12 March

12 March is the 71st day of the year (72nd day in a leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 294 days remaining until the end of the year.



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[hide] *1 Events  ==Events[ Edit] == ==Born[ Edit] == Jane Pierce born in 1806Al Jarreau born in 1940Mitt Romney born in 1947Erik Mesie born in 1957Jessica Hardy born in 1987*1684 - Josef Leopold Václav Dukát, Czech composer (d. 1717) ==D.[ Edit] == ==Holidays and observances[ Edit] == ==Weather Extremes<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Netherlands<span class="mw-editsection" len="353" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Dagrecords<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-KNMI-Bilt_1-0" len="170" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [1]
 * Born 2
 * 3 D.
 * 4 holidays and observances
 * 5 weather extremes
 * Netherlands 5.1
 * 5.2 Belgium
 * General
 * 515 BC. -The rebuilt Jewish Temple in Jerusalem is ready.
 * 1619 -Captain Van Raay (VOC) baptizes fort fort Batavia Jacatra to.
 * 1664 - New Jersey colony is founded.
 * 1894 - Coca-Cola is sold in bottles for the first time.
 * 1900 -The Nederlandsche Cocaine factory is founded (now taken over by Akzo Nobel).
 * 2007 -a drama takes place when a father in Haarlem with his 2 children aged 4 and 6 for the train jumps.
 * 2011 -due to the earthquake of March 11, 2011 and the subsequent tsunami, finds in the Fukushima I nuclear power station nuclear disaster in Japan a place.
 * Economy
 * 2003 -The AEX index reached 218,44 points with the lowest point since the heyday of 2000.
 * Media
 * 2013 -the Dutch magazine the Gay Krant stops after 34 years and a total of 676 editions.
 * War
 * 1579 -beginning of the siege of Maastricht.
 * 1938 -Austrian nazi leader Arthur Seyss-Inquart is appointed as the new Chancellor of Austria. His first Act, drawn up in advance, is sending a telegram in which he asks Germany to send the German army to bring peace and security ... and to prevent bloodshed.
 * Politics
 * 1372 - Woerden Gets City rights by Duke Albrecht of Holland.
 * 1751 -The Frisian States sell the last part of The Bildt that still in their possession.
 * 1938 - Anschluss: Austria becomes part of nazi Germany.
 * 1968 - Mauritius independence
 * 1990 -the first troops of the Soviet Union left Hungary.
 * 1999 - Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary, former Warsaw Pact membersas first Act, a party to the NATO.
 * 2003 - Zoran Đinđić, the Prime Minister of Serbia, is assassinated.
 * 2010 - Wouter Bos (PvdA) pulls out of national politicians. He wants to devote more time to his family.
 * Religion
 * 744 -The Abbey of Fulda (Hessen) is founded by Sturmius, a pupil of Boniface. This is because of a religious mission to the pagan Teutons to repent.
 * 1565 - Pope Pius IV creates 23 new Cardinals, including the Italian Bishop of Vieste Ugo Boncompagni.
 * 1877 - Pope Pius IX creates eleven new cardinals.
 * 1922 -exaltation of the Prefecture Apostolic of the Lesser Sunda Islands in Dutch East Indies to Apostolic Vicariate.
 * 1939 - Pope Pius XII 's Coronation in Rome.
 * 1950 - Anni Sacri Encyclical of Pope Pius XII on combating atheistic propaganda.
 * 1994 -first woman to priest ordained in the Church of England.
 * Sports
 * 1912 -founding of the Dutch Baseball Federation, the forerunner of the DUTCH FEDERATION.
 * 1955 -opening ceremony of the second Pan American Games, held in Mexico City.
 * 1986 -The Dutch national football team beats the GDR 1-0 in an exhibition game in Leipzig. Striker Marco van Basten signs up for the only goal.
 * 2004 -The Dutch skater Henk Angenent establishes the World hour record on the Skate in Calgary: skating in one hours time he 41669,49 m.
