Every yearMarch 12
Everything March 12 celebrates
8 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for March 12 every year, and 2 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Girl Scout DayLead | Kids & Family | |
| 02 | National Alfred Hitchcock Day | Celebration | |
| 03 | National Baked Scallops Day | Food | |
| 04 | National Milky Way Day | Food | |
| 05 | National Plant a Flower Day | Nature |
| 06 | National Preschooler's Day | Kids & Family | |
| 07 | National Working Moms Day | Community | |
| 08 | World Day Against Cyber Censorship | Tech |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on March 12 in some years.
Purim — 2028
The Start of Daylight Saving Time — 2028 and 2034
Born on March 12
Historic figures
- Gabriele D'Annunzio1863–1938Italian soldier, journalist, poet, and playwright
- Jack Kerouac1922–1969American author and poet
- Gustav Kirchhoff1824–1887Russian-German physicist and academic
- Raúl Alfonsín1927–2009Argentine lawyer and politician, 46th President of Argentina
- Edward Albee1928–2016American director and playwright
- André Le Nôtre1613–1700French gardener and architect
- Harry Harrison1924–2012American author and illustrator
- Christina Grimmie1994–2016American singer-songwriter
- William Buckland1784–1856English geologist and paleontologist, Dean of Westminster
- Simon Newcomb1835–1909Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician
Celebrities & public figures
- Liza Minnellib. 1946American actress
- Mitt Romneyb. 1947American businessman and politician
- Aaron Eckhartb. 1968American actor and producer
- Shreya Ghoshalb. 1984Indian singer
- Frank Welkerb. 1946American voice actor and singer
- James Taylorb. 1948American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Lesley Manvilleb. 1956English actress
- Steve Harrisb. 1956English bass player and songwriter
- Jaimie Alexanderb. 1984American actress
- Milorad Dodikb. 1959Bosnian Serb politician and president of Republika Srpska
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers March 12 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see March 12, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.