![On This Day: March 12 On This Day: March 12](https://www.time-rewind.com/wp-content/uploads/bfi_thumb/dummy-transparent-qn53e894x3ebolf3twl3uo9rw5cgzm0b5rd85x5fak.png)
On This Day March 12
Click each item below to learn more!
![History Highlights](https://www.time-rewind.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/history-highlights.jpg)
History Highlights
![Musical Milestones](https://www.time-rewind.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/musical-milestones.jpg)
Click each item below to learn more!
Click each item below to learn more!
Click each item below to learn more!
1925 – NBC “The Tonight Show” host Johnny Carson (d. 2005)
1940 – Brazilian soccer legend Pelé, born Edson Arantes do Nascimento (d. 2022)
1956 – Grammy-winning country music singer-songwriter and actor Dwight Yoakam
1959 – The Grammy-winning master of the musical parody, “Weird Al” Yankovic
1962 – Former NFL and Canadian Football League star quarterback Doug Flutie
Click each item below to learn more!
Click each item below to learn more!
1920 – Actor William Conrad (“Cannon,” “Jake and the Fatman”) (d. 1994)
1934 – Actor Wilford Brimley (“The China Syndrome,” “Cocoon,” “The Firm”)
1943 – Musician Randy Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO)
1958 – Teen idol Shaun Cassidy (“Da Do Ron Ron,” “The Hardy Boys Mysteries”)
1984 – Pop-punk singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne (“Complicated,” “Sk8er Boi”)
Click each item below to learn more!
Click each item below to learn more!
1918 – Major League Baseball All-Star shortstop Pee Wee Reese, born Harold Henry Reese (d. 1999)
1933 – Emmy-winning actor and game show host Bert Convy (d. 1991)
1940 – Radio talk show host Don Imus (d. 2019)
1973 – Former White House intern-turned-designer Monica Lewinsky
1987 – Actor Daniel Radcliffe, best known for his portrayal of Harry Potter in the movie series