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| [[538]] – [[Vitiges]], [[Germanic kingship|king]] of the [[Ostrogoths]], ended his '''[[Siege of Rome (537–538)|siege of Rome]]''', leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman general, [[Belisarius]]. | | [[538]] – [[Vitiges]], [[Germanic kingship|king]] of the [[Ostrogoths]], ended his '''[[Siege of Rome (537–538)|siege of Rome]]''', leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman general, [[Belisarius]]. | ||
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| [[1622]] – '''[[Ignatius of Loyola]]''' and '''[[Francis Xavier]]''', founders of the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuits]], were [[canonization|canonized]] by [[Pope Gregory XV]]. | | [[1622]] – '''[[Ignatius of Loyola]]''' and '''[[Francis Xavier]]''', founders of the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuits]], were [[canonization|canonized]] by [[Pope Gregory XV]]. | ||
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| [[1864]] – [[American Civil War]]: The [[Union Army]] began the ill-fated '''[[Red River Campaign]]''', in which not a single objective was fully accomplished. | | [[1864]] – [[American Civil War]]: The [[Union Army]] began the ill-fated '''[[Red River Campaign]]''', in which not a single objective was fully accomplished. | ||
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| [[1921]] – The [[Turkish Grand National Assembly]] adopted | | [[1921]] – The [[Turkish Grand National Assembly]] adopted '''''[[İstiklal Marşı]]''''' as the national anthem, with lyrics written by poet [[Mehmet Akif Ersoy]] and music by [[Zeki Üngör]]. | ||
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| [[2003]] – | | [[2003]] – '''[[Zoran Đinđić]]''', the prime minister of Serbia, [[Assassination of Zoran Đinđić|was assassinated]] in [[Belgrade]]. | ||
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* [[ | * [[1881]] – '''[[Andrew Watson (footballer, born 1856)|Andrew Watson]]''' made his debut with the [[Scotland national football team]] and became the world's first black international [[Association football|footballer]]. | ||
* [[1933]] – U.S. | * [[1933]] – U.S. president [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] broadcast the first of his "'''[[fireside chats]]'''" to address the nation directly. | ||
* [[1934]] – Supported by the [[Estonian Army]], '''[[Konstantin Päts]]''' staged a coup d'état, beginning the [[Era of Silence]]<!--not bold, | * [[1934]] – Supported by the [[Estonian Army]], '''[[Konstantin Päts]]''' staged a coup d'état, beginning the [[Era of Silence]]<!--not bold, multiple issues-->. | ||
* [[1947]] – [[Cold War]]: U.S. President [[Harry S. Truman]] proclaimed the '''[[Truman Doctrine]]''' to help stem the spread of [[communism]]. | * [[1947]] – [[Cold War]]: U.S. President [[Harry S. Truman]] proclaimed the '''[[Truman Doctrine]]''' to help stem the spread of [[communism]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[1971]] – The [[Turkish Armed Forces]] executed a "'''[[1971 Turkish military memorandum|coup by memorandum]]'''", forcing the resignation of Prime Minister [[Süleyman Demirel]]. | ||
* Born/died this day: '''[[ | * [[2014]] – A gas leak caused '''[[2014 East Harlem gas explosion|an explosion]]''' in the [[East Harlem]] neighborhood of New York City, destroying two apartment buildings and causing eight deaths. | ||
* Born/died this day: '''[[Symeon the New Theologian]]''' (d. 1022){{·}} '''[[Charles Boycott]]''' (b. 1832){{·}} '''[[William Henry Perkin]]''' (b. 1838){{·}} '''[[Lilian Faithfull]]''' (b. 1865){{·}} '''[[Lise Tréhot]]''' (d. 1922){{·}} '''[[Zhao Wei]]''' (b. 1976){{·}} '''[[Jessica Hardy]]''' (b. 1987){{·}} '''[[Lazare Ponticelli]]''' (d. 2008){{·}} | |||
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'''[[March 12]]''' | '''[[March 12]]''' | ||
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* [[ | * [[1913]] – At a ceremony on [[Capital Hill, Australian Capital Territory|Kurrajong Hill]], [[Gertrude Denman, Baroness Denman|Gertrude, Lady Denman]], the wife of Governor-General [[Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman|Lord Denman]] announced that the future capital of Australia would be named '''[[Canberra]]'''. | ||
* [[1930]] – [[Mahatma Gandhi|Gandhi]] ''(pictured with [[Sarojini Naidu]])'' began the '''[[Salt March]]''', a 24-day walk to defy the British tax on [[Sodium chloride|salt]] in [[colonial India]]. | * [[1930]] – [[Mahatma Gandhi|Gandhi]] ''(pictured with [[Sarojini Naidu]])'' began the '''[[Salt March]]''', a 24-day walk to defy the British tax on [[Sodium chloride|salt]] in [[colonial India]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[1940]] – The [[Moscow Peace Treaty]]<!--not bold, refimprove--> was signed, ending the '''[[Winter War]]''' between Finland and the Soviet Union. | ||
* [[1952]] – British diplomat '''[[Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay|Hastings Ismay]]''' was appointed as the first [[Secretary General of NATO]]. | |||
