February 12th, 2001

Born on February 12th, 2001

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 8,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 532 days, exactly on October 4th, 2025, people who were born on February 12th, 2001 will be 9,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 12th, 2001?

February 12th, 2001

NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEAR_Shoemaker

February 12th, 2001

The NASA space probe NEAR Shoemaker touched down on Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA

What else 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, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 12th

Born on February 12th, 2001

23

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

Georgian football player

*February 12th, 2001, Tbilisi

23

Carlo Adriano

Spanish footballer

*February 12th, 2001, Vila-real

23

Greta Stegemann

Association football player

*February 12th, 2001, Böblingen

23

Nicolò Fagioli

Italian association football player

*February 12th, 2001, Piacenza

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

24

María Becerra

Argentine singer (born. 2000)

*February 12th, 2000, Quilmes

37

Anna Hopkins

Canadian actress

*February 12th, 1987, Montreal

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.

73

Charles Darwin

English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)

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

44

Christina Ricci

American actress (born 1980)

*February 12th, 1980, Santa Monica

44

Sarah Lancaster

American actress

*February 12th, 1980, Overland Park

24

Kim Ji-min

South Korean actress (born 2000)

*February 12th, 2000, South Korea

56

Simon Northwood

Canadian actor and stuntman

*February 12th, 1968, Wimbledon

86

Horst Köbbert

German television presenter (1928-2014)

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

41

Iko Uwais

Indonesian actor and martial artist (born 1983)

*February 12th, 1983, Jakarta

34

Katherine Barrell

Canadian actress

*February 12th, 1990, Toronto

53

Benjamin Sadler

German actor

*February 12th, 1971, Toronto

88

Bill Russell

American basketball player and coach (1934–2022)

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

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

41

Josef Altin

British actor

*February 12th, 1983, London

30

Jonathan Dibben

British road cyclist

*February 12th, 1994, Southampton

55

Darren Aronofsky

American filmmaker

*February 12th, 1969, Brooklyn

36

Nicolás Otamendi

Argentine association football player

*February 12th, 1988, Buenos Aires

Same year
Born in 2001

22

Billie Eilish

American singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 18th, 2001, Los Angeles

22

Noa Kirel

Israeli singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and television host; represented Israel in the 2023 Eurovision

*May 10th, 2001, Haifa

22

Kaia Gerber

American model and actress

*September 3rd, 2001, Los Angeles County

23

Lalinrat Chaiwan

Badminton player

*February 21st, 2001, Lampang

22

Malvika Bansod

Indian badminton player

*September 15th, 2001, Nagpur

22

Martina La Piana

Italian boxer

*November 26th, 2001, Catania

22

Cris MJ

Chilean singer

*September 16th, 2001, La Serena

22

Quevedo

Spanish rapper, singer and songwriter

*December 7th, 2001, Canary Islands

22

Tiago PZK

Argentine rapper and singer

*August 3rd, 2001, Monte Grande

22

Selina Freitag

German ski jumper

*May 19th, 2001, Erlabrunn

22

Fiorella Corimberto

Argentinian Beach handball player

*August 29th, 2001, Buenos Aires

22

Marit van Ede

Dutch Handball player

*December 26th, 2001, Nieuwegein

23

Klaudia Pintér

Hungarian beach handball player

*February 14th, 2001, Budapest

23

Marit Crajé

Dutch Handball player

*January 12th, 2001, Apeldoorn

22

Lil Tjay

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*April 30th, 2001, The Bronx

22

Dana Danilenko

Badminton player

*July 19th, 2001, Lod

22

Zack Tabudlo

Filipino singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 6th, 2001, Las Piñas

23

Di Zijian

Chinese badminton player

*February 27th, 2001, Liaoyang

22

Linda Mazri

Badminton player

*December 21st, 2001, El Biar

22

Brian Yang

Badminton player

*November 25th, 2001, Toronto

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

Born on February 12th, 2001
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 2001 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
February 2001