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
- 1733 –Englishman James Oglethorpe founds Georgia, the 13th colony of the Thirteen Colonies, and its first city at Savannah (known as Georgia Day).
- 1816 –The Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is destroyed by fire.
- 1817 –An Argentine/Chilean patriotic army, after crossing the Andes, defeats Spanish troops on the Battle of Chacabuco.
- 1818 –Bernardo O'Higgins formally approved the Chilean Declaration of Independence near Concepción, Chile.
- 1855 –Michigan State University is established.
- 1914 –In Washington, D.C., the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place.
- 1961 –U.S.S.R. launches Venera 1 towards Venus.
- 1968 –Phong Nhi and Phong Nhat massacre.
- 2002 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Horse in Chinese astrology.
- 2002 –The trial of former President of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević begins at the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague. He dies four years later before its conclusion.
Who were born on February 12?
- 1637 –Jan Swammerdam, Dutch biologist (d. 1680)
- 1752 –Dorothea Ackermann, German actress (d. 1821)
- 1809 –Charles Darwin, English naturalist (d. 1882)
- 1870 –Marie Lloyd, English music-hall performer (d. 1922)
- 1934 –Bill Russell, American basketball player
- 1935 –Gene McDaniels, American singer
- 1938 –Judy Blume, American author
- 1947 –Jim Durham, American sportscaster
- 1956 –Brian Robertson, Scottish musician (Thin Lizzy and Motörhead)
- 1959 –Sigrid Thornton, Australian actress
Who died on February 12?
- 1571 –Nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515)
- 1920 –Aurore Gagnon, Victim of child abuse (b. 1909)
- 1929 –Lillie Langtry, British singer and actress (b. 1853)
- 1949 –Hassan al Banna, Egyptian founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (b. 1906)
- 1976 –Sal Mineo, American actor (b. 1939)
- 1989 –Thomas Bernhard, Austrian playwright and novelist (b. 1931)
- 1991 –Roger Patterson, American death metal bass player (b. 1968)
- 2000 –Oliver, American pop singer (b. 1945)
- 2007 –Peggy Gilbert, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1905)
- 2010 –Nodar Kumaritashvili, Georgian luger (b. 1988)
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