March 12

Video Games

1993: Mauritius issues a postage stamp for the 25th anniversary of National Day, depicting a computer showing gross domestic product.

2001: Handspring introduces the Visor Edge handheld computer.

2003: Intel releases Pentium-M processors based on the Centrino architecture.

2003: Notebook computer manufacturers announce the availability of models based on Intel's Pentium-M processor. IBM releases the ThinkPad X31 and ThinkPad T40 portable computers.

2003: Advanced Micro Devices introduces twelve new Athlon XP-M mobile processors, 25 to 72 watts power usage, up to 2.13 GHz speed.

2003: Sega releases the Sonic Advance 2 video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US.

2006: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer is one of the items stolen from a school.

2006: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. One boy asks another "Do you like Xbox?"

Movies

1989: Maurice Evans, English actor (Bewitched, MacBeth), dies at age 87 (born 1901).

1992: Barbara Morrison, actress (Project Moonbase), dies of heart failure at age 84.

1993: Syndicated TV show Entertainment Tonight airs its 3,000th show.

1993: Death of June Valli at age 64 of cancer; singer ("Crying in the Chapel", Your Hit Parade TV show, Stop The Music, The Ed Sullivan Show).

1993: Michael Kanin, screenwriter (Woman of the Year), dies at age 83.

1994: Birth of Tyler Patrick Jones; actor (Ghost Whisperer, Summerland).

1998: Death of Jozef Kroner, Slovak actor (The Shop on Main Street) (born 1924).

1999: Birth of Kendall Applegate; actress (Desperate Housewives).

2003: Death of Lynne Thigpen at age 54 of a cerebral hemmorhage; American actress (Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, As the World Turns, The District).

Music

1986: Birth of Danny Jones; British musician (McFly).

1993: Death of June Valli at age 64 of cancer; singer ("Crying in the Chapel", Your Hit Parade TV show, Stop The Music, The Ed Sullivan Show).

2007: Music group Van Halen is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Sports

1985: Larry Bird scores Boston Celtics' record 60 points.

1986: Susan Butcher wins 1,158 mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

1987: David Robinson scores 50 points in a NCAA basketball game.

1987: World Ice Dance Championship in Cincinnati won by Bestemianova and Bukin (USSR).

1987: World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Cincinnati won by E Gordeeva and Grinkov (USSR).

1987: World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Cincinnati won by Katarina Witt (German Democratic Republic).

1987: World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Cincinnati won by Brian Orser (Canada).

1990: Los Angeles Raiders announce they are returning to Oakland.

1995: Dottie Mochrie wins LPGA PING/Welch's Golf Championship.

1995: Lara scores 139 in ODI versus Australia at Port-of-Spain.

1995: Letitia Vriesde runs South America indoor record 800 metre (2:00.35).

1995: World Ice Dance Championship in Birmingham United Kingdom won by Oksana Gritshuk and Evgeny Platov (Russia).

1995: World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Birmingham United Kingdom won by Radka Kovarikova and Rene Novotny (Czechoslovakia).

1995: World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Birmingham United Kingdom won by Chen Lu (China).

1995: World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Birmingham United Kingdom won by Elvis Stojko (Canada).

1996: Leeward Islands beat Trinidad by 73 runs to win Red Stripe Trophy.

2006: Historic cricket match between Australia in South Africa, 5th ODI of the series.