What Happened on March 16, 2012

Historical Events

Film & TV History

George Clooney and other several prominent participants, including Martin Luther King III, are arrested outside the Sundanese Embassy for civil disobedience

Cricket History

Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar becomes first cricketer to score 100 international centuries

  • Turkish NATO helicopter crashes into a house killing ten people in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan

Famous Deaths

  • Estanislao Basora, Spanish footballer (The Monster of Colombes, 22 caps for Spain, 301 matches for Barcelona), dies at 85
  • Takaaki Yoshimoto, Japanese poet, critic, and philosopher (the New Left), dies at 87
Died in 2012 2012 Highlights

About March 16, 2012

Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 12 years, 1 month and 13 days
Leap Year: Yes

Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Pisces

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: We Are Young - fun. Featuring Janelle Monae
  • UK #1 Song: Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye Ft. Kimbra