Historical Events on 12th March 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths, ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman general, Belisarius. 1054 - Pope Leo IX escapes captivity & returns to Rome 1088 - Odo of Lagery elected as Pope Urban II, succeeding Victor III 1144 - Gherardo Caccianemici elected Pope Lucius II, succeeding Callistus II 1350 - Orvieto city says it will behead & burn Jewish-Christian couples 1365 - University of Vienna founded 1455 - First record of Johann Gutenbergs Bible, letter dated this day by Enea Silvio Piccolomini refers to the bible printed a year before 1496 - Jews are expelled from Syria 1572 - Luis Vaz de Camoes publishes Os Lusíados in Portugal 1594 - Company of Distant established for business on East-Indies 1597 - England routes troops to Amiens 1609 - Bermuda becomes an English colony 1619 - Dutch settlement on Java changes name to Batavia 1622 - Ignatius of Loyola declared a saint 1642 - Abel Tasman is 1st European in New Zealand 1664 - 1st naturalization act in American colonies 1664 - New Jersey becomes a British colony 1689 - Former English King James II lands in Ireland 1737 - Galileos body moved to Church of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy Astronomer & Physicist Galileo GalileiAstronomer & Physicist Galileo Galilei 1755 - 1st steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine 1773 - Jeanne Baptiste Pointe de Sable found settlement now known as Chicago 1794 - Theatre Royal in Londons Dury Lane opens after being rebuilt 1799 - Austria declares war on France 1832 - The ballet La Sylphide first premieres at the Opéra de Paris. 1848 - 2nd republic established in France 1849 - 1st gold seekers arrive in Nicaragua en route to Calif 1850 - 1st US $20 gold piece issued 1857 - Giuseppe Verdis opera Simon Boccanegra premieres in Venice 1860 - Congress accepts Pre-emption Bill: free land in West for colonists 1867 - Last French troops leave Mexico 1868 - Great Britain annexes Basutoland in Africa (later renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho) 1868 - US Congress abolishes manufacturers tax 1868 - Henry OFarrell attempts to assassinate Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh. 1877 - Great Britain annexes Walvis Bay at Cape colony, Southern Africa. Composer Giuseppe VerdiComposer Giuseppe Verdi 1881 - Andrew Watson makes his Scotland debut as the worlds first black international football player and captain. 1884 - Mississippi establishes 1st US state college for women 1888 - 2nd day of the Great blizzard of 88 in NE US (400 die) 1889 - Battle at Metema (Gallabad): Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated 1889 - Start of South Africas 1st Test, v England, Port Elizabeth 1894 - Pittsburgh issues free season tickets for ladies on Tuesday & Friday 1894 - In Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA, Coca-Cola is sold in bottles for the first time. 1896 - 1st movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220) 1897 - Vincent dIndys opera Fervaal premieres in Brussells 1900 - President Steyn of Orange Free state flees from Bloemfontein 1901 - Ground is broken for Bostons 1st AL ballpark (Huntington Ave Grounds) 1903 - NY Highlanders (Yankees) approved as members of AL 1904 - 1st main line electric train in UK (Liverpool to Southport) 1904 - Andrew Carnegie establishes Carnegie Hero Fund 1906 - Heavy storm ravages Dutch west coast 1908 - Stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers sweep Win Maple Leafs in 2 games 1908 - The Pan-Macedonian group is formed in Athens to support the Greek Struggle for Macedonia. 1910 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers beat Berlin (Kitchener), 7-3 1912 - Girl Guides (Girl Scouts) forms in Savannah, by Juliette Gordon Low 1912 - Helen Hayes Theater opens at 238 W 44th St NYC 1912 - Establishment of the first football club in Bulgaria - Botev Plovdiv 1913 - Foundation stone of the Australian capital in Canberra laid 1916 - French airship sinks British submarine D3 1917 - Russian Dumas sets up Provisional Committee; workers set up Soviets 1917 - Stalin, Kamenev & Muranov arrives in St Petersburg 1919 - Austrian National Meeting affirms Anschluss (incorporate into Germany) Playwright George Bernard ShawPlaywright George Bernard Shaw 1919 - George Bernard Shaws Augustus Does His Bit premieres in NYC 1925 - British government of Baldwin refuses to ratify Geneva agreement 1926 - Denmark begins unilateral disarmament 1926 - Pope Pius XI names J E van Roey archbishop of Malines Belgium 1928 - In California, the St. Francis Dam fails, killing over 600 people. 