Historical Events In March - 12

1993  On this day in history north Korea announced its withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty   

1993  On March - 12 andreas J A I Bruggeman, Dutch mayor (Leiderdorp), dies at 62   

1994  On this day in history church of England ordains first 33 women priests   

1994  On this day in history sandra Paretti, German/Swiss author (Drums of Winter), dies at 59   

1995  On this day in history congress party loses India national election   

1995  On March - 12 lara scores 139 in ODI vs Australia at Port-of-Spain   

1995  Sprinter Melinda Gainsford becomes the first Australian to win a world sprint title in more than 30 years on March - 12.   

1995  On this day in history world Ice Dance Championship in Birmingham UK won by Oksana Gritshuk &Evgeny Platov (Russia)   

1995  On March - 12 world Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Birmingham UK won by Radka Kovarikova &Rene Novotny   

1995  World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Birmingham UK won by Chen Lu (China) on March - 12.   

1995  World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Birmingham UK won by Elvis Stojko (Canada) on March - 12.   

1996  Leeward Islands beat Trinidad by 73 runs to win Red Stripe Trophy on March - 12.   

1996  Charles Bruce Perry, professor of medicine, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1998  On March - 12 "Sound of Music", opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC   

2007  On this day in history alan Johnston, a BBC journalist disappears in Gaza City, Palestine. Van Halen is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.   

2012  On this day in history 100 people are killed in ethnic clashes and cattle raids in South Sudan   

2013  JOGMEC becomes the first to successfully extract methane hydrate from seabed deposits on March - 12.   

2014  8 people are killed, 70 are injured, & 2 buildings are leveled by a gas explosion in East Harlem, New York on this day in history.   

2018  British Prime Minister Theresa May says Russia was "highly likely" to have poisoned a Russian spy and his daughter on March 4 with nerve agent on March - 12.   

2018  On March - 12 plane crash of Bangladeshi carrier at Kathmandu airport kills at least 49 after plane approaches runway from wrong end   

2018  On this day in history research shows Chinese cites have decreased pollution by 32 percent on average in just four years   

2018  On this day in history tens of thousands of farmers from Indian state Maharashtra end protests over loan waivers, prices and land rights after promises from state officials and walking 167km to Mumbai   

2018  Civilian death toll in Eastern Ghouta passes 1,000 in three weeks as Syrian government forces capture the town of Mesraba on March - 12.   

2018  Flight BS211 crashes in Nepal, killing 51 on board on this day in history.   

2019  Theresa May 's British government suffers a second defeat on a Brexit deal with the EU, 391 votes to 242 on this day in history.   

2019  Cargo ship Grande America sinks after it caught fire on March 10 in the Bay of Biscay, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) west of France, causing a 2,200-tonne oil spill on this day in history.   

2020  On this day in history uS President Trump bans travel with 26 European countries though not the UK due to coronavirus COVID-19 (UK and Ireland added day later)   

2020  On this day in history uK PM Boris Johnson says the UK is facing the “worst public health crisis for a generation”, up to 10,000 people may already be infected with coronavirus COVID-19   

2020  On March - 12 global stock markets crash due to continued concerns over COVID-19 and the U.S. travel ban on the Schengen Area. The DJIA goes into free fall, closing at over −2,300 points, the worst losses for the index since 1987.   

2021  On March - 12 italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi imposes new COVID restrictions warning of a new wave as cases again exceed 25,000 a day   

2023  95th Academy Awards: "Everything Everywhere All at Once" best film, best director Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Michelle Yeoh second woman of color to win best actress, Brendan Fraser best actor [1] on this day in history.   

2023  On this day in history half a million Israeli's protest plans by Benjamin Netanyahu 's government to overhaul the country’s judicial system for tenth week in a row [1]   

2023  On this day in history pGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Scottie Scheffler becomes third golfer, after Jack Nicklaus & Tiger Woods, to hold Masters & Players titles at same time; wins by 5 from England's Tyrrell Hatton   

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1270  Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325) was born on this day in history.   

1336  On March - 12 birth of eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern   

1479  Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence was born on March - 12.   

1515  Caspar Othmayr, composer was born on this day in history.   

1607  On March - 12 birth of paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676)   

1613  On this day in history birth of andré Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700)   

1620  On March - 12 birth of johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667)   

1626  On this day in history birth of john Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)   

0417  Innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies on March - 12.   

0604  On this day in history gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64   

1209  Djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies on March - 12.   

1289  Death of King Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259) on this day in history.   

1374  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336)   

1447  On this day in history death of shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377)   

1471  On March - 12 dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies   

1496  On March - 12 johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies