Events

Pre-1600

538 Year 538 ( DXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Iohannes without colleague (or, less frequently, year 1291 ''Ab ...

– Vitiges,

king King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen regnant, queen, which title is also given to the queen consort, consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contempora ...

of the

Ostrogoths The Ostrogoths ( la, Ostrogothi, Austrogothi) were a Roman-era Germanic people. In the 5th century, they followed the Visigoths in creating one of the two great Gothic kingdoms within the Roman Empire, based upon the large Gothic populations who ...

ends his siege of Rome and retreats to

Ravenna Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 until its collapse in 476. It then served as the c ...

, leaving the city to the victorious

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

general, Belisarius. *

1088 Year 1088 ( MLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Almoravid forces (supported with fighters from local Andalusian provinces), under Sult ...

– Election of Urban II as the 159th

Pope The pope ( la, papa, from el, πάππας, translit=pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff ( or ), Roman pontiff () or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the worldwide Cathol ...

of the

Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide . It is am ...

. He is best known for initiating the

Crusades The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were ...

. * 1158 – German city Munich (München) is first mentioned as ''forum apud Munichen'' in the Augsburg arbitration by Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich I. * 1579 – Start of the Siege of Maastricht, part of the

Eighty Years' War The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt ( nl, Nederlandse Opstand) ( c.1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the Ref ...

1601–1900

* 1622 –

Ignatius of Loyola Ignatius of Loyola, S.J. (born Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola; eu, Ignazio Loiolakoa; es, Ignacio de Loyola; la, Ignatius de Loyola; – 31 July 1556), venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spanish Catholic priest and theologian ...

and Francis Xavier, founders of the

Society of Jesus , image = Ihs-logo.svg , image_size = 175px , caption = ChristogramOfficial seal of the Jesuits , abbreviation = SJ , nickname = Jesuits , formation = , founders ...

, are canonized by the

Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

. * 1689 –

James II of England James VII and II (14 October 1633 16 September 1701) was King of England and King of Ireland as James II, and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Glorious Re ...

landed at

Kinsale Kinsale ( ; ) is a historic port and fishing town in County Cork, Ireland. Located approximately south of Cork City on the southeast coast near the Old Head of Kinsale, it sits at the mouth of the River Bandon, and has a population of 5,281 ( ...

, starting the Williamite War in Ireland. * 1811 –

Peninsular War The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spai ...

: A day after a successful rearguard action, French Marshal Michel Ney once again successfully delays the pursuing Anglo- Portuguese force at the Battle of Redinha.

1901–present

1912 Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ** German geophysicist Alfred ...

– The

Girl Guides Girl Guides (known as Girl Scouts in the United States and some other countries) is a worldwide movement, originally and largely still designed for girls and women only. The movement began in 1909 when girls requested to join the then-grassroot ...

(later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...

. * 1913 – The future capital of

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...

is officially named Canberra. *

1918 This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events ...

–

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

becomes the capital of

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...

again after

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

held this status for most of the period since 1713. *

1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...

– The

Kapp Putsch The Kapp Putsch (), also known as the Kapp–Lüttwitz Putsch (), was an attempted coup against the German national government in Berlin on 13 March 1920. Named after its leaders Wolfgang Kapp and Walther von Lüttwitz, its goal was to undo th ...

begins when the

Marinebrigade Ehrhardt The Marinebrigade Ehrhardt, also known as the Ehrhardt Brigade, was a Freikorps unit of the early Weimar Republic. It was formed on 17 February 1919 as the Second Marine Brigade from members of the former Imperial German Navy under the lea ...

is ordered to march on Berlin. *

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhano ...

– In

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people. * 1930 –

Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...

begins the '' Salt March'', a 200-mile march to the sea to protest the British monopoly on salt in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...

. *

1933 Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...

–

Great Depression The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagio ...

: Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation for the first time as

President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal gove ...

. This is also the first of his "

fireside chats The fireside chats were a series of evening radio addresses given by Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, between 1933 and 1944. Roosevelt spoke with familiarity to millions of Americans about recovery from the Great De ...

". * 1938 – ''

Anschluss The (, or , ), also known as the (, en, Annexation of Austria), was the annexation of the Federal State of Austria into the German Reich on 13 March 1938. The idea of an (a united Austria and Germany that would form a " Greater Germa ...

:''

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

troops occupy and absorb

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

. * 1940 –

Winter War The Winter War,, sv, Vinterkriget, rus, Зи́мняя война́, r=Zimnyaya voyna. The names Soviet–Finnish War 1939–1940 (russian: link=no, Сове́тско-финская война́ 1939–1940) and Soviet–Finland War 1 ...

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bot ...

signs the Moscow Peace Treaty with the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...

, ceding almost all of

Finnish Karelia Karelia ( fi, Karjala) is a historical province of Finland which Finland partly ceded to the Soviet Union after the Winter War of 1939–40. The Finnish Karelians include the present-day inhabitants of North and South Karelia and the still- ...

. * 1942 – The Battle of Java ends with the surrender of the

American-British-Dutch-Australian Command The American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) Command, or ABDACOM, was a short-lived, supreme command for all Allied forces in South East Asia in early 1942, during the Pacific War in World War II. The command consists of the forces of Aust ...

to the Japanese Empire in Bandung, West Java,

Dutch East Indies The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( nl, Nederlands(ch)-Indië; ), was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia. It was formed from the nationalised trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, whic ...

. * 1947 –

Cold War The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because t ...

: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of

Communism Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, ...

. * 1950 – The Llandow air disaster kills 80 people when the aircraft they are travelling in crashes near Sigingstone,

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

. At the time this was the world's deadliest air disaster. * 1967 – Suharto takes power from Sukarno when the People's Consultative Assembly inaugurate him as Acting President of

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Gui ...

. *

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * J ...

–

Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It ...

achieves independence from the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and ...

. *

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses ( February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events J ...

– The 1971 Turkish military memorandum is sent to the Süleyman Demirel government of

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula ...

and the government resigns. *

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo ...

– Sir Tim Berners-Lee submits his proposal to

CERN The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN (; ; ), is an intergovernmental organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. Established in 1954, it is based in a northwestern suburb of Gen ...

for an information management system, which subsequently develops into the World Wide Web. * 1992 –

becomes a republic while remaining a member of the

Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is a political association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire. The chief institutions of the organisation are the C ...

. * 1993 – Several bombs explode in Mumbai, India, killing about 300 people and injuring hundreds more. * 1993 –

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...

announces that it will withdraw from the

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT, is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation ...

and refuses to allow inspectors access to its nuclear sites. *

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

– Former

Warsaw Pact The Warsaw Pact (WP) or Treaty of Warsaw, formally the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, was a collective defense treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland, between the Soviet Union and seven other Eastern Bloc socialist republi ...

members the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Cr ...

and

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

join

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two N ...

. * 2003 –

Zoran Đinđić Zoran Đinđić ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран Ђинђић, ; 1 August 1952 – 12 March 2003) was a Serbian politician who served as the prime minister of Serbia from 2001 until his assassination in 2003. He was the mayor of Belgrade in 1997. Đinđi� ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hu ...

, is assassinated in

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; names in other languages) is the capital and largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. Nearly 1,166,763 mi ...

. * 2003 – The

World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level o ...

officially release a global warning of outbreaks of Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). * 2004 – The

President of South Korea The president of the Republic of Korea (), also known as the president of South Korea (often abbreviated to POTROK or POSK; ), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Korea. The president leads the State Council, and ...

, Roh Moo-hyun, is impeached by its

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the r ...