1930 - Mohandas Gandhi begins 200m (300km) march protesting British salt tax 1930 - Stella Walsh sets record for the 220-yard dash (0:26.1) 1933 - FDR conducts his 1st fireside chat 1934 - Acting Pres Constantine Päts commits coup in Tallinn Estonia 1934 - Josip Broz (Tito) freed from jail 1934 - Paul Hindemiths Mathis der Maler premieres in Berlin 1935 - England establishes 30 MPH speed limit for towns & villages 1938 - Nazi Germany invades Austria (Anschluss) 1939 - Pope Pius XII crowned in Vatican ceremonies 1940 - Finland surrenders to Russia during WW II, gives Karelische Isthmus 32nd US President Franklin D. Roosevelt32nd US President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1941 - German occupiers confiscate AVRO studios in Netherlands 1942 - British troops vacate the Andamanen in Gulf of Bengal 1943 - Soviet troops liberate Wjasma 1945 - 30 Amsterdammers executed by nazi occupiers 1945 - Italys Communist Party (CPI) calls for armed uprising in Italy 1945 - NY is 1st to prohibit discrimination by race & creed in employment 1945 - USSR returns Transylvania to Romania 1946 - Part of Petsamo province ceded by Soviet Union to Finland 1947 - Chocolate Soldier opens at Century Theater NYC for 69 performances 1947 - Belgian government of Huysmans resigns 1947 - Pres Harry Truman introduces Truman-doctrine to fight communism 1948 - -5°F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March 1950 - Belgium votes (58%) for return of King Leopold III 1950 - Pope Pius XII encyclical On combating atheistic propaganda 1951 - Baseball Commish Happy Chandler loses fight (9-7) to stay in office 33rd US President Harry Truman33rd US President Harry Truman 1951 - Communist troops driven out of Seoul 1954 - 1st performance of Arnold Schoenbergs Moses und Aaron 1954 - Anish Kapoor, Mumbai India, Indian born British sculptor 1956 - Dow Jones closes above 500 for 1st time (500.24) 1957 - German DR accepts 22 Russian divisions 1958 - British Empire Day is renamed Commonwealth Day 1959 - Dutch Liberal Party wins 2nd parliamentary elections 1959 - US House joins Senate approving Hawaii statehood 1961 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Miami Golf Open 1962 - Dutch Premier De Quay announces secret talks with Indonesia 1963 - Beatles perform as a trio, John Lennon is ill with a cold 1964 - 6th Grammy Awards: Days of Wine & Roses, Striesand wins 2 1964 - Jimmy Hoffa sentenced to 8 years 1964 - SN Behrmanns But for Whom Charlie premieres in NYC 1964 - WKAB TV channel 32 in Montgomery, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting Musician and Beatle John LennonMusician and Beatle John Lennon 1966 - Bobby Hulls 51st goal of season, sets record 1966 - Jockey Johnny Longden retires after 40 years (6,032 wins) 1966 - Loves 1st album released Love 1966 - Pioneer Plaza dedicated 1966 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1967 - Austrias Reinhold Bachler ski jumps 505 feet 1967 - Indonesian congress deprives president Sukarno of authority 1968 - Mauritius gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1968 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1969 - 11th Grammy Awards: Mrs Robinson, By the Time I Get to Phoenix wins 1969 - 120 cannabis joints found at George & Patti Harrisons home 1970 - US lowers voting age from 21 to 18 1971 - Syrian premier Hafez Assad elected president 1971 - Turkish Government of Demirel forced to resign by Army 1972 - Judy Rankin wins LPGA Lady Eve Golf Open 1972 - NHL great Gordie Howe retires after 26 seasons 1974 - Bundy victim Donna Manson disappears, Evergreen SC, Olympia, Wash 1975 - Vietcong conquer Ban me Thuot South Vietnam 1976 - South African troops leave Angola 1977 - Chile president Pinochet bans Christian-Democratic Party 1977 - Egypts Anwar Sadat pledges to regain Arab territory from Israel 1978 - Eric Heiden skates world record 1000m (1:14.99) 1978 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sunstar