On This Day
Tuesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
March 12 1968
Events on This Day
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Birth
Aaron Eckhart
Born on This Day
Al Jarreau🇬🇧
deceasedsinger · 1940–2017
Days lived
28,096
Anish Kapoor🇬🇧
British-Indian artist (born 1954) · b. 1954
Days alive
5,114
Antonio Brufau Niubó🇪🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1948
Days alive
7,305
Arthur Raymond Robinson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican politician (1881–1961) · 1881–1961
Days lived
29,224
Beat Glogger🇨🇭
Swiss journalist · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
Bobby Marshall🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1880–1958
Days lived
28,656
Chiwa Saitō🇯🇵
actor · b. 1981
Christoph Eimer🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1977
Claudio Sanchez🇺🇸
singer · b. 1978
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Cristian Fiél🇪🇸
German/Spanish footballer and manager · b. 1980
David Rigert🇷🇺
Soviet weightlifter · b. 1947
Days alive
7,671
Dean Henderson
association football player · b. 1997
Dileita Mohamed Dileita
Prime Minister of Djibouti · b. 1958
Days alive
3,653
Dylan Carlson🇺🇸
American guitarist · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Erwin Planck
deceasedGerman politician (1893-1945) · 1893–1945
Days lived
18,944
Frankie de la Cruz🇩🇴
deceasedfilm director · 1984–2021
Days lived
13,516
Gabriele D'Annunzio
deceasedItalian writer, poet, playwright, soldier and politician (1863-1938) · 1863–1938
Days lived
27,382
Gary C. Kelly🇺🇸
former chief executive officer of Southwest Airlines · b. 1955
Days alive
4,749
Hans Imhoff🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1922–2007
Days lived
31,330
Henrik Ripszám🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian orienteer · 1864–1939
Days lived
27,621
Ian Holloway🇬🇧
football player · b. 1963
Days alive
1,827
Janina Ochojska🇵🇱
Polish humanitarian activist and founder of the Polish Humanitarian Organization · b. 1955
Days alive
4,749
John Bevan🇬🇧
deceasedWelsh rugby union footballer and coach (1948-1986) · 1948–1986
Days lived
13,964
Jorge Dely Valdés
Panamanian association football player · b. 1967
Days alive
366
Jude Milhon🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1939–2003
Days lived
23,505
Lee Hei-chun🇰🇷
film director · b. 1979
Leopoldine Konstantin🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actress (1886-1965) · 1886–1965
Days lived
29,131
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Linus Butt🇩🇪
German field hockey player (1987-) · b. 1987
Liza Minnelli🇺🇸
actor · b. 1946
Days alive
8,036
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Mary Lee Woods🇬🇧
deceasedBritish mathematician and computer programmer (1924-2017) · 1924–2017
Days lived
34,230
Max Bodenheimer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Zionist and lawyer (1865–1940) · 1865–1940
Days lived
27,522
Max Gordon
deceasedwriter · 1903–1989
Days lived
31,472
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Michał Heller🇵🇱
Polish philosopher, theologian, theoretical physicist and Roman Catholic priest · b. 1936
Days alive
11,688
Mitt Romney🇺🇸
politician · b. 1947
Days alive
7,671
Peter Orloff🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1944
Days alive
8,766
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Pim Verbeek🇳🇱
deceasedDutch association football player and manager · 1956–2019
Days lived
23,271
Ratko Mladić
Notable Trials · b. 1943
Days alive
9,132
Reiner Gies🇩🇪
boxer · b. 1963
Days alive
1,827
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Sadegh Larijani🇮🇷
Iranian cleric and politician (born 1963) · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
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Steve Harris🇬🇧
British bassist · b. 1956
Days alive
4,383
Stromae🇧🇪
Singer · b. 1985
Thomas Metzinger🇩🇪
German philosopher · b. 1958
Days alive
3,653
Väinö Tanner🇫🇮
deceasedFinnish politician, Prime Minister of Finland (1881–1966) · 1881–1966
Days lived
31,083
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Vaslav Nijinsky🇵🇱
deceasedBallet dancer · 1889–1950
Days lived
22,306
Walter Schimana
deceasedGerman Waffen-SS general · 1898–1948
Days lived
18,446
Wilhelm Frick
deceasedNotable Trials · 1877–1946
Days lived
25,419
Died on This Day
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Alain Krivine🇫🇷
deceasedFrench politician (1941–2022) · 1941–2022
Days lived
29,465
Alfred Eluère🇫🇷
deceasedFrench rugby union player (1893–1985) · 1893–1985
Days lived
33,464
Alfred Hugenberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1865-1951) · 1865–1951
Days lived
31,311
Arnold Ridley🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish playwright and actor (1896–1984) · 1896–1984
Days lived
32,206
Asa Griggs Candler
deceasedActor · 1851–1929
Days lived
28,196
August Bier🇩🇪
deceasedsurgeon (1861-1949) · 1861–1949
Days lived
31,884
Bernard Rudofsky🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian architect (1905-1988) · 1905–1988
Days lived
30,284
Charlie Parker🇺🇸
deceasedmusician · 1920–1955
Days lived
12,613
Dick Fosbury🇺🇸
deceasedathlete · 1947–2023
Days lived
27,765
Don Joseph🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1923-1994) · 1923–1994