: the first such

impeachment Impeachment is the process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct. It may be understood as a unique process involving both political and legal elements. In ...

in the nation's history. * 2009 – Financier Bernie Madoff pleads guilty to one of the largest frauds in Wall Street's history. * 2011 – A reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant explodes and releases radioactivity into the atmosphere a day after the

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami The occurred at 14:46 Japan Standard Time, JST (05:46 UTC) on 11 March. The Moment magnitude scale, magnitude 9.0–9.1 (M) Submarine earthquake, undersea megathrust earthquake had an epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peni ...

. *

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wa ...

– A gas explosion in the

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

neighborhood of

East Harlem East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem or and historically known as Italian Harlem, is a neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, New York City, roughly encompassing the area north of the Upper East Side and bounded by 96th Street to the south, ...

kills eight and injures 70 others. * 2019 – In the House of Commons, the revised EU Withdrawal Bill was rejected by a margin of 149 votes. * 2020 – The

suspends travel from Europe due to the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...

Births

Pre-1600

* 1270 – Charles, Count of Valois (d. 1325) * 1515 –

Caspar Othmayr Caspar Othmayr (12 March 1515 – 4 February 1553) was a German Lutheran pastor and composer. Othmayr was born in Amberg, Upper Palatinate, and studied in Heidelberg as a pupil of Lorenz Lemlin, among others. Later, he became rector of the mona ...

, German Lutheran pastor and composer (d. 1553)

1601–1900

* 1607 –

Paul Gerhardt Paul Gerhardt (12 March 1607 – 27 May 1676) was a German theologian, Lutheran minister and hymnodist. Biography Gerhardt was born into a middle-class family at Gräfenhainichen, a small town between Halle and Wittenberg. His father died in ...

, German poet and composer (d. 1676) *

1613 Events January–June * January 11 – Workers in a sandpit in the Dauphiné region of France discover the skeleton of what is alleged to be a 30-foot tall man (the remains, it is supposed, of the giant Teutobochus, a legendar ...

– André Le Nôtre, French gardener and architect (d. 1700) * 1626 – John Aubrey, English historian and philosopher (d. 1697) * 1637 –

Anne Hyde Anne Hyde (12 March 163731 March 1671) was Duchess of York and Albany as the first wife of James, Duke of York, who later became King James II and VII. Anne was the daughter of a member of the English gentry – Edward Hyde (later created ...

, Duchess of York and Albany (d. 1671) * 1672 –

Richard Steele Sir Richard Steele (bap. 12 March 1672 – 1 September 1729) was an Anglo-Irish writer, playwright, and politician, remembered as co-founder, with his friend Joseph Addison, of the magazine ''The Spectator''. Early life Steele was born in D ...

, Irish-Welsh journalist and politician (d. 1729) * 1685 – George Berkeley, Irish bishop and philosopher (d. 1753) *

1710 In the Swedish calendar it was a common year starting on Saturday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar. Events January–March * January 1 – In Prussia, Cölln is merged with Alt-Berlin by ...

– Thomas Arne, English composer (d. 1778) * 1735 – François-Emmanuel Guignard, comte de Saint-Priest, French politician and diplomat (d. 1821) * 1753 – Jean Denis, French politician, lawyer, jurist, journalist, and historian (d. 1827) *

1766 Events January–March * January 1 – Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie") becomes the new Stuart claimant to the throne of Great Britain, as King Charles III, and figurehead for Jacobitism. * January 14 – Chr ...

– Claudius Buchanan, Scottish theologian (d. 1815) *

1781 Events January–March * January – William Pitt the Younger, later Prime Minister of Great Britain, enters Parliament, aged 21. * January 1 – Industrial Revolution: The Iron Bridge opens across the River Severn ...

– Frederica of Baden, Queen consort to

Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden Gustav IV Adolf or Gustav IV Adolph (1 November 1778 – 7 February 1837) was King of Sweden from 1792 until he was deposed in a coup in 1809. He was also the last Swedish monarch to be the ruler of Finland. The occupation of Finland in 1808–09 ...

(d. 1826) * 1784 – William Buckland, English geologist and paleontologist; Dean of Westminster (d. 1856) * 1795 – William Lyon Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian journalist and politician, 1st Mayor of Toronto (d. 1861) * 1795 – George Tyler Wood, American military officer and politician (d. 1858) *

1806 Events January–March * January 1 ** The French Republican Calendar is abolished. ** The Kingdom of Bavaria is established by Napoleon. * January 5 – The body of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, lies in state in the Painted Hall ...

– Jane Pierce, American wife of Franklin Pierce, 15th First Lady of the United States (d. 1863) * 1807 – James Abbott, Indian Army officer (d. 1896) * 1815 –

Louis-Jules Trochu Louis-Jules Trochu (; 12 March 18157 October 1896) was a French military leader and politician. He served as President of the Government of National Defense—France's ''de facto'' head of state—from 4 September 1870 until his resignation on 2 ...

, French military leader and politician (d. 1896) * 1821 –

John Abbott Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott (March 12, 1821 – October 30, 1893) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the third prime minister of Canada from 1891 to 1892. He held office as the leader of the Conservative Party. Abb ...

, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd

Prime Minister of Canada The prime minister of Canada (french: premier ministre du Canada, link=no) is the head of government of Canada. Under the Westminster system, the prime minister governs with the confidence of a majority the elected House of Commons; as su ...

(d. 1893) * 1821 – Medo Pucić, Croatian writer and politician (d. 1882) * 1823 –

Katsu Kaishū Count , best known by his nickname , was a Japanese statesman and naval engineer during the late Tokugawa shogunate and early Meiji period. Kaishū was a nickname which he took from a piece of calligraphy (Kaishū Shooku ) by Sakuma Shōzan. H ...

, Japanese statesman (d. 1899) *

1824 May 7: The almost completely deaf Beethoven premieres his Ninth Symphony Events January–March * January 8 – After much controversy, Michael Faraday is finally elected as a member of the Royal Society, with only one vote against h ...

– Gustav Kirchhoff, Russian-German physicist and academic (d. 1887) * 1832 – Charles Boycott, English farmer and agent (d. 1897) * 1834 –

Hilary A. Herbert Hilary Abner Herbert (March 12, 1834 – March 6, 1919) was Secretary of the Navy in the second administration of President Grover Cleveland. He also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama. Biography ...

Secretary of the Navy The secretary of the Navy (or SECNAV) is a statutory officer () and the head (chief executive officer) of the Department of the Navy, a military department (component organization) within the United States Department of Defense. By law, the se ...

(d. 1919) * 1835 – Simon Newcomb, Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician (d. 1909) * 1835 –

Sigismondo Savona Sigismondo Savona (12 March 1835 – 24 July 1908) was a Maltese educator and politician who played a prominent role in the Language Question which defined the politics of the Crown Colony of Malta in the late 19th century. Early life Savon ...

, Maltese educator and politician (d. 1908) * 1837 –

Alexandre Guilmant Félix-Alexandre Guilmant (; 12 March 1837 – 29 March 1911) was a French organist and composer. He was the organist of La Trinité from 1871 until 1901. A noted pedagogue, performer, and improviser, Guilmant helped found the Schola Cantor ...

, French organist and composer (d. 1911) *

1838 Events January–March * January 10 – A fire destroys Lloyd's Coffee House and the Royal Exchange in London. * January 11 – At Morristown, New Jersey, Samuel Morse, Alfred Vail and Leonard Gale give the first public demonstration o ...

–

William Henry Perkin Sir William Henry Perkin (12 March 1838 – 14 July 1907) was a British chemist and entrepreneur best known for his serendipitous discovery of the first commercial synthetic organic dye, mauveine, made from aniline. Though he failed in trying ...

