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What happend on 12. March in History
In our data base we found 344 events happened on 12. March:
• 417: Pope Innocent I [category: Deaths]
• 538: Vitiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Byzantine general, Belisarius. [category: Events]
• 604: Pope Gregory I [category: Deaths]
• 1270: Charles, Count of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325) [category: Births]
• 1289: King Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259) [category: Deaths]
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• 1316: King Stephen Dragutin of Serbia (b. 1253) [category: Deaths]
• 1374: Emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (b. 1336) [category: Deaths]
• 1447: Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377) [category: Deaths]
• 1479: Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours, ruler of Florence (d. 1516) [category: Births]
• 1507: Cesare Borgia, Italian general and statesman (b. 1475) [category: Deaths]
• 1550: Several hundred Spanish and indigenous troops under the command of Pedro de Valdivia defeat an army of 60,000 Mapuche at the Battle of Penco during the Arauco War in present-day Chile. [category: Events]
• 1607: Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676) [category: Births]
• 1608: Koriki Kiyonaga, Japanese warlord (b. 1530) [category: Deaths]
• 1613: André Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700) [category: Births]
• 1620: Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667) [category: Births]
• 1622: Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, founders of the Jesuits, are canonized as saints by the Catholic Church. [category: Events]
• 1626: John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697) [category: Births]
• 1628: John Bull, English composer [category: Deaths]
• 1637: Anne Hyde, wife of James II of England (d. 1671) [category: Births]
• 1647: Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, French general (d. 1727) [category: Births]
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• 1648: Tirso de Molina, Spanish writer (b. 1571) [category: Deaths]
• 1672: Richard Steele, Irish writer and politician (d. 1729) [category: Births]
• 1681: Frans van Mieris, Sr., Dutch painter (b. 1635) [category: Deaths]
• 1685: George Berkeley, Irish theologian (d. 1753) [category: Births]
• 1689: The Williamite War in Ireland begins. [category: Events]
• 1699: Peder Griffenfeld, Danish statesman (b. 1635) [category: Deaths]
• 1710: Thomas Arne, English composer (d. 1778) [category: Births]
• 1713: Johann Adolph Hass, German clavichord and harpsichord maker (d. 1771) [category: Births]
• 1718: Joseph Damer, English politician (d. 1798) [category: Births]
• 1757: Giuseppe Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/painter (b. 1696) [category: Deaths]
• 1781: Frederica of Baden, Queen of Sweden (d. 1826) [category: Births]
• 1790: Andreas Hadik, Austro-Hungarian general (b. 1710) [category: Deaths]
• 1795: William Lyon Mackenzie, Scottish-born Canadian politician and journalist (d.1861) [category: Births]
• 1806: Jane Pierce, First Lady of the United States (d. 1863) [category: Births]
• 1811: Peninsular War: A day after a successful rear guard action, French Marshal Michel Ney once again successfully delayed the pursuing Anglo-Portuguese force at the Battle of Redinha. [category: Events]
• 1820: Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish explorer (b. 1764) [category: Deaths]
• 1821: Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, Canadian statesman (d. 1893) [category: Births]
• 1824: Gustav Kirchhoff, German physicist (d. 1887) [category: Births]
• 1831: Clement Studebaker, American automobile executive (d. 1901) [category: Births]
• 1832: Charles Boycott, British land agent (d. 1897) [category: Births]
• 1832: Friedrich Kuhlau, German composer (b. 1786) [category: Deaths]
• 1835: Simon Newcomb, Canadian-born American astronomer and mathematician (d. 1909) [category: Births]
• 1837: Alexandre Guilmant, French organist and composer (d. 1911) [category: Births]
• 1838: William Henry Perkin, English chemist (d. 1907) [category: Births]
• 1854: Mahendranath Gupta, Indian author of the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna (Sri Sri Rāmakrishna Kathāmrita) (d. 1932) [category: Births]
• 1858: Adolph Ochs, American newspaper publisher (d. 1935) [category: Births]
• 1858: William James Blacklock, British landscape painter (b. 1816) [category: Deaths]
• 1859: Abraham H. Cannon, American religious figure (d. 1896) [category: Births]
• 1861: József Konkolics, Hungarian Slovene writer (d. 1941) [category: Births]
• 1863: Gabriele D'Annunzio, Italian writer (d. 1938) [category: Births]
• 1863: Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (d. 1945) [category: Births]
• 1864: Alice Tegnér, Swedish composer and organist (d. 1943) [category: Births]
