February 12th, 1470

Born on February 12th, 1470

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 202,000 days old!

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... 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 1470

27

Charles VIII of France

King of France (1483-1498)

*June 30th, 1470, Amboise †April 7th, 1498, Amboise

49

Selim I

9th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520

*October 10th, 1470, Amasya †September 22nd, 1520, Çorlu

12

Edward V of England

King of England (1470-1483)

*November 4th, 1470, Westminster Abbey †January 1st, 1483, Tower of London

34

Hongzhi Emperor

9th emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1470–1505)

*July 30th, 1470, Beijing †June 8th, 1505, Beijing

88

Wen Zhengming

Painter (1470-1559)

*November 28th, 1470, Suzhou †March 28th, 1559, Suzhou

83

Lucrezia de' Medici

Italian noblewoman and member of the Medici family

*August 13th, 1470, Florence †November 25th, 1553, Florence

60

Willibald Pirckheimer

German humanist (1470-1530)

*December 5th, 1470, Eichstätt †December 22nd, 1530, Nuremberg

27

Isabel of Aragon

Queen consort of Portugal (1470-1498)

*October 2nd, 1470, Dueñas †August 23rd, 1498, Zaragoza

76

Pietro Bembo

Catholic cardinal and poet (1470–1547)

*May 20th, 1470, Venice †January 18th, 1547, Rome

50

Bernardo Dovizi

Italian cardinal and playwright

*August 4th, 1470, Bibbiena †November 9th, 1520, Rome

55

Konrad Mutian

German humanist

*October 15th, 1470, Homberg (Efze) †March 30th, 1526, Gotha

32

George I of Ziębice

Imperial Prince, Duke of Münsterberg and Oels, Graf von Glatz

*October 2nd, 1470, Litice Castle †November 10th, 1502, Oleśnica

70

Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, Prince of Calenberg

*February 16th, 1470, Neustadt am Rübenberge †July 30th, 1540, Haguenau

78

Trifone Gabriel

Italian humanist

*November 20th, 1470, San Polo di Piave †October 20th, 1549, Venice

53

Isabella of Naples

Duchess of Milan

*October 2nd, 1470, Naples †February 11th, 1524, Naples

57

Francesco Armellini Pantalassi de' Medici

Catholic cardinal

*July 13th, 1470, Perugia †January 8th, 1528, Rome

53

Adriana von Hanau

(1470-1524)

*May 1st, 1470, Hanau †April 12th, 1524

68

Ambrosius von Viermund

German diplomat

*June 23rd, 1470 †January 1st, 1539

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1470 is a normal year and no leap year.

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