Today in History for 12th March 2025
Historical Events
1976 – South African troops leave Angola
1981 – Stephen Sondheim’s musical revue “Marry Me a Little” premieres in NYC
1985 – Larry Bird scores Boston Celtic record 60 points
1987 – David Robinson scores 50 points in a NCAA basketball game
1995 – 36th SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament: Kentucky beats Arkansas, 95-93 (OT)
2012 – “The Hunger Games” directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Jennifer Lawrence premieres in Los Angeles
Famous Birthdays
1647 – Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, French general (d. 1727)
1911 – Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, Mexican politician (President of Mexico 1964-70), born in San Andrés Chalchicomula, Mexico (d. 1979)
1922 – Jack Kerouac, American novelist and poet of the Beat Generation (On the Road, Mexico Blues), born in Lowell, Massachusetts (d. 1969)
1929 – Francisco Pulgar Vidal, Peruvian musicologist and composer, born in Huánuco, Peru (d. 2012)
1948 – Dana Walden, American RandB keyboardist (Champaign – “How ‘Bout Us”), born in Champaign, Illinois
1952 – Naomi Shihab Nye, Arab-American poet (Yellow Glove; Red Suitcase), novelist (Habibi), and songwriter, born in St. Louis, Missouri
Famous Deaths
1608 – Koriki Kiyonaga, Japanese warlord (b. 1530)
1721 – Jan Luyts, Dutch physicist and mathematician, dies at 65
1989 – Maurice Evans, British actor (Planet of the Apes; Bewitched), dies at 87
1992 – Barbara Morrison, British actress (Project Moonbase; From Here To Eternity), dies of heart failure at 84
1992 – Salvatore “Salvo” Lima, Italian politician (Mayor of Palermo, 1958-63 and 65-66; Member of European Parliament, 1979-92) assassinated by the Mafia at 64
1992 – Ida Oosterbaan, Dutch founder (Women Action Committee), dies
