March, 12th in History

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Events

Saturday 12, 2005:
Tung Chee Hwa, the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong, steps down from his post after his resignation is approved by the Chinese central government.

Friday 12, 2004:
Roh Moo-hyun, President of South Korea is impeached by its national assembly for the first time in the nation's history.

Wednesday 12, 2003:
Zoran ?in?i?, Prime Minister of Serbia, assassinated in Belgrade.

Tuesday 12, 2002:
In Texas, Andrea Yates is found guilty of drowning her five children on June 20, 2001. She is later sentenced to life in prison.

Friday 12, 1999:
Former Warsaw Pact members the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland join NATO.

Wednesday 12, 1997:
Mikail Markhasev is arrested in Los Angeles, California and charged with shooting Bill Cosby's 27-year-old son, Ennis Cosby.

Saturday 12, 1994:
The Church of England ordains its first female priests.

Friday 12, 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 nuclear sites.

Thursday 12, 1992:
13 are killed and several injured when a tram-car crashes into a crowd of people at the tram-station at Vasaplatsen in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Thursday 12, 1987:
Les Misérables opens on Broadway.

Tuesday 12, 1968:
Mauritius achieves independence.

Sunday 12, 1967:
Suharto takes over from Sukarno to become President of Indonesia.

Saturday 12, 1960:
A fire at a chemical plant in Pusan, Korea kills 68.

Wednesday 12, 1958:
In Hilversum, Netherlands, André Claveau wins the third Eurovision Song Contest for France singing "Dors, mon amour" (Sleep, my love).

Monday 12, 1956:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 500 for the first time (500.24)

Monday 12, 1951:
The Dennis the Menace comic strip appears in newspapers across the USA for the first time.

Wednesday 12, 1947:
The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism.

Tuesday 12, 1940:
Winter War: Finland signs a harsh peace treaty with the Soviet Union, ceding almost all of Finnish Karelia. Finnish troops and remaining population are immediately evacuated.

Saturday 12, 1938:
Anschluss: German troops occupy Austria; annexation declared the following day.

Sunday 12, 1933:
Great Depression: Franklin Delano Roosevelt addresses the nation for the first time as President of the United States. This was also the first of his "Fireside Chats."

Wednesday 12, 1930:
Mahatma Gandhi leads a 200-mile march known as Dandi March to the sea in defiance of British opposition, to protest the British monopoly on salt.

Monday 12, 1928:
In California, the St. Francis Dam fails, killing 400 people.

Wednesday 12, 1913:
Canberra becomes the capital of Australia.

Tuesday 12, 1912:
The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts in the US) are founded in the US.

Monday 12, 1894:
Coca-Cola is sold in bottles for the first time

Wednesday 12, 1664:
New Jersey becomes a colony of Britain.

Wednesday 12, -515:
Construction is completed on the Temple in Jerusalem.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/12-march/on-this-day.html


People born on March 12

1979:
Pete Doherty, English singer and guitarist (The Libertines and Babyshambles) (b: March 12, 1979) (Biography of Pete Doherty)

1970:
Roy Khan, Norwegian singer (Kamelot) (b: March 12, 1970) (Biography of Roy Khan)

1969:
Graham Coxon, English musician (b: March 12, 1969) (Biography of Graham Coxon)

1965:
Steve Finley, baseball player (b: March 12, 1965) (Biography of Steve Finley)

1963:
Joaquim Cruz, Brazilian runner (b: March 12, 1963) (Biography of Joaquim Cruz)

1962:
Darryl Strawberry, baseball player (b: March 12, 1962) (Biography of Darryl Strawberry)

1957:
Marlon Jackson, American singer (The Jackson 5) (b: March 12, 1957) (Biography of Marlon Jackson)
Steve Harris, English musician (Iron Maiden) (b: March 12, 1957) (Biography of Steve Harris (musician))

1953:
Carl Hiaasen, American journalist and author (b: March 12, 1953) (Biography of Carl Hiaasen)
Ron Jeremy, American actor (b: March 12, 1953) (Biography of Ron Jeremy)

1948:
James Taylor, American musician (b: March 12, 1948) (Biography of James Taylor)

1947:
Kalervo Palsa, Finnish artist, (b: March 12, 1947 ; d: October 3, 1987) (Biography of Kalervo Palsa)

1946:
Liza Minnelli, American singer and actress (b: March 12, 1946) (Biography of Liza Minnelli)

1945:
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, American gangster (b: March 12, 1945) (Biography of Sammy Gravano)

1942:
Ratko Mladi?, Republika Srpska leader (b: March 12, 1942) (Biography of Ratko Mladi?)

