On this day: February 12
Events
Battle of ChacabucoFebruary 12, 1817 · Wars & Conflicts
Donetsk-Krivoy Rog Soviet RepublicFebruary 12, 1918 – February 17, 1919 · World History- Release of Moving PicturesFebruary 12, 1981 · Music
1994 Winter OlympicsFebruary 12, 1994 – February 27, 1994 · Sports- Release of With Fire and SwordFebruary 12, 1999 · Film
- Release of FlowerFebruary 12, 2009 · Gaming
2010 Winter OlympicsFebruary 12, 2010 – February 28, 2010 · Sports
Release of Aliens: Colonial MarinesFebruary 12, 2013 · Gaming- Release of Midnight SpecialFebruary 12, 2016 · Film
- Release of To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love YouFebruary 12, 2020 · Film
- Release of To All the Boys: Always and ForeverFebruary 12, 2021 · Film
Born on this day
Thomas CampionFebruary 12, 1567 – March 1, 1620 · Music
Caspar BarlaeusFebruary 12, 1584 – January 14, 1648 · Culture
Caspar Bartholin the ElderFebruary 12, 1585 – July 13, 1629 · Culture- Étienne-Louis BoulléeFebruary 12, 1728 – February 4, 1799 · Culture
Jan Ladislav DussekFebruary 12, 1760 – March 20, 1812 · Music
Pierre Louis DulongFebruary 12, 1785 – July 19, 1838 · Science
Carl ReichenbachFebruary 12, 1788 – January 19, 1869 · Science
Peter CooperFebruary 12, 1791 – April 4, 1883 · Technology
Emil LenzFebruary 12, 1804 – January 29, 1865 · Technology
Abraham LincolnFebruary 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865 · Politics
Charles DarwinFebruary 12, 1809 – April 19, 1882 · Culture
James Dwight DanaFebruary 12, 1813 – April 14, 1895 · Exploration
Dayananda SaraswatiFebruary 12, 1824 – October 30, 1883 · Culture
Thomas MoranFebruary 12, 1837 – August 25, 1926 · Exploration
Philip, Prince of EulenburgFebruary 12, 1847 – 1921 · Music
Lou Andreas-SalomemFebruary 12, 1861 – February 5, 1937 · Culture
Auguste PerretFebruary 12, 1874 – February 25, 1954 · Culture
Louis RenaultFebruary 12, 1877 – October 24, 1944 · Technology
Urban GadFebruary 12, 1879 – December 26, 1947 · Art
Marie VassilieffFebruary 12, 1884 – May 14, 1957 · Art
James ScottFebruary 12, 1885 – August 30, 1938 · Music
Bess MeredythFebruary 12, 1890 – July 13, 1969 · Film
Marcel MinnaertFebruary 12, 1893 – October 26, 1970 · Science
Jacques HerbrandFebruary 12, 1908 – July 27, 1931 · Science
Lev ArtsimovichFebruary 12, 1909 – March 1, 1973 · Technology
Hanna NeumannFebruary 12, 1914 – November 14, 1971 · Science
Helmut GröttrupFebruary 12, 1916 – July 4, 1981 · Science
Julian Seymour SchwingerFebruary 12, 1918 – July 16, 1994 · Science
Kathleen AntonelliFebruary 12, 1921 – April 20, 2006 · Science
Franco ZeffirelliFebruary 12, 1923 – June 15, 2019 · Film
Joan MitchellFebruary 12, 1925 – October 30, 1992 · Art
Costa-GavrasFebruary 12, 1933 – present · Film
Fang LizhiFebruary 12, 1936 – April 6, 2012 · Science
Pilar PellicerFebruary 12, 1938 – May 16, 2020 · Film
Ray ManzarekFebruary 12, 1939 – May 20, 2013 · Music
Dennis SullivanFebruary 12, 1941 – present · Science
David D. FriedmanFebruary 12, 1945 – present · Science
Raymond KurzweilFebruary 12, 1948 – present · Technology
Joaquín SabinaFebruary 12, 1949 – present · Music
Marion HänselFebruary 12, 1949 – June 8, 2020 · Film
Michael IronsideFebruary 12, 1950 – present · Film
Steve HackettFebruary 12, 1950 – present · Music
Angelo BranduardiFebruary 12, 1950 – present · Music- Simon MacCorkindaleFebruary 12, 1952 – October 14, 2010 · Film
Sugata MitraFebruary 12, 1952 – present · Science- Joanna KernsFebruary 12, 1953 – present · Film
Phil ZimmermannFebruary 12, 1954 – present · Science
Jacqueline WoodsonFebruary 12, 1963 – present · Film
Christine EliseFebruary 12, 1965 – present · Film- Christopher McCandlessFebruary 12, 1968 – August 18, 1992 · Exploration
Darren AronofskyFebruary 12, 1969 – present · Film
MejaFebruary 12, 1969 – present · Music
Sarah LancasterFebruary 12, 1980 – present · Film
Lisa HanniganFebruary 12, 1981 – present · Music
Alexandra DahlströmFebruary 12, 1984 – present · Film
Mike PosnerFebruary 12, 1988 – present · Music