Born on February 12
February 12 birthdays & history
If you were born on February 12, you share a birthday with Abraham Lincoln, Charles Darwin and Christina Ricci. February 12 babies are Aquarius, with amethyst as their birthstone and the violet as their birth flower. February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in leap years.
Famous people born on February 12
- 1809Abraham Lincoln, American lawyer and statesman, 16th President of the United States
- 1809Charles Darwin, English naturalist, geologist, biologist and theorist
- 1980Christina Ricci, American actress and producer
- 1881Anna Pavlova, Russian-English ballerina and actress
- 1918Julian Schwinger, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1934Bill Russell, American basketball player and coach
- 1861Lou Andreas-Salomé, Russian-German psychoanalyst and author
- 2001Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Georgian footballer
- 1968Josh Brolin, American actor
- 1988Nicolás Otamendi, Argentine footballer
What happened on February 12
- 1502Queen Isabella I issued an edict outlawing Islam in the Crown of Castile, forcing virtually all her Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity.
- 1818Bernardo O'Higgins formally approves the Chilean Declaration of Independence near Concepción, Chile.
- 1825The Creek cede the last of their lands in Georgia to the United States government by the Treaty of Indian Springs, and migrate west.
- 1855The precursor of Michigan State University in East Lansing was founded as the United States' first agricultural college.
- 1889Antonín Dvořák's Jakobín is premiered at the National Theater in Prague.
- 1909The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
- 1917Mexican football club Toluca FC was founded by a group of local businessmen and sports enthusiasts.
- 1924George Gershwin's composition Rhapsody in Blue premiered at Aeolian Hall in New York.
- 1947Christian Dior unveils a "New Look", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.
- 1961The Soviet Union launches Venera 1 towards Venus.
- 2001The NASA space probe NEAR Shoemaker touched down on Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
- 2016In 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.
Also observed on February 12
- Georgia Day (Georgia (U.S. state))
- Lincoln's Birthday (United States)
- Red Hand Day (United Nations)
- Union Day (Myanmar)
Questions, answered
What star sign is February 12?
People born on February 12 are Aquarius. Their birthstone is amethyst and their birth flower is the violet.
Which famous people were born on February 12?
Abraham Lincoln (1809), Charles Darwin (1809), Christina Ricci (1980), Anna Pavlova (1881), Julian Schwinger (1918), Bill Russell (1934) were all born on February 12.
What happened on February 12 in history?
Among other things: in 1961, The Soviet Union launches Venera 1 towards Venus; in 2001, The NASA space probe NEAR Shoemaker touched down on Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid; in 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.
Can I get a newspaper front page from February 12?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any February 12 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “February 12”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.