 * 2006 - Niels Kerstholt and Liesbeth Mau-Asam in Heerenveen Dutch Short track speed skating Champion.
 * Inge de Bruijn 2007 -stop competitive swimming.
 * 2009 -creation of the Moldovan football club FC Speranţa Crihana Veche.
 * Science and technology
 * 1969 -The Concorde makes its first regular flight.
 * 1985 -oldest Usenetmessage that is written entirely in Dutch : "This is a test as you see! end test."
 * 2003 -The World Health Organization calls a "global alert" off because of a new disease, which a short time later, the name SARS gets.
 * 1685 - George Berkeley, Irish theologian (d. 1753)
 * 1784 - William Buckland, English geologist and paleontologist (d. 1856)
 * 1806 – Jane Pierce, First Lady of the United States Franklin Pierce (d. 1863)
 * 1808 - the schoolmaster (Gerrit van der Linde), Dutch poet (d. 1858)
 * Heinrich Louis d'Arrest 1822 -, German-Danish astronomer (d. 1875)
 * 1824 - Gustav Kirchhoff, German physicist (d. 1887)
 * 1874 - Alice Tegnér, Swedish poet and composer (d. 1943)
 * 1878 - Gemma Galgani, Italian Roman Catholic Saint (d. 1903)
 * 1881 - Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of modern Turkey (d. 1938)
 * 1888 - Vaslav Nijinsky, Ukrainian ballet dancer (d. 1950)
 * 1889 – Idris I, King of Libya (d. 1983)
 * 1890 - Vaslav Nijinsky, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer (d. 1950)
 * 1892 - Victor J, Belgian athlete (d.?)
 * 1900 - Marinus van den Berge, Dutch athlete (d. 1972)
 * 1908 - Kurt Stöpel, German cyclist (d. 1997)
 * 1910 -Hong owners László He, Archbishop and Cardinal (d. 1986)
 * 1910- Roger l. Stevens, American theater producer (d. 1998)
 * Gustavo Díaz Ordaz- 1911, president of Mexico (d. 1979)
 * 1917 - Millard Kaufman, American film director and writer (d. 2009)
 * 1918 - Pádraig Faulkner, Irish politician (d. 2012)
 * 1919 - Frank Campanella, American actor (d. 2006)
 * 1922 - Jack Kerouac, American writer (d. 1969)
 * 1922 – Lane Kirkland, American Union Leader (d. 1999)
 * 1923 - Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian speed skater (d. 2013)
 * 1923- Hanne Hiob, German actress (d. 2009)
 * 1923- Walter Schirra, American astronaut (d. 2007)
 * 1923 – Mae Young, American wrestler (d. 2014)
 * 1925 - Louison Bobet, French cyclist (d. 1983)
 * 1925 – Leo Esaki, Japanese physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
 * 1925- Harry Harrison, American author (d. 2012)
 * 1927 - Raúl Alfonsín, Argentine politician (d. 2009)
 * 1928 - Edward Albee, American playwright
 * 1928- Paul Kuhn, German pianist, bandleader and singer (d. 2013)
 * 1931 - Gerrit Nadarajah, Dutch painter
 * 1932 - Barbara Feldon, American actress
 * 1932 – Andrew Young, American politician, diplomat and Pastor
 * 1933 - Niède Guidon, Brazilian archaeologist
 * 1934 - Tony Bass, Dutch singer and songwriter (d. 2005)
 * 1935 - John Doherty, English footballer (d. 2007)
 * 1940 – Al Jarreau, American singer
 * 1942 - Fred Jain, Dutch cartoonist (d. 2005)
 * 1942- John McNicol, South African race car driver (d. 2001)