• 1864: William Halse Rivers Rivers, British psychiatrist (d. 1922) [category: Births]
• 1868: Henry O'Farrell attempts to assassinate Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh. [category: Events]
• 1872: Zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811) [category: Deaths]
• 1874: Charles Weeghman, American restaurateur and owner of Chicago Cubs (d. 1938) [category: Births]
• 1877: Wilhelm Frick, German minister of the interior (d. 1946) [category: Births]
• 1878: Gemma Galgani, Catholic saint and mystic (d. 1903) [category: Births]
• 1880: Henry Drysdale Dakin, British-born American biochemist (d. 1952) [category: Births]
• 1880: Nikolaos Georgantas, Greek discus thrower (d. 1958) [category: Births]
• 1881: Gunnar Nordström, Finnish physicist (d. 1923) [category: Births]
• 1881: Andrew Watson makes his Scotland debut as the world's first black international football player and captain. [category: Events]
• 1883: Zoltán Meskó, Hungarian Nazi official (d. 1959) [category: Births]
• 1889: King Idris I of Libya (d. 1983) [category: Births]
• 1889: Þórbergur Þórðarson, Icelandic author (d. 1974) [category: Births]
• 1890: Evert Taube, Swedish author and composer (d. 1976) [category: Births]
• 1890: Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish ballet dancer (d. 1950) [category: Births]
• 1890: William Dudley Pelley, American spiritualist and politician (d. 1965) [category: Births]
• 1891: George W. Mason, American industrialist (d. 1954) [category: Births]
• 1894: Illarion Pryanishnikov, Russian painter (b. 1840) [category: Deaths]
• 1894: Coca-Cola is bottled and sold for the first time in Vicksburg, Mississippi, by local soda fountain operator Joseph Biedenharn. [category: Events]
• 1895: William C. Lee, American Army general (d. 1948) [category: Births]
• 1898: Zacharias Topelius, Finnish-Swedish writer (b. 1818) [category: Deaths]
• 1907: Arthur Hewlett, British actor (d. 1997) [category: Births]
• 1907: Dorrit Hoffleit, American astronomer (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1908: David Saul Marshall Singaporean statesman (d. 1995) [category: Births]
• 1908: Rita Angus, New Zealand painter (d. 1970) [category: Births]
• 1908: Edmondo De Amicis, Italian children's writer (b. 1846) [category: Deaths]
• 1909: Joe Petrosino, American police lieutenant (b. 1860) [category: Deaths]
• 1910: Masayoshi Ohira, Japanese statesman (d. 1980) [category: Births]
• 1911: Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Mexican statesman (d. 1979) [category: Births]
• 1912: Edgar Tafel, American architect (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1912: Irving Layton, Canadian poet (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1912: Paul Weston, American pianist, arranger and conductor (d. 1996) [category: Births]
• 1912: The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States. [category: Events]
• 1913: Agathe von Trapp, member of the Trapp family singers (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1913: Yashwantrao Chavan, Indian politician (d. 1984) [category: Births]
• 1913: Canberra Day: The future capital of Australia is officially named Canberra. (Melbourne remained temporary capital until 1927 while the new capital is still under construction.) [category: Events]
• 1914: Julia Lennon, mother of John Lennon (d. 1958) [category: Births]
• 1914: George Westinghouse, American entrepreneur and engineer (b. 1846) [category: Deaths]
• 1915: Willibald C. Bianchi, American Army officer and Medal of Honor winner (d. 1945) [category: Births]
• 1916: Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian writer (b. 1830) [category: Deaths]
• 1917: Googie Withers, British actress (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1917: Millard Kaufman, American screenwriter (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1918: Elaine de Kooning, American artist (d. 1989) [category: Births]
• 1918: Moscow becomes the capital of Russia again after Saint Petersburg held this status for 215 years. [category: Events]
• 1919: Mike Stepovich, American attorney and last territorial governor of Alaska [category: Births]
• 1921: Gianni Agnelli, Italian auto executive (d. 2003) [category: Births]
• 1921: Gordon MacRae, American singer and actor (d. 1986) [category: Births]
• 1921: Ülo Jõgi, Estonian historian and anti-Soviet activist (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1921: İstiklal Marşı was adopted in TBMM(Turkish grand national assembly). [category: Events]
• 1922: Jack Kerouac, American writer (d. 1969) [category: Births]
• 1922: Lane Kirkland, American labor leader (d. 1999) [category: Births]
• 1922: Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan formed The Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic [category: Events]
• 1923: Clara Fraser, American feminist and activist (d. 1998) [category: Births]
