February 12

Events

 * -, Heir to the ship, dies under mysterious curcimstances in Rome, and later Emperor rises to the throne.
 * - settles border disputes between the  of  and.
 * - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging from attack by the  and  in the Battle of Rouvray (also known as the ).
 * - sets sail from,  on his second voyage to.
 * - is founded by.
 * - A year after claiming the throne of for nine days,  is beheaded for treason.
 * - The convenes and declares that the flight to  in  by, the last  , constitutes an.
 * - The, the oldest existing life insurance company in is founded.
 * -  founds the 13th  colony of, and its first city at  (known as ).
 * - The, the oldest working in , is inaugurated.
 * - becomes the  when his father  " [eats] himself to death".
 * - / patriotic army, after, defeat troops on the.
 * - signs the  of  near.
 * - The cede the last of their lands in  to the  government, and migrate west.
 * - annexes the.
 * - Women gain the in.
 * - At 's the first artificial  in  opens.
 * - Former 's birthday is declared a national  in the.
 * -  hurls a  into 's, killing one and wounding 20.
 * - The (NAACP) is founded.
 * - of the , the last ,.
 * 1912  - The  adopts the.
 * - In, the first stone of the is put into place.
 * - of 's  with 's  in  in
 * 1924  -  becomes the first  to deliver a political speech on.
 * - The begins.
 * 1934  - The  is incorporated.
 * 1934  - In  the national council of ' is inaugurated. The council decides to merge the movement with the '.
 * - ends after scuttling 121 of 154 captured s.
 * - marries the  at  in  at the age of 17.
 * - launches  towards.
 * -, announced famous  in as election manifesto of  that later led to formation of.
 * - becomes the first  to post distance in  on signs.
 * 1973  - : The first   are released by the.
 * - Trafford Borough Council officially changed the name of Warwick Road North to . The ceremony was attended by the man himself,.
 * -, secretary in the and a prime architect of 's  doctrine, defects at the  embassy in  along with his aide,.
 * -  is acquitted by the  in his  trial.
 * - spacecraft touchdown in the "" region of  becoming the first spacecraft to land on an.
 * - The trial of former of   begins at the  s tribunal in . He eventually dies four years later before its conclusion.
 * 2002  - :  makes the decision that  is suitable to be the ' nuclear repository.
 * 2002  - An   crashes prior to landing in, , killing 119.
 * - A powerful  blankets the  dumping 1 to 2 feet of  from  up to, . The storm dumped a record 26.9 inches of snow in New York City.

