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Here are some interesting facts ih history happened on 12 March.

1. NJ became a British colony
2. Galileo's body moved to Church of Santa Croce in Florence - Italy
3. 1st gold seekers arrive in Nicaragua en route to Calif
4. 1st $20 gold piece issued
5. Congress abolishes manufactures tax
6. British annex Walvis Bay in southern Africa
7. Great blizzard of '88 kill 400 in NE US
8. AL offically approves NY Highlanders (Yankees)
9. Girl Guides (Girl Scouts) founded in Savanah Ga
10. 1st transatlantic radio broadcast
11. Chinese rev leader Sun Yat-Sen died
12. Mohandas Gandhi began 200-mile march protesting British salt tax
13. FDR's 1st "Fireside Chat"
14. Germany invades Austria
15. Pope Pius XII crowned in Vatican ceremonies
16. Finland surrenders to Russia during WW II
17. British Empire Day
18. Commonwealth Day
19. House joins Senate approving Hawaii statehood
20. Bob Dylan cancels Ed Sullivan appearance
21. Pioneer Plaza dedicated
22. Mauritius gains ind from Britain (Natl Day)
23. Paul McCartney marries Linda Eastman in London
24. Sadat pledges to regain arab terrority from Israel
25. Jury finds John Wayne Gacy guilty of murdering 33
26. Soyuz T-4 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station
27. Walter R T Witschey installs world's largest sundial - Richmond - VA
28. 210.25 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange

These famous people were born on 12 March.

1. 1685 - George Berkeley, Irish philosopher & Bishop of Cloyne
2. 1806 - Jane Means Appleton Pierce, 1st lady
3. 1821 - Sir John Abbott, (C) 3rd Canadian PM (1891-92)
4. 1831 - Clement Studebakerk, automobile pioneer
5. 1832 - Charles Boycottk, estate manager, Ireland, caused boycotts
6. 1921 - Gordon MacRaek, singer
7. 1922 - Jack Kerouack, Beat writer (Dharma Bums, On the Road)
8. 1922 - Lane Kirklandk, AFL-CIO head
9. 1923 - Wally M. Schirra, Jr., astronaut (Sigma 7, Gemini 6, Apollo 7)
10. 1925 - Rep Wil G Whitehurst, R-Va
11. 1926 - George R Ariyoshi, Hawaii Gov
12. 1927 - Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist, conductor
13. 1927 - Raul Alfonsin, Presidnet of Argentina
14. 1928 - Edward Albee, playwright
15. 1932 - Andrew Young, (D), Atlanta mayor
16. 1936 - Lloyd Dobyns, NBC newsman
17. 1940 - Millie Perkins
18. 1941 - Barbara Feldon, Pitts Pa (Agent 99-Get Smart)
19. 1942 - Bert Campaneris, baseball player
20. 1946 - Liza Minnelli, singer/Actress (Sterile Cuckoo, Cabaret), LA
21. 1947 - Jill O'Hara, Warren Penn
22. 1948 - James Taylor, singer
23. 1949 - Sara Lane, NYC
24. 1962 - Darryl Strawberry, NY Met