February 12th, 1613

Born on February 12th, 1613

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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, 1894

Ère des attentats: In one of the first acts of modern terrorism, Émile Henry threw a bomb into Café Terminus (depicted) in Paris, France, killing one person and injuring 17 more.

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 landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashes 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

USS Macon, one of the largest helium-filled airships ever created, crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.

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 year
Born in 1613

66

François de La Rochefoucauld

French author of maxims and memoirs (1613-1680)

*September 15th, 1613, Paris †March 17th, 1680, Paris

87

André Le Nôtre

French landscape architect and the principal gardener of King Louis XIV of France

*March 12th, 1613, Paris †September 15th, 1700, Paris

44

John Cleveland

English poet

*June 16th, 1613, Loughborough †April 29th, 1658, London

65

Christoph Schlegel

1 Jan 1613 - 2 Jul 1678

*January 1st, 1613, Großkmehlen †January 1st, 1678, Grimma

66

Antonia of Württemberg

Princess of the Duchy of Württemberg, literary figure, patroness, and Christian Kabbalist

*March 24th, 1613, Stuttgart †October 1st, 1679, Bad Liebenzell

54

Mattias de' Medici

Italian noble (1613-1667)

*May 9th, 1613, Florence †October 11th, 1667, Siena

78

Gilles Ménage

French scholar (1613–1692)

*August 15th, 1613, Angers †July 23rd, 1692, Paris

87

Alderano Cybo

Catholic cardinal (1613-1700)

*July 16th, 1613, Genoa †July 22nd, 1700, Rome

75

Claude Perrault

French architect and doctor of medicine

*September 25th, 1613, Paris †October 9th, 1688, Paris

77

Isaac de Benserade

French writer

*November 5th, 1613, Lyons-la-Forêt †October 10th, 1691, Gentilly

57

Michael Conrad Hirt

German painter (1613-1671)

*June 4th, 1613, Bayreuth †April 25th, 1671, Bayreuth

74

Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang

Empress dowager of Shunzhi Emperor, Qing Dynasty

*March 28th, 1613, Horqin †January 27th, 1688, Beijing

33

Jean François Niceron

French cleric and mathematician

*July 5th, 1613, Paris †September 22nd, 1646, Aix-en-Provence

83

Lambert Pietkin

Belgian conductor and composer

*June 22nd, 1613, Liège †September 16th, 1696, Liège

38

John Bernard, Count of Lippe

Count of Lippe-Detmold

*October 18th, 1613, Brake †June 10th, 1652, Detmold

85

Mattia Preti

Italian painter (1613-1699)

*February 24th, 1613, Taverna †January 3rd, 1699, Valletta

62

Carl Gustaf Wrangel

Field Marshal of Sweden (1613-1676)

*December 23rd, 1613, Uppsala †July 5th, 1676, Glowe

68

Gu Yanwu

Chinese philologist and geographer

*July 15th, 1613, Kunshan †February 15th, 1682

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1613 is a normal year and no leap year.

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