March 12th (1993) was a Friday. It's the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 294 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 12th March, 1993
» Several 1993 Mumbai bombings e.g bombs explode in Bombay (Mumbai), India, killing about 300 and injuring hundreds more.
» North Korea nuclear weapons program: North Korea says that it plans to withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and refuses to allow inspectors access to its nuclear sites.
» The Blizzard of 1993 Snow begins to fall across the eastern portion of the US with tornadoes, thunder snow storms, high winds and record low temperatures. The storm lasts for 30 hours.
March 12th Holidays in History
» Arbor Day (China and Taiwan)
» Christian Calendar of Saints known as Feast Day:
» Saint Fina named Fina
» Maximilian (martyr) or Maximilian the martyr
» Pope Gregory I (Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Catholic Church, and Anglican Communion)
» Theophanes the Confessor
» March 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» National Day (Mauritius)
» World Day Against Cyber Censorship (requested by Reporters Without Borders and Amnesty International in 2009)