March 12th, 1979

Born on March 12th, 1979

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 519 days, exactly on September 26th, 2025, people who were born on March 12th, 1979 will be 17,000 days old!

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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, 1979

45

Pete Doherty

English musician, actor and poet (born 1979)

*March 12th, 1979, Hexham

45

Jamie Dwyer

Australian field hockey player

*March 12th, 1979, Rockhampton

45

Gerard López

Spanish footballer

*March 12th, 1979, Granollers

45

Annika Kipp

German television presenter

*March 12th, 1979, Munich

45

Pascal Schumacher

Jazz musician

*March 12th, 1979, Luxembourg

45

Mike Mago

Dutch disc jockey

*March 12th, 1979, Utrecht

45

Staf Scheirlinckx

Belgian road bicycle racer

*March 12th, 1979, Zottegem

45

Charlie Bell

American basketball player

*March 12th, 1979, Flint

45

Armand Deumi

Cameroonian footballer

*March 12th, 1979, Douala

45

Nidia Guenard

Puerto Rican professional wrestler

*March 12th, 1979, Houston

45

Jody Handley

Association footballer (born 1979)

*March 12th, 1979, Stafford

45

Liu Xuan

Gymnast

*March 12th, 1979, Changsha

45

Enrico Kern

German footballer

*March 12th, 1979, Bad Schlema

45

Tim Wieskötter

Olympic canoeist

*March 12th, 1979, Emsdetten

45

Ben Sandford

New Zealand skeleton racer and political candidate

*March 12th, 1979, Rotorua

45

Edwin Villafuerte

Ecuadorian footballer

*March 12th, 1979, Guayaquil

45

Rhys Coiro

American actor

*March 12th, 1979, Calabria

45

Irina Dibirova

Russian handball player and coach

*March 12th, 1979, Antratsyt

45

Seth Johnson

Association football player from England (born 1979)

*March 12th, 1979, Birmingham

45

Saiju Kurup

Indian film actor

*March 12th, 1979, Cherthala

45

Monique Jones

American bodybuilder

*March 12th, 1979, Fort Knox

45

Félix Escalona

Baseball player

*March 12th, 1979, Puerto Cabello

45

Russell Ford

Australian male field hockey player

*March 12th, 1979, Rockhampton

45

Lee Hei-chun

Baseball player

*March 12th, 1979, Busan

45

Andri Steinn

Icelandic film editor

*March 12th, 1979, Reykjavík

45

Ilson Wilians Rodrigues

Brazilian footballer

*March 12th, 1979, Londrina

45

Martín Calderón

Mexican association football player

*March 12th, 1979, Veracruz

45

Matt Zultek

Canadian ice hockey player

*March 12th, 1979, Mississauga

45

Holger Chen

Taiwanese martial artist

*March 12th, 1979, Taipei County

45

Anthony Ricketts

Australian squash player

*March 12th, 1979, Sydney

45

Lahouari Bahlaz

Algerian Para–Athlete

*March 12th, 1979, Oran

45

Eriko Seo

Japanese speed skater

*March 12th, 1979, Obihiro

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

49

André Poggenburg

German politician and entrepreneur

*March 12th, 1975, Weißenfels

41

Lena Frier Kristiansen

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1983, Randers

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

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

44

Jens Mouris

Dutch cyclist

*March 12th, 1980, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel

37

Chen Hsiao-Huan

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1987, Kaohsiung

39

Stromae

Belgian singer and producer

*March 12th, 1985, Etterbeek

46

Carien Kleibeuker

Dutch speed skater

*March 12th, 1978, Rotterdam

60

Kimiko Jinnai

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1964, Yatsushiro

29

Darya Samarchants

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Kharkiv

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

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

27

Joel Eipe

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1997, Frederiksberg

29

Loh Kean Hean

Singaporean badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Penang

48

Alexandré Pölking

German-Brazilian association football player and manager

*March 12th, 1976, Sertãozinho

77

Mitt Romney

United States Senator from Utah since 2019

*March 12th, 1947, Detroit

30

Carlos Ramirez

Colombian BMX rider

*March 12th, 1994, Medellín

22

Kok Jing Hong

Malaysian badminton player

*March 12th, 2002, Kedah

78

Liza Minnelli

American actress and singer

*March 12th, 1946, Los Angeles

42

Hisato Sato

Japanese association football player

*March 12th, 1982, Kasukabe

23

Anna Zak

Russian-born Israeli singer, actress, and model

*March 12th, 2001, Sochi

58

David Daniels

American opera singer

*March 12th, 1966, Spartanburg

Same year
Born in 1979

45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

45

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

44

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

44

Mia Audina

Indonesian badminton player

*August 22nd, 1979, Jakarta

44

Chen Hong

Badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

45

Lise Risom Olsen

Norwegian actress

*March 1st, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

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No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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