, English chemist and academic (d. 1907) *

1843 Events January–March * January ** Serial publication of Charles Dickens's novel ''Martin Chuzzlewit'' begins in London; in the July chapters, he lands his hero in the United States. ** Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart ...

– Gabriel Tarde, French sociologist and criminologist (d. 1904) * 1855 – Eduard Birnbaum, Polish-born German cantor (d. 1920) *

1857 Events January–March * January 1 – The biggest Estonian newspaper, ''Postimees'', is established by Johann Voldemar Jannsen. * January 7 – The partly French-owned London General Omnibus Company begins operating. * Jan ...

– William V. Ranous, American actor and director (d. 1915) * 1858 – Adolph Ochs, American publisher (d. 1935) * 1859 – Ernesto Cesàro, Italian mathematician (d. 1906) *

1860 Events January–March * January 2 – The discovery of a hypothetical planet Vulcan is announced at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris, France. * January 10 – The Pemberton Mill in Lawrence, Massachusetts ...

–

Eric Stenbock Count Eric Stanislaus (or Stanislaus Eric) Stenbock ( at Thirlestaine Hall (Cheltenham) – at Withdeane Hall in Brighton) was a Baltic Swedish poet and writer of macabre fantastic fiction. Life Stenbock was the count of Bogesund and the he ...

, Estonian poet and author (d. 1895) * 1863 – Gabriele D'Annunzio, Italian soldier, journalist, poet, and playwright (d. 1938) * 1863 – Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian and Ukrainian mineralogist and chemist (d. 1945) * 1864 – W. H. R. Rivers, English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist, and psychiatrist (d. 1922) * 1864 – Alice Tegnér, Swedish organist, composer, and educator (d. 1943) * 1869 – George Forbes, New Zealand politician, 22nd

Prime Minister of New Zealand The prime minister of New Zealand ( mi, Te pirimia o Aotearoa) is the head of government of New Zealand. The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, leader of the New Zealand Labour Party, took office on 26 October 2017. The prime minister (inf ...

(d. 1947) *

1874 Events January–March * January 1 – New York City annexes The Bronx. * January 2 – Ignacio María González becomes head of state of the Dominican Republic for the first time. * January 3 – Third Carlist War &ndash ...

–

Edmund Eysler Edmund Samuel Eysler (12 March 1874 – 4 October 1949), was an Austrian composer. Biography Edmund Eysler was born in Vienna to a merchant family. He was supposed to enter the engineering profession, but his acquaintance with Leo Fall led ...

, Austrian composer (d. 1949) *

1877 Events January–March * January 1 – Queen Victoria is proclaimed ''Empress of India'' by the ''Royal Titles Act 1876'', introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . * January 8 – Great ...

– Wilhelm Frick, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of the Interior (d. 1946) * 1878 – Gemma Galgani, Italian mystic and saint (d. 1903) * 1880 – Henry Drysdale Dakin, English-American chemist and academic (d. 1952) * 1881 – Väinö Tanner, Finnish politician of Social Democratic Party of Finland; the

Prime Minister of Finland The prime minister of Finland ( fi, Suomen pääministeri; ) is the leader of the Finnish Government. The prime minister and their cabinet exercise executive authority in the state. The prime minister is formally ranked third in the protocol ...

(d. 1966) * 1882 –

Carlos Blanco Galindo Carlos Blanco Galindo (12 March 1882 – 2 October 1943) was a Bolivian general who served as the 32nd president of Bolivia on a de facto interim basis from 1930 to 1931. Carlos Blanco was born in Cochabamba, Bolivia. A career military office ...

, Bolivian politician (d. 1943) *

1883 Events January–March * January 4 – ''Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States. * January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people. * Janua ...

– Sándor Jávorka, Hungarian botanist (d. 1961) * 1888 – Walter Hermann Bucher, German-American geologist and paleontologist (d. 1965) * 1888 – Hans Knappertsbusch, German conductor (d. 1965) * 1890 – Evert Taube, Swedish singer-songwriter and lute player (d. 1976) * 1896 –

Jesse Fuller Jesse Fuller (March 12, 1896 – January 29, 1976) was an American one-man band musician, best known for his song "San Francisco Bay Blues". Early life Fuller was born in Jonesboro, Georgia, near Atlanta. He was sent by his mother to live wit ...

, American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1976) * 1898 – Tian Han, Chinese playwright (d. 1968) * 1898 – Luitpold Steidle, German army officer and politician (d. 1984) * 1899 – Ramón Muttis, Argentine footballer (d. 1955) * 1900 –

Rinus van den Berge Marinus ("Rinus") van den Berge (12 March 1900 in Rotterdam – 23 October 1972) was a Dutch athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He competed for the Netherlands in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 4 x 1 ...

, Dutch athlete (d. 1972) * 1900 – Sylvi Kekkonen, Finnish writer and wife of President of Finland Urho Kekkonen (d. 1974) * 1900 – Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, 19th President of Colombia (d. 1975)

1901–present

* 1904 – Lyudmila Keldysh, Russian mathematician (d. 1976) * 1905 – Takashi Shimura, Japanese actor (d. 1982) * 1907 – Dorrit Hoffleit, American astronomer and academic (d. 2007) * 1908 –

Rita Angus Rita Angus (12 March 1908 – 25 January 1970), a New Zealand painter, has a reputation - along with Colin McCahon and Toss Woollaston - as one of the leading figures in twentieth-century New Zealand art. She worked primarily in oil and wat ...

, New Zealand painter (d. 1970) * 1908 – David Marshall, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Singapore (d. 1995) * 1909 –

Petras Cvirka Petras Cvirka (March 12, 1909, Klangai, Kovno Governorate – May 2, 1947, Vilnius) was a Lithuanian writer of several novels, children's books, and short story collections. He wrote under a variety of pen names: A. Cvingelis, Cezaris Petrėnas, J ...

, Lithuanian author (d. 1947) * 1910 – Masayoshi Ōhira, Japanese politician, 68th

Prime Minister of Japan The prime minister of Japan ( Japanese: 内閣総理大臣, Hepburn: ''Naikaku Sōri-Daijin'') is the head of government of Japan. The prime minister chairs the Cabinet of Japan and has the ability to select and dismiss its Ministers of S ...

(d. 1980) * 1910 – László Lékai, Archbishop of Esztergom and Cardinal (d. 1986) *

1911 A notable ongoing event was the race for the South Pole. Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * ...

– Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Mexican academic and politician, 49th

President of Mexico The president of Mexico ( es, link=no, Presidente de México), officially the president of the United Mexican States ( es, link=no, Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos), is the head of state and head of government of Mexico. Under the ...

(d. 1979) *

– Willie Hall, English international footballer (d. 1967) * 1912 –

Irving Layton Irving Peter Layton, OC (March 12, 1912 – January 4, 2006) was a Romanian-born Canadian poet. He was known for his "tell it like it is" style which won him a wide following, but also made him enemies. As T. Jacobs notes in his biography (2001) ...

, Romanian-Canadian poet and academic (d. 2006) * 1913 –

Yashwantrao Chavan Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan (Marathi pronunciation: əʃʋənt̪ɾaːʋ t͡səʋʱaːɳ 12 March 1913 – 25 November 1984) was an Indian politician. He served as the last Chief Minister of Bombay State and the first of Maharashtra after ...

, Indian politician, 5th Deputy Prime Minister of India (d. 1984) * 1913 –

Agathe von Trapp Agathe Johanna Erwina Gobertina von Trapp (12 March 1913 – 28 December 2010) was the eldest daughter of Georg von Trapp and his first wife, Agathe Whitehead, Agathe Whitehead von Trapp. She was also a member of the Trapp Family, Trapp Family S ...

