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, 474,360 hours 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
- 1502 –Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on his second voyage to India.
- 1554 –A year after claiming the throne of England for nine days, Lady Jane Grey is beheaded for treason.
- 1593 –Japanese invasion of Korea: Approximately 3,000 Joseon defenders led by general Kwon Yul successfully repel more than 30,000 Japanese forces in the Siege of Haengju.
- 1818 –Bernardo O'Higgins formally approved the Chilean Declaration of Independence near Concepción, Chile.
- 1825 –The Creek cede the last of their lands in Georgia to the United States government by the Treaty of Indian Springs, and migrate west.
- 1855 –Michigan State University is established.
- 1894 –Anarchist Émile Henry hurls a bomb into Paris’s Cafe Terminus, killing one and wounding 20.
- 1934 –In Spain the national council of Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional-Sindicalista decides to merge the movement with the Falange Española.
- 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.
- 2002 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Horse in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on February 12?
- 1788 –Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher (d. 1869)
- 1809 –Charles Darwin, English naturalist (d. 1882)
- 1922 –Hussein Onn, Malaysian politician, Prime Minister (1976–1981) (d. 1990)
- 1930 –John Doyle, Irish hurler
- 1942 –Ehud Barak, Israeli politician, Prime Minister of Israel (1999–2001)
- 1945 –Maud Adams, Swedish actress
- 1947 –Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Indian leader of Damdami Taksal (d. 1984)
- 1969 –Brad Werenka, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1978 –Gethin Jones, Welsh television presenter
- 1992 –Faisal ibn Hamad Al Khalifah, prince of Bahrain (d. 2006)
Who died on February 12?
- 1728 –Agostino Steffani, Italian diplomat and composer (b. 1653)
- 1834 –Friedrich Schleiermacher, German philosopher (b. 1768)
- 1947 –Moses Gomberg, Russian-born American chemist (b. 1866)
- 1949 –Hassan al Banna, Egyptian founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (b. 1906)
- 1957 –Eric Alfred Knudsen, American folklorist (b. 1872)
- 1979 –Jean Renoir, French director (b. 1894)
- 2000 –Tom Landry, American football coach (b. 1924)
- 2009 –Beverly Eckert, American co-chair of the 9/11 Family Steering Committee (b. 1951)
- 2009 –Coleman Mellett, American musician (b. 1974)
- 2011 –Betty Garrett, American actress and dancer (b. 1919)
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