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12 March 2027
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2014 - A gas leak caused an explosion in East Harlem, New York City, destroying two apartment buildings and causing eight deaths.Explosion caused by gas leak
Anniversary
2006 - U.S. Army soldiers gang-raped a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and murdered her along with her family members.2006 US war crimes in Iraq
Anniversary
1971 - The Turkish Armed Forces executed a "coup by memorandum", forcing the resignation of Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel (pictured).Combined military forces of Turkey
Anniversary
1967 - General Suharto (pictured) seized power from President Sukarno when the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly sworn him in as acting president of Indonesia.President of Indonesia from 1967 to 1998
Anniversary
1952 - British diplomat Lord Ismay was appointed the first secretary general of NATO.British general, politician and diplomat (1887–1965)
Historical events
History
2020 - The United States suspends travel from Europe due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Country primarily in North America
History
2019 - In the House of Commons, the revised EU Withdrawal Bill was rejected by a margin of 149 votes.Act of the UK Parliament
History
2018 - US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211 crashes at Tribhuvan International Airport in Katmandu, killing 51 and injuring 20.2018 aviation accident in Nepal
History
2014 - A gas explosion in the New York City neighborhood of East Harlem kills eight and injures 70 others.Explosion caused by gas leak
History
2011 - A reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant explodes and releases radioactivity into the atmosphere a day after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.Disabled nuclear power plant in Japan
History
2009 - Financier Bernie Madoff pleads guilty to one of the largest frauds in Wall Street's history.American financier and con artist (1938–2021)
History
2006 - In Mahmoudiyah, Iraq, 14-year-old Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Janabi is raped and murdered by five American soldiers of the 502nd Infantry Regiment, who also murder both of her parents and her sister.City in Iraq
History
2004 - President of South Korea, Roh Moo-hyun, is impeached by its National Assembly, the first such impeachment in the nation's history.Head of state and government
History
2003 - Zoran Đinđić, Prime Minister of Serbia, is assassinated in Belgrade.Prime Minister of Serbia (2001–2003)
History
2003 - The World Health Organization officially release a global warning of outbreaks of Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).Specialized agency of the United Nations
Notable births
Born
2003 - Andrea Brillantes, Filipino actress and modelFilipino actress (born 2003)
Born
2003 - Malina Weissman, American actress and modelAmerican actress (born 2003)
Born
2001 - Max Duggan, American football playerAmerican football player (born 2001)
Born
2001 - Kim Min-kyu, South Korean singer and actorSouth Korean actor (born 2001)
Born
1998 - Carsen Edwards, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1998)
Born
1998 - Mecole Hardman, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1998)
Notable deaths
Died
2022 - Gertraud Gruber, German beautician and businesswoman (born 1921)German beautician and businesswoman (1921–2022)
Died
2021 - Ronald DeFeo Jr., American criminal (born 1951)1974 familicide in New York, US
Died
2016 - Rafiq Azad, Bangladeshi poet and author (born 1942)Bangladeshi poet, editor and writer
Died
2016 - Felix Ibru, Nigerian architect and politician, Governor of Delta State (born 1935)Nigerian politician
Died
2016 - Lloyd Shapley, American mathematician and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1923)American mathematician (1923–2016)
Died
2015 - Willie Barrow, American minister and activist (born 1924)American civil rights activist and minister
Died
2015 - Michael Graves, American architect and academic, designed the Portland Building and the Humana Building (born 1934)American architect, designer, and educator (1934–2015)
Died
2015 - Ada Jafri, Pakistani poet and author (born 1924)Pakistani poet (1924–2015)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
20.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 4.5 days
Sun zodiac
Pisces
21.68 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Moon zodiac
Taurus
11.00 degrees
Constellation: Aries
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.