February 12th, 1759

Born on February 12th, 1759

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 1759

45

Friedrich Schiller

German poet, philosopher, historian and playwright (1759–1805)

*November 10th, 1759, Marbach am Neckar †May 9th, 1805, Weimar

37

Robert Burns

Scottish poet and lyricist (1759–1796)

*January 25th, 1759, Alloway †July 21st, 1796, Dumfries

38

Mary Wollstonecraft

English writer and intellectual (1759–1797)

*April 27th, 1759, Spitalfields †September 10th, 1797, Somers Town

85

Bruno Franz Leopold Liebermann

German theologian

*October 12th, 1759, Molsheim †November 15th, 1844, Strasbourg

34

Georges Danton

French revolutionary (1759–1794)

*October 26th, 1759, Arcis-sur-Aube †April 5th, 1794, Paris

73

William Wilberforce

English politician and abolitionist (1759–1833)

*August 24th, 1759, Wilberforce House †July 29th, 1833, London

68

James Edward Smith

English botanist (1759-1828)

*December 2nd, 1759, Norwich †March 17th, 1828, Norwich

70

Matsudaira Sadanobu

[松平定信] Daimyo and Roju (1759-1829)

*January 15th, 1759, Edo †June 14th, 1829, Mita

62

John Francis Mercer

American politician (1759-1821)

*May 17th, 1759, Stafford County †August 30th, 1821, Philadelphia

54

Johann Christian Reil

German physician

*February 20th, 1759, Rhaude †November 22nd, 1813, Halle (Saale)

44

François Devienne

French composer, flautist, bassoonist

*January 31st, 1759, Joinville †September 5th, 1803, Charenton asylum

78

Maximilian von Montgelas

German politician (1759-1838)

*September 12th, 1759, Munich †June 14th, 1838, Munich

59

Carl Frederik von Breda

Swedish portrait painter (1759-1818)

*August 16th, 1759, Stockholm †December 1st, 1818, Stockholm

71

Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg

Prussian field marshal (1759-1830)

*September 26th, 1759, Potsdam †October 4th, 1830, Oleśnica Mała

42

Marie Clotilde of France

Queen consort of Sardinia (1796-1802) and Venerable

*September 23rd, 1759, Versailles †March 7th, 1802, Naples

66

Karl Friedrich Hensler

Austrian author

*February 1st, 1759, Vaihingen an der Enz †November 24th, 1825, Vienna

57

Sivert Aarflot

Norwegian contributing editor and publisher

*October 23rd, 1759, Ørsta Municipality †July 14th, 1817, Volda Municipality

72

Johann Maria Philipp Frimont

Austrian general (1759-1831)

*February 3rd, 1759, Fénétrange †December 26th, 1831, Vienna

67

Louise d'Aumont

The only child and daughter of Louis Marie d'Aumon

*October 22nd, 1759, Paris †December 13th, 1826, Paris

47

Vincenzo Lunardi

Italian balloonist (1759-1806)

*January 11th, 1759, Lucca †August 1st, 1806, Lisbon

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1759 is a normal year and no leap year.

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