, Hungarian-American singer and author (d. 2010) * 1915 – Alberto Burri, Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1995) * 1915 – Jiří Mucha, Czech journalist (d. 1991) * 1917 – Leonard Chess, American record company executive, co-founder of Chess Records (d. 1969) * 1917 – Millard Kaufman, American author and screenwriter (d. 2009) * 1917 – Googie Withers, Indian-Australian actress (d. 2011) *

– Pádraig Faulkner, Irish

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil (, ; meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party ( ga, audio=ga-Fianna Fáil.ogg, Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a conservative and Christia ...

politician (d. 2012) * 1918 – Elaine de Kooning, American painter and academic (d. 1989) *

1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in Brazil. ** The Spanish liner ''Santa Isabel'' bre ...

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Gianni Agnelli Giovanni "Gianni" Agnelli (; 12 March 192124 January 2003), nicknamed ("The Lawyer"), was an Italian industrialist and principal shareholder of Fiat. As the head of Fiat, he controlled 4.4% of Italy's GDP, 3.1% of its industrial workforce a ...

, Italian businessman (d. 2001) * 1921 –

Gordon MacRae Albert Gordon MacRae (March 12, 1921 – January 24, 1986) was an American actor, singer and radio/television host who appeared in the film versions of two Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals '' Oklahoma!'' (1955) and ''Carousel'' (1956) and who p ...

, American actor and singer (d. 1986) *

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...

– Jack Kerouac, American author and poet (d. 1969) * 1922 –

Lane Kirkland Joseph Lane Kirkland (March 12, 1922 – August 14, 1999) was an American labor union leader who served as President of the AFL–CIO from 1979 to 1995. Life and career Kirkland was born in Camden, South Carolina, the son of Louise Beardsley ( ...

, American sailor and union leader (d. 1999) * 1923 – Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian speed skater and cyclist (d. 2013) * 1923 –

Norbert Brainin Norbert Brainin, OBE (12 March 1923 in Vienna – 10 April 2005 in London) was the first violinist of the Amadeus Quartet, one of the world's most highly regarded string quartets. Because of Brainin's Jewish origin, he was driven out of Vie ...

, Austrian violinist (d. 2005) * 1923 – Wally Schirra, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2007) * 1923 – Mae Young, American wrestler (d. 2014) * 1925 –

Leo Esaki Reona Esaki (江崎玲於奈 ''Esaki Reona'', born March 12, 1925), also known as Leo Esaki, is a Japanese physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 with Ivar Giaever and Brian David Josephson for his work in electron tunneling i ...

, Japanese physicist and academic,

Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfr ...

laureate * 1925 – Harry Harrison, American author and illustrator (d. 2012) * 1926 – George Ariyoshi, American lawyer and politician, 3rd

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* 1926 – Arthur A. Hartman, American career diplomat (d. 2015) * 1926 –

John Clellon Holmes John Clellon Holmes (March 12, 1926, Holyoke, Massachusetts – March 30, 1988, Middletown, Connecticut) was an American author, poet and professor, best known for his 1952 novel '' Go''. Considered the first "Beat" novel, ''Go'' depicted event ...

, American author and professor (d. 1988) * 1926 –

David Nadien David Nadien (March 12, 1926 – May 28, 2014) was an American virtuoso violinist and violin teacher. He was the concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic from 1966 to 1970. His playing style, characterized by fast vibrato, audible shifting noi ...

, American violinist (d. 2014) * 1927 – Raúl Alfonsín, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 46th President of Argentina (d. 2009) * 1927 –

Emmett Leith Emmett Norman Leith (March 12, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan – December 23, 2005 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) was a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Michigan and, with Juris Upatnieks of the University of Michigan, the co-inventor o ...

, professor of electrical engineering and co-inventor of three-dimensional holography (d. 2005) * 1927 –

Sudharmono Sudharmono (EVO: Soedharmono; 12 March 1927 – 25 January 2006), also known by his nickname, Pak Dar, was an Indonesian politician and army officer, who served as the 5th Vice President of Indonesia, under the New Order regime of president Suh ...

, 5th Vice President of Indonesia (d. 2006) *

– Edward Albee, American director and playwright (d. 2016) * 1929 –

Win Tin Win Tin ( my, ဝင်းတင်, , 12 March 1929 – 21 April 2014) was a Burmese journalist, politician and political prisoner. He co-founded the National League for Democracy (NLD). He was imprisoned by the military government for 19 years ...

, Burmese journalist and politician, co-founded the National League for Democracy (d. 2014) * 1930 – Antony Acland, British former diplomat and Provost of

Eton College Eton College () is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI of England, Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. i ...

(d. 2021) * 1931 –

Józef Tischner Józef Stanisław Tischner (12 March 1931 – 28 June 2000) was a Polish priest and philosopher. The first chaplain of the trade union, "Solidarity" (Polish ''Solidarność''). Life Tischner was born in Stary Sącz to a Góral family and gre ...

, Polish priest and philosopher (d. 2000) *

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort to assassinate Emperor Hir ...

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Bob Houbregs Robert J. Houbregs (March 12, 1932 – May 28, 2014) was a Canadian professional basketball player. Houbregs was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987. Basketball career A 6-foot 8-inch, 225-pound forward-centre, from Quee ...

, Canadian basketball player (d. 2014) * 1932 – Andrew Young, American pastor and politician, 14th United States Ambassador to the United Nations *

– Myrna Fahey, American actress (d. 1973) * 1933 – Barbara Feldon, American actress * 1934 – Francisco J. Ayala, Spanish-American evolutionary biologist and philosopher * 1936 – Virginia Hamilton, American children's books author (d. 2002) * 1936 –

Michał Heller Michał Kazimierz Heller (born 12 March 1936 in Tarnów) is a Polish professor of philosophy at the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków, Poland, and an adjunct member of the Vatican Observatory staff. He also serves as a lecture ...

, Polish professor of philosophy * 1936 – Eddie Sutton, American basketball player and coach (d. 2020) * 1937 – Zoltán Horvath, Hungarian sabre fencer * 1937 –

Zurab Sotkilava Zurab Lavrentievich Sotkilava (russian: Зураб Лаврентьевич Соткилава, ka, ზურაბ სოტკილავა; 12 March 1937 – 18 September 2017) was a Georgian operatic tenor and People's Artist of the USS ...

, Georgian operatic tenor (d. 2017) * 1938 – Vladimir Msryan, Armenian actor (d. 2010) * 1938 – Johnny Rutherford, American race car driver and sportscaster * 1938 – Ken Spears, American writer (d. 2020) * 1938 –

Juan Horacio Suárez Juan Horacio Suárez (born 12 March 1938; Villa Nueva) is an Argentine Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood on 2 December 1967, Suárez was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gregorio de Laferrere, Argentina on 25 November ...

, Argentine bishop * 1938 – Ron Tutt, American drummer * 1940 – Al Jarreau, American singer (d. 2017) * 1941 – Josip Skoblar, former Croatian footballer * 1942 –

Jimmy Wynn James Sherman Wynn (March 12, 1942March 26, 2020), nicknamed "The Toy Cannon", was an American professional baseball player. He played 15 seasons as a center fielder; he spent ten of his fifteen seasons with the Houston Colt .45s / Astros before ...

, American baseball player (d. 2020) * 1943 – Ratko Mladić, Serbian general *

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in ...

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Erwin Mueller :''This is an article about the basketball player. For the physicist, see Erwin Wilhelm Müller.'' Erwin Louis Mueller (March 12, 1944 – June 7, 2018) was an American basketball player. A 6'8" forward/ center,he attended the University of San ...

