February 12th, 1980

Born on February 12th, 1980

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

Born on February 12th, 1980

44

Christina Ricci

American actress (born 1980)

*February 12th, 1980, Santa Monica

44

Sarah Lancaster

American actress

*February 12th, 1980, Overland Park

44

Gucci Mane

American rapper (born 1980)

*February 12th, 1980, Bessemer

44

Juan Carlos Ferrero

Spanish tennis player (1980-)

*February 12th, 1980, Ontinyent

44

Enver Gjokaj

American actor

*February 12th, 1980, Orange County

44

Robin Bain

American actress, writer and director

*February 12th, 1980, Northern Indiana

44

Greg Lewis

American football player and coach (born 1980)

*February 12th, 1980, Chicago

44

Anna Laurell

Swedish boxer

*February 12th, 1980, Klågerup

44

Drew Sullivan

British basketball player

*February 12th, 1980, London

44

Antonia Schmale

German association football player and artist

*February 12th, 1980, Hamburg

44

Heather Doerksen

Canadian actress (1980-)

*February 12th, 1980, Winnipeg

44

Demir Gjokaj

American actor

*February 12th, 1980, Orange County

44

Tijana Čurović

Serbian actress

*February 12th, 1980, Belgrade

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

37

Anna Hopkins

Canadian actress

*February 12th, 1987, Montreal

24

María Becerra

Argentine singer (born. 2000)

*February 12th, 2000, Quilmes

45

Jesse Spencer

Australian actor and musician

*February 12th, 1979, Melbourne

41

Iko Uwais

Indonesian actor and martial artist (born 1983)

*February 12th, 1983, Jakarta

79

Thilo Sarrazin

German economist and politician

*February 12th, 1945, Gera

45

Gérard Gnanhouan

Ivorian and French footballer

*February 12th, 1979, Ivory Coast

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.

41

Josef Altin

British actor

*February 12th, 1983, London

73

Charles Darwin

English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)

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

56

Simon Northwood

Canadian actor and stuntman

*February 12th, 1968, Wimbledon

53

Benjamin Sadler

German actor

*February 12th, 1971, Toronto

46

Paul Anderson

English actor (1978-)

*February 12th, 1978, London

86

Horst Köbbert

German television presenter (1928-2014)

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

51

Tara Strong

Canadian and American voice actress

*February 12th, 1973, Toronto

55

Darren Aronofsky

American filmmaker

*February 12th, 1969, Brooklyn

61

John Michael Higgins

American actor and comedian

*February 12th, 1963, Boston

34

Katherine Barrell

Canadian actress

*February 12th, 1990, Toronto

43

Lisa Hannigan

Irish musician

*February 12th, 1981, Ireland

47

Jimmy Conrad

American soccer player

*February 12th, 1977, Arcadia

88

Bill Russell

American basketball player and coach (1934–2022)

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

Same year
Born in 1980

43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

44

Cai Yun

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Suzhou

43

Jeph Jacques

Comic author and illustrator (1980-)

*June 17th, 1980, Rockville

44

Volker Bruch

German actor

*March 9th, 1980, Munich

44

Julia Hummer

German actress and singer

*April 24th, 1980, Hagen

44

Henriett Koósz

Paralympic tennis and badminton player

*February 14th, 1980, Kőszeg

43

Dag Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula

43

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

German actress

*August 28th, 1980, Magdeburg

43

Mathias Boe

Danish badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Frederikssund

43

Sudheer Babu

Indian film actor and former professional badminton player

*May 11th, 1980, Vijayawada

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

*April 20th, 1980, Askim Municipality †July 29th, 2018, Hove

43

Maya Diab

Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality

*November 12th, 1980, Beirut

43

Mustafa Ceceli

Turkish singer

*November 2nd, 1980, Ankara

43

Matias Varela

Swedish actor

*November 1st, 1980, Stockholm

43

Roman Weidenfeller

German association football player

*August 6th, 1980, Diez

44

Dani Kind

Canadian actress

*January 10th, 1980, Toronto

43

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Emir of Qatar

*June 3rd, 1980, Doha

44

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

43

Wolke Hegenbarth

Actress

*May 6th, 1980, Meerbusch

44

Kennevic Asuncion

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1980, Barbaza

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Leap year

Yes: 1980 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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