Births

 * -, King of Germany and Italy (d. )
 * -, Japanese shogun (d. )
 * -, English composer and poet (d. )
 * -, Governor of Connecticut (d. )
 * -, Dutch scientist (d. )
 * -, New England minister (d. )
 * -, German botanist and physician (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, French architect (d. )
 * -, French admiral (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, , wife of (d. )
 * -, German poet (d. )
 * -, French physicist (d. )
 * -, German chemist and philosopher (d. )
 * -, American Industrialist, inventor and philanthropist (d. )
 * -, Russian chess player (d. )
 * -, German physicist (d. )
 * -, English naturalist (d. )
 * 1809  -, 16th  (d. )
 * -, English writer (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, Russian-born author (d. )
 * -, Polish poet and writer (d. )
 * -, 13th (d. )
 * -, American labor union leader (d. )
 * -, Russian ballerina (d. )
 * -, German artist (d. )
 * 1884  -, Russian artist (d. )
 * -, American general (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, English-born actor (d. )
 * -, American judge (d. )
 * -, American stage and film actor (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * 1903  -, American cinematographer (d. )
 * -, American television host (d. )
 * -, French logician and mathematician (d. )
 * -, French painter and journalist (d. )
 * 1908  -, Estonian wrestler (d. )
 * -, German doctor (d. )
 * -, American recording executive (d. )
 * -, English author (d. )
 * -, American musician and band leader (d. )
 * 1914  -, Maltese diplomat, a.k.a "Father of the " (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Mayor of San Francisco (d. )
 * -, Japanese politician (d. )
 * -, American physicist, (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Baptist historian and professor (d. )
 * 1920  -, Indian actor
 * -, Italian film and opera director and designer
 * - Sir, British politician (d. )
 * -, American baseball player and announcer
 * 1926  -, American quiz show contestant
 * -, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
 * -, Dutch author
 * -, Norwegian author (d. )
 * 1932  -, American economist and author (d. )
 * -, Greek director and writer
 * -, American economist
 * 1934  -, American basketball player
 * 1934  -, Scottish actress
 * -, American singer
 * -, American actor
 * 1936  -, American actor
 * -, American athlete (d. )
 * -, American author
 * 1938  -, American race car driver
 * 1938  -, British politician
 * -, American keyboardist
 * -, American actor
 * -, Japanese adventurer
 * 1942  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * -, Swedish actress
 * -, American actor and musician
 * 1946  -, Prime Minister of Gabon
 * 1946  -, Turkish singer
 * -, Indian leader of Damdami Taksal (d. )
 * -, American inventor and author
 * -, Spanish singer and songwriter
 * -, Canadian actor
 * 1950  -, English guitarist
 * -, murder victim (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * 1952  -, British actor
 * -, British actor
 * 1953  -, American actor
 * -, Greek musician and stand-up comedian
 * -, American cryptographer
 * -, American actor and talk show host
 * 1955  -, American bassist and record producer
 * 1955  -, American baseball player
 * -, Scottish musician ( and )
 * -, Australian musician (d. )
 * 1958  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Australian actress
 * -, Canadian politician
 * -, Irish-born field hockey player
 * -, American radio personality
 * -, Canadian computer scientist
 * 1967  -, Indian composer and musician
 * -, American actor
 * 1968  -, French Canadian singer, dancer, pianist, radio and television host
 * 1968  -, American nomad, subject of biography  (d. )
 * 1968  -, American singer
 * -, American director and writer
 * 1969  -, Korean footballer
 * 1969  -, Swedish singer
 * 1969  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Canadian bassist
 * 1970  -, writer and artist
 * -, Indian-American actor
 * 1972  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Dutch speed skater
 * 1973  -, American voice actress
 * 1973  -, Canadian-born voice actress
 * -, Japanese race car driver
 * -, American model
 * 1976  -, New Zealand rugby union footballer
 * 1976  -, Czech actress
 * -, Australian rugby league footballer
 * 1978  -, Estonian politician
 * -, American football player
 * 1979  -, Australian actor
 * -, Spanish tennis player
 * 1980  -, American actress
 * -, Dominican baseball player
 * 1982  -, Greek long jumper
 * -, prince of Bahrain (d. )
 * -, prince of Bahrain (d. )

Deaths

 * -, German painter
 * -, consort of (b. )
 * 1554  -, claimant to the English throne (b. )
 * -, English diplomat and politician (b. )
 * -, French lawyer and writer (b. )
 * -, Governor of the (b. )
 * -, German astronomer (b. )
 * -, Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist (b. )
 * -, English traveler and writer (b. )
 * -, Russian general and statesman (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, Italian diplomat and composer (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, American patriot (b. )
 * -, Italian biologist (b. )
 * -, German philosopher (b. )
 * -, German pianist and composer (b. )
 * -, French opera composer (b. )
 * -, Spanish dramatist and statesman (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, German mathematician (b. )
 * -, British singer and actress (b. )
 * -, Russian general (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, French chef (b. )
 * -, Egyptian founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (b. )
 * -, Pakistani nationalist (b. )
 * -, Russian filmmaker (b. )
 * -, American folklorist (b. )
 * -, English mathematical physicist (b.)
 * -, American department store founder (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, French director (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )
 * -, Canadian actor (b. )
 * -, American musician and songwriter (b. )
 * -, Argentine writer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Austrian playwright and novelist (b. )
 * -, American death metal bass player (b. )
 * -, Dutch boxer (b. )
 * -, English murder victim (b. )
 * -, Canadian advocate (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * 1995  -, American musician  (b. )
 * -, Northern Irish novelist (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * 2000  -, American football coach (b. )
 * 2000  -, American comics author (b. )
 * 2000  -, American pop singer (b. )
 * -, German actress (b. )
 * -, Australian painter (b. )
 * -, Venezuelan athlete (b. )
 * 2005  -, American country music singer (b. )
 * 2007  -, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader (b. )
 * 2007  -, American actor and casting director (b. )

Holidays and observances

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Liturgical feasts
In the : In the Eastern Orthodox Churches:
 * Saint Alexis of Moscow
 * Saint
 * Saint