March 12th, 2008

Born on March 12th, 2008

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 5,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 117 days, exactly on August 15th, 2024, people who were born on March 12th, 2008 will be 6,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 2008

16

Emma Kok

Dutch singer

*March 12th, 2008, Maastricht

16

Sofiya Esman

Ukrainian diver

*March 12th, 2008, Kyiv

16

Braydon Wilkerson

American actor and voice actor

*March 12th, 2008, Westport

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

49

André Poggenburg

German politician and entrepreneur

*March 12th, 1975, Weißenfels

22

Kok Jing Hong

Malaysian badminton player

*March 12th, 2002, Kedah

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

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

27

Joel Eipe

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1997, Frederiksberg

23

Anna Zak

Russian-born Israeli singer, actress, and model

*March 12th, 2001, Sochi

29

Darya Samarchants

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Kharkiv

29

Loh Kean Hean

Singaporean badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Penang

37

Chen Hsiao-Huan

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1987, Kaohsiung

30

Carlos Ramirez

Colombian BMX rider

*March 12th, 1994, Medellín

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

39

Stromae

Belgian singer and producer

*March 12th, 1985, Etterbeek

60

Kimiko Jinnai

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1964, Yatsushiro

17

Xan Windsor, Lord Culloden

Son of Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster, and Claire Windsor, Countess of Ulster; grandson of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester

*March 12th, 2007, London

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

30

Nans Peters

French bicycle racer

*March 12th, 1994, Grenoble

24

Natacha Lagouge

French ice dancer

*March 12th, 2000, Strasbourg

21

Malina Weissman

American actress

*March 12th, 2003, New York City

28

Adrien Garel

French cyclist

*March 12th, 1996, Bagneux

Same year
Born in 2008

15

Cecilia Loffredo

Danish actress

*July 24th, 2008, Copenhagen

15

Jackson Robert Scott

American child actor

*September 18th, 2008, Phoenix

16

Lilly Platt

British environmentalist

*April 18th, 2008, London

15

Iain Armitage

American child actor

*July 15th, 2008, Georgia

16

Emme Muñiz‎

Daughter of Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez

*February 22nd, 2008, Long Island

16

Rayssa Leal

Brazilian skateboarder

*January 4th, 2008, Imperatriz

16

Meilee Condron

American actress

*March 17th, 2008, Connecticut

15

Helena Zengel

German actress

*June 10th, 2008, Berlin

15

Harshaali Malhotra

Indian child actress

*June 3rd, 2008, Mumbai

16

Sienna Belle

Atriz e cantora canadense

*January 26th, 2008, Cambridge

15

GUSTAVOEGATOTV

Brazilian record producer

*December 11th, 2008, Iguatu

15

Sophia Baram

American pair skater

*November 24th, 2008, Beverly Hills

15

Veronika Zhilina

Russian figure skater

*May 15th, 2008, Arkhangelsk

16

Gavin Warren

American actor

*April 17th, 2008, Houston

16

Abby Ryder Fortson

American actress

*March 14th, 2008, Burbank

15

Emma Behn

Norwegian show jumper, youngest child of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and Ari Behn

*September 29th, 2008, Lommedalen

15

Alia De Vercelli

Australian actress

*November 30th, 2008, Australia

16

Raegan Revord

American actress

*January 3rd, 2008, San Diego

15

Lilliana Ketchman

American dancer, model and actress

*June 23rd, 2008, North Carolina

15

Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece and Dernmark

Member of the former Greek royal family

*June 29th, 2008, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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Public holidays on March 12th

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

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Born on March 12th, 2008
Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 2008 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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