February 12th, 1897

Born on February 12th, 1897

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 46,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 539 days, exactly on October 19th, 2025, people who were born on February 12th, 1897 will be 47,000 days old!

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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

Born on February 12th, 1897

61

Břetislav Bakala

Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster (1897-1958)

*February 12th, 1897, Fryšták †April 1st, 1958, Brno

74

Erwin Hofstätter

German rower

*February 12th, 1897, Mannheim †August 21st, 1971, Mannheim

88

Lincoln LaPaz

American astronomer

*February 12th, 1897, Wichita †October 19th, 1985, Albuquerque

91

Charles Anderson

Australian soldier, farmer and politician (1897-1988)

*February 12th, 1897, Cape Town †November 11th, 1988, Red Hill

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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

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

88

Omar Bradley

United States Army general (1893–1981)

*February 12th, 1893, Clark †April 8th, 1981, New York City

56

Simon Northwood

Canadian actor and stuntman

*February 12th, 1968, Wimbledon

86

Ferruccio Valcareggi

Italian footballer (1919–2005)

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

82

Ernest Clark

British actor (1912-1994)

*February 12th, 1912, Maida Vale †November 11th, 1994, Somerset

44

Christina Ricci

American actress (born 1980)

*February 12th, 1980, Santa Monica

74

Maurice Yvain

French composer

*February 12th, 1891, 2nd arrondissement of Paris †July 27th, 1965, Suresnes

88

Federica Montseny

Spanish politician, anarchist, intellectual and writer

*February 12th, 1905, Madrid †January 14th, 1994, Toulouse

61

John Michael Higgins

American actor and comedian

*February 12th, 1963, Boston

77

Wolfgang Solz

German footballer (1940–2017)

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

44

Sarah Lancaster

American actress

*February 12th, 1980, Overland Park

53

Benjamin Sadler

German actor

*February 12th, 1971, Toronto

41

Iko Uwais

Indonesian actor and martial artist (born 1983)

*February 12th, 1983, Jakarta

55

Darren Aronofsky

American filmmaker

*February 12th, 1969, Brooklyn

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Born in 1897

82

Dirk Stikker

Politician and badminton player (1897-1979)

*February 5th, 1897, Winschoten †December 23rd, 1979, Wassenaar

64

William Faulkner

American writer (1897–1962)

*September 25th, 1897, New Albany †July 6th, 1962, Byhalia

66

Pierre Loeb

French Jewish galerist and art dealer persecuted by Nazis (1897-1964)

*September 24th, 1897, Paris †May 4th, 1964

41

Amelia Earhart

American aviation pioneer and author

*July 24th, 1897, Atchison †January 5th, 1939, Howland Island

80

Ludwig Erhard

Chancellor of West Germany (1963–1966)

*February 4th, 1897, Fürth †May 5th, 1977, Bonn

76

Paavo Nurmi

Finnish middle and long distance runner (1897-1973)

*June 13th, 1897, Turku †October 2nd, 1973, Helsinki

80

Paul VI

Head of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978

*September 26th, 1897, Concesio †August 6th, 1978, Castel Gandolfo

58

Irène Joliot-Curie

French scientist (1897-1956)

*September 12th, 1897, 13th arrondissement of Paris †March 17th, 1956, Paris

64

Georges Bataille

French intellectual and literary figure

*September 10th, 1897, Billom †July 9th, 1962, Paris

47

Joseph Goebbels

Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)

*October 29th, 1897, Rheydt †May 1st, 1945, Berlin

96

Marian Anderson

African-American contralto (1897–1993)

*February 21st, 1897, Philadelphia †April 8th, 1993, Portland

94

Judith Anderson

Australian stage and screen actress (1897–1992)

*February 10th, 1897, Adelaide †January 3rd, 1992, Santa Barbara

76

Kate O'Brien

Irish novelist, playwright and activist

*December 3rd, 1897, Limerick †August 13th, 1974, Canterbury

90

Viola Dana

Actress (1897-1987)

*June 26th, 1897, Brooklyn †July 3rd, 1987, Woodland Hills

78

Thornton Wilder

American playwright and novelist (1897–1975)

*April 17th, 1897, Madison †December 7th, 1975, Hamden

78

Alfredo Bracchi

Italian writer and actor (1897-1976)

*December 30th, 1897, Milan †October 11th, 1976, Milan

94

Frank Capra

Italian-born American film director (1897–1991)

*May 18th, 1897, Bisacquino †September 3rd, 1991, La Quinta

75

Lester B. Pearson

14th Prime Minister of Canada, from 1963 to 1968

*April 23rd, 1897, Toronto †December 27th, 1972, Ottawa

72

Everett Bradley

American pentathlete

*May 19th, 1897, Cedar Rapids †July 25th, 1969, Wichita

105

Mary Ellis

American opera singer (1897–2003)

*June 15th, 1897, New York City †January 30th, 2003, London

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 12th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 12th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1897 is a normal year and no leap year.

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