February 12th, 1674

Born on February 12th, 1674

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 1674

48

Dimitrie Cantemir

Prince of Moldavia

*October 26th, 1674, Dimitrie Cantemir †August 21st, 1723, Dmitrovsk

55

Johann Wilhelm Engelbrecht

German jurist (1674-1729)

*January 15th, 1674, Hamelin †September 12th, 1729, Helmstedt

84

Giovanni Antonio Guadagni

Italian cardinal

*September 14th, 1674, Florence †January 15th, 1759, Rome

57

Johann Burckhardt Mencke

German historian and publisher

*April 8th, 1674, Leipzig †April 1st, 1732, Leipzig

69

Jean Barbeyrac

French jurist

*March 15th, 1674, Béziers †March 3rd, 1744, Groningen

74

Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg

German noble (1674-1748)

*April 5th, 1674, Old Cölln †November 22nd, 1748, Römhild

66

Jethro Tull

British agricultural pioneer, activist of the British Agricultural Revolution

*March 30th, 1674, Basildon †February 21st, 1741, Hungerford

75

Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan

Catholic cardinal

*June 26th, 1674, Paris †July 19th, 1749, Paris

68

Johann Anderson

German politician and lawyer (1674-1743)

*May 14th, 1674, Hamburg †May 3rd, 1743, Hamburg

91

František Maxmilián Kaňka

Czech architect

*August 9th, 1674, Prague †July 14th, 1766, Prague

61

Jean Ranc

French painter born in Montpellier (1674-1735)

*January 28th, 1674, Montpellier †July 1st, 1735, Madrid

63

Luca Antonio Colomba

Painter (1674-1737)

*November 19th, 1674, Arogno †December 22nd, 1737, Arogno

51

Eleonore von Dönhoff

*October 29th, 1674, Friedrichstein Castle †September 2nd, 1726, Schloss Kossenblatt

90

Giampietro Zanotti

Italian painter and poet (1674-1765)

*October 3rd, 1674, Paris †September 28th, 1765, Bologna

50

Marie of Lorraine

Monegasque princess

*August 12th, 1674, Paris †October 30th, 1724, Monaco

76

Christian Gottlieb Schwarz

Dr. phil. Universität Leipzig 1699

*November 30th, 1674, Leisnig †November 30th, 1750, Altdorf bei Nürnberg

44

Nicholas Rowe

English poet, writer (1674-1718)

*June 20th, 1674, Little Barford †December 6th, 1718, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1674 is a normal year and no leap year.

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