, former American basketball player (d. 2018) * 1945 – Anne Summers, Australian feminist writer, editor, publisher and public servant * 1946 –

Dean Cundey Dean Raymond Cundey, A.S.C. (born March 12, 1946) is an American cinematographer and film director. He is known for his collaborations with John Carpenter, Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis, as well as his extensive work in the horror genre, ...

, American cinematographer and film director * 1946 –

Liza Minnelli Liza May Minnelli ( ; born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli is among a rare group of performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy ...

, American actress, singer and dancer * 1946 –

Frank Welker Franklin Wendell Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American voice actor. He began his career in the 1960s, and holds over 860 film, television, and video game credits as of 2022, making him one of the most prolific voice actors of all time. With ...

, American voice actor and singer * 1947 – Peter Harry Carstensen, German educator and politician * 1947 – Jan-Erik Enestam, Finland-Swedish politician * 1947 –

David Rigert David Adamovich Rigert (russian: Давид Ада́мович Ри́герт; born 12 March 1947) is a retired Soviet weightlifter and weightlifting coach of Austrian ancestry. During his career he set 65 ratified world records and won an Olympi ...

, Soviet Olympic weightlifter * 1947 – Mitt Romney, American businessman and politician, 70th

Governor of Massachusetts The governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the chief executive officer of the government of Massachusetts. The governor is the head of the state cabinet and the commander-in-chief of the commonwealth's military forces. Massachuset ...

* 1948 – Virginia Bottomley, Scottish social worker and politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport * 1948 – Kent Conrad, American politician * 1948 –

James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-sell ...

, American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1949 – Rob Cohen, American director, producer, and screenwriter * 1949 – David Mellor, British politician * 1950 – Javier Clemente, Spanish footballer and manager * 1952 – André Comte-Sponville, French philosopher * 1952 – Yasuhiko Okudera, former Japanese footballer * 1952 – John Mitchell, English footballer *

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yugosl ...

– Pavel Pinigin, former Soviet wrestler and Olympic champion * 1954 – Anish Kapoor, Indian-English sculptor *

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are kille ...

– Ove Aunli, former Norwegian cross-country skier * 1956 – Stanisław Bobak, Polish ski jumper (d. 2010) * 1956 – Steve Harris, English bass player and songwriter * 1956 – Lesley Manville, English actress * 1956 – Dale Murphy, American baseball player * 1956 – Pim Verbeek, Dutch football manager (d. 2019) * 1957 – Patrick Battiston, French footballer and coach * 1957 –

Marlon Jackson Marlon David Jackson (born March 12, 1957) is an American entertainer, singer and dancer best known as a member of the Jackson 5. He is the sixth child of the Jackson family. Marlon now runs Study Peace Foundation to promote peace and unity wor ...

, American singer-songwriter and dancer * 1957 –

Andrey Lopatov Andrey Vyacheslavovich Lopatov (russian: Андрей Вячеславович Лопатов; 12 March 1957 – 16 February 2022) was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics and won a bronze med ...

, Soviet basketball player *

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

– Phil Anderson, English-Australian cyclist * 1959 – Milorad Dodik, Bosnian Serb politician and president of

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located ...

* 1959 –

Luenell Luenell Campbell (born March 12, 1959), known mononymously as Luenell, is an American comedian and actress. Career In the early-1990s, Luenell appeared regularly on ''Soul Beat TV'' on the Oakland, California Oakland is the largest city an ...

, American comedian and actress * 1959 – Michael Walter, German luger (d. 2016) *

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

– Jason Beghe, American actor * 1960 –

Courtney B. Vance Courtney Bernard Vance (born March 12, 1960) is an American actor. Known for his commanding presence Vance started his career on stage before transitioning his career into film and television. He's received various accolades including a Tony Awa ...

, American actor and painter * 1962 – Julia Campbell, American actress * 1962 – Andreas Köpke, former German footballer * 1962 – Chris Sanders, American illustrator and voice actor * 1962 – Darryl Strawberry, American baseball player and minister * 1963 – John Andretti, American race car driver (d. 2020) * 1963 – Candy Costie, American swimmer * 1963 – Joaquim Cruz, Brazilian runner and coach * 1963 – Reiner Gies, German boxer * 1963 – Ian Holloway, English footballer and manager * 1963 –

Paul Way Paul Graham Albert Way (born 12 March 1963) is an English professional golfer. Way was born in Kingsbury, Middlesex. He went to the Hugh Christie School in Tonbridge, Kent. He won the Brabazon Trophy in 1981. Way turned professional in 1982 a ...

, English golfer * 1963 – Jake Weber, English actor * 1964 – Dieter Eckstein, retired German footballer * 1964 – Umirzak Shukeyev, Kazakh chairman of Samruk-Kazyna *

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in for a full term ...

– Steve Finley, American baseball player * 1965 –

Ivari Padar Ivari Padar (born 12 March 1965
) is an

Estonian Social Democratic Party * 1966 – David Daniels, American countertenor * 1966 –

Grant Long Grant Andrew Long (born March 12, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. He played over 1,000 games for the National Basketball Association over a 15-year career. Long had two relatives who were playing in the NBA during h ...

, American basketball player and sportscaster * 1967 – Julio Dely Valdés, Panamanian footballer and manager *

– Tammy Duckworth, Thai-American colonel, pilot, and politician * 1968 – Aaron Eckhart, American actor and producer *

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

– Graham Coxon, English singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1969 – Jake Tapper, American journalist and author * 1970 – Karen Bradley, British politician * 1970 –

Dave Eggers Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. He wrote the 2000 best-selling memoir ''A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius''. Eggers is also the founder of ''Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern'', a lite ...

, American author and screenwriter * 1970 –

Mathias Grönberg Mathias David Grönberg (born 12 March 1970) is a Swedish professional golfer who has played on the European Tour, PGA Tour, and their second-tier tours. Amateur career Grönberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He won the Swedish Boys Champion ...

, Swedish golfer * 1970 –

Rex Walters Rex Andrew Walters (born March 12, 1970) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as an assistant coach for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Previously, he was the Associate Hea ...

, American basketball player and coach *

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Isaiah Rider Isaiah Rider Jr., nicknamed J.R. (born March 12, 1971), is an American former professional basketball player who played 9 seasons in the NBA. Rider was born in Oakland, California, and was raised in nearby Alameda. He starred in both baseball an ...

, American basketball player and rapper * 1971 – Dragutin Topić, Serbian high jumper * 1972 –

Doron Sheffer Doron Sheffer ( he, דורון שפר; born 12 March 1972), is an Israeli retired professional basketball player. He spent most of his club career playing with Maccabi Tel Aviv. During his playing career he played at the point guard and shootin ...

, Israeli basketball player *

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

– Charles Akonnor, former Ghanaian footballer * 1974 –

Walid Badir Walid Badir ( ar, وليد بدير, he, ואליד באדיר; born 12 March 1974) is an Arab-Israeli former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He won four league titles in five seasons with Maccabi Haifa before joining Hapoe ...

, former Israeli footballer *

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

– Nicolae Grigore, former Romanian footballer * 1975 – Edgaras Jankauskas, former Lithuanian footballer * 1975 – Srđan Pecelj, Bosnian footballer * 1976 – Deron Quint, American ice hockey defenseman * 1976 – Zhao Wei, Chinese actress, film director, producer and pop singer * 1977 – Michelle Burgher, track and field athlete * 1977 – Ramiro Corrales, American soccer player * 1977 –

Amdy Faye Amdy Moustapha Faye (born 12 March 1977) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder and could also play as a centre back. Faye began his career with Monégasque club AS Monaco, French clubs ES Fréjus a ...

, former Senegalese footballer * 1977 –

Brent Johnson Brent Spencer Johnson (born March 12, 1977) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, Washington Capitals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He is curre ...

