February 12th, 1862

Born on February 12th, 1862

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, 1862

72

Manuel de Brito Camacho

Portuguese military officer and writer (1862-1934)

*February 12th, 1862, Aljustrel †September 19th, 1934, Lisbon

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Born in 1862

83

Gerhart Hauptmann

German dramatist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912 (1862-1946)

*November 15th, 1862, Szczawno-Zdrój †June 6th, 1946, Jagniątków

79

William Henry Bragg

British scientist (1862–1942)

*July 2nd, 1862, Westward †March 12th, 1942, London

86

Maurice Maeterlinck

Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949)

*August 29th, 1862, Ghent †May 6th, 1949, Nice

68

Ida B. Wells

American journalist and civil rights activist (1862–1931)

*July 16th, 1862, Holly Springs †March 25th, 1931, Chicago

43

Anton Ažbe

Slovenian artist (1862-1905)

*May 30th, 1862, Carniola †August 6th, 1905, Munich

76

Maurice Emmanuel

French composer

*May 2nd, 1862, Bar-sur-Aube †December 14th, 1938, Paris

57

Paul Adam

French novelist (1862–1920)

*December 7th, 1862, 3rd arrondissement of Paris †January 1st, 1920, 16th arrondissement of Paris

61

Louis Ganne

French composer (1862-1923)

*April 5th, 1862, Buxières-les-Mines †July 13th, 1923, 17th arrondissement of Paris

47

O. Henry

American short story writer (1862-1910)

*September 11th, 1862, Greensboro †June 5th, 1910, New York City

56

Liza Lehmann

English operatic soprano and composer (1862–1918)

*July 11th, 1862, London †September 19th, 1918, London

68

Allvar Gullstrand

Swedish ophthalmologist (1862-1930)

*June 5th, 1862, Landskrona †July 28th, 1930, Stockholm

69

Aristide Briand

Politician, statesman, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate from France (1862-1932)

*March 28th, 1862, Nantes †March 7th, 1932, Paris

74

Louis Le Cardonnel

French journalist and poet (1862-1936)

*February 22nd, 1862, Valence †May 28th, 1936, Avignon

75

Edith Wharton

American novelist, short story writer, designer (1862–1937)

*January 24th, 1862, New York City †August 11th, 1937, Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt

85

Nicholas Murray Butler

American philosopher, diplomat, and educator (1862-1947)

*April 2nd, 1862, Elizabeth †December 7th, 1947, Manhattan

18

Franjo Krežma

Croatian violinist (1862-1881)

*September 2nd, 1862, Osijek †June 5th, 1881, Frankfurt

49

Pyotr Stolypin

Russian politician (1862–1911)

*April 14th, 1862, Dresden †September 5th, 1911, Kyiv

72

Louis Barthou

French politician (1862-1934)

*August 25th, 1862, Oloron-Sainte-Marie †October 9th, 1934, Marseille

76

Phil van Heerdt tot Eversberg-Quarles van Ufford

Human

*December 5th, 1862, Ketandan †December 2nd, 1939, The Hague

66

Joseph Nelson Rose

U.S. botanist (1862–1928)

*January 11th, 1862, Union County †May 4th, 1928, Washington, D.C.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1862 is a normal year and no leap year.

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