March 12: Zodiac, Trivia, Birthdays and Holidays

March 12th marks the 71st day of the Gregorian calendar year (or the 72nd in case of leap years). There are 294 days remaining until the end of the year. People born on this day are under the sign of Pisces. Famous birthdays on this day include Mitt Romney (1947), Stromae (1985) and Pete Doherty (1979).
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Holidays

Ancient Latvia - Gregoru Diena observed.
Flag Day in Venezuela.
"National Day" of the Republic of Jamtland
Sweden - Namesday of Crown Princess Victoria, an Official Flag Day.
Mauritius - National Day.
St. Justina
St. Jozefina
Roman Catholic Church - Feast day of: St. Theophanes the Confessor
Arbor Day in China.
St. Maximilian
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Events

2019 Boeing 737 MAX 8 grounded: All Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft were grounded by the European Union, India, Malaysia and Singapore. With 40% of the global fleet now grounded, Indonesia, China, and several other airlines also grounding their aircraft yesterday, this means that 40% of the global fleet has been grounded. Boeing claims that they will release a software update within the next few weeks.
2018 Apple Inc. acquires Texture digital magazine subscription app Texture, for an undisclosed amount.
2017 Syrian Civil War: Tahrir al-Sham is al-Qaeda's branch within Syria. It claims responsibility for the twin bombings in Damascus yesterday that left many dead.
2016 Iraqi Civil War (2014)-2017: Use of chemical weaponry in the Iraqi Civil War. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant fired mortars containing unidentified chemical agents, killing one and injuring 600 people in Taza Khurmatu in Iraq.
2015 A U.S. drone strikes Somalia near Bardhere kills Aden Garaar, the al-Shabab terrorist mastermind responsible for the September 2013 three day siege Westgate shopping center attack in Nairobi, Kenya in which 67 people were murdered by four gunmen.
2014 After attacking the former headquarters of the National Directorate of Security in Kandahar (Afghanistan), a group of Afghan police officers and private commandos kills three Taliban insurgents. Police deny that the Taliban claimed they killed five policemen and four commandos.
2013 Syrian civil war: 30 army deserters are killed by the Syrian Army in an ambush at Damascus Airport. (Reuters) The rebels have been captured by the Baba Amr district and the Syrian army has launched intensive air strikes against Homs.
2012 In South Sudan, around 100 people are killed in ethnic clashes or cattle raids.
2011 2011 Libyan Civil War:
2010 The 2010 Indian Premier League begins under heavy security at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai.
2009 Roche Holding, a Swiss drugmaker, announces that it will purchase the remaining 44 per cent of Genentech stock in America for US$46.8billion.
2008 Oil prices hit a record high of US$110 per barrel
2007 Ron Paul, a Representative from Texas, announces his candidacy to be President of the United States in 2008.
2006 Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Janabi was a 14-year-old girl from Iraq who was raped, murdered and killed with her family during the Mahmudiyah murders.
2005 The 3rd Plenum of 10th National People's Congress elected President Hu Jintao of China to the position of Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
2004 Its national assembly impeaches the President of South Korea, Roh Moo–hyun. This is the first such impeachment in nation's history.
2003 In Belgrade, Zoran?inic, the Prime Minister of Serbia is assassinated.
2002 Andrea Yates, a Houston, Texas mother, is found guilty in June 2000 of drowning five children. Later, she is sentenced to life imprisonment.
2001 The US Mint has released the North Carolina quarter-dollar for circulation.
2000 Pope John Paul II apologises for wrongdoings committed by Roman Catholic Church members throughout history.
1999 Former Warsaw Pact members the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland join NATO.
1998 Sound of Music, opens at Martin Beck Theater, New York City
1997 Mikail Markhasev is arrested in Los Angeles, California and charged with shooting Bill Cosby's 27-year-old son, Ennis Cosby.
1996 Leeward Islands beat Trinidad by 73 runs to win Red Stripe Trophy.
1995 Ice Dance Championship at Birmingham UK won by Gritshuk and Platov (RUS)