, American ice hockey player * 1978 – Casey Mears, American race car driver * 1978 – Marco Ferreira, Portuguese footballer * 1978 –

Arina Tanemura is a Japanese manga artist, illustrator, and character designer. She made her professional manga debut in 1996 with the one-shot ''The Style of the Second Love'' in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine '' Ribon Original'' and later published her fir ...

, Japanese author and illustrator * 1979 –

Rhys Coiro John Rhys Coiro (born March 12, 1979) is an American film, television, and stage actor. He began acting on Broadway but is best known for on-screen roles such as Billy Walsh on the television series ''Entourage''. Early life Born in Santo Stef ...

, American actor * 1979 – Pete Doherty, English musician, songwriter, actor, poet, writer, and artist * 1979 –

Jamie Dwyer Jamie Dwyer (born 12 March 1979) is an Australian field hockey player. He currently plays for YMCC Coastal City Hockey Club in the Melville Toyota League in Perth, Western Australia. He also played for the Queensland Blades in the Australian ...

, Australian field hockey player and coach * 1979 – Gerard López, former Spanish footballer * 1979 – Ben Sandford, New Zealand skeleton racer * 1979 –

Tim Wieskötter Tim Wieskötter (born March 12, 1979, in Emsdetten, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a complete set of medals in the K-2 500 m e ...

, German sprint canoer * 1979 – Edwin Villafuerte, Ecuadorian goalkeeper *

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – In ...

– Césinha, Brazilian footballer * 1980 – Becky Holliday, American pole vaulter * 1980 – Jens Mouris, Dutch cyclist * 1980 –

Douglas Murray Douglas Murray may refer to: * Douglas Murray (author) (born 1979), British political journalist, author and commentator * Doug Murray (comics) (born 1947), American comic book writer * Douglas Murray (ice hockey) Douglas Thomas Lars Murray (bo ...

, Swedish ice hockey player * 1981 – Kenta Kobayashi, Japanese wrestler and kick-boxer * 1981 – Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenian tennis player * 1981 – Holly Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1982 –

Lili Bordán Lili Bordán (born March 12, 1982) is a Hungarian-American film and television actress. Early life and education Lili Bordán was born in New York City, the daughter of Hungarian actress Irén Bordán. During school at Sarah Lawrence College, s ...

, Hungarian-American actress * 1982 –

Samm Levine Samuel Franklin Levine (born March 12, 1982) is an American actor, comedian and podcaster. He is known for his portrayal of Neal Schweiber on NBC's ''Freaks and Geeks'' and PFC Hirschberg in the 2009 film ''Inglourious Basterds''. Levine was al ...

, American actor and comedian * 1982 –

Ilya Nikulin Ilya Vladimirovich Nikulin (russian: Илья Владимирович Никулин; born 12 March 1982) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for HC Dynamo Moscow and Ak Bars Kazan in the Kontinental Hockey League ( ...

, Russian ice hockey player * 1982 – Hisato Satō, Japanese footballer * 1982 – Yūto Satō, Japanese footballer * 1982 –

Tobias Schweinsteiger Tobias Schweinsteiger (; born 12 March 1982) is a retired German footballer, who is the head coach of VfL Osnabrück. As player he was deployed as a midfielder or forward. He is the older brother of former German international Bastian Schweinst ...

, German footballer * 1983 – Atif Aslam, Pakistani singer and actor * 1984 – Shreya Ghoshal, Indian singer * 1984 – Jaimie Alexander, American actress * 1985 –

Marco Bonanomi Marco Bonanomi (born 12 March 1985 in Lecco) is an Italian professional racing driver. Career Formula Renault Bonanomi began his car racing career in 2001 by competing in a few rounds of the Formula Renault Eurocup and Italian Formula Renau ...

, Italian racing driver * 1985 – Aleksandr Bukharov, Russian footballer * 1985 – Ed Clancy, English track and road cyclist * 1985 – Andriy Tovt, Ukrainian footballer *

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal en ...

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Martynas Andriuškevičius Martynas Andriuškevičius (; born March 12, 1986) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. He is a 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) tall and 113 kg (250 lb) center. Andriuškevičius has noted perimeter skill for a player of his si ...

, Lithuanian basketball player * 1986 – Oleh Dopilka, Ukrainian footballer * 1986 – Danny Jones, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor * 1986 – Ben Offereins, Australian runner * 1986 – František Rajtoral, Czech footballer (d. 2017) * 1987 –

Manuele Boaro Manuele Boaro (born 12 March 1987) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Born in Bassano del Grappa, Boaro competed for U.C. Giorgione Aliseo as a junior, and and as an amateur. Boaro joined pro ...

, Italian cyclist * 1987 –

Jessica Hardy Jessica Adele Hardy Meichtry (born March 12, 1987) is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in breaststroke and freestyle events. Hardy earned a bronze medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle and a gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley r ...

, American swimmer * 1987 – Maxwell Holt, American volleyball player * 1987 –

Teimour Radjabov Teimour Boris oghlu Radjabov (also spelled Teymur Rajabov; az, Teymur Boris oğlu Rəcəbov, ; born 12 March 1987) is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster, ranked number 18 in the world A former child prodigy, he earned the title of Grandmaster ...

, Azerbaijani chess player * 1987 – Chris Seitz, American soccer player * 1987 –

Vadim Shipachyov Vadim Alexandrovich Shipachyov (russian: Вадим Александрович Шипачёв; born 12 March 1987) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played for S ...

, Russian ice hockey player * 1987 – Pablo Velázquez, Paraguayan footballer * 1988 –

Sebastian Brendel Sebastian Brendel (; born 12 March 1988) is a German sprint canoeist who has competed since 2007. Brendel is the 2016 Olympic champion in the C-1 1000 metres and C-2 1000 metres events. Career He has won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint W ...

, German canoe racer * 1988 – Kostas Mitroglou, Greek footballer * 1988 – Cristian Chagas Tarouco, Brazilian footballer *

– Jordan Adéoti, French footballer * 1989 – Vytautas Černiauskas, Lithuanian footballer * 1989 – Tyler Clary, former American swimmer * 1989 – Richard Eckersley, English footballer * 1989 – Chen Jianghua, Chinese basketball player * 1989 –

Siim Luts Siim Luts (born 12 March 1989) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Paide Linnameeskond. Club career Flora Luts began playing football at Flora youth academy in Paide. He made his Flora – and Meistriliiga – d ...

, Estonian footballer *

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of humanity on Earth, astrophysicis ...

– Alexander Kröckel, German skeleton racer * 1990 – Irakli Kvekveskiri, Georgian footballer * 1990 – Dawid Kubacki, Polish ski jumper * 1990 –

Matias Myttynen Matias Myttynen (born 12 March 1990) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Myttynen made his SM-liiga debut playing with Ilves during the 2009–10 SM-liiga s ...

, Finnish ice hockey player * 1990 – Ilija Nestorovski, Macedonian footballer * 1990 – Milena Raičević, Montenegrin handballer * 1990 –

Mikko Sumusalo Mikko Sumusalo (born 12 March 1990), is a Finnish professional football defender who plays for IFK Mariehamn and the Finnish national team. Sumusalo was born in Porvoo, Finland. Sumusalo began his senior club career playing for Klubi-04, be ...

, Finnish footballer * 1991 – Felix Kroos, German footballer * 1991 – Niclas Heimann, German footballer * 1991 – Leandro Fernandez, Argentine footballer * 1992 – Daniele Baselli, Italian footballer * 1992 –

Jordan Ferri Jordan Ferri (born 12 March 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Montpellier. He principally plays as a defensive midfielder and is known for his passing ability. Career Ferri made his debut in the Europa Leag ...

