February 12th, 1429

Born on February 12th, 1429

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 217,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 603 days, exactly on December 24th, 2025, people who were born on February 12th, 1429 will be 218,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 12th, 1429?

February 12th, 1429

English forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orléans in the Battle of the Herrings.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fastolf

What else happened on February 12th?

February 12th, 2003

Protesters in La Paz and the Bolivian government brokered a deal to end two days of rioting against a proposed salary tax.

February 12th, 1994

Edvard Munch's painting The Scream (pictured) was stolen from the National Gallery of Norway.

February 12th, 1945

A devistating tornado outbreak across Mississippi and Alabama kills 45 people and injures 427 others.

February 12th, 1691

A papal conclave convened to select a new pope after the death of Pope Alexander VIII.

February 12th, 2016

In the first meeting between the leaders of the Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church, Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow signed the Havana Declaration at José Martí International Airport in Cuba.

February 12th, 2009

Just before it was scheduled to land at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed into a house in Clarence Center, New York, killing the house's occupant and all 49 people on board the aircraft.

February 12th, 2001

The NASA space probe NEAR Shoemaker touched down on Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.

February 12th, 1993

Two-year-old James Bulger was led away from New Strand Shopping Centre in Bootle, England, and murdered by two 10-year-old boys, who became the youngest convicted murderers in modern English history.

February 12th, 1947

The French fashion company Dior unveiled its New Look collection (suit pictured), which revolutionized women's dress and re-established Paris as the centre of the fashion world after World War II.

February 12th, 1946

African-American U.S. Army veteran Isaac Woodard was severely beaten by a South Carolina police officer and lost sight in both eyes, an incident that galvanized the civil rights movement.

February 12th, 1942

The Imperial Japanese Army initiated the Battle of Pasir Panjang in Kent Ridge Park in Singapore.

February 12th, 1935

The USS Macon, one of the two largest helium-filled airships ever created, crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California and sank<--!(contemporary artist's rendering of the crash).

February 12th, 1924

George Gershwin's composition Rhapsody in Blue premiered at Aeolian Hall in New York.

February 12th, 1909

The ferry SS Penguin struck a rock in Wellington Harbour and sank, killing 75 people in New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 12th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 12th?

56

Abraham Lincoln

President of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (American, 1809-1865)

*February 12th, 1809, Hodgenville †April 15th, 1865, Washington, D.C.

73

Charles Darwin

English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)

*February 12th, 1809, The Mount †April 19th, 1882, Down House

37

Anna Hopkins

Canadian actress

*February 12th, 1987, Montreal

79

Thilo Sarrazin

German economist and politician

*February 12th, 1945, Gera

24

María Becerra

Argentine singer (born. 2000)

*February 12th, 2000, Quilmes

86

Horst Köbbert

German television presenter (1928-2014)

*February 12th, 1928, Rostock †July 11th, 2014, Rostock

49

Anna Pavlova

Russian ballet dancer

*February 12th, 1881, Saint Petersburg †January 23rd, 1931, The Hague

88

Bill Russell

American basketball player and coach (1934–2022)

*February 12th, 1934, Monroe †July 31st, 2022, Mercer Island

56

Simon Northwood

Canadian actor and stuntman

*February 12th, 1968, Wimbledon

44

Christina Ricci

American actress (born 1980)

*February 12th, 1980, Santa Monica

44

Sarah Lancaster

American actress

*February 12th, 1980, Overland Park

61

John Michael Higgins

American actor and comedian

*February 12th, 1963, Boston

53

Benjamin Sadler

German actor

*February 12th, 1971, Toronto

41

Iko Uwais

Indonesian actor and martial artist (born 1983)

*February 12th, 1983, Jakarta

77

Wolfgang Solz

German footballer (1940–2017)

*February 12th, 1940, Frankfurt †March 24th, 2017

55

Darren Aronofsky

American filmmaker

*February 12th, 1969, Brooklyn

86

Ferruccio Valcareggi

Italian footballer (1919–2005)

*February 12th, 1919, Trieste †November 2nd, 2005, Florence

34

Katherine Barrell

Canadian actress

*February 12th, 1990, Toronto

51

Tara Strong

Canadian and American voice actress

*February 12th, 1973, Toronto

41

Josef Altin

British actor

*February 12th, 1983, London

56

Josh Brolin

American actor (born 1968)

*February 12th, 1968, Santa Monica

75

John Edward Gray

British zoologist (1800–1875)

*February 12th, 1800, Walsall †March 7th, 1875, London

45

Jesse Spencer

Australian actor and musician

*February 12th, 1979, Melbourne

74

Ray Manzarek

American keyboardist (1939–2013)

*February 12th, 1939, Chicago †May 20th, 2013, Rosenheim

82

Ernest Clark

British actor (1912-1994)

*February 12th, 1912, Maida Vale †November 11th, 1994, Somerset

39

Adolf, Duke of Guelders

Duke of Guelders and Count of Zutphen

*February 12th, 1438, Grave †June 27th, 1477, Tournai

53

Roberta Alloisio

Italian singer and actress

*February 12th, 1964, Alessandria †March 3rd, 2017, Genoa

36

Nicolás Otamendi

Argentine association football player

*February 12th, 1988, Buenos Aires

46

Paul Anderson

English actor (1978-)

*February 12th, 1978, London

93

Pran

Indian actor

*February 12th, 1920, New Delhi †July 12th, 2013, Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre

91

Costa-Gavras

Greek-French film director

*February 12th, 1933, Iraia

65

Giovanni II Bentivoglio

Italian noble (1443-1508)

*February 12th, 1443, Bologna †February 15th, 1508, Milan

74

Bernie Paul

German singer and record producer

*February 12th, 1950, Schweinfurt

75

Lou Andreas-Salomé

German-Russian Psychoanalyst and author

*February 12th, 1861, Saint Petersburg †February 5th, 1937, Göttingen

76

Raymond Kurzweil

American author, scientist, inventor and futurist

*February 12th, 1948, Queens

45

Gérard Gnanhouan

Ivorian and French footballer

*February 12th, 1979, Ivory Coast

30

Jonathan Dibben

British road cyclist

*February 12th, 1994, Southampton

78

Harald Irmscher

East German footballer

*February 12th, 1946, Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge

88

Omar Bradley

United States Army general (1893–1981)

*February 12th, 1893, Clark †April 8th, 1981, New York City

88

Federica Montseny

Spanish politician, anarchist, intellectual and writer

*February 12th, 1905, Madrid †January 14th, 1994, Toulouse

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1429 is a normal year and no leap year.

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