Worldpedia:Selected anniversaries/March 12
On March 12:
- 515 BC - Construction of the Temple in Jerusalem was completed.
- 1664 - New Jersey became an American colony of England.
- 1913 - Canberra became the capital of Australia (known as Canberra Day).
- 1968 - Mauritius achieved independence from the United Kingdom.
- 2003 - Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic was assassinated.