1941:
Barbara Feldon, American actress and model (b: March 12, 1941) (Biography of Barbara Feldon)

1940:
Al Jarreau, American singer (b: March 12, 1940) (Biography of Al Jarreau)

1932:
Andrew Young, American civil rights activist, politician, and ambassador to the United Nations (b: March 12, 1932) (Biography of Andrew Young)

1928:
Edward Albee, American dramatist (b: March 12, 1928) (Biography of Edward Albee)

1925:
Leo Esaki, Japanese physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: March 12, 1925) (Biography of Leo Esaki)
Harry Harrison, American author (b: March 12, 1925) (Biography of Harry Harrison)

1923:
Wally Schirra, astronaut (b: March 12, 1923) (Biography of Wally Schirra)

1922:
Jack Kerouac, American writer (b: March 12, 1922 ; d: October 21, 1969) (Biography of Jack Kerouac)
Lane Kirkland, American labor leader (b: March 12, 1922) (Biography of Lane Kirkland)

1921:
Gordon MacRae, American singer and actor (b: March 12, 1921 ; d: January 24, 1986) (Biography of Gordon MacRae)
Gianni Agnelli, Italian auto executive (b: March 12, 1921 ; d: January 24, 2003) (Biography of Gianni Agnelli)

1918:
Elaine de Kooning, American artist (b: March 12, 1918 ; d: February 1, 1989) (Biography of Elaine de Kooning)

1912:
Irving Layton, Canadian poet (b: March 12, 1912) (Biography of Irving Layton)

1908:
Rita Angus, New Zealand painter (b: March 12, 1908 ; d: January 27, 1970) (Biography of Rita Angus)

1896:
Sir John Abbott, third Prime Minister of Canada (b: March 12, 1896 ; d: October 30, 1893) (Biography of John Joseph Caldwell Abbott)

1895:
William C. Lee, U.S. Army general (b: March 12, 1895 ; d: June 25, 1948) (Biography of William C. Lee)

1888:
Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish-born ballet dancer (b: March 12, 1888 ; d: April 8, 1950) (Biography of Vaslav Nijinsky)

1863:
Gabriele D'Annunzio, Italian writer, war hero, and politician (b: March 12, 1863 ; d: March 1, 1938) (Biography of Gabriele D'Annunzio)

1831:
Clement Studebaker, American automobile pioneer (b: March 12, 1831) (Biography of Clement Studebaker)

1824:
Gustav Kirchhoff, German physicist (b: March 12, 1824 ; d: October 17, 1887) (Biography of Gustav Kirchhoff)

1806:
Jane Pierce, First Lady of the United States (b: March 12, 1806) (Biography of Jane Pierce)

1718:
Joseph Damer, English politician (b: March 12, 1718) (Biography of Joseph Damer)

1685:
George Berkeley, Irish theologian (b: March 12, 1685 ; d: January 14, 1753) (Biography of George Berkeley)

1647:
Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, French general (b: March 12, 1647 ; d: August 4, 1727) (Biography of Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie)

1637:
Anne Hyde, wife of James II of England (b: March 12, 1637 ; d: March 31, 1671) (Biography of Anne Hyde)

1626:
John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (b: March 12, 1626) (Biography of John Aubrey)

1620:
Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (b: March 12, 1620) (Biography of Johann Heinrich Hottinger)

1613:
André Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (b: March 12, 1613 ; d: September 15, 1700) (Biography of André Le Nôtre)

1607:
Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (b: March 12, 1607 ; d: June 7, 1676) (Biography of Paul Gerhardt)

1478:
Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b: March 12, 1478 ; d: March 17, 1516) (Biography of Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici)

