Wednesday March 12, 2008

Historical Events

• Oil prices hit a record high of US$110 per barrel
• The United States Environmental Protection Agency has announced a significant increase in efforts to combat smog in American cities and towns.
• In 2007, the total digital information was 281 gigabytes, more than the available storage.
• Crude oil futures contracts close trading at $109.92 per barrel, a new closing record after previously topping $110 per barrel for the first-time.
• Four militants, including three members from the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, were killed by Israeli commandos.
• The Vanern, Sweden's largest lake and also the third-largest lake in Europe, will see its level drop by 15 cms to prevent flooding.
• Southwest Airlines grounded 41 planes after the FAA discovered that the airline did not inspect its Boeing 737s structurally between 2006 and 2007.
• The French Minister of Foreign Affairs Bernard Kouchner, and his Swedish counterpart Carl Bildt both support Serbia's membership in the European Union.
• During the second day's demonstrations by Buddhist monks from Lhasa, Tibet for independence, tear gas was used by Chinese police to disperse the protestors.
• Two people are killed when a gunman shoots at a McComb bank, Mississippi. His wife is forced into a car by the attacker, and then he drives off, eventually killing him and taking his own life.
• An investigation has been launched into the case of a man accused of sexual abuse of children in a Sofia orphanage. He opened fire on two teenage witnesses before killing one and wounding two more.
• Lazare Ponticelli, an Italian immigrant, is the last French veteran of World War I. He was 110 years old.
• In the wake of a scandal involving a prostitution ring, Governor Eliot Spitzer has resigned as Governor of New York. David Paterson will replace him, an African American and legally blind first to hold the position.
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See also

What happened on March 12 in history? Find out the list of March 12th major events

What was 2008 famous for? Discover everything about 2008

Who was born on March 12, 2008?

• Braydon Wilkerson

  American child of noted parents, actress Melissa Joan Hart and her husband musician Mark Wilkerson. Braydon has an older brother Mason, who is two years older.

• Benjamin Vollenhoven

  Dutch royal family, the third child and second son of Dutch Prince Bernhard and his wife Anette.

Other March 12th famous birthdays

• Mitt Romney

  American businessman and politician, Republican Party candidate who won the November 2002 gubernatorial election in Massachusetts and who threw his hat in the 2008 race for the White House. With his thin good looks, youthful and energetic appearance, strict moral emphasis, business triumphs, a lovely wife and five successful sons by his side, Romney presents himself as the answer to …

• Stromae

  Belgian rapper born to a Rwandan father (architect) and a Belgian mother. Paul saw his father for the last time (dead in 1997 during the Rwandan genocide) when he was 9 years old. He changed his first stage name "Opsmaestro" into "Stromae", inversion of "maestro". In 2005, he specialized in electro music. Known for his huge hit "Alors on danse". …

• Pete Doherty

  Rock Singer

• Jack Kerouac

  American writer and poet, the author of 21 books including "The Town and the City," 1950, "The Subterraneans," 1958 and "Big Sur." He is perhaps best known for "The Dharma Bums," 1958 and "On The Road," 1957, the classic novels that established him as a hero who epitomized the style of living and writing associated with the "Beat Movement," and …

See all famous people born on March 12th

How old am I?

If March 12, 2008 is your birthday you are 15 years old. Find out how old you are in years, months, weeks and days and how long until your next birthday on March 12.

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Who died on March 12, 2008?

• Jorge Guinzburg

  Argentine journalist, producer and media host (Born 1949).

• Károly Németh
• Lazare Ponticelli

Other March 12th famous deaths

• John Cazale

  Actor (Dog Day Afternoon, Deer Hunter), dies at 41.

• Woody Hayes

  American football coach at Ohio State University.

• Jean-Paul Riopelle

  Quebecois member of Les Automatistes (d. 2002).

• Andrei Kivilev

  Kazakh cyclist (Born 1973).

See all famous people who died on March 12th

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Pisces

Pisces personality

Who should a Pisces marry?

Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries

Personality of March born

Chinese Zodiac

Rat

The day of the week was Wednesday.

March 12th marks the 71st day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2008.

There are 294 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

March 2008 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Usher - Love In This Club
2. Flo Rida - Low
3. Chris Brown - With You
4. Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music
5. Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Duffy - Mercy
2. H Two O featuring Platnum - What's It Gonna Be
3. Nickelback - Rockstar
4. OneRepublic - Stop And Stare
5. Flo Rida featuring T-Pain - Low

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Keyshia Cole - I Remember
2. Alicia Keys - Like You'll Never See Me Again
3. J. Holiday - Suffocate
4. The-Dream - Falsetto
5. Mary J. Blige - Just Fine

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Juanes - Gotas De Agua Dulce
2. Enrique Iglesias - Donde Estan Corazon
3. Flex - Te Quiero
4. Conjunto Primavera - Te Llore
5. Juanes - Me Enamora

Championship

• Cardiff - Hull : 1 - 0
• West Brom - Crystal Palace : 1 - 1

League 1

• Bristol Rvs - Northampton : 1 - 1

League 2

• Accrington - Morecambe : 3 - 2
• Chester - Bradford : 0 - 1

Premier League

• Aston Villa - Middlesbrough : 1 - 1
• Celtic - Dundee United : 0 - 0
• Chelsea - Derby : 6 - 1
• Hibernian - Motherwell : 1 - 0
• Portsmouth - Birmingham : 4 - 2

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $86.61
• Apple AAPL: opens at $127.04
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $29.43
• General Electric GE: opens at $33.46
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $116.10

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 101.34 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.9894 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.0138 CHF
• 1 USD = 7.1022 CNY
• 1 EUR = 157.74 JPY