February 12th, 1745

Born on February 12th, 1745

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

Born on February 12th, 1745

63

Ivan Starov

Russian architect (1745-1808)

*February 12th, 1745, Saint Petersburg †April 5th, 1808, Saint Petersburg

Same year
Born in 1745

69

Charles Dibdin

British musician, songwriter, dramatist, novelist and actor

*March 15th, 1745, Southampton †July 25th, 1814, London

46

Maria Luisa of Spain

Empress Consort of the Holy Roman Empire

*November 24th, 1745, Portici †May 15th, 1792, Vienna

67

Benjamin Rush

American physician, educator, author

*December 24th, 1745, Byberry †April 19th, 1813, Philadelphia

83

Timothy Pickering

American statesman (1745-1829)

*July 17th, 1745, Salem †January 29th, 1829, Salem

81

Philippe Pinel

French psychiatrist

*April 20th, 1745, Jonquières †October 25th, 1826, former 12th arrondissement of Paris

56

Philipp Karl von Alvensleben

German politician and diplomat (1745-1802)

*December 16th, 1745, Hanover †October 21st, 1802, Berlin

80

Benedict Christian Vogel

Roman botanist (1745-1825)

*April 24th, 1745, Feuchtwangen †June 8th, 1825, Nuremberg

68

Henry James Pye

English Poet Laureate (1745-1813)

*February 20th, 1745, London †August 11th, 1813, Pinner

79

Charles Mannay

French priest (1745-1824)

*October 14th, 1745, Champeix †December 5th, 1824, Rennes

70

John Sevier

Soldier, frontiersman and politician (1745-1815)

*September 23rd, 1745, Rockingham County †September 24th, 1815, Alabama Territory

72

Georg Ernst Waldau

German church historian and theologian

*March 25th, 1745, Nuremberg †April 27th, 1817, Nuremberg

70

Francis Asbury

Methodist bishop in America (1745-1816)

*August 20th, 1745, Hamstead †March 31st, 1816, Spotsylvania County

74

Bodawpaya

1745-1819, sixth king of the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma.

*March 11th, 1745, Shwebo †June 5th, 1819, Amarapura

84

Johann Wenzel Peter

Austrian painter (1745–1829)

*September 9th, 1745, Karlsbad (Baden) †December 28th, 1829, Rome

68

Gottfried Erich Rosenthal

German mathematician, naturalist and civil servant

*February 13th, 1745, Nordhausen †May 26th, 1813, Nordhausen

72

Barbara Schulthess

Swiss author

*October 5th, 1745, Zürich †April 12th, 1818, Zürich

35

Johann Anton Güldenstädt

Baltic German scientist (1745-1781)

*April 26th, 1745, Riga †March 23rd, 1781, Saint Petersburg

65

Jean-Baptiste Huet

French painter and textile designer (1745-1811)

*October 15th, 1745, Paris †August 27th, 1811, Paris

51

Domenico Pozzi

Swiss artist (1745-1796)

*August 3rd, 1745, Bruzella †November 2nd, 1796, Riva San Vitale

53

William Dawes

American militiaman (1745-1799)

*April 6th, 1745, Boston †February 25th, 1799, Marlborough

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1745 is a normal year and no leap year.

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