March 12th, 1972

Born on March 12th, 1972

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, 1972

52

Kamaal Khan

Indian actor

*March 12th, 1972, Highgate

52

Isabelle Ciaravola

French ballet dancer

*March 12th, 1972, Ajaccio

52

Doron Sheffer

Israeli basketball player

*March 12th, 1972, Ramat Ef'al

52

Lisa Werlinder

Swedish musician

*March 12th, 1972, Uppsala

52

Ernestina Pais

Argentinian journalist and television presenter

*March 12th, 1972, Buenos Aires

52

Andreas Tzermiadianos

Greek chess player and author

*March 12th, 1972, Athens

52

Christian Möllmann

German television presenter

*March 12th, 1972, Essen

52

Nunzio

American professional wrestler

*March 12th, 1972, Queens

52

Héctor Luis Bustamante

Colombian-American actor

*March 12th, 1972, Medellín

52

Alberto López de Munain

Racing cyclist

*March 12th, 1972, Vitoria-Gasteiz

52

Mensur Suljović

Austrian darts player

*March 12th, 1972, Tutin

52

Richie Purdy

Irish footballer

*March 12th, 1972, Dublin

52

Predrag Bošković

Montenegrin Minister of Defense and handball coach

*March 12th, 1972, Pljevlja

52

Mark Snijders

Footballer

*March 12th, 1972, Alkmaar

52

Marcus di Giuseppe

Brazilian footballer

*March 12th, 1972, Registro

52

Sanjay Pandey

Indian actor

*March 12th, 1972, Ghazipur

52

Joakim Halvarsson

Swedish ski mountaineer

*March 12th, 1972, Östersund

52

Jim Rock

Irish boxer

*March 12th, 1972, Dublin

52

Egor Druzhinin

Russian actor

*March 12th, 1972, Saint Petersburg

52

Abdul Hamid Bassiouny

Egyptian footballer

*March 12th, 1972, Kafr el-Sheikh

52

Erika Larregui Nagel

Mexican politician

*March 12th, 1972, Sinaloa

52

Jo Hartley

British actress

*March 12th, 1972, Oldham

52

Lizette Carrión

American actress

*March 12th, 1972, New York City

52

Stefany Mathias

Canadian actress

*March 12th, 1972, North Vancouver

52

Sebastian Dungan

21st-century American film producer

*March 12th, 1972, Los Angeles

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

49

André Poggenburg

German politician and entrepreneur

*March 12th, 1975, Weißenfels

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

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

60

Kimiko Jinnai

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1964, Yatsushiro

41

Lena Frier Kristiansen

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1983, Randers

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

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

37

Chen Hsiao-Huan

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1987, Kaohsiung

77

Mitt Romney

United States Senator from Utah since 2019

*March 12th, 1947, Detroit

54

Ojokojo Torunarigha

Nigerian professional footballer

*March 12th, 1970, Lagos

58

David Daniels

American opera singer

*March 12th, 1966, Spartanburg

29

Darya Samarchants

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Kharkiv

78

Liza Minnelli

American actress and singer

*March 12th, 1946, Los Angeles

39

Stromae

Belgian singer and producer

*March 12th, 1985, Etterbeek

27

Joel Eipe

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1997, Frederiksberg

48

Alexandré Pölking

German-Brazilian association football player and manager

*March 12th, 1976, Sertãozinho

29

Loh Kean Hean

Singaporean badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Penang

61

Ian Holloway

English association football player and manager (born 1963)

*March 12th, 1963, Bristol

56

Jean-Vincent Placé

French politician

*March 12th, 1968, Seoul

58

Oliver Grüner

German rower

*March 12th, 1966, Frankfurt

64

Courtney B. Vance

American actor

*March 12th, 1960, Detroit

22

Kok Jing Hong

Malaysian badminton player

*March 12th, 2002, Kedah

Same year
Born in 1972

51

Stephen Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

51

Maia Sandu

President of Moldova since 2020

*May 24th, 1972, Risipeni

47

Ari Behn

Norwegian author and artist (1972-2019)

*September 30th, 1972, Aarhus †December 25th, 2019, Lommedalen

52

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*March 20th, 1972, Odense

51

Bang Soo-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 13th, 1972, Seoul

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

51

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player

*June 23rd, 1972, Marseille

51

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

51

Michael Wiesinger

German association football player and manager

*December 27th, 1972, Burghausen

51

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

51

Anniken Hauglie

Conservative Norwegian politician

*September 10th, 1972, Oslo

51

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

*September 27th, 1972, Los Angeles

51

Steffen Wöller

German luger

*September 10th, 1972, Erfurt

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

51

Josh Duhamel

American actor

*November 14th, 1972, Minot

52

Ong Ewe Hock

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1972, Penang

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 12th

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

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Born on March 12th, 1972
Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 1972 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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