February 12th, 1910

Born on February 12th, 1910

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 41,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 287 days, exactly on February 8th, 2025, people who were born on February 12th, 1910 will be 42,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1910

90

Enrique Anderson Imbert

Argentine novelist/writer/literary critic

*February 12th, 1910, Córdoba †December 6th, 2000, Buenos Aires

77

Lee Byung-chul

Founder of the Samsung Group

*February 12th, 1910, Uiryeong County †November 19th, 1987, Seoul

29

Gunnar Höckert

Finnish runner

*February 12th, 1910, Helsinki †February 11th, 1940, Karelian Isthmus

53

Abdullah I of Zanzibar

Sultan of Zanzibar

*February 12th, 1910, Unguja †July 1st, 1963, Unguja

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

79

Thilo Sarrazin

German economist and politician

*February 12th, 1945, Gera

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.

37

Anna Hopkins

Canadian actress

*February 12th, 1987, Montreal

73

Charles Darwin

English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)

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

86

Horst Köbbert

German television presenter (1928-2014)

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

82

Ernest Clark

British actor (1912-1994)

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

49

Anna Pavlova

Russian ballet dancer

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

88

Bill Russell

American basketball player and coach (1934–2022)

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

86

Ferruccio Valcareggi

Italian footballer (1919–2005)

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

56

Simon Northwood

Canadian actor and stuntman

*February 12th, 1968, Wimbledon

88

Federica Montseny

Spanish politician, anarchist, intellectual and writer

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

77

Wolfgang Solz

German footballer (1940–2017)

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

44

Christina Ricci

American actress (born 1980)

*February 12th, 1980, Santa Monica

61

John Michael Higgins

American actor and comedian

*February 12th, 1963, Boston

93

Pran

Indian actor

*February 12th, 1920, New Delhi †July 12th, 2013, Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre

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

76

Julian Schwinger

American theoretical physicist

*February 12th, 1918, New York City †July 16th, 1994, Los Angeles

74

Ray Manzarek

American keyboardist (1939–2013)

*February 12th, 1939, Chicago †May 20th, 2013, Rosenheim

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Born in 1910

87

Mother Teresa

Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997)

*August 26th, 1910, Skopje †September 5th, 1997, Kolkata

80

Lothar Collatz

German mathematician

*July 6th, 1910, Arnsberg †September 26th, 1990, Varna

87

Egill Jacobsen

Danish painter (1910-1998)

*December 16th, 1910, Copenhagen †April 21st, 1998, Copenhagen

94

Ejler Bille

Danish artist (1910-2004)

*March 6th, 1910, Odder †May 1st, 2004, Copenhagen

96

Kitty Carlisle

American stage and screen actress, singer, and spokesperson for the arts (1910–2007)

*September 3rd, 1910, New Orleans †April 17th, 2007, New York City

84

Dorothy Hodgkin

British chemist

*May 12th, 1910, Cairo †July 29th, 1994, Ilmington

84

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Indian-American astrophysicist

*October 19th, 1910, Lahore †August 21st, 1995, Chicago

79

William Shockley

American physicist and inventor

*February 13th, 1910, London †August 12th, 1989, Stanford

92

Rachel Kempson

British actress (1910–2003)

*May 28th, 1910, Dartmouth †May 24th, 2003, Millbrook

69

Dick Foran

Actor (1910-1979)

*June 18th, 1910, Flemington †August 10th, 1979, Panorama City

82

Josephine McKim

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1910-1992)

*January 4th, 1910, Oil City, Cambria County, Pennsylvania †December 10th, 1992, Woodstock

87

Erich Mückenberger

German politician (1910-1998)

*June 8th, 1910, Chemnitz †February 10th, 1998, Berlin

87

Jacques Cousteau

French Naval Officer who co-invented open circuit demand scuba

*June 11th, 1910, Saint-André-de-Cubzac †June 25th, 1997, 17th arrondissement of Paris

83

Baltasar Lobo

Spanish artist

*February 22nd, 1910, Zamora †September 4th, 1993, Paris

90

Dora Alonso

Cuban journalist and writer

*December 22nd, 1910, Matanzas †March 21st, 2001, Havana

98

Irena Sendler

Polish resistance fighter and Holocaust rescuer (1910-2008)

*February 15th, 1910, Warsaw †May 12th, 2008, Warsaw

46

Sheila Terry

American actress (1910–1957)

*March 5th, 1910, Warroad †January 19th, 1957, New York City

88

Paul Bowles

American composer and writer (1910–1999)

*December 30th, 1910, Queens †November 18th, 1999, Tangier

77

Jean Anouilh

French playwright (1910–1987)

*June 23rd, 1910, Bordeaux †October 3rd, 1987, Lausanne

68

Giuseppe Meazza

Italian association football player and manager (1910-1979)

*August 23rd, 1910, Milan †August 21st, 1979, Rapallo

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 1910 is a normal year and no leap year.

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