February 12th, 1440

Born on February 12th, 1440

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 213,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 616 days, exactly on January 10th, 2026, people who were born on February 12th, 1440 will be 214,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What 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.

February 12th, 1855

The precursor of Michigan State University in East Lansing was founded as the United States' first agricultural college.

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

33

Masked Wolf

Australian rapper

*February 12th, 1991, Sydney

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

39

Adolf, Duke of Guelders

Duke of Guelders and Count of Zutphen

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

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

34

Katherine Barrell

Canadian actress

*February 12th, 1990, Toronto

65

Giovanni II Bentivoglio

Italian noble (1443-1508)

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

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

Same year
Born in 1440

65

Ivan III of Moscow

Grand Prince of Moscow (1440–1505)

*January 22nd, 1440, Moscow †October 27th, 1505, Moscow

17

Ladislaus the Posthumous

King of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia, Duke of Austria

*February 22nd, 1440, Komárno †November 23rd, 1457, Prague

74

Hartmann Schedel

German historian, cartographer, physician and humanist (1440-1514)

*February 13th, 1440, Nuremberg †November 28th, 1514, Nuremberg

65

Albrecht von Pfalz-Mosbach

Bishop of strasbourg (*1440-1506)

*September 6th, 1440, Mosbach †August 20th, 1506, Saverne

39

Pino III Ordelaffi

Italian criminal

*March 11th, 1440, Forlì †January 1st, 1480, Forlì

42

Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse

Landgraves of Hesse

*October 15th, 1440, Spangenberg †January 13th, 1483, Marburg

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Public holidays on February 12th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 12th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1440 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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