February 12th, 1449

Born on February 12th, 1449

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 210,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 909 days, exactly on October 25th, 2026, people who were born on February 12th, 1449 will be 211,000 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

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

Same year
Born in 1449

66

Hieronymus Bosch

Dutch painter (c. 1450 – 1516)

*November 30th, 1449, 's-Hertogenbosch †July 31st, 1516, 's-Hertogenbosch

43

Lorenzo de' Medici

Italian politician and humanist

*January 1st, 1449, Florence †April 8th, 1492, Careggi

48

John Cabot

Italian navigator and explorer (c. 1450 – c. 1499)

*November 30th, 1449, Genoa †November 30th, 1497, North Atlantic Ocean

50

Philip I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

German noble

*September 20th, 1449, Windecken †August 26th, 1500, Hanau

54

Bona of Savoy

Duchess of Milan

*August 10th, 1449, Avigliana Castle †November 17th, 1503, Fossano

574

Niccolò Machiavelli

Florentine politician

*September 25th, 1449, Florence

28

George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence

Third son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville, and the brother of English Kings Edward IV and Richard III (1449-1478)

*October 21st, 1449, Dublin Castle †February 18th, 1478, Tower of London

60

Sidonie of Poděbrady

Czech princess

*November 11th, 1449, Poděbrady †February 1st, 1510, Tharandt

14

Catherine of Poděbrady

Czech Princess and Queen Consort of Hungary

*November 11th, 1449, Prague †March 8th, 1464, Buda

44

Christoph the Starke

German aristocrat

*January 6th, 1449, Munich †August 15th, 1493, Rhodes

27

Adriana of Nassau-Siegen

German countess

*February 7th, 1449, Breda †January 15th, 1477

102

Paolo della Stella

Czech architect

*November 30th, 1449, Melano †September 30th, 1552, Prague

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 12th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1449 is a normal year and no leap year.

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