• 1923: Hanne Hiob, German actress (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1923: Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian speed skater [category: Births]
• 1923: Mae Young, American professional wrestler [category: Births]
• 1923: Norbert Brainin, Austrian violinist (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1923: Wally Schirra, American astronaut (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1924: Claude-Gilles Gosselin, Canadian politician [category: Births]
• 1924: Henri Rochon, Canadian tennis player (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1925: Georges Delerue, French film composer (d. 1992) [category: Births]
• 1925: Harry Harrison, American author [category: Births]
• 1925: Leo Esaki, Japanese physicist, Nobel laureate [category: Births]
• 1925: Louison Bobet, French cyclist (d. 1983) [category: Births]
• 1925: Gergely Luthár, Hungarian Slovene writer (b. 1841) [category: Deaths]
• 1925: Sun Yat-sen, Chinese revolutionary and politician (b. 1866) [category: Deaths]
• 1926: DeLois Barrett Campbell, American gospel singer (The Barrett Sisters) (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1926: George Ariyoshi, American politician [category: Births]
• 1927: Raúl Alfonsín, Argentine politician (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1928: Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan musician (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1928: Edward Albee, American dramatist [category: Births]
• 1928: Thérèse Lavoie-Roux, Canadian politician and senator [category: Births]
• 1928: In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill over 600 people. [category: Events]
• 1929: Win Tin, Burmese journalist [category: Births]
• 1929: Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman (b. 1851) [category: Deaths]
• 1930: Bronco Horvath, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1930: Vernon Law, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1930: Alois Jirásek, Czech writer (b. 1851) [category: Deaths]
• 1930: William George Barker, Canadian fighter ace (b. 1894) [category: Deaths]
• 1930: Mahatma Gandhi leads a 200-mile march, known as the Salt March, to the sea in defiance of British opposition, to protest the British monopoly on salt. [category: Events]
• 1931: Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, American actor (d. 1980) [category: Births]
• 1931: Herbert Kelleher, American airline executive [category: Births]
• 1932: Andrew Young, American civil rights activist and politician [category: Births]
• 1932: Jack Davis, American football player (d. 2013) [category: Births]
• 1933: Barbara Feldon, American actress and model [category: Births]
• 1933: Great Depression: Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation for the first time as President of the United States. This is also the first of his "fireside chats". [category: Events]
• 1934: Konstantin Päts and General Johan Laidoner stage a coup in Estonia, and ban all political parties. [category: Events]
• 1935: John Doherty, English footballer (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1935: Valentyna Shevchenko, Ukrainian Chairman of the Presidium of Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR. [category: Births]
• 1935: Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin, Serbian-American physicist and physical chemist (b. 1858) [category: Deaths]
• 1936: Eddie Sutton, American college basketball coach [category: Births]
• 1936: Lloyd Dobyns, American television reporter [category: Births]
• 1936: Patrick Procktor, English artist (d. 2003) [category: Births]
• 1937: Charles-Marie Widor, French organist and composer (b. 1844) [category: Deaths]
• 1937: Jenő Hubay, Hungarian violinist (b. 1858) [category: Deaths]
• 1938: Dimitri Terzakis, Greek composer [category: Births]
• 1938: Johnny Rutherford, American auto racer [category: Births]
• 1938: Lew DeWitt, American country singer and songwriter (The Statler Brothers) (d. 1990) [category: Births]
• 1938: Anschluss: German troops occupy Austria. [category: Events]
• 1940: Al Jarreau, American singer [category: Births]
• 1940: Joe Unger, American actor [category: Births]
• 1940: M. A. Numminen, Finnish singer and writer (Suomen Talvisota 1939–1940) [category: Births]
• 1940: Winter War: Finland signs the Moscow Peace Treaty with the Soviet Union, ceding almost all of Finnish Karelia. Finnish troops and the remaining population are immediately evacuated. [category: Events]
• 1942: Jimmy Wynn, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1942: Robert Bosch, German industrialist (b. 1861) [category: Deaths]
• 1943: Ratko Mladić, Serbian military commander [category: Births]
• 1943: Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor (b. 1869) [category: Deaths]
• 1944: Artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (b. 1861) [category: Deaths]
• 1945: Sammy Gravano, American organized crime figure [category: Births]
