What happened on Saturday March 12, 2016?

Here's what happened on March 12, 2016:

• US Presidential Primaries Significant primary elections were held in Guam, Washington D.C., and Wyoming. Ted Cruz won Wyoming's delegates, Marco Rubio won Washington D.C., and Hillary Clinton secured victory in the Northern Mariana Islands caucus.
• Chemical Weapons Attack in Iraq During the Iraqi Civil War, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) launched a devastating chemical weapons attack in Taza Khurmatu, killing one person and causing severe injuries to 600 civilians.
• AlphaGo Defeats Lee Sedol In a groundbreaking moment for artificial intelligence, Google DeepMind's AlphaGo program decisively defeated world-renowned Go champion Lee Sedol, winning three games to zero in a five-game match.
• Israel-Palestine Conflict Incident In a tragic escalation of tensions, an Israeli aircraft missile fragment struck Hamas training camps in Gaza, resulting in the death of a 10-year-old Palestinian boy.
• Turkish Military Operation Against PKK Turkish Air Force conducted targeted airstrikes in northern Iraq, reportedly eliminating at least 67 PKK militants in an ongoing regional conflict.
• Naxalite Maoist Insurgency Conflict A violent clash in Chhattisgarh, India, resulted in the death of four Indian Border Security Force soldiers, with four others injured during an ongoing insurgency.
• Trump Rally Protest Incident During a campaign rally in Dayton, Ohio, a Black Lives Matter activist named Thomas Dimassimo attempted to storm Donald Trump's stage. Secret Service agents quickly intervened, forming a protective barrier around Trump. Dimassimo was subsequently arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and inducing panic.
• Syrian Civil War: Fighter Jet Incident Jaysh al-Nasr rebels claimed to have shot down a Syrian MiG-21 fighter jet over Hama Governorate using heat-seeking rockets, with pro-government sources suggesting technical problems as the cause.
• Yemeni Civil War Airstrike Targeted airstrikes in Al-Mansoura, Aden, resulted in the deaths of at least 17 Al-Qaeda militants, while also causing injuries to 20 civilians.
• Tugboat Accident on Hudson River A tragic maritime incident occurred on the Hudson River north of New York City, resulting in one fatality and two individuals reported missing.
• Deadly Alpine Avalanche A catastrophic avalanche in the Italian Alps claimed the lives of six skiers, highlighting the extreme dangers of mountain environments.
• Alaska Earthquake A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck near Atka Island in southwest Alaska, with no subsequent tsunami reported.

Events in 2016

March 12, 2016: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Newspapers from Mar. 12, 2016

March 12, 2016: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Exchange Rates on March 12, 2016:

• 1 USD = 1.3204 AUD
• 1 USD = 0.983 CHF
• 1 EUR = 1.4694 AUD
• 1 EUR = 1.4689 CAD
• 1 AUD = 0.998 CAD

March 12, 2016: What were the main match results that day?

Serie A - Italian Football

• Empoli - Sampdoria : 1 - 1
• Inter - Bologna : 2 - 1

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

• Bayern Munich - Werder Bremen : 5 - 0
• Darmstadt - Augsburg : 2 - 2
• Hannover - FC Koln : 0 - 2
• Hoffenheim - Wolfsburg : 1 - 0
• Ingolstadt - Stuttgart : 3 - 3

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

• Duisburg - Union Berlin : 2 - 1
• Sandhausen - Fortuna Dusseldorf : 1 - 0

La Liga Primera Division - Football (Spain)

• Ath Madrid - La Coruna : 3 - 0
• Barcelona - Getafe : 6 - 0
• Celta - Sociedad : 1 - 0
• Vallecano - Eibar : 1 - 1

March 12, 2016 was a Saturday and it was the 72nd day of the year 2016 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 12, 2016 can also be written as 3/12/2016 in the US and as 12/3/2016 in UK and Europe.

March 12, 2016 in March 2016 calendar

Famous people died on March 12, 2016:

• Lloyd Shapley

  Renowned mathematician and economist who won the Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking work in game theory and the Shapley value.

• Rafiq Azad

  Bangladeshi poet and author (b. 1942).

• Felix Ibru

  Nigerian architect and politician, governor of delta state (b. 1935).

• Lloyd Stowell Shapley

Famous people who died in 2016

Famous people who died on March 12th

March 12, 2016: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 12, 2016 was Work by Rihanna Featuring Drake, according to the music chart for the week March 7th and March 13th.

1. Rihanna Featuring Drake - Work
2. Justin Bieber - Love Yourself
3. twenty one pilots - Stressed Out
4. Justin Bieber - Sorry
5. Flo Rida - My House

March 12, 2016: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 12, 2016 was Work by Rihanna Featuring Drake, according to the music chart for the week March 7th and March 13th.

1. Rihanna Featuring Drake - Work
2. G-Eazy x Bebe Rexha - Me, Myself & I
3. Yo Gotti Featuring Nicki Minaj - Down In The DM
4. Bryson Tiller - Don't
5. The Weeknd - In The Night

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 12th is Pisces.

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March 12, 2016: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 12, 2016 is Monkey and the associated element is Fire.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on March 12, 2016 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 12, 2016 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on March 12, 2016 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 22% full, rising at 08:33 am and setting at 10:30 pm.

The previous full moon was on Feb 22, 2016 while the next full moon would come on Mar 23, 2016.

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Your place in the Universe on March 12, 2016

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Someone born on March 12, 2016 is:

9 years 2 months old,

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or 478 weeks and 4 days old,

or 3350 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 12, 2016?

There are 302 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Thursday March 12th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 12, 2016?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on March 12, 2016.

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