1386:
Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b: March 12, 1386 ; d: February 3, 1428) (Biography of Ashikaga Yoshimochi)

1270:
Charles of Valois, French royal (b: March 12, 1270) (Biography of Charles of Valois)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/12-march/births.html

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People who died on March 12

2005:
Bill Cameron (d: March 12, 2005) (Biography of Bill Cameron)

2003:
Zoran ?in?i?, Prime Minister of Serbia (b: August 1, 1952 ; d: March 12, 2003) (Biography of Zoran ?in?i?)
Howard Fast, American author (b: November 11, 1914 ; d: March 12, 2003) (Biography of Howard Fast)
Lynne Thigpen, American actress (b: December 22, 1948 ; d: March 12, 2003) (Biography of Lynne Thigpen)

2002:
Spyros Kyprianou (d: March 12, 2002) (Biography of Spyros Kyprianou)

2001:
Morton Downey, Jr. (d: March 12, 2001) (Biography of Morton Downey, Jr.)
Robert Ludlum, writer (b: May 25, 1927 ; d: March 12, 2001) (Biography of Robert Ludlum)

1999:
Yehudi Menuhin, American-born violinist (b: April 22, 1916 ; d: March 12, 1999) (Biography of Yehudi Menuhin)

1998:
Beatrice Wood, American artist and ceramicist (b: March 3, 1893 ; d: March 12, 1998) (Biography of Beatrice Wood)

1995:
Juanin Clay, American actress (b: November 26, 1949 ; d: March 12, 1995) (Biography of Juanin Clay)

1990:
Wallace Breem, British author (b: May 13, 1926 ; d: March 12, 1990) (Biography of Wallace Breem)

1989:
Maurice Evans, English actor (b: June 3, 1901 ; d: March 12, 1989) (Biography of Maurice Evans (actor))

1987:
Woody Hayes, American college football coach (b: February 14, 1913 ; d: March 12, 1987) (Biography of Woody Hayes)

1985:
Eugene Ormandy, Hungarian-born conductor (b: November 18, 1899 ; d: March 12, 1985) (Biography of Eugene Ormandy)

1984:
Arnold Ridley, British playwright and actor (b: January 7, 1896 ; d: March 12, 1984) (Biography of Arnold Ridley)

1978:
John Cazale (d: March 12, 1978) (Biography of John Cazale)

1955:
Charlie Parker, American jazz saxophonist and composer (b: August 29, 1920 ; d: March 12, 1955) (Biography of Charlie Parker)

1947:
Winston Churchill, American novelist (b: November 10, 1871 ; d: March 12, 1947) (Biography of Winston Churchill (novelist))

1944:
Artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (b: October 14, 1861 ; d: March 12, 1944) (Biography of Artur Gavazzi)

1943:
Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor (b: April 11, 1869 ; d: March 12, 1943) (Biography of Gustav Vigeland)

1937:
Charles-Marie Widor, French organist and composer (b: February 21, 1844 ; d: March 12, 1937) (Biography of Charles-Marie Widor)

1925:
Sun Yat Sen (d: March 12, 1925) (Biography of Sun Yat Sen)

1889:
Yohannes IV of Ethiopia (d: March 12, 1889) (Biography of Yohannes IV of Ethiopia)

1872:
Zeng Guofan (d: March 12, 1872) (Biography of Zeng Guofan)

1699:
Peder Griffenfeld, Danish statesman (b: August 24, 1635 ; d: March 12, 1699) (Biography of Peder Griffenfeld)

1681:
Frans van Mieris, Sr. (d: March 12, 1681) (Biography of Frans van Mieris, Sr.)

1648:
Tirso de Molina (d: March 12, 1648) (Biography of Tirso de Molina)

1628:
John Bull (composer) (d: March 12, 1628) (Biography of John Bull (composer))

1608:
Koriki Kiyonaga (d: March 12, 1608) (Biography of Koriki Kiyonaga)

1507:
Cesare Borgia (d: March 12, 1507) (Biography of Cesare Borgia)

604:
Gregory I (d: March 12, 604) (Biography of Gregory I)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/12-march/deaths.html