12th March

Coronation Street history

 * 1962 - Concepta Hewitt breaks down, worrying that she's too old to have a baby.
 * 1979 - Following the lorry crash, the timber is cleared but Tracy Langton is not found under the debris. Someone has taken her.
 * 1984 - The regulars start to boycott the Rovers after Billy Walker bars Percy Sugden and Mavis Riley for their complaints.
 * 1993 - Maureen Naylor starts work at Bettabuys (first appearance of character).
 * 1999 - Natalie Barnes sacks her neice Lorraine Brownlow from the Rovers and she leaves the area (final appearance of character).
 * 2000 - Audrey Roberts turns on Sarah Platt when she hears that she is pregnant, accusing her of dragging her "good" name down.
 * 2003 - Richard Hillman drives his car with the Platts and himself in it into the canal at Weatherfield Quays.
 * 2006 - Mike Baldwin's deteriorating condition from Alzheimer's shocks the residents.
 * 2007 - Carla Connor discovers that Paul was responsible for the death of his brother-in-law Dean in a drink-driving accident and he and Liam covered for his crime.
 * 2008 - Gail Platt accompanies Tina McIntyre to an abortion clinic without telling David that she's pregnant.

Real world

 * 1933 - Writer Geoffrey Lancashire is born.

Episodes
Episodes were broadcast on 12th March on the following years:


 * 1960s - 1962, 1969
 * 1970s - 1973, 1975, 1979
 * 1980s - 1980, 1984, 1986
 * 1990s - 1990, 1993, 1997, 1999
 * 2000s - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 (I), (II), 2008