, French footballer * 1992 –

Ciara Mageean Ciara Mageean ( ) (born 12 March 1992) is a middle-distance runner from Portaferry in Northern Ireland who specialises in the 1500 metres. She is a three-time European Athletics Championship medallist at the event, with bronze in 2016 and silv ...

, Irish middle-distance runner * 1992 – Jiří Skalák, Czech footballer * 1993 –

Shehu Abdullahi Shehu Usman Abdullahi (born 12 March 1993) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and defender. Club career Qadsia SC In July 2014, Abdullahi moved from Kano Pillars to Kuwait Premier League side Qadsia SC in ...

, Nigerian footballer * 1993 – Amjad Attwan, Iraqi footballer * 1993 – Anton Shramchenko, Belarusian footballer *

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nels ...

–

Katie Archibald Katie Archibald, (born 12 March 1994) is an elite Scottish and British racing cyclist, specialising in endurance track cycling events in which she represents Great Britain and Scotland. A member of the Great Britain 2016 Olympic champion and ...

, Scottish track cyclist * 1994 – Jerami Grant, American basketball player * 1994 –

Christina Grimmie Christina Victoria Grimmie (March 12, 1994 – June 10, 2016) was an American singer and YouTuber. In 2009, she began posting covers of popular songs onto YouTube. After releasing her debut EP, '' Find Me'' (2011), her YouTube channel reached ...

, American singer-songwriter (d. 2016) * 1996 – Sehrou Guirassy, French footballer * 1996 – Karim Hafez, Egyptian footballer * 1996 – Robert Murić, Croatian footballer * 1996 – Cene Prevc, Slovenian ski jumper *

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

–

Dean Henderson Dean Bradley Henderson (born 12 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Nottingham Forest, on loan from Manchester United, and the England national team. Henderson signed his first professional co ...

, English footballer * 1997 –

Allan Saint-Maximin Allan Irénée Saint-Maximin (born 12 March 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Newcastle United. He previously played for Saint-Étienne, Monaco and Nice. Early life Saint-Maximin was born in Châtenay-M ...

, French footballer * 1997 – Felipe Vizeu, Brazilian footballer * 1998 –

Mecole Hardman Carey Mecole Hardman Jr. (born March 12, 1998) is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Chiefs in the second round of the ...

, American football player * 1998 –

Daniel Samohin Daniel Samohin ( he, דניאל סמוכין; born 12 March 1998) is an Israeli figure skater. He is the 2016 World Junior champion, and has won two ISU Challenger Series medals, including a gold medal at the 2015 U.S. International Classic. Sa ...

, Israeli figure skater * 1998 –

Elizaveta Ukolova Elizaveta Ukolova (russian: Елизавета Уколова; born 12 March 1998) is a Czech figure skater. She has won three senior international medals and is a two-time Czech national silver medalist. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics ...

, Czech figure skater * 2001 – Kim Min-kyu, South Korean singer and actor

Deaths

Pre-1600

417 __NOTOC__ Year 417 ( CDXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Honorius and Constantius (or, less frequently, year 117 ...

– Innocent I, pope of the Catholic Church * 604 – Gregory I, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 540) *

1022 The year 1022 ( MXXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Spring – Battle of Svindax: The Byzantine army under Emperor Basil II ...

– Symeon the New Theologian (b. 949) *

1160 Year 1160 ( MCLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Spring – Emperor Manuel I (Komnenos) sends an embassy led by John Kontostep ...

– Al-Muqtafi, caliph of the

Abbasid Caliphate The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttal ...

(b. 1096) * 1316 – Stefan Dragutin (b. c. 1244) *

1539 __NOTOC__ Year 1539 ( MDXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January – Toungoo–Hanthawaddy War – Battle of Naungyo, Burm ...

– Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English diplomat and politician (b. 1477)

1601–1900

* 1699 – Peder Griffenfeld, Danish politician (b. 1635) * 1898 – Zachris Topelius, Finnish-Swedish journalist, historian, and author (b. 1818)

1901–present

* 1916 –

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Countess Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach ( cs, Marie von Ebner-Eschenbachová, german: link=no, Marie Freifrau von Ebner-Eschenbach; 13 September 183012 March 1916) was an Austrian writer. Noted for her psychological novels, she is regarded as one of t ...

, Austrian author (b. 1830) * 1925 –

Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen (; also known by several other names; 12 November 1866 – 12 March 1925)Singtao daily. Saturday edition. 23 October 2010. section A18. Sun Yat-sen Xinhai revolution 100th anniversary edition . was a Chinese politician who serve ...

, Chinese physician and politician, 1st

President of the Republic of China The president of the Republic of China, now often referred to as the president of Taiwan, is the head of state of the Republic of China (ROC), as well as the commander-in-chief of the Republic of China Armed Forces. The position once had ...

(b. 1866) * 1929 – Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician, 44th

Mayor of Atlanta Here is a list of mayors of Atlanta, Georgia. The mayor is the highest elected official in Atlanta. Since its incorporation in 1847, the city has had 61 mayors. The current mayor is Andre Dickens who was elected in the 2021 election and took o ...

(b. 1851) *

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...

– Mihajlo Pupin, Serbian-American physicist and chemist (b. 1858) * 1942 – William Henry Bragg, English physicist, chemist, and mathematician,

laureate (b. 1862) * 1943 –

Gustav Vigeland Gustav Vigeland (11 April 1869 – 12 March 1943), born as Adolf Gustav Thorsen, was a Norwegian sculptor. Gustav Vigeland occupies a special position among Norwegian sculptors, both in the power of his creative imagination and in his produc ...

, Norwegian sculptor (b. 1869) * 1946 –

Ferenc Szálasi Ferenc Szálasi (; 6 January 1897 – 12 March 1946), the leader of the Arrow Cross Party – Hungarist Movement, became the "Leader of the Nation" (''Nemzetvezető'') as head of state and simultaneously prime minister of the Kingdom of Hunga ...

, Hungarian soldier and politician, Head of State of Hungary (b. 1897) * 1949 – Wilhelm Steinkopf, German chemist (b. 1879) * 1954 –

Marianne Weber Marianne Weber (born Marianne Schnitger; 2 August 1870 – 12 March 1954) was a German sociologist, women's rights activist and the wife of Max Weber. Life Childhood, 1870–1893 Marianne Schnitger was born on 2 August 1870 in Oerlinghause ...

, German sociologist and suffragist (b. 1870) *

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijiangs ...

–

Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...

, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1920) * 1955 – Theodor Plievier, German author best known for his anti-war novel (b. 1892) * 1957 – Josephine Hull, American actress (b. 1877) *

– Eugene Lindsay Opie, American physician and pathologist (b. 1873) * 1973 –

Frankie Frisch Frank Francis Frisch (September 9, 1898—March 12, 1973), nicknamed "The Fordham Flash" or "The Old Flash", was an American Major League Baseball player and manager of the first half of the twentieth century. Frisch was a switch-hitting secon ...

, American baseball player and manager (b. 1898) *

– George D. Sax, American banker and businessman (b. 1904) * 1985 – Eugene Ormandy, Hungarian-American violinist and conductor (b. 1899) *

– Maurice Evans, English-American actor (b. 1901) * 1991 – Ragnar Granit, Finnish-Swedish neuroscientist and academic,

laureate (b. 1900) * 1991 –

William Heinesen Andreas William Heinesen (15 January 1900 – 12 March 1991) was a poet, novel writer, short story writer, children's book writer, composer and painter from the Faroe Islands. His writing The Faroese capital Tórshavn is always the centre of H ...

