February 12th, 1603

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Born on February 12th, 1603 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on February 12th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on February 12th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (February 1603)

Born on February 12th, 1603

Weekday

Wednesday

February 12th, 1603 was a Wednesday.

Age

421

People born on February 12th, 1603 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 421 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1603 - February 19th, 1603

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 153,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 158 days, exactly on October 2nd, 2024, people who were born on February 12th, 1603 will be 154,000 days old!

153,842 Days

21,977 Weeks

5,054 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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

Born on February 12th, 1603

Frederick William II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1603-1669)

*February 12th, 1603, Weimar †April 22nd, 1669, Altenburg

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

Abraham Lincoln

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

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

Charles Darwin

English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)

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

Anna Hopkins

Canadian actress

*February 12th, 1987, Montreal

Thilo Sarrazin

German economist and politician

*February 12th, 1945, Gera

María Becerra

Argentine singer (born. 2000)

*February 12th, 2000, Quilmes

Anna Pavlova

Russian ballet dancer

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

Horst Köbbert

German television presenter (1928-2014)

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

Bill Russell

American basketball player and coach (1934–2022)

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

Simon Northwood

Canadian actor and stuntman

*February 12th, 1968, Wimbledon

Christina Ricci

American actress (born 1980)

*February 12th, 1980, Santa Monica

Sarah Lancaster

American actress

*February 12th, 1980, Overland Park

John Michael Higgins

American actor and comedian

*February 12th, 1963, Boston

Benjamin Sadler

German actor

*February 12th, 1971, Toronto

Iko Uwais

Indonesian actor and martial artist (born 1983)

*February 12th, 1983, Jakarta

Wolfgang Solz

German footballer (1940–2017)

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

Darren Aronofsky

American filmmaker

*February 12th, 1969, Brooklyn

John Winthrop the Younger

Governor of the Saybrook and Connecticut Colonies (1606-1676)

*February 12th, 1606, Edwardstone †April 6th, 1676, Boston

Ferruccio Valcareggi

Italian footballer (1919–2005)

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

Jacques Courtois

French painter (1621-1676)

*February 12th, 1621, Saint-Hippolyte †January 1st, 1676, Rome

John Edward Gray

British zoologist (1800–1875)

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

Same year
Born in 1603

Joachim von der Marwitz

*December 7th, 1603, Stanowice, Silesian Voivodeship †May 11th, 1662, Drezdenko

Roger Williams

English Baptist theologian and author (1603–1683)

*December 21st, 1603, London †November 30th, 1683, Providence

Kenelm Digby

English courtier and diplomat

*July 11th, 1603, Gayhurst †June 11th, 1665, London

Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark

Prince of Denmark and Norway (1603-1647)

*April 10th, 1603, Copenhagen †June 2nd, 1647, Dresden

Abraham Keyser

*March 26th, 1603, Soest †September 30th, 1652

Jacob Tappe

German physician

*August 15th, 1603, Hildesheim †October 10th, 1680, Helmstedt

Johann Conrad Dannhauer

German theologian (1603-1666)

*March 24th, 1603, Teningen †November 7th, 1666, Strasbourg

Paolo Antonio Barbieri

Italian painter (1603-1649)

*January 1st, 1603, Cento †January 1st, 1649, Bologna

Pietro Paolini

Italian painter (1603-1681)

*June 3rd, 1603, Lucca †April 12th, 1681, Lucca

John of Nassau-Idstein

Count of Nassau-Idstein (1629-1677)

*November 24th, 1603, Saarbrücken †May 23rd, 1677, Idstein

Augustyn Kordecki

Polish religious leader

*November 16th, 1603, Iwanowice †March 20th, 1673, Wieruszów

Humphrey Mackworth

English lawyer and politician, died 1654

*January 27th, 1603, Betton Strange †January 1st, 1654, London

Simon Bradstreet

Last governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony; husband of poet Anne Bradstreet

*March 18th, 1603, Horbling †March 27th, 1697, Salem

Mario Nuzzi

Italian painter (1603-1673)

*January 19th, 1603, Rome †November 14th, 1673, Rome

Joseph of Cupertino

Italian Conventual Franciscan friar

*June 17th, 1603, Copertino †September 18th, 1663, Osimo

David Denicke

German jurist and hymnwriter (1603-1680)

*January 30th, 1603, Zittau †April 1st, 1680, Hanover

Hermann Mylius von Gnadenfeld

German lawyer and diplomat

*November 10th, 1603, Berne †November 1st, 1657, Oldenburg

Johannes Cocceius

Dutch theologian

*August 9th, 1603, Bremen †November 5th, 1669, Leiden

Lennart Torstensson

Swedish Field Marshal, Privy Councillour and Governor-General (1603-1651)

*August 17th, 1603, Forstena †April 7th, 1651, Stockholm

Michel Le Tellier

French statesman (1603-1685)

*April 19th, 1603, Paris †October 30th, 1685, Paris

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

XII.II.MDCIII

12.2.1603

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1603 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
February 1603

February 1603

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
5						1	2
6	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
7	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
8	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
9	24	25	26	27	28

February 12th, 1603

Born on February 12th, 1603

Weekday

Wednesday

Age

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 153,000 days old!

153,842 Days

21,977 Weeks

5,054 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on February 12th?

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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).

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

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.

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

Born on February 12th, 1603

Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1603-1669)

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

Same year Born in 1603

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 12th

Benedict of Aniane

Damian (?)

Julian the Hospitaller

Martyrs of Abitinae

February 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Darwin Day (International)

Georgia Day (Georgia (U.S. state))

Lincoln's Birthday (United States)

Red Hand Day (United Nations)

Union Day (Myanmar)

Youth Day (Venezuela)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

12.2.1603

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