* [[1989]] – [[Tim Berners-Lee]] issued the first proposal for what would become the '''[[World Wide Web]]''', when he wrote a document to [[CERN]] with details of an information-management system | * [[1989]] – [[Tim Berners-Lee]] issued the first proposal for what would become the '''[[World Wide Web]]''', when he wrote a document to [[CERN]] with details of an information-management system | ||
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Franklin Roosevelt after one of his fireside chats
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| Arbor Day in China and Taiwan; | refimprove |
| World Day Against Cyber Censorship; | needs 3rd party sources |
| Independence Day in Mauritius (1968) | refimprove section |
| 515 BCE – Construction of the Temple in Jerusalem was completed. | unreferenced section |
| 538 – Vitiges, king of the Ostrogoths, ended his siege of Rome, leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman general, Belisarius. | refimprove section |
| 1622 – Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, founders of the Jesuits, were canonized by Pope Gregory XV. | Ignatius: lots of CN tags; Xavier: unreferenced section |
| 1864 – American Civil War: The Union Army began the ill-fated Red River Campaign, in which not a single objective was fully accomplished. | refimprove section |
| 1870 – The Bulgarian Exarchate, the official name of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church before its autocephaly was recognized by the other Orthodox churches in the 1950s, was established by the firman of Sultan Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire. | refimprove |
| 1912 – Juliette Gordon Low founded a youth organization for girls that grew into the Girl Scouts of the USA. | refimprove section |
| 1921 – The Turkish Grand National Assembly adopted İstiklal Marşı as the national anthem, with lyrics written by poet Mehmet Akif Ersoy and music by Zeki Üngör. | refimprove |
| 1928 – The failure of the St. Francis Dam northwest of Los Angeles resulted in a flood that killed 400 people. | lots of CN tags |
| 1938 – Austria was occupied by the Wehrmacht, and subsequently became Ostmark, a province within the German Reich. | lots of CN tags |
| 1993 – A series of thirteen coordinated bomb explosions took place in Bombay, India, killing over 250 civilians and injuring over 700 others. | multiple issues |
| 1993 – The Storm of the Century formed over the Gulf of Mexico; at its height its effects were directly experienced by nearly 40 percent of the United States' population. | refimprove section |
| 2003 – Zoran Đinđić, the prime minister of Serbia, was assassinated in Belgrade. | Đinđić: refimprove sections; Assassination: refimprove section |
| 2004 – The National Assembly of South Korea voted to impeach President Roh Moo-hyun on charges of illegal electioneering and incompetence, a move that was largely opposed by the public. | unreferenced section |
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- 1881 – Andrew Watson made his debut with the Scotland national football team and became the world's first black international footballer.
- 1933 – U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt broadcast the first of his "fireside chats" to address the nation directly.
- 1934 – Supported by the Estonian Army, Konstantin Päts staged a coup d'état, beginning the Era of Silence.
- 1947 – Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman proclaimed the Truman Doctrine to help stem the spread of communism.
- 1971 – The Turkish Armed Forces executed a "coup by memorandum", forcing the resignation of Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel.
- 2014 – A gas leak caused an explosion in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City, destroying two apartment buildings and causing eight deaths.
- Born/died this day: Symeon the New Theologian (d. 1022)Template:· Charles Boycott (b. 1832)Template:· William Henry Perkin (b. 1838)Template:· Lilian Faithfull (b. 1865)Template:· Lise Tréhot (d. 1922)Template:· Zhao Wei (b. 1976)Template:· Jessica Hardy (b. 1987)Template:· Lazare Ponticelli (d. 2008)Template:·
Notes
- 1997 military memorandum appears on February 28, so 1971 Turkish coup d'état should not appear in the same year
- Great Sheffield Flood appears on March 11, so St Francis Dam should not appear in the same year
Gandhi and Sarojini Naidu
Gandhi and Sarojini Naidu
- 1913 – At a ceremony on Kurrajong Hill, Gertrude, Lady Denman, the wife of Governor-General Lord Denman announced that the future capital of Australia would be named Canberra.
- 1930 – Gandhi (pictured with Sarojini Naidu) began the Salt March, a 24-day walk to defy the British tax on salt in colonial India.
- 1940 – The Moscow Peace Treaty was signed, ending the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union.
- 1952 – British diplomat Hastings Ismay was appointed as the first Secretary General of NATO.
- 1989 – Tim Berners-Lee issued the first proposal for what would become the World Wide Web, when he wrote a document to CERN with details of an information-management system
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