February 12th, 1948

Born on February 12th, 1948

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 27,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 168 days, exactly on October 10th, 2024, people who were born on February 12th, 1948 will be 28,000 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, 1948

76

Raymond Kurzweil

American author, scientist, inventor and futurist

*February 12th, 1948, Queens

76

Nicholas Soames

British politician

*February 12th, 1948, Croydon

76

Clemens Bollen

German politician

*February 12th, 1948

76

Alfonso Ussía

Spanish journalist

*February 12th, 1948, Madrid

76

Bernd Franke

German footballer

*February 12th, 1948, Bliesen

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

79

Thilo Sarrazin

German economist and politician

*February 12th, 1945, Gera

37

Anna Hopkins

Canadian actress

*February 12th, 1987, Montreal

24

María Becerra

Argentine singer (born. 2000)

*February 12th, 2000, Quilmes

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.

86

Horst Köbbert

German television presenter (1928-2014)

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

73

Charles Darwin

English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)

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

88

Bill Russell

American basketball player and coach (1934–2022)

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

75

Joaquín Sabina

Spanish singer, composer and poet (born 1949)

*February 12th, 1949, Úbeda

74

Bernie Paul

German singer and record producer

*February 12th, 1950, Schweinfurt

77

Wolfgang Solz

German footballer (1940–2017)

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

56

Simon Northwood

Canadian actor and stuntman

*February 12th, 1968, Wimbledon

78

Harald Irmscher

East German footballer

*February 12th, 1946, Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge

71

Marion Hänsel

Belgian film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor (1949-2020)

*February 12th, 1949, Marseille †June 8th, 2020, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre - Sint-Pieters-Woluwe

61

John Michael Higgins

American actor and comedian

*February 12th, 1963, Boston

49

Anna Pavlova

Russian ballet dancer

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

53

Benjamin Sadler

German actor

*February 12th, 1971, Toronto

44

Christina Ricci

American actress (born 1980)

*February 12th, 1980, Santa Monica

74

Michael Ironside

Canadian actor

*February 12th, 1950, Toronto

44

Sarah Lancaster

American actress

*February 12th, 1980, Overland Park

74

Ray Manzarek

American keyboardist (1939–2013)

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

Same year
Born in 1948

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

75

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

75

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

76

John de Lancie

American actor

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

75

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

75

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

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Public holidays on February 12th

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

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Born on February 12th, 1948
Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 1948 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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