• 1945: Friedrich Fromm, German Army Officer (b. 1861) [category: Deaths]
• 1946: Frank Welker, American voice actor [category: Births]
• 1946: Liza Minnelli, American singer and actress [category: Births]
• 1946: Serge Turgeon, Canadian actor and union leader (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1946: Ferenc Szálasi, Hungarian politician (executed) (b. 1897) [category: Deaths]
• 1947: Kalervo Palsa, Finnish artist (d. 1987) [category: Births]
• 1947: Mitt Romney, American politician, 70th governor of Massachusetts [category: Births]
• 1947: Peter Harry Carstensen, German politician [category: Births]
• 1947: Winston Churchill, American novelist (b. 1871) [category: Deaths]
• 1947: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism. [category: Events]
• 1948: James Taylor, American singer-songwriter [category: Births]
• 1948: Kent Conrad, American politician [category: Births]
• 1948: Virginia Bottomley, British politician [category: Births]
• 1949: Bill Payne, American musician (Little Feat) [category: Births]
• 1949: David Mellor, British QC, politician and broadcaster [category: Births]
• 1949: Moctesuma Esparza, Mexican producer and filmmaker [category: Births]
• 1949: Rob Cohen, American film director, producer and writer [category: Births]
• 1950: Javier Clemente, Spanish football manager [category: Births]
• 1950: Jon Provost, American actor [category: Births]
• 1950: Wheeler Winston Dixon, American filmmaker, critic and author [category: Births]
• 1950: The Llandow air disaster occurs near Sigingstone, Wales, in which 80 people die when their aircraft crashed, making it the world's deadliest air disaster at the time. [category: Events]
• 1952: Benjamín Arellano Félix, Mexican drug trafficker [category: Births]
• 1952: Naomi Shihab Nye, American poet, songwriter, and novelist [category: Births]
• 1952: Pierre Roy, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1952: Randy Stonehill, American singer-songwriter [category: Births]
• 1953: Carl Hiaasen, American journalist and author [category: Births]
• 1953: Ron Jeremy, American pornographic actor [category: Births]
• 1955: Charlie Parker, American jazz saxophonist (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 1956: Dale Murphy, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1956: Steve Harris, English musician (Iron Maiden) [category: Births]
• 1957: Jerry Levine, American actor and director [category: Births]
• 1957: Marlon Jackson, American singer and actor(The Jackson 5) [category: Births]
• 1957: Patrick Battiston, French footballer [category: Births]
• 1958: Matt Millen, American football player [category: Births]
• 1958: Phil Anderson, Australian cyclist [category: Births]
• 1959: N. N. Krishnadas, Indian politician [category: Births]
• 1960: Courtney B. Vance, American actor [category: Births]
• 1960: Kipp Lennon, American singer (Venice) [category: Births]
• 1960: Maki Nomiya, Japanese singer (Pizzicato Five) [category: Births]
• 1960: Minoru Niihara, Japanese singer (Loudness and Earthshaker) [category: Births]
• 1961: Joseph Facal, Canadian politician [category: Births]
• 1961: Titus Welliver, American actor [category: Births]
• 1962: Darryl Strawberry, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1962: Julia Campbell, American actress [category: Births]
• 1963: Ian Holloway, English football manager [category: Births]
• 1963: Joaquim Cruz, Brazilian runner [category: Births]
• 1963: Princess Farahnaz Pahlavi of Iran [category: Births]
• 1965: Coleen Nolan, British singer (The Nolans) [category: Births]
• 1965: Liza Umarova, Chechen torch singer and actress [category: Births]
• 1965: Shawn Gilbert, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1965: Steve Finley, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1965: Steve Levy, American sports journalist [category: Births]
• 1966: Grant Long, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1967: Massimiliano Frezzato, Italian comic writer [category: Births]
• 1967: Suharto takes over from Sukarno to become Acting President of Indonesia. [category: Events]
• 1968: Aaron Eckhart, American actor [category: Births]
• 1968: Tammy Duckworth, American politician, military aviator [category: Births]
• 1968: Mauritius achieves independence. [category: Events]
• 1969: Graham Coxon, English musician (Blur) [category: Births]
• 1969: Jake Tapper, American journalist [category: Births]
• 1970: Dave Eggers, American writer, editor, and publisher [category: Births]
• 1970: John Nemechek, American NASCAR driver (d. 1997) [category: Births]
• 1970: Ray Prewitt, American actor [category: Births]
• 1970: Rex Walters, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1970: Roy Khan, Norwegian singer (Kamelot and Conception) [category: Births]
• 1971: Isaiah Rider, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1971: Tony Eveready, American pornographic actor [category: Births]
