai

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1964, Yatsushiro

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

64

Courtney B. Vance

American actor

*March 12th, 1960, Detroit

78

Liza Minnelli

American actress and singer

*March 12th, 1946, Los Angeles

68

Jost Gippert

German linguist

*March 12th, 1956, Hattingen

68

Lesley Manville

British actress (born 1956)

*March 12th, 1956, Brighton

72

André Comte-Sponville

French philosopher

*March 12th, 1952, Paris

57

Michael Walter

German luger (1959–2016)

*March 12th, 1959, Pirna †August 6th, 2016

61

Ian Holloway

English association football player and manager (born 1963)

*March 12th, 1963, Bristol

68

Steve Harris

British bassist

*March 12th, 1956, London

41

Lena Frier Kristiansen

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1983, Randers

58

David Daniels

American opera singer

*March 12th, 1966, Spartanburg

37

Chen Hsiao-Huan

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1987, Kaohsiung

66

Glyn Harper

New Zealand military historian and university professor (born 1958)

*March 12th, 1958, Christchurch

29

Darya Samarchants

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Kharkiv

27

Joel Eipe

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1997, Frederiksberg

76

Kent Conrad

American politician (born 1948)

*March 12th, 1948, Bismarck

Same year
Born in 1957

66

Julian Cope

Welsh musician, author, antiquarian, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator

*October 21st, 1957, Deri

66

John Kassir

American actor and comedian

*October 24th, 1957, Baltimore

67

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*February 17th, 1957, Copenhagen

66

Stephen Morris

British drummer

*October 28th, 1957, Macclesfield

67

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

54

Osama bin Laden

Saudi terrorist and co-founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)

*March 10th, 1957, Riyadh †May 2nd, 2011, Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad

66

Dagfinn Høybråten

Norwegian politician

*December 2nd, 1957, Oslo

67

Peter Aude

Danish actor

*January 19th, 1957, Copenhagen

66

Klaus Augenthaler

German association football player and manager

*September 26th, 1957, Fürstenzell

66

Frances McDormand

American actress

*June 23rd, 1957, Gibson City

41

Adrian Borland

English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer (1957–1999)

*December 6th, 1957, London †April 26th, 1999, Wimbledon

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

67

Henning Krautmacher

German singer and actor

*March 5th, 1957, Leverkusen

60

Alain Defossé

French writer and translator (1957-2017)

*February 11th, 1957, Nantes †May 14th, 2017, 19th arrondissement of Paris

67

Nick Hornby

English novelist

*April 17th, 1957, Redhill

67

Mari Maurstad

Norwegian actress

*March 17th, 1957, Oslo

67

Timothy Spall

English actor

*February 27th, 1957, London

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

66

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

66

Daniel Day-Lewis

British-Irish actor

*April 29th, 1957, Kensington

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Born on March 12th, 1957
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1957 is a normal year and no leap year.

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