, Faroese author, poet, and author (b. 1900) * 1992 – Lucy M. Lewis, American potter (b. 1890) * 1998 – Beatrice Wood, American painter and potter (b. 1893) *

– Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (b. 1916) * 1999 –

Bidu Sayão Balduína "Bidú" de Oliveira Sayão (11 May 1902 – 12 March 1999) was a Brazilian opera soprano. One of Brazil's most famous musicians, Sayão was a leading artist of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City from 1937 to 1952. Life and career ...

, Brazilian-American soprano (b. 1902) * 2000 – Aleksandar Nikolić, Yugoslav basketball coach (b. 1924) * 2001 –

Morton Downey Jr. Sean Morton Downey Jr. (December 9, 1932 – March 12, 2001) was an American television talk show host and actor who pioneered the " trash TV" format in the late-1980s on his program '' The Morton Downey Jr. Show''. Early life Downey's parents ...

, American singer-songwriter, actor, and talk show host (b. 1933) * 2001 – Robert Ludlum, American author (b. 1927) * 2001 – Victor Westhoff, Dutch botanist and academic (b. 1916) * 2002 –

Spyros Kyprianou Spyros Achilleos Kyprianou ( el, Σπύρος Κυπριανού; 28 October 1932 – 12 March 2002) was one of the most prominent politicians and barristers of modern Cyprus. He served as the second president of Cyprus from 1977 to 1988. ...

, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Cyprus (b. 1932) * 2002 – Jean-Paul Riopelle, Canadian painter and sculptor (b. 1923) * 2003 –

, Serbian philosopher and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Serbia (b. 1952) * 2003 – Howard Fast, American novelist and screenwriter (b. 1914) * 2003 –

Lynne Thigpen Cherlynne Theresa Thigpen (December 22, 1948 – March 12, 2003) was an American actress of stage and screen. She was known for her role as "The Chief" of ACME Crimenet in the game show '' Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?'' and various spi ...

, American actress and singer (b. 1948) * 2004 – Milton Resnick, Russian-American painter (b. 1917) * 2006 –

Victor Sokolov Victor Sokolov (russian: Виктор Владимирович Соколов) (February 21, 1947 – March 12, 2006) was a Russian-American former dissident Soviet journalist and an Eastern Orthodox priest. He wrote articles critical of the S ...

, Russian-American priest and journalist (b. 1947) *

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

– Jorge Guinzburg, Argentinian journalist and producer (b. 1949) * 2008 – Lazare Ponticelli, Italian-French soldier and supercentenarian (b. 1897) * 2010 – Miguel Delibes, Spanish journalist and author (b. 1920) * 2011 – Nilla Pizzi, Italian singer (b. 1919) * 2012 –

Dick Harter Richard Alvin Harter (October 14, 1930 – March 12, 2012) was an American basketball coach who served as both a head and assistant coach in both the NBA and NCAA. Early life Born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, Harter attended the Universit ...

, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930) * 2012 – Michael Hossack, American drummer (b. 1946) * 2012 – Friedhelm Konietzka, German-Swiss footballer and manager (b. 1938) * 2013 – Michael Grigsby, English director and producer (b. 1936) * 2013 – Ganesh Pyne, Indian painter and illustrator (b. 1937) *

–

Věra Chytilová Věra Chytilová (2 February 1929 – 12 March 2014) was an avant-garde Czech film director and pioneer of Czech cinema. Banned by the Czechoslovak government in the 1960s, she is best known for her Czech New Wave film, ''Sedmikrásky'' ('' ...

, Czech actress, director, and screenwriter (b. 1929) * 2014 –

Paul C. Donnelly Paul Charles Donnelly (March 28, 1923 – March 12, 2014) was an American guided missile pioneer and a senior NASA manager during the Apollo Moon landing program at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Responsible for the checkout of all Apollo l ...

, American scientist and engineer (b. 1923) * 2014 – José Policarpo, Portuguese cardinal (b. 1936) * 2015 – Willie Barrow, American minister and activist (b. 1924) * 2015 – Michael Graves, American architect and academic, designed the Portland Building and the Humana Building (b. 1934) * 2015 –

Ada Jafri Ada Jafarey ( ur, : ) , often spelled Ada Jafri (22 August 1924 – 12 March 2015), was a Pakistani poet who is regarded as the first major female Urdu poet to be published and has been called "The First Lady of Urdu Poetry". She was also an ...

, Pakistani poet and author (b. 1924) * 2015 – Terry Pratchett, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (b. 1948) * 2016 –

Rafiq Azad Rafiq Azad (born Rafiqul Islam Khan; February 14, 1941 – March 12, 2016) was a Bangladeshi poet, editor and writer. He is credited with 45 collections of poetry including ''Prakriti O Premer Kabita, Asambhaber Paye, Sahasra Sundar, Haturir Nich ...

, Bangladeshi poet and author (b. 1942) * 2016 – Felix Ibru, Nigerian architect and politician, Governor of Delta State (b. 1935) * 2016 –

Lloyd Shapley Lloyd Stowell Shapley (; June 2, 1923 – March 12, 2016) was an American mathematician and Nobel Prize-winning economist. He contributed to the fields of mathematical economics and especially game theory. Shapley is generally considered one of ...

, American mathematician and economist,

laureate (b. 1923) * 2021 – Ronald DeFeo Jr., American criminal (b. 1951)

Holidays and observances

* Arbor Day (China) * Arbor Day (Taiwan) *

Aztec New Year The Mexica New Year ( es, Año Nuevo Mexicano or ''Año Nuevo Azteca''; nah, Yancuic Xīhuitl, ) is the celebration of the new year according to the Aztec calendar. The date on which the holiday falls in the Gregorian calendar depends on the versi ...

*Christian

feast day The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint. The word "feast" in this context do ...

: ** Alphege ** Bernard of Carinola (or of Capua) ** Gorgonius, Peter Cubicularius and Dorotheus of Nicomedia ** Mura (McFeredach) ** Fina ** Maximilian of Tebessa **

Paul Aurelian Paul Aurelian (known in Breton as Paol Aorelian or Saint Pol de Léon and in Latin as Paulinus Aurelianus) was a 6th-century Welshman who became first bishop of the See of Léon and one of the seven founder saints of Brittany. He allegedly die ...

Pope Gregory I Pope Gregory I ( la, Gregorius I; – 12 March 604), commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was the bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 to his death. He is known for instigating the first recorded large-scale mission from Rome, the Gregoria ...

(

Eastern Orthodox Church The Eastern Orthodox Church, also called the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 220 million baptized members. It operates as a communion of autocephalous churches, each governed by its bishops via ...

, Eastern Catholic Church, and

Anglican Communion The Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian communion after the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Founded in 1867 in London, the communion has more than 85 million members within the Church of England and other ...

) **

Theophanes the Confessor Theophanes the Confessor ( el, Θεοφάνης Ὁμολογητής; c. 758/760 – 12 March 817/818) was a member of the Byzantine aristocracy who became a monk and chronicler. He served in the court of Emperor Leo IV the Khazar before taking ...

** March 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) *

National Day (Mauritius) Mauritius is a multi-ethnic and multi-language society; it is also a plural society with its population mainly composed of four ethnic groups and four major religious groups; it is often depicted as a "rainbow nation". The island of Mauritius di ...

World Day Against Cyber Censorship World Day Against Cyber Censorship is an online event held each year on March 12 to draw attention to the ways that governments around the world are deterring and censoring free speech online. The day was first observed on 12 March 2008 at the r ...

Youth Day (Zambia) There are approximately thirteen nationally recognized public holidays celebrated in the Republic of Zambia, a country in Southern Africa. If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be observed as a holiday. On the Easter we ...

References

External links

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