Days lived
25,901
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Ernie Anastos🇺🇸
deceasedNews presenter · 1943–2026
Days lived
30,194
Ferenc Szálasi🇸🇰
deceasedNotable Trials · 1897–1946
Days lived
17,961
Friedrich Ettel🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss film actor (1890-1941) · 1890–1941
Days lived
18,539
Hanna-Renate Laurien🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1928-2010) · 1928–2010
Days lived
29,916
Heinz Kühn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (SPD) (1912-1992) · 1912–1992
Days lived
29,243
Hermann Mucke🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian astronomer (1935–2019) · 1935–2019
Days lived
30,692
Horst Ehmke🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Lawyer (1927-2017) · 1927–2017
Days lived
32,909
Josephine Hull🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican stage and film actress (1877-1957) · 1877–1957
Days lived
29,287
Marte Harell🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1907–1996
Days lived
32,575
Peggy Parnass🇸🇪
deceasedGerman-Swedish journalist, writer and actress · 1927–2025
Days lived
35,582
Philippe Soupault🇫🇷
deceasedFrench writer (1897–1990) · 1897–1990
Days lived
33,824
Ralph Arthur Roberts
deceasedGerman actor, director, and scriptwriter (1884–1940) · 1884–1940
Days lived
20,249
Robert Bosch
deceasedentrepreneur · 1861–1942
Days lived
29,389
Sun Yat-sen
deceasedpolitician · 1866–1925
Days lived
21,304
Věra Bílá🇨🇿
deceasedCzech Roma singer (1954-2019) · 1954–2019
Days lived
23,670
Who Was Alive
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Sándor Farkas
Catholic priest, born 1853 · b. 1853
Days alive
42,073
Bertrand Russell🇬🇧
deceasedYouTube personality · 1872–1970
Days lived
35,688
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1873–1969
Days lived
34,997
Charles Foulkes🇬🇧
deceasedBritish general and field hockey player (1875–1969) · 1875–1969
Days lived
34,427
Henry Hallett Dale🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish pharmacologist, Nobel laureate · 1875–1968
Days lived
34,012
Gertrud von Le Fort🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1876–1971
Days lived
34,718
Natalie Clifford Barney🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972) · 1876–1972
Days lived
34,791
Rudolph Dirks🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1877–1968
Days lived
33,290
Lillian Moller Gilbreth🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972) · 1878–1972
Days lived
34,190
E. M. Forster🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish novelist (1879-1970) · 1879–1970
Days lived
33,394
Margarete Bieber🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American art historian (1879–1978) · 1879–1978
Days lived
36,003
Adolf Strauss🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Wehrmacht general (1879–1973) · 1879–1973
Days lived
34,163
Kenneth Edgeworth🇮🇪
deceasedIrish astronomer, economist and engineer (1880-1972) · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,829
Arthur Mallwitz🇩🇪
deceasedathlete · 1880–1968
Days lived
32,115
Helen Keller🇺🇸
deceasedYouTube personality · 1880–1968
Days lived
32,115
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Emma P. Carr🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,404
Paul Hausser🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,677
Fritz Achterberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1880-1971) · 1880–1971
Days lived
33,215
Luis Miró Quesada de la Guerra🇵🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1880–1976
Days lived
34,807
Vladimir Zelenin
deceasedscientist · 1881–1968
Days lived
32,067
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Harriet🇦🇺
deceasedGalápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
49,744
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Lin Wang🇹🇼
deceasedAsian elephant · 1917–2003
Days lived
31,467
Sergeant Reckless🇺🇸
deceasedMongolian mare · 1948–1968
Days lived
7,438
Ham🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1957–1983
Days lived
9,333
Shamu🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1962–1971
Days lived
3,521
Washoe🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1965–2007
Days lived
15,399
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,917
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,614
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,187
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,629
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,595
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,229
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,673
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,325
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,124
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,638
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,656
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,325
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,677
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,220
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,130
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,107
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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