Tukuk-OS📅 March 12
16 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on March 12? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2014 — A gas leak caused an explosion in East Harlem, New York City, destroying two apartment buildings and causing eight deaths.
- 2006 — U.S. Army soldiers gang-raped a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and murdered her along with her family members.
- 1971 — The Turkish Armed Forces executed a "coup by memorandum", forcing the resignation of Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel (pictured).
Turkish Armed Forces1971 Turkish military memorandumSüleyman Demirel
- 1967 — General Suharto (pictured) seized power from President Sukarno when the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly sworn him in as acting president of Indonesia.
- 1952 — British diplomat Lord Ismay was appointed the first secretary general of NATO.
- 1947 — Cold War: U.S. president Harry S. Truman proclaimed the Truman Doctrine to help stem the spread of communism.
- 1940 — The Moscow Peace Treaty was signed, ending the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union.
- 1934 — Supported by the Estonian army, Konstantin Päts staged a coup d'état, beginning the Era of Silence.
- 1930 — Mahatma Gandhi began the Salt March (pictured), a 24-day nonviolent walk to defy the British salt tax in colonial India.
- 1928 — The failure of the St. Francis Dam (pictured) northwest of Los Angeles resulted in a flood that killed 400 people.
- 1913 — At a ceremony at Kurrajong Hill, Lady Denman, wife of the governor-general Lord Denman, announced that the future capital of Australia would be called Canberra.
Capital Hill, Australian Capital TerritoryGertrude Denman, Baroness DenmanThomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman
- 1881 — Andrew Watson (pictured) captained the Scotland national football team against England, becoming the world's first black international footballer.
Andrew Watson (footballer, born 1856)Scotland national football teamEngland national football team
- 1622 — Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, founders of the Jesuits, were canonized by Pope Gregory XV.
- 1537 — Croatian–Ottoman wars: After the execution of feudal lord Petar Kružić, Croatian forces at Klis surrendered to the Ottoman forces in exchange for their safe passage to northern locations.
Croatian–Ottoman warsPetar KružićKingdom of Croatia (Habsburg)
- 1088 — Odo of Châtillon was elected as the 159th pope of the Catholic Church.
- 538 — The Gothic king Vitiges ended his year-long siege of Rome, which was defended by the Byzantine general Belisarius
Births
- 2008 — Emma Kok, Dutch singer
- 2004 — DannyLux, American singer-songwriter
- 2003 — Andrea Brillantes, Filipino actress and model
- 2003 — Malina Weissman, American actress and model
- 2001 — Max Duggan, American football player
- 2001 — Kim Min-kyu, South Korean singer and actor
- 1998 — Carsen Edwards, American basketball player
- 1998 — Mecole Hardman, American football player
- 1998 — Daniel Samohin, Israeli figure skater
- 1998 — Elizaveta Ukolova, Czech figure skater
- 1997 — Dean Henderson, English footballer
- 1997 — Allan Saint-Maximin, French footballer
Deaths
- 2022 — Gertraud Gruber, German beautician and businesswoman (born 1921)
- 2021 — Ronald DeFeo Jr., American criminal (born 1951)
- 2016 — Rafiq Azad, Bangladeshi poet and author (born 1942)
- 2016 — Felix Ibru, Nigerian architect and politician, Governor of Delta State (born 1935)
- 2016 — Lloyd Shapley, American mathematician and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1923)
- 2015 — Willie Barrow, American minister and activist (born 1924)
- 2015 — Michael Graves, American architect and academic, designed the Portland Building and the Humana Building (born 1934)
- 2015 — Ada Jafri, Pakistani poet and author (born 1924)
- 2015 — Terry Pratchett, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (born 1948)
- 2014 — Věra Chytilová, Czech actress, director, and screenwriter (born 1929)
- 2014 — Paul C. Donnelly, American scientist and engineer (born 1923)
- 2014 — José Policarpo, Portuguese cardinal (born 1936)
Observances & holidays
- Arbor Day (China)
- Arbor Day (Taiwan)
- Aztec New Year
- Christian feast day: Alphege
- Christian feast day: Angela Salawa
- Christian feast day: Bernard of Carinola (or of Capua)
- Christian feast day: Gorgonius, Peter Cubicularius and Dorotheus of Nicomedia
- Christian feast day: Mura (McFeredach)
- Christian feast day: Fina
- Christian feast day: Maximilian of Tebessa
- Christian feast day: Paul Aurelian
- Christian feast day:
Pope Gregory I (Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Catholic Church, and Anglican Communion)
Pope Gregory IEastern Orthodox ChurchEastern Catholic Churches
- Christian feast day: Theophanes the Confessor
- Christian feast day: March 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- National Day (Mauritius)
- World Day Against Cyber Censorship
- Youth Day (Zambia)
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