births
March 12, 1832
Charles Boycott, English farmer and agent (died 1897)
Charles Boycott
Charles Cunningham Boycott was an English land agent whose ostracism by his local community in Ireland gave the English language the term boycott. He had served in the British Army 39th Foot, which brought him to Ireland. After retiring from the army, Boycott worked as a land agent for Lord Erne, a landowner in the Lough Mask area of County Mayo.
March 12
March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 294 days remain until the end of the year.