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 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 322 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 30, 2025 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 483,144 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.
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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 370 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 4,436 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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February 12 Historical Events
- 1771 –Gustav III becomes the King of Sweden.
- 1816 –The Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is destroyed by fire.
- 1909 –New Zealand’s worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SS Penguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour.
- 1914 –In Washington, D.C., the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place.
- 1946 –World War II: Operation Deadlight ends after scuttling 121 of 154 captured U-boats.
- 1968 –Phong Nhi and Phong Nhat massacre.
- 1992 –The current Constitution of Mongolia comes into effect.
- 1994 –Four men break into the National Gallery of Norway and steal Edward Munch’s iconic painting The Scream.
- 1999 –President Bill Clinton is acquitted by the United States Senate in his impeachment trial.
- 2021 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Ox in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on February 12?
- 1809 –Charles Darwin, English naturalist (d. 1882)
- 1865 –Kazimierz Tetmajer, Polish poet and writer (d. 1940)
- 1869 –Emperor Kien Phuc, the 7th emperor of the Vietnamese Nguyễn Dynasty (d. 1884)
- 1870 –Marie Lloyd, English music-hall performer (d. 1922)
- 1903 –Chick Hafey, baseball player (d. 1973)
- 1904 –Ted Mack, American television host (d. 1976)
- 1911 –Stephen H. Sholes, American recording executive (d. 1968)
- 1923 –Franco Zeffirelli, Italian film and opera director and designer
- 1950 –Michael Ironside, Canadian actor
- 1984 –Peter Vanderkaay, American swimmer
Who died on February 12?
- 1571 –Nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515)
- 1762 –Laurent Belissen, French composer (b. 1693)
- 1915 –Émile Waldteufel, French composer (b. 1837)
- 1929 –Lillie Langtry, British singer and actress (b. 1853)
- 1970 –Ishman Bracey, American blues musician (b. 1901)
- 1984 –Julio Cortázar, Argentine writer (b. 1914)
- 1989 –Thomas Bernhard, Austrian playwright and novelist (b. 1931)
- 2000 –Oliver, American pop singer (b. 1945)
- 2002 –John Eriksen, Danish footballer (b. 1957)
- 2007 –Randy Stone, American actor and casting director (b. 1958)
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