March 12th (1940) was a Tuesday. 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, 1940
» Winter War: Finland signs the Moscow Peace Treaty (1940) or Moscow Peace Treaty with the Soviet Union, ceding almost all of Finnish Karelia. Finnish troops and the remaining population are immediately evacuated.
Famous Birthdays on March 12 in 1940
» Al Jarreau, American singer
» M. A. Numminen, Finnish singer-songwriter and producer (Suomen Talvisota 1939–1940 named Suomen Talvisota)
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)