1994 The Church of England ordains its first female priests.
1993 317 killed by bomb attacks in Bombay
1992 Mauritius becomes a republic while remaining a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
1991 5th Soul Train Music Awards
1990 Cold War: Soviet soldiers begin leaving Hungary under terms of an agreement to withdraw all Soviet troops by June 1.
1989 Two cyanide-contaminated Chilean grapes found (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA).
1987 Les Miserables opens at Broadway/Imperial theater in New York City for 4000+ performances.
1986 210.25 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange
1985 Larry Bird scores Boston Celtics' record 60 points.
1984 National Union of Mine Workers in England begin a 51 week strike
1983 Don Ritchie runs world record 50 mile (4:01:09).
1982 PLO chief Yassar Arafat appears on Nightline
1981 Walter R T Witschey installs world's largest sundial in Richmond, Virginia.
1980 Jury finds John Wayne Gacy guilty of murdering 33 in Chicago, Illinois.
1978 Eric Heiden skates world record 1000 metre (1:14.99).
1977 The Centenary Test between Australia and England begins at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
1976 South African troops leave Angola.
1975 Vietcong conquer Ban me Thuot, South Vietnam.
1974 Bundy victim Donna Manson disappears, Evergreen SC, Olympia, Washington
1973 March 12 - Last episode of original quotLaugh-Inquot airs on NBC. The show would continue with re-runs until May 14, 1973.
1972 NHL great Gordie Howe retires after 26 seasons.
1971 Syrian premier Hafez Assad elected President.
1970 US lowers voting age from 21 to 18
1969 11th Grammy Awards: "Mrs Robinson", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" win.
1968 Mauritius gains independence from Britain
1967 Indonesian congress deprives President Sukarno of authority.
1966 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
1964 Jimmy Hoffa sentenced to 8 years
1963 Beatles perform as a trio, John Lennon is ill with a cold
1962 Dutch Premier De Quay announces secret talks with Indonesia.
1961 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Miami Golf Open.
1959 US House joins Senate approving Hawaii statehood.
1958 British Empire Day is renamed "Commonwealth Day".
1954 Finland and Germany officially end their state of war.
1951 Baseball Commissioner Happy Chandler loses fight (9-7) to stay in office.
1950 Pope Pius XII encyclical On combating atheistic propaganda
1947 Chocolate Soldier opens at Century Theater NYC for 69 performances
1946 Part of Petsamo province ceded by Soviet Union to Finland.
1945 30 Amsterdammers executed by German occupiers.
1944 WWII: The Political Committee of National Liberation is created in Greece.
1943 Soviet troops liberate Wjasma.
1942 British troops vacate the Andamanen in Gulf of Bengal.
1941 German occupiers confiscate AVRO studios in the Netherlands
1940 Finland surrenders to Russia during WWII, gives Karelische Isthmus
1939 Pope Pius XII crowned in Vatican ceremonies.
1938 Nazi Germany invades Austria
1935 England establishes 30 MPH speed limit for towns and villages.
1934 Josip Broz (Tito) freed from jail
1933 FDR conducts his 1st fireside chat
1930 Stella Walsh sets record for the 220-yard dash (26.1 seconds).
1928 In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill over 600 people.
1926 Pope Pius XI names J E van Roey archbishop of Malines, Belgium.
1925 British government of Stanley Baldwin refuses to ratify Geneva agreement.
1922 Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan formed The Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
1919 Austrian National Meeting affirms Anschluss (incorporate into Germany).
1918 Moscow becomes the capital of Russia again after Saint Petersburg held this status for 215 years.
1917 Stalin, Kamenev and Muranov arrive in Saint Petersburg.
1916 French airship sinks British submarine D3.
1913 Foundation stone of the Australian capitol in Canberra laid.
1912 Helen Hayes Theater opens at 238 W 44th Steet New York City.
1910 Stanley Cup: MontrTal Wanderers beat Berlin (Kitchener), 7-3.
1908 Stanley Cup: MontrTal Wanderers sweep Winnipeg Maple Leafs in two games.
1906 Heavy storm ravages Dutch west coast.
1904 Andrew Carnegie establishes Carnegie Hero Fund.
1903 New York Highlanders (Yankees) approved as members of AL
1900 President Steyn of Orange-Free state flees from Bloemfontein.
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