February 12
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February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 322 days remaining, 323 in leap years.
Events
- 1541 - Santiago, Chile Founded by Pedro de Valdivia
- 1912 - Arizona admitted to the U.S. as the 48th state.
- 2001 - NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touchdown in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros
Births
- 1768 - Franz I, Austrian emperor (+ 1835)
- 1775 - Louisa Adams, First Lady - wife of John Quincy Adams, 6th U.S. President
- 1777 - Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, poet (+ 1843)
- 1809 - Charles Darwin, naturalist
- 1809 - Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. President 1861-1865 (+ 1865)
- 1861 - Lou Andreas-Salome, author (+ 1937)
- 1881 - Anna Pavlova, ballerina (+ 1931)
- 1884 - Max Beckmann, painter and graphic artist (+ 1950)
- 1915 - Lorne Greene, actor, newscaster
- 1916 - Richard Dedekind, mathematician
- 1923 - Franco Zeffirelli, film director
- 1938 - Judy Blume, author
- 1939 - Ray Manzarek, keyboardist
- 1955 - Arsenio Hall, actor, talk show host
- 1956 - Paula Zahn, television journalist
Deaths
- 1954 - Dziga Vertov (Russian filmmaker)
- 2000 - Charles Schultz, 77, creator of the Peanuts comic strip
- 2000 - Screamin' Jay Hawkins, 70, American rock artist
Holidays and observances
- 2002 Chinese new year
- 1991, 2002, 2013 Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras)
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
February 11 - February 13 - January 12 - March 12 - more historical anniversaries
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