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Who died on March 12

65 figures who shaped history died on March 12.

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Pope Innocent I — Head of the Catholic Church from 401 to 417, who died on March 12 417.

Pope Gregory I — 64th Bishop of Rome; head of the Roman Catholic Church from AD 590 to 604, who died on March 12 604.

Symeon the New Theologian — Christian saint, monk, and theologian, who died on March 12 1022.

Stefan Dragutin — King of Serbia from 1276 to 1282, who died on March 12 1316.

Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire — English noble and diplomat (c. 1477–1539), who died on March 12 1539.

Peder Griffenfeld — Danish statesman, who died on March 12 1699.

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Who died on March 12?

65 people with a Wikipedia article died on March 12, including Pope Innocent I, Pope Gregory I, Symeon the New Theologian. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

What happened on March 12?

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.

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