Page 7: Historical Events In March - 12

1945  USSR returns Transylvania to Romania.   

1945  Anne Frank, diarist (Diary of Anne Frank), killed in Belsen Camp.   

1945  30 Amsterdammers executed by Nazi occupiers.   

1946  Part of Petsamo province ceded by Soviet Union to Finland.   

1946  Liza Minnelli, American actress is born   

1946  Philip Merivale, dies at 59   

1947  Belgian government of Huysmans steps down   

1947  President Truman introduces Truman-doctrine to fight communism   

1947  "Chocolate Soldier" opens at Century Theater NYC for 69 performances.   

1948  -5ºF lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March.   

1948  -5°F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March   

1949  Maria "Beppie" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Piet Vink Sr, dies at 95   

1950  Belgium votes (58%) for return of King Leopold III.   

1950  L Heinrich Mann, German/US writer (Between the Races), dies at 78.   

1951  Communist troops driven out of Seoul   

1951  Baseball Commish Happy Chandler loses fight (9-7) to stay in office.   

1952  Mercedes introduced the 300 SL to the press on this day. With a sleek rounded body, gull-wing doors and a detachable steering wheel, the 300 SL created quite a buzz.   

1954  1st performance of Arnold Schoenberg's "Moses und Aaron".   

1955  Charlie "Bird" Parker, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 34 in NYC   

1956  Dow Jones closes above 500 for inaugural time (500.24)   

1956  Dow Jones closes above 500 for 1st time (500.24)   

1957  German Democratic Republic accepts 22 Russian divisions.   

1957  German DR accepts 22 Russian divisions   

1957  Harry Dean, cricketer (England left-arm bowler in 3 Tests, 1912), dies.   

1958  British Empire Day is renamed "Commonwealth Day".   

1958  Ingeborg, Princess of Sweden, dies at 79.   

1959  In this year, Dutch Liberal Party claims 2nd parliamentary elections   

1959  US House joins Senate approving Hawaii statehood.   

1961  Belinda Lee, actress (Joseph and his Brethren), dies in car crash at 25.   

1962  Dutch Premier De Quay announces secret talks with Indonesia   

1963  Beatles perform as a trio, John Lennon is ill with a cold.   

1963  Bob Dylan cancels "Ed Sullivan Show" television appearance.   

1964  6th Grammy Awards Days of Wine and Roses, Streisand win   

1964  Jimmy Hoffa sentenced to 8 years.   

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1270  Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325) was born on March - 12.   

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  Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

1613  André Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700) was born on March - 12.   

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

1626  On March - 12 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 March - 12.   

1374  Death of Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336) on March - 12.   

1447  Death of Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377) on this day in history.   

1471  Dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies on March - 12.   

1496  On this day in history johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies