Who was born on March 12

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on March 12, including Virginia Bottomley, Rob Cohen, Mary Catherine Lamb. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

40 documented historical events happened on March 12, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Gothic king Vitiges ended his year-long siege of Rome, which was defended by the Byzantine general Belisarius On the same day, in another year: Odo of Châtillon was elected as the 159th pope of the Catholic Church. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.