February 12th, 1841

Born on February 12th, 1841

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, 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

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

56

Abraham Lincoln

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

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

73

Charles Darwin

English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)

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

37

Anna Hopkins

Canadian actress

*February 12th, 1987, Montreal

79

Thilo Sarrazin

German economist and politician

*February 12th, 1945, Gera

49

Anna Pavlova

Russian ballet dancer

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

24

María Becerra

Argentine singer (born. 2000)

*February 12th, 2000, Quilmes

86

Horst Köbbert

German television presenter (1928-2014)

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

88

Bill Russell

American basketball player and coach (1934–2022)

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

56

Simon Northwood

Canadian actor and stuntman

*February 12th, 1968, Wimbledon

44

Christina Ricci

American actress (born 1980)

*February 12th, 1980, Santa Monica

44

Sarah Lancaster

American actress

*February 12th, 1980, Overland Park

61

John Michael Higgins

American actor and comedian

*February 12th, 1963, Boston

53

Benjamin Sadler

German actor

*February 12th, 1971, Toronto

75

Lou Andreas-Salomé

German-Russian Psychoanalyst and author

*February 12th, 1861, Saint Petersburg †February 5th, 1937, Göttingen

77

Wolfgang Solz

German footballer (1940–2017)

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

75

John Edward Gray

British zoologist (1800–1875)

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

86

Ferruccio Valcareggi

Italian footballer (1919–2005)

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

34

Katherine Barrell

Canadian actress

*February 12th, 1990, Toronto

41

Iko Uwais

Indonesian actor and martial artist (born 1983)

*February 12th, 1983, Jakarta

55

Darren Aronofsky

American filmmaker

*February 12th, 1969, Brooklyn

Same year
Born in 1841

62

Antonín Dvořák

Czech composer

*September 8th, 1841, Nelahozeves †May 1st, 1904, Prague

90

Ferdinand Buisson

French academic and politician (1841-1932)

*December 20th, 1841, former 1st arrondissement of Paris †February 16th, 1932, Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine

80

Otto von Gierke

German philosopher (1841–1921)

*January 11th, 1841, Szczecin †October 10th, 1921, Berlin

78

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

French painter and sculptor (1841–1919)

*February 25th, 1841, Limoges †December 3rd, 1919, Cagnes-sur-Mer

63

Henry Morton Stanley

British journalist and explorer (1841–1904)

*January 28th, 1841, Denbigh †May 10th, 1904, London

68

George Turner

British artist (1841-1910)

*April 2nd, 1841, Cromford †March 29th, 1910, Idridgehay

75

Emil Theodor Kocher

Surgeon, laureate of the 1909 Nobel Prize in Medicine (1841-1917)

*August 25th, 1841, Bern †July 27th, 1917, Bern

58

Félix Faure

7th President of the French Republic (1841–1899)

*January 30th, 1841, Paris †February 16th, 1899, Paris

54

Berthe Morisot

French painter (1841-1895)

*January 14th, 1841, Bourges †March 2nd, 1895, Paris

68

Edward VII

King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India (1841–1910)

*November 9th, 1841, Buckingham Palace †May 6th, 1910, Buckingham Palace

67

René Panhard

French engineer, merchant, and pioneer of the automobile industry in France (1841-1908)

*May 27th, 1841, 9th arrondissement of Paris †July 16th, 1908, La Bourboule

68

Alessandro Fortis

Italian politician (1842-1909)

*September 16th, 1841, Forlì †December 4th, 1909, Rome

88

Georges Clemenceau

Prime Minister of France, 1906–1909 and 1917–1920

*September 28th, 1841, Mouilleron-en-Pareds †November 24th, 1929, Paris

74

Karl Marbach

French priest (1841-1916)

*November 22nd, 1841, Wissembourg †October 15th, 1916, Strasbourg

68

Hirobumi Itō

1st, 5th, 7th and 10th Prime Minister of Japan (1841–1909)

*October 16th, 1841, Tsukari †October 26th, 1909, Harbin railway station

90

Gustave Le Bon

French psychologist (1841-1931)

*May 7th, 1841, Nogent-le-Rotrou †December 13th, 1931, Paris

93

Oliver Wendell Holmes

US Supreme Court justice from 1902 to 1932

*March 8th, 1841, Boston †March 6th, 1935, Washington, D.C.

86

Ina Coolbrith

American poet, writer, and librarian

*March 10th, 1841, Nauvoo †February 29th, 1928, Oakland

89

Armand Fallières

9th president of France (1841–1931)

*November 6th, 1841, Mézin †June 22nd, 1931, Lannes

62

Tom Emmett

English professional cricketer (1841-1904)

*September 3rd, 1841, Halifax †June 29th, 1904, Leicester

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1841 is a normal year and no leap year.

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