March 12

Events

 * 1923 -The first motion picture with a sound-on-film track was demonstrated at a press conference. It was developed (1920) by.
 * 1889 - The first automatic telephone exchange is patented by  of  Kansas City

Births

 * 1837 -, French organist and composer (d. 1911)
 * 1864 -, Swedish composer and organist (d. 1943)
 * 1912 -, American pianist, arranger and conductor (d. 1996)
 * 1923 -, Austrian violinist (d. 2005)
 * 1928 -, Venezuelan musician (d. 2007)
 * 1940 -, American singer
 * 1948 -, American musician
 * 1956 - founder/bassist of Iron Maiden
 * 1957 -, American singer and musician (The Jackson 5)
 * 1960 -, American singer
 * 1960 -, Japanese singer
 * 1960 -, Japanese singer (Pizzicato Five)
 * 1965 -, Singer
 * 1965 -, Chechen torch singer
 * 1969 -, English musician (Blur)
 * 1975 -, English singer
 * 1975 -, Cantonese guitarist
 * 1978 -, American musician (Coheed and Cambria)
 * 1979 -, English musician
 * 1983 -, Pakistani pop singer
 * 1984 -, Indian singer

Deaths

 * 1628 –, English composer
 * 1832 –, German composer (b. 1786)
 * 1937 –, French organist and composer (b. 1844)
 * 1955 –, American jazz saxophonist (b. 1920)
 * 1985 –, Hungarian conductor (b. 1899)
 * 1999 –, American-born violinist (b. 1916)
 * 2005 –, Greek songwriter (b. 1932)