• 1971: The March 12 Memorandum is sent to the Demirel government of Turkey and the government resigns. [category: Events]
• 1972: Hector Luis Bustamante, Colombian actor [category: Births]
• 1972: James Maritato, American wrestler [category: Births]
• 1973: Frankie Frisch, American baseball player (b. 1898) [category: Deaths]
• 1974: Chris Parr, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1974: Steve Price, Australia rugby league player [category: Births]
• 1974: George D. Sax, American entrepreneur (b. 1904) [category: Deaths]
• 1975: Annabel Port, English radio presenter [category: Births]
• 1975: Kelle Bryan, English singer (Eternal) [category: Births]
• 1975: Olga Hepnarová, Czech mass murderer (b. 1951) [category: Deaths]
• 1976: Julio Dely Valdes, Panamanian footballer [category: Births]
• 1976: Panagiotis Bahramis, Greek footballer (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1976: Zhao Wei, Chinese actress [category: Births]
• 1977: Ramiro Corrales, American footballer [category: Births]
• 1978: Arina Tanemura, Japanese manga artist [category: Births]
• 1978: Casey Mears, American auto racer [category: Births]
• 1978: Claudio Sanchez, American musician (Coheed and Cambria) [category: Births]
• 1978: Masuimi Max, American model [category: Births]
• 1978: Neal Obermeyer, American editorial cartoonist [category: Births]
• 1978: Gene Moore, American baseball player (b. 1909) [category: Deaths]
• 1978: John Cazale, American actor (b. 1935) [category: Deaths]
• 1979: Edwin Villafuerte, Ecuadorian footballer [category: Births]
• 1979: Enrico Kern, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1979: Jamie Dwyer, Australian hockey player [category: Births]
• 1979: Nidia Guenard, American wrestler [category: Births]
• 1979: Pete Doherty, English musician (The Libertines and Babyshambles) [category: Births]
• 1979: Rhys Coiro, American actor [category: Births]
• 1979: Shaun Rogers, American football player [category: Births]
• 1980: Douglas Murray, Swedish ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1980: Jens Mouris, Dutch cyclist [category: Births]
• 1980: John-Paul Lavoisier, American actor [category: Births]
• 1981: Chiwa Saitō, Japanese voice actress [category: Births]
• 1981: Holly Williams, American musician [category: Births]
• 1981: Kenta Kobayashi, Japanese wrestler [category: Births]
• 1981: Maurizio Lauro, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1982: Samm Levine, American actor [category: Births]
• 1982: Tobias Schweinsteiger, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1982: Zach Miner, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1983: Atif Aslam, Pakistani singer (Jal) [category: Births]
• 1983: Doh-Hyeong Nam, South Korean voice actor [category: Births]
• 1983: Mikko Koivu, Finnish ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1984: Jaimie Alexander, American actress [category: Births]
• 1984: Shreya Ghoshal, Indian singer [category: Births]
• 1984: Arnold Ridley, English playwright and actor (b. 1896) [category: Deaths]
• 1985: Bradley Wright-Phillips, English footballer [category: Births]
• 1985: Stromae, Belgian singer and songwriter [category: Births]
• 1985: Eugene Ormandy, Hungarian conductor (b. 1899) [category: Deaths]
• 1986: Ben Offereins, Australian athlete [category: Births]
• 1986: Danny Jones, English singer (McFly) [category: Births]
• 1987: Chris Seitz, American footballer [category: Births]
• 1987: Jessica Hardy, American swimmer [category: Births]
• 1987: Rico Vonck, Dutch darts player [category: Births]
• 1987: Teimour Radjabov, Azerbaijani chess player [category: Births]
• 1987: Woody Hayes, American football coach (b. 1913) [category: Deaths]
• 1988: Konstantinos Mitroglou, Greek footballer [category: Births]
• 1988: Sebastian Brendel, German canoe racer [category: Births]
• 1989: Tyler Clary, American swimmer [category: Births]
• 1989: Maurice Evans, English-born actor (b. 1901) [category: Deaths]
• 1990: Kai-Fabian Schulz, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1990: Wallace Breem, British author (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 1991: Felix Kroos, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1991: Ragnar Granit, Finnish neuroscientist, Nobel laureate (b. 1900) [category: Deaths]
• 1991: William Heinesen, Faroese writer, poet and artist (b. 1900) [category: Deaths]
• 1992: Hans G. Kresse, Dutch cartoonist (b. 1921) [category: Deaths]
• 1992: Mauritius becomes a republic while remaining a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. [category: Events]
• 1993: North Korea nuclear weapons program: North Korea says that it plans to withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and refuses to allow inspectors access to its nuclear sites. [category: Events]
• 1993: Several bombs explode in Bombay (Mumbai), India, killing about 300 and injuring hundreds more. [category: Events]