 * 1946 - Ineke Lambers-H, Dutch politician (d. 2014)
 * 1946- Amadeo Rodríguez Magro, Spanish Bishop
 * 1946 – Liza Minnelli, American singer and actress
 * Aleksandr Bolosjev- 1947, Russian basketball player (d. 2010)
 * 1947- Rik Pinxten, Belgian anthropologist and Professor of
 * 1947 – Mitt Romney, American politician
 * 1948 - James Taylor, American musician
 * 1949 - Rob Cohen, American film director, producer and writer
 * 1950 - Javier Clemente, Spanish football manager
 * 1953 – Ron Jeremy, American pornographic actor
 * 1957 - Patrick Battiston, French footballer
 * 1957- Steve Harris, English bassist
 * 1957- Erik Mesie, Dutch singer
 * 1958 - Phil Anderson, Australian cyclist
 * 1958- major Baciro Dabo, Guinea-Bissauan politician and presidential candidate (d. 2009)
 * 1960 - Kipp Lennon, American singer
 * 1962 - Milika Peterzon, Dutch television host
 * 1963 - Joaquim Cruz, Brazilian athlete
 * 1963 – Eric Wiebes, Dutch driver
 * 1967 - Stephen Brady, Irish chess player
 * 1967 – Julio Dely Valdés, Panamanian footballer
 * 1967- Wim Rigter, Dutch radio dj (d. 2004)
 * 1968 – Aaron Eckhart, American actor
 * 1970 - Maria Leconte, French chess player
 * 1971 - Paul Poon, Hong Kong racing driver
 * Jintara Poonlarp, Thai 1971-actress and singer
 * 1972 - Alberto López de Munain, Spanish cyclist
 * 1973 - Jones Mwewa, Zambian footballer (d. 2011)
 * 1974 - Edgaras Jankauskas, Lithuanian footballer
 * 1976 - Barbara Karel, Dutch presenter and disc jockey
 * 1978 - Cristina Teuscher, American swimmer
 * 1978- Yekaterina Volkova, Russian athlete
 * 1979 - Pete Doherty, English musician
 * 1979- Gerard López, Spanish footballer
 * 1979- Ben Sandford, New Zealand, who competed in the late 1940s
 * 1979- Staf Scheirlinckx, Belgian cyclist
 * 1979 – Edwin Villafuerte, Ecuadorian footballer
 * 1980 - California Molefe, Botswana athlete
 * 1980 – Jens Mouris, Dutch cyclist
 * 1981 - Alex Clare, British musician
 * 1981- René van Animals, Dutch footballer
 * 1981- Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenian tennis player
 * 1985 - Marco Bonanomi, Italian race car driver
 * 1986 - Danny Jones, English guitarist and singer
 * 1986- František Rajtoral, Czech footballer
 * 1987 - Jessica Hardy, American swimmer
 * 1987 – Teimour Radjabov, Azerbaijani chess player
 * 1987- Rico Vonck, Dutch darts player
 * 1989 - Tyler Clary, American swimmer
 * 1989- Raynor Walker, Dutch badminton player
 * 1990 -in the late 1940s, German Alexander Kröckel
 * 1990- Dawid Kubacki, Polish ski jumper
 * 1994 - Christina Grimmie, American singer, song writer and pianist
 * 1996 - Robert Murić, Croatian footballer
 * 1997 - Nils Verkooijen, Dutch actor
 * 417 - Pope Innocent I
 * 604 - Pope Gregory I (the great)
 * 1253 - Fina (15), disambiguation pages
 * 1507 - Cesare Borgia (approx. 32), Italian politician
 * 1681 – Frans van Mieris the elder (45), North-Dutch painter
 * 1820 - Alexander Mackenzie (56), English Explorer
 * 1914 - George Westinghouse, American entrepreneur and engineer (b.)
