On this day: March 12
Events
Battle of BadrMarch 12, AD 624 · Wars & Conflicts
Williamite War in IrelandMarch 12, 1689 – October 3, 1691 · Wars & Conflicts
Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet RepublicMarch 12, 1922 – 1936 · World History
Founding of FerrariMarch 12, 1947 · Companies
Release of The Velvet Underground & NicoMarch 12, 1967 · Music- Release of Alchemy: Dire Straits LiveMarch 12, 1984 · Music
- Release of Out of TimeMarch 12, 1991 · Music
- Release of RaazMarch 12, 2002 · Film
Release of Fast & FuriousMarch 12, 2009 · Film- Release of God of War: AscensionMarch 12, 2013 · Gaming
- Release of Mario Party 10March 12, 2015 · Gaming
- Release of HushMarch 12, 2016 · Film
- 2022 Turkmenistan presidential electionMarch 12, 2022 · Politics
Born on this day
Paul GerhardtMarch 12, 1607 – May 27, 1676 · Music
André Le NôtreMarch 12, 1613 – September 15, 1700 · Culture
John Theophilus DesaguliersMarch 12, 1683 – February 29, 1744 · Science
George BerkeleyMarch 12, 1685 – January 14, 1753 · Culture
Thomas ArneMarch 12, 1710 – March 5, 1778 · Music
Hester StanhopeMarch 12, 1776 – June 23, 1839 · Exploration
William BucklandMarch 12, 1784 – August 14, 1856 · Science
David d'AngersMarch 12, 1788 – January 5, 1856 · Art
John Frederic DaniellMarch 12, 1790 – March 13, 1845 · Technology
Louis Jules TrochuMarch 12, 1815 – October 7, 1896 · Politics
Gustav KirchhoffMarch 12, 1824 – October 17, 1887 · Science
Charles FriedelMarch 12, 1832 – April 20, 1899 · Science
Simon NewcombMarch 12, 1835 – July 11, 1909 · Science
Alexandre GuilmantMarch 12, 1837 – March 29, 1911 · Music
William Henry PerkinMarch 12, 1838 – July 14, 1907 · Technology- Gabriel TardeMarch 12, 1843 – May 13, 1904 · Culture
Josip BelušićMarch 12, 1847 – January 8, 1905 · Technology
Charles ChamberlandMarch 12, 1851 – May 2, 1908 · Science
Johan TuriMarch 12, 1854 – November 30, 1936 · Art
Ernesto CesaroMarch 12, 1859 – September 12, 1906 · Science
Alfred AbelMarch 12, 1879 – December 12, 1937 · Film
Gunnar NordströmMarch 12, 1881 – December 24, 1923 · Science
Hans KnappertsbuschMarch 12, 1888 – October 25, 1965 · Music
Þórbergur ÞórðarsonMarch 12, 1888 – November 12, 1974 · Culture
Evert TaubeMarch 12, 1890 – January 31, 1976 · Music
Sergey VavilovMarch 12, 1891 – January 25, 1951 · Science
Alberto BurriMarch 12, 1915 – February 13, 1995 · Art
Elaine de KooningMarch 12, 1918 – February 1, 1989 · Art
R. M. HareMarch 12, 1919 – January 29, 2002 · Culture
Wally SchirraMarch 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007 · Space
Leo EsakiMarch 12, 1925 – present · Science
Georges DelerueMarch 12, 1925 – March 20, 1992 · Music
Francisco J. AyalaMarch 12, 1934 – March 2023 · Culture
Michał HellerMarch 12, 1936 – present · Science
Al JarreauMarch 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017 · Music
Andrei SmirnovMarch 12, 1941 – present · Film
Liza MinnelliMarch 12, 1946 – present · Film
Dean CundeyMarch 12, 1946 – present · Film
James TaylorMarch 12, 1948 – present · Music
Rob CohenMarch 12, 1949 – present · Film
André Comte-SponvilleMarch 12, 1952 – present · Culture
Anish KapoorMarch 12, 1954 – present · Culture
Janina OchojskaMarch 12, 1955 – present · Science
Steve HarrisMarch 12, 1956 – present · Music
Ruth OzekiMarch 12, 1956 – present · Film
Chris SandersMarch 12, 1962 – present · Film
Patricia RobertsonMarch 12, 1963 – May 24, 2001 · Space
Graham CoxonMarch 12, 1969 – present · Music
Zhao WeiMarch 12, 1976 – present · Film
María AdánezMarch 12, 1976 – present · Film
Pete DohertyMarch 12, 1979 – present · Music
Shreya GhoshalMarch 12, 1984 – present · Music
StromaeMarch 12, 1985 – present · Music
Christina GrimmieMarch 12, 1994 – June 10, 2016 · Film