Born on 12 March 1953

At A Glance

12 March 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

12 March 1953 was a Thursday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Because You're Mine” recorded by Mario Lanza and Nat "King" Cole was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1953

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1953 was Peter Pan.

Star sign

The star sign for 12 March is Pisces.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 12 March 1953 fell in the Year of the Snake.

Birthstone

The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 12 March 1953 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 12 March

• 1940 Winter War: Finland signs the Moscow Peace Treaty with the Soviet Union, ceding almost all of Finnish Karelia.
• 1942 The Battle of Java ends with the surrender of the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command to the Empire of Japan in Bandung, West Java, Dutch East Indies.
• 1947 Cold War: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism.
• 1967 Suharto takes power from Sukarno when the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly inaugurate him as Acting President of Indonesia.
• 1968 Mauritius gains independence from the United Kingdom.

Famous people born on 12 March

• Lesley Manville, English actress (born 1956)
• Liza Minnelli, American actress, singer and dancer (born 1946)
• Frank Welker, American voice actor and singer (born 1946)
• James Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1948)

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