Mitt Romney
b. 1947
American businessman and politician, 70th Governor of Massachusetts
On This Day · The 71st day of the year
March 12
March 12 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1622 and 2020. Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, founders of the Society of Jesus, are canonized by the Roman Catholic Church.
Compiled & reviewed by Roman Tailor · Last reviewed July 13, 2026
What happened on March 12?
March 12 is the 71st day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1622 and 2020. Famous people born on March 12 include Mitt Romney, Liza Minnelli and Takashi Shimura.
The shape of the day
March 12's record stretches 398 years, from 1622 to 2020. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and politics and nation-building recur.
Pisces is the sign for March 12 — read more on the Pisces page, or see March's birthstone & birth flower.
Released on March 12
Movies, games, albums & shows2026
- Game Solasta II
- Game Timberborn
- Game Collector's Cove
- Game John Carpenter's Toxic Commando
- Movie Accidental Partners
- Movie Nawab Cafe
Release data from TMDB & IGDB.
Events
10 notable moments- 1622
Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, founders of the Society of Jesus, are canonized by the Roman Catholic Church.
- 1913
Australia
The future capital of Australia is officially named Canberra.
- 1928
California
In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people.
- 1930
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi begins the Salt March, a 200-mile (320 km) march to the sea to protest the British monopoly on salt in India.
- 1947
Cold War
Cold War: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism.
- 1967
Suharto
Suharto takes power from Sukarno when the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly inaugurate him as Acting President of Indonesia.
- 1989
Tim Berners-Lee
Tim Berners-Lee submits his proposal to CERN for an information management system, which subsequently develops into the World Wide Web.
- 1993
North Korea
North Korea announces that it will withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and refuses to allow inspectors access to its nuclear sites.
- 2014
2014 East Harlem gas explosion
A gas explosion in the New York City neighborhood of East Harlem kills eight and injures 70 others.
- 2020
United States
The United States suspends travel from Europe due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Famous birthday twins
Born on March 12Liza Minnelli
b. 1946
American actress, singer and dancer
Takashi Shimura
b. 1905
Japanese actor
Hans Knappertsbusch
b. 1888
German conductor
Gustav Kirchhoff
b. 1824
Russian-German physicist and academic
Peter Harry Carstensen
b. 1947
German educator and politician
Sebastian Brendel
b. 1988
German canoe racer
Tim Wieskötter
b. 1979
German sprint canoer
Deaths
- 2015Terry Pratchett
- 2014José Policarpo
- 1957Josephine Hull
- 1954Marianne Weber
- 1925Sun Yat-sen
- 604Pope Gregory I
Holidays & observances
- —Arbor Day (China)
- —Arbor Day (Taiwan)
- —Aztec New Year
- —Christian feast day: Alphege
- —Christian feast day: Angela Salawa
- —Christian feast day: Bernard of Carinola (or of Capua)
- —Christian feast day: Gorgonius, Peter Cubicularius and Dorotheus of Nicomedia
- —Christian feast day: Mura (McFeredach)
Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.
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