March 12th, 1959

Born on March 12th, 1959

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, 1959

57

Michael Walter

German luger (1959–2016)

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

65

Milorad Dodik

Bosnian Serb politician

*March 12th, 1959, Laktaši

65

Luenell

American comedian and actress

*March 12th, 1959, Tollette

65

Hermann Parzinger

German archaeologist, head of Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK)

*March 12th, 1959, Munich

65

Marie-Louise Potter

Seychellois politician and diplomat

*March 12th, 1959, Seychelles

65

Joe Awada

American poker player

*March 12th, 1959, Beirut

65

Fabio Fabene

Italian archbishop

*March 12th, 1959, Rome

65

Dennis Alexio

American kickboxer

*March 12th, 1959, Vacaville

65

Bombay Lakshmi Rajagopalan

Indian singer

*March 12th, 1959, Matunga

65

Marijke van Warmerdam

Photographer

*March 12th, 1959, Amstelveen

65

Tom Lackey

Member of the California State Assembly

*March 12th, 1959, Boron

65

Van Winitsky

American tennis player

*March 12th, 1959, Miami

65

Mark Easton

BBC Home Editor

*March 12th, 1959, Bearsden

65

Sylvie Brunet

French politician

*March 12th, 1959, Versailles

65

James LeMunyon

American politician

*March 12th, 1959, Elizabeth

65

Catherine Dubosc

Singer

*March 12th, 1959, Lille

65

Billy Ard

Football player for the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers

*March 12th, 1959, East Orange

65

Kenji Fukaya

Japanese mathematician

*March 12th, 1959, Kanagawa Prefecture

65

N.N. Krishnadas

Indian politician

*March 12th, 1959, Palakkad

59

Steven Pitt

American forensic psychiatrist (1959-2018)

*March 12th, 1959, Southfield †May 31st, 2018

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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

64

Courtney B. Vance

American actor

*March 12th, 1960, Detroit

60

Kimiko Jinnai

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1964, Yatsushiro

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

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

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

61

Ian Holloway

English association football player and manager (born 1963)

*March 12th, 1963, Bristol

58

David Daniels

American opera singer

*March 12th, 1966, Spartanburg

41

Lena Frier Kristiansen

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1983, Randers

72

André Comte-Sponville

French philosopher

*March 12th, 1952, Paris

59

Michael H. Buchholz

German author

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

37

Chen Hsiao-Huan

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1987, Kaohsiung

29

Darya Samarchants

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Kharkiv

66

Glyn Harper

New Zealand military historian and university professor (born 1958)

*March 12th, 1958, Christchurch

27

Joel Eipe

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1997, Frederiksberg

68

Jost Gippert

German linguist

*March 12th, 1956, Hattingen

29

Loh Kean Hean

Singaporean badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Penang

58

Oliver Grüner

German rower

*March 12th, 1966, Frankfurt

68

Lesley Manville

British actress (born 1956)

*March 12th, 1956, Brighton

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64

Jim Kerr

Scottish singer

*July 9th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Andrew Eldritch

British singer

*May 15th, 1959, Ely

56

Nahed Hattar

Jordanian writer

*November 30th, 1959, Amman †September 25th, 2016, Amman

64

Wolfgang Rolff

German association football player and manager

*December 26th, 1959, Lamstedt

64

Mike Pence

Vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 7th, 1959, Columbus

64

Morten Andreas Meyer

Norwegian politician

*October 20th, 1959, Sarpsborg Municipality

64

Jon Fosse

Norwegian writer, theater writer and translator

*September 29th, 1959, Haugesund Municipality

64

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

64

Dave Ball

English producer and electronic musician

*May 3rd, 1959, Blackpool

64

Charlie Burchill

Scottish musician and composer

*November 27th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Rolf Mützenich

German politician (SPD)

*June 25th, 1959, Cologne

64

Martin Atkins

English musician

*August 3rd, 1959, Coventry

64

Bryan Adams

Canadian guitarist

*November 5th, 1959, Kingston

64

Steve Alten

American writer

*August 21st, 1959, Philadelphia

64

Carla Antonelli

Spanish actress and activist

*July 12th, 1959, Güímar

64

Johannes Röring

German politician

*May 16th, 1959, Vreden

64

Peter Enders

German politician (1959–)

*May 10th, 1959, Eichen

64

Allison Janney

American actress

*November 19th, 1959, Boston

65

Luc Besson

French film director, writer, and producer

*March 18th, 1959, Paris

64

Stephen Harper

22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015

*April 30th, 1959, Toronto

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No: With 365 days 1959 is a normal year and no leap year.

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