• 1993: The Blizzard of 1993 – Snow begins to fall across the eastern portion of the US with tornadoes, thunder snow storms, high winds and record low temperatures. The storm lasts for 30 hours. [category: Events]
• 1994: Christina Grimmie, American singer, songwriter, pianist [category: Births]
• 1994: Tyler Patrick Jones, American actor [category: Births]
• 1994: The Church of England ordains its first female priests. [category: Events]
• 1995: Kanon Fukuda, Japanese singer (S/mileage and Shugo Chara Egg!) [category: Births]
• 1995: Juanin Clay, American actress (b. 1949) [category: Deaths]
• 1998: Beatrice Wood, American artist and ceramist (b. 1893) [category: Deaths]
• 1998: Jozef Kroner, Slovak actor (b. 1924) [category: Deaths]
• 1998: Judge Dread, English musician (b. 1945) [category: Deaths]
• 1999: Sakura Oda, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) [category: Births]
• 1999: Yehudi Menuhin, American-born violinist (b. 1916) [category: Deaths]
• 1999: Former Warsaw Pact members the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland join NATO. [category: Events]
• 2001: Morton Downey, Jr., American television talk show host (b. 1933) [category: Deaths]
• 2001: Robert Ludlum, American author (b. 1927) [category: Deaths]
• 2001: Victor Westhoff, Dutch botanist (b. 1916) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Jean-Paul Riopelle, Canadian painter and sculptor (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Spyros Kyprianou, Cypriot politician (b. 1932) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Andrei Kivilev, Kazakh cyclist (b. 1973) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Howard Fast, American author (b. 1914) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Lynne Thigpen, American actress (b. 1948) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Zoran Đinđić, Prime Minister of Serbia (b. 1952) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Zoran Đinđić, Prime Minister of Serbia, is assassinated in Belgrade. [category: Events]
• 2004: The President of South Korea, Roh Moo-hyun, is impeached by its National Assembly: the first such impeachment in the nation's history. [category: Events]
• 2005: Bill Cameron, Canadian journalist (b. 1943) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Stavros Koujioumtzis, Greek songwriter (b. 1932) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Victor Sokolov, Russian dissident journalist and priest (b. 1947) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Hege Nerland, Norwegian politician (b. 1966) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Jorge Guinzburg, Argentine journalist, producer and media host (b. 1949) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Lazare Ponticelli, French soldier (b. 1897) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Financier Bernard Madoff plead guilty in New York to scamming $18 billion, the largest in Wall Street history. [category: Events]
• 2010: Miguel Delibes, Spanish novelist (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: Joe Morello, American jazz drummer (Dave Brubeck Quartet) (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: Nilla Pizzi, Italian singer (b. 1919) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: Olive Dickason, Canadian historian (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: A reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant melts and explodes and releases radioactivity into the atmosphere a day after Japan's earthquake. [category: Events]
• 2012: Hasan Gafoor, Indian Director General of Police of Maharashtra (b. 1949 or 1950) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Michael Hossack, American drummer (Doobie Brothers) (b. 1946) [category: Deaths]
• _: Arbor Day (China and Taiwan) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Christian Feast Day: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Fina [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Girl Scout Birthday (United States) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Grækarismessa (Mass of St. Gregory). According to tradition, the oystercatcher, the Faroes' national bird returns this day. This event is celebrated in the capital, Tórshavn (Faroe Islands) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: March 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Maximilian the martyr [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: National Day (Mauritius) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Pope Gregory I (Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Catholic Church, and Anglican Communion) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Theophanes the Confessor [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: World Day Against Cyber Censorship (requested by Reporters Without Borders and Amnesty International in 2009) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Youth Day (Zambia) [category: Holidays and observances]