What happened this day in history February 12

What are the important events that happened on February 12? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

February 12: Facts & Myths About This Day

February 12 is the 43rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 323 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 30, 2024 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,707,696,000 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘tetracontatrigon’ day.

Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 352 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,070 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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February 12 Historical Events

  • 1429
    English forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Comte de Clermont and Sir John Stewart of Darnley in the Battle of Rouvray (also known as the Battle of the Herrings).
  • 1541
    Santiago, Chile is founded by Pedro de Valdivia.
  • 1554
    A year after claiming the throne of England for nine days, Lady Jane Grey is beheaded for treason.
  • 1689
    The Convention Parliament declares that the flight to France in 1688 by James II, the last Roman Catholic British monarch, constitutes an abdication.
  • 1816
    The Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is destroyed by fire.
  • 1935
    USS Macon, one of the two largest helium-filled airships ever created, crashes into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California and sinks.
  • 1946
    African American United States Army veteran Isaac Woodard is severely beaten by a South Carolina police officer to the point where he loses his vision in both eyes. The incident later galvanizes the Civil Rights Movement and partially inspires Orson Welles’ film Touch of Evil.
  • 1947
    A meteor creates an impact crater in Sikhote-Alin, in the Soviet Union.
  • 2002
    New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Horse in Chinese astrology.
  • 2009
    Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashes into a house in Clarence Center, New York while on approach to Buffalo-Niagara International Airport, killing all on board and one on the ground.

Who were born on February 12?

  • 1663
    Cotton Mather, New England minister (d. 1728)
  • 1788
    Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher (d. 1869)
  • 1884
    Alice Roosevelt Longworth, elder daughter of Theodore Roosevelt (d. 1980)
  • 1903
    Joseph F. Biroc, American cinematographer (d. 1996)
  • 1914
    Arvid Pardo, Maltese diplomat, a.k.a “Father of the Law of the Sea Conference” (d. 1999)
  • 1917
    Raizo Matsuno, Japanese politician (d. 2006)
  • 1923
    Chaskel Besser, Orthodox rabbi (d. 2010)
  • 1969
    Hong Myung-Bo, Korean footballer
  • 1971
    Scott Menville American voice actor
  • 1984
    Brad Keselowski, American racing car driver

Who died on February 12?

  • 1612
    Christopher Clavius, German astronomer (b. 1538)
  • 1624
    George Heriot, Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist (b. 1563)
  • 1916
    Richard Dedekind, German mathematician (b. 1831)
  • 1961
    Branko Miljković, Serbian poet (b. 1934)
  • 1971
    James C. Penney, American department store founder (b. 1875)
  • 1976
    Sal Mineo, American actor (b. 1939)
  • 1983
    Eubie Blake, American musician and songwriter (b. 1887)
  • 1985
    Nicholas Colasanto, American actor (b. 1924)
  • 1989
    Thomas Bernhard, Austrian playwright and novelist (b. 1931)
  • 1991
    Roger Patterson, American death metal bass player (b. 1968)

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