 * 1935 - Michael Pupin (76), Serbian-American physicist
 * 1940 - Louis Orione, Italian Saint (b.) and priest
 * 1943 - Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor (73)
 * 1945 - Anne Frank (15), Jewish-Dutch author (date not entirely sure)
 * 1955 - Charlie Parker (34), American jazz musician
 * 1971 - Marius van Lokhorst (86), Dutch NSB-politician
 * 1971- Edward T (49), Belgian organist
 * 1975 - Isabelle Blume (76), Belgian politician
 * 1978 - Dutch Schaefer (62), American race car driver
 * 1983 - Rinke Tolman (91), Dutch field biologist and writer
 * 1986 - Richard Davies (± 87), Flemish lawyer, Justice of the peace, Governor, politician and essayist
 * 1988 - Ernst Bauer (74), German soldier
 * 1990 - Coen Deering (89), Dutch politician
 * 1992 - Hans g. Kresse (70), Dutch cartoonist
 * 1999 - Yehudi Menuhin, American-born violinist (82)
 * 2000 - Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei (98), Chinese Cardinal Bishop of Shanghai
 * 2001 - Victor Westhoff (84), Dutch biologist and conservationist
 * 2003 - Zoran Đinđić (50), Serbian politician (premier from 2001-2003)
 * 2003- Andrey Kivilev, Kazakh cyclist (29)
 * 2004 - Karel Kachyňa (79), Czech film director
 * 2006 - Jonatan Johansson (26), Swedish snowboarder
 * 2007 - Antonio Ortiz Mena (99), Mexican politician, Economist and banker
 * 2008 - Alun Hoddinott, 78, Welsh composer
 * 2008 – Lazare Ponticelli (110), last remaining French veteran of the first world war
 * 2009 - Pierre Bourgeade (81), French writer
 * 2009- Jan ter Laak (70), Dutch theologian, priest and peace activist
 * 2009- Blanca Varela (82), Peruvian poet
 * 2010 - Miguel Delibes (89), Spanish writer
 * 2011 - Jan Hugens (71), Dutch cyclist
 * 2011- Joe Morello (82) American jazz drummer
 * 2011- Nilla Pizzi (91), Italian singer
 * 2012 - Michael Hossack (65), American drummer
 * 2013 - Clive Burr (56), British drummer
 * 2013- Ganesh Pyne (76), Indian painter
 * 2014 - Věra Chytilová (85), Czech film director
 * 2014- René Llense (100), French footballer
 * José da Cruz Policarpo 2014-(78), Portuguese Cardinal
 * 2014- Zoya Roednova (67), Russian table tennis player
 * 2014- Jean Vallée (72), Belgian singer
 * National holiday in Gabon
 * National holiday in Mauritius
 * National tree day in People's Republic of China and Taiwan
 * Faroe Islands -Grækarismessa (h. Gregory Mis): according to the tradition, the oystercatcher, the Faroese national bird, back. This event is celebrated in the capital Tórshavn
 * Roman Catholic calendar:
 * Holy (Joze/Sera) Fina (from San Gimignano) († 1253)
 * Saint Maximilian (from Tebessa) († 295)
 * Holy Theofaan (the Confessor) († 817/818)
 * Blissful Dionysius the Carthusian († 1471)
 * Saint Luigi Orione († 1940)
 * Saint Justina Francucci Bezzoli († 1319)
 * Blissful Rutilio Grande SJ († 1977)

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 * 1932 -Lowest daily mean temperature-3.4 ° c
 * 1991 -highest daily mean temperature 10.8 ° c
 * 2006 -Lowest minimum temperature-10.2 ° c
 * 1957 -highest maximum temperature 18.1 ° c
 * 1906 -highest hourly average wind speed 17 m/s
 * 1996 -longest sunshine duration 10.7 hours
 * 1992 -longest rainfall duration 16.1 hours
 * 1992 -the Highest daily precipitation amount precipitation 18.7 mm
 * 1972 -best online daily mean relative humidity 42%


 * 1845 -Lowest daily mean temperature-7.4 ° c
 * 1957 -highest daily mean temperature 14.2 ° c
 * 1847 -Lowest minimum temperature-8.5 ° c
 * 1957 -highest maximum temperature 18.7 ° c
 * 1967 -highest daily precipitation amount of rainfall 21.6 mm