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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_12" title="March 12">March 12</a></b>
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1537" title="1537">1537</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian%E2%80%93Ottoman_wars" title="Croatian–Ottoman wars">Croatian–Ottoman wars</a>: After the execution of feudal lord <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petar_Kru%C5%BEi%C4%87" title="Petar Kružić">Petar Kružić</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Croatia_(Habsburg)" title="Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg)">Croatian</a> forces at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortress_of_Klis" title="Fortress of Klis">Klis</a> <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Klis" title="Siege of Klis">surrendered</a></b> to the Ottoman forces in exchange for their safe passage to northern locations.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1881" title="1881">1881</a> – <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Watson_(footballer,_born_1856)" title="Andrew Watson (footballer, born 1856)">Andrew Watson</a></b> captained the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team" title="Scotland national football team">Scotland national football team</a> against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a>, becoming the world's first black international <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">footballer</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947" title="1947">1947</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a>: U.S. president <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Harry S. Truman</a> proclaimed the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truman_Doctrine" title="Truman Doctrine">Truman Doctrine</a></b> to help stem the spread of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism" title="Communism">communism</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952" title="1952">1952</a> – British diplomat <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastings_Ismay,_1st_Baron_Ismay" title="Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay">Lord Ismay</a></b> was appointed the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_General_of_NATO" title="Secretary General of NATO">secretary general of NATO</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971" title="1971">1971</a> – The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Armed_Forces" title="Turkish Armed Forces">Turkish Armed Forces</a> executed a "<b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Turkish_military_memorandum" title="1971 Turkish military memorandum">coup by memorandum</a></b>", forcing the resignation of Prime Minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%BCleyman_Demirel" title="Süleyman Demirel">Süleyman Demirel</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006" title="2006">2006</a> – U.S. Army soldiers <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmudiyah_rape_and_killings" title="Mahmudiyah rape and killings">gang-raped a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and murdered her</a></b> along with her family members.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Perkin" title="William Henry Perkin">William Henry Perkin</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1838); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemma_Galgani" title="Gemma Galgani">Gemma Galgani</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1878); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhao_Wei" title="Zhao Wei">Zhao Wei</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1976); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arina_Tanemura" title="Arina Tanemura">Arina Tanemura</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1978)</p>
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