Golf Classic 1980 - Jury finds John Wayne Gacy guilty of murdering 33 in Chicago 1980 - NY Islanders 3rd scoreless tie, vs Pittsburgh Penguin 1981 - Soyuz T-4 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station 1981 - Stephen Sondheims musical Marry Me a Little, premieres in NYC 1981 - Walter R T Witschey installs worlds largest sundial, Richmond, VA 1982 - 1st-class debut of Courtney Walsh, Jamaica v Leeward Islands 1982 - PLO chief Yassar Arafat appears on Nightline 1983 - Don Ritchie runs world record 50 mile (4:51:49) 1984 - National Union of Mine Workers in England begin a 51 week strike 1984 - British ice dancing team, Torvill & Dean, become 1st skaters to receive 9 perfect 6.0s in world championships NBA Legend Larry BirdNBA Legend Larry Bird 1985 - Larry Bird scores Boston Celtic record 60 points 1985 - 11th Peoples Choice Awards: Clint Eastwood & Meryl Streep win (Motion Picture) and Tom Selleck, Joan Collins & Linda Evans win (TV) 1986 - 210.25 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange 1986 - Susan Butcher wins 1,158 mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race 1987 - Les Miserables opens at Broadway/Imperial NYC for 4000+ perfs 1987 - David Robinson scores 50 points in a NCAA basketball game 1987 - Federal judge dismisses lawsuits sought by Oliver North 1987 - Ice Pairs Championship at Cincinnati won by E Gordeeva & Grinkov (URS) 1987 - Mens Fig Skating Championship in Cincinnati won by Brian Orser (CAN) 1987 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1989 - 15th Peoples Choice Awards: Dustin Hoffman & Meryl Streep win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Bill Cosby & Phylicia Rashad win (TV) 1989 - 2 cyanide-contaminated Chilean grapes found (Philadelphia) 1989 - Madagascar AREMA party wins parliamentary election 1990 - LA Raiders announce they were returning to Oakland 1991 - 5th Soul Train Music Awards: Johnny Gill, Mariah Carey win Actor Dustin HoffmanActor Dustin Hoffman 1992 - Mauritius becomes a republic while remaining a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 1993 - 317 killed by bomb attacks in Bombay 1993 - Cleveland radio station WMMS-FM/101.7 is bought by Disney 1993 - Entertainment Tonights 3,000th show 1993 - Inkhata leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi begins 2½ week speech 1994 - Church of England ordains 1st 33 women priests 1995 - Congress party loses India national election 1995 - Dottie Mochrie wins LPGA PING/Welchs Golf Championship 1995 - Ice Dance Championship at Birmingham UK won by Gritshuk & Platov (RUS) 1995 - Ice Pairs Championship at Birmingham won by Radka Kovarikova & Rene Novotny 1995 - Lara scores 139 in ODI v Australia at Port-of-Spain 1995 - Letitia Vriesde runs South American indoor record 800m (2:00.35) 1995 - Mens Figure Skating Champions in Birmingham won by Elvis Stojko (CAN) 1995 - Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Birmingham won by Chen Lu (CHN) 1996 - Leeward Islands beat Trinidad by 73 runs to win Red Stripe Trophy 1998 - Sound of Music, opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC 1999 - Former Warsaw Pact members the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland join NATO. 2003 - Zoran Đinđić, Prime Minister of Serbia, is assassinated in Belgrade. 2003 - Elizabeth Smart, was found after having been missing for 9 months. 2004 - Roh Moo-hyun, President of South Korea is impeached by its national assembly for the first time in the nations history. 2005 - Tung Chee Hwa, the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong, steps down from his post after his resignation is approved by the Chinese central government. 2011 - A reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant melts and explodes and releases radioactivity into the atmosphere a day after Japans earthquake. 2012 - 100 people are killed in ethnic clashes and cattle raids in South Sudan 2012 - 45 people, including children, are massacred by the Syrian Army in Homs 2012 - China records its highest trade deficit in over a decade 2013 - JOGMEC becomes the first to successfully extract methane hydrate from seabed deposits 2013 - The 2013 Papal conclave begins with no new Pope elected on the first day
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