Births on March 12

Jimmy Wynn

Born on March 12, 1942

Jimmy Wynn, American baseball player and sportscaster

James Sherman Wynn (March 12, 1942 – March 26, 2020), nicknamed "The Toy Cannon", was an American professional baseball player. He played fifteen seasons as a center fielder; he spent ten of his fifteen seasons with the Houston Colt .45s / Astros before playing for four other teams. Wynn was nicknamed "The Toy Cannon" because his bat was described as having a lot of "pop" for his small size at 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) and 160 lb (73 kg).

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25 Jan

Thailand
World War II: Thailand declares war on the United States and United Kingdom.
8 Mar

Myanmar
World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces captured Rangoon, Burma from British.
10 Jul

Soviet Union
Diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and the Soviet Union are established.
13 Aug

Manhattan Project
Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would house the "Development of Substitute Materials" project, better known as the Manhattan Project.
25 Sep

Holocaust
World War II: Swiss Police instruction dictates that "Under current practice ... refugees on the grounds of race alone are not political refugees", effectively denying entry to Jews trying to flee occupied Europe during the Holocaust.

Births on March 12

Jimmy Wynn

Born on March 12, 1942

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Thailand

Myanmar

Soviet Union

Manhattan Project

Holocaust