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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1096]] – [[Pope Urban II]] confirms the foundation of the abbey of [[La Roë]] under [[Robert of Arbrissel]] as a community of [[Canon regular|canons regular]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Müller |first1=Annalena |title=From the Cloister to the State: Fontevraud and the Making of Bourbon France, 1642-1100 |date=2021 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781000436297 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zk85EAAAQBAJ |page=43|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref>
*[[1404]] – The Italian professor Galeazzo di Santa Sophie performed the first post-mortem [[autopsy]] for the purposes of teaching and demonstration at the Heiligen–Geist Spital in [[Vienna]].<ref name="Rothenberg">{{cite book|last=Rothenberg|first=Kelly|title=Forensic Science|url=https://archive.org/details/forensicscience00emba|url-access=limited|chapter=The Autopsy Through History|editor=Ayn Embar-seddon, Allan D. Pass|publisher=Salem Press|year=2008|page=[https://archive.org/details/forensicscience00emba/page/n119 100]|isbn=978-1-58765-423-7}}</ref>
*[[1429]] – English forces under Sir [[John Fastolf]] defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orléans in the [[Battle of the Herrings]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy|title=History of England from the Earliest to the Present Time: The history during the early and middle ages|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofengland01creauoft|year=1870|publisher=J. Walton|pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofengland01creauoft/page/434 434]}}</ref>
*[[1502]] – [[Isabella I of Castile|Isabella I]] issues an edict outlawing Islam in the [[Crown of Castile]], forcing virtually all her Muslim subjects [[Forced conversions of Muslims in Spain|to convert to Christianity]].<ref>{{cite book|author=J. Edwards|title=Ferdinand and Isabella|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pnHJAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA100|date=11 June 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-89345-5|pages=100}}</ref>
* 1502 – [[Vasco da Gama]] sets sail with 15 ships and 800 men from [[Lisbon]], Portugal on his second voyage to [[India]].<ref>Barros (p.268) says 1800 soldiers; Gaspar Correia (p.269) says 800 men-at-arms.</ref>
*[[1541]] – [[Santiago]], [[Chile]] is founded by [[Pedro de Valdivia]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Hugh Raymond Spilsbury Pocock|title=The Conquest of Chile|url=https://archive.org/details/conquestofchile00poco|url-access=registration|year=1967|publisher=Stein and Day|page=[https://archive.org/details/conquestofchile00poco/page/69 69]}}</ref>
*[[1593]] – [[Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98)|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]].
===1601–1900===
*[[1689]] – The [[Convention Parliament (1689)|Convention Parliament]] declares that the flight to France in [[1688]] by [[James II of England|James II]], the last [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|British monarch]], constitutes an [[abdication]].
*[[1733]] – [[Georgia Day]]: Englishman [[James Oglethorpe]] founds [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], the 13th colony of the [[Thirteen Colonies]], by settling at [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]].<ref name="Bowman1986">{{cite book|author=John Stewart Bowman|title=The World almanac of the American West|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GpJ5AAAAMAAJ|date=October 1986|publisher=World Almanac|isbn=978-0-88687-273-1|page=44}}</ref>
*[[1771]] – [[Gustav III of Sweden|Gustav III]] becomes the [[Monarchy of Sweden|King of Sweden]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DRsWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA499|year=1838|publisher=C. Knight|pages=499}}</ref>
*[[1817]] – An [[Argentina|Argentine]]/Chilean patriotic army, after [[Crossing of the Andes|crossing the Andes]], defeats Spanish troops at the [[Battle of Chacabuco]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Juan Luis Ossa Santa Cruz|title=Armies, Politics and Revolution: Chile, 1808-1826|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WhPxDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA109|date=1 May 2015|publisher=Liverpool University Press|isbn=978-1-78138-744-3|pages=109}}</ref>
*[[1818]] – [[Bernardo O'Higgins]] formally approves the [[Chilean Declaration of Independence]] near [[Concepción, Chile]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Juan Luis Ossa Santa Cruz|title=Armies, Politics and Revolution: Chile, 1808-1826|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fBLxDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA142|year=2014|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-1-78138-132-8|pages=142}}</ref>
*[[1825]] – The [[Muscogee people|Creek]] cede the last of their lands in Georgia to the United States government by the [[Treaty of Indian Springs (1825)|Treaty of Indian Springs]], and migrate west.
*[[1832]] – [[Ecuador]] annexes the [[Galápagos Islands]].
*[[1889]] – [[Antonín Dvořák]]'s [[Jakobín]] is premiered at National Theater in Prague<ref>{{cite web|title = Archivní a programové fondy Českého rozhlasu|url =http://www2.rozhlas.cz/archivy/index.php?HLEDPO=697659|date = 2011-02-11|work = Český rozhlas}}</ref>
*[[1894]] – [[Anarchism|Anarchist]] [[Émile Henry (anarchist)|Émile Henry]] hurls a bomb into the Cafe Terminus in Paris, killing one person and wounding 20.
===1901–present===
*[[1909]] – The [[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]] (NAACP) is founded.
* 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]].
*[[1912]] – The [[Puyi|Xuantong Emperor]], the last [[Emperor of China]], [[abdication|abdicates]].
*[[1919]] – The [[Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents#Second Congress (February 1919)|Second Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents]] is held by the [[Makhnovshchina]] at [[Huliaipole]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Colin|last=Darch|title=Nestor Makhno and Rural Anarchism in Ukraine, 1917–21|year=2020|location=[[London]]|publisher=[[Pluto Press]]|isbn=978-0745338880|oclc=1225942343|page=43}}</ref>
*[[1921]] – [[Bolsheviks]] launch a revolt in [[Democratic Republic of Georgia|Georgia]] as a preliminary to the [[Red Army invasion of Georgia]].
*[[1935]] – {{USS|Macon|ZRS-5|6}}, one of the two largest [[helium]]-filled [[airship]]s ever created, crashes into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of [[California]] and sinks.
*[[1945]] – A [[Tornado outbreak of February 12, 1945|devastating tornado outbreak]] in [[Mississippi]] and [[Alabama]] kills 45 people and injures 427 others.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Grazulis |first1=Thomas P. |title=Significant tornadoes, 1680–1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events |date=1993 |publisher=Environmental Films |location=St. Johnsbury, Vermont |isbn=1-879362-03-1 |pages=922–925}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author1=F. C. Pate (United States Weather Bureau) |title=The Tornado at Montgomery, Alabama, February 12, 1945 |journal=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society |date=October 1946 |volume=27 |issue=8 |pages=462–464 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26257954 |access-date=27 May 2023 |publisher=American Meteorological Society|jstor=26257954 }}</ref>
*[[1946]] – [[World War II]]: [[Operation Deadlight]] ends after scuttling 121 of 154 captured [[U-boat]]s.
* 1946 – [[African Americans|African American]] [[United States Army]] veteran [[Isaac Woodard]] is severely beaten by a [[South Carolina]] police officer to the point where he loses his vision in both eyes. The incident later galvanizes the [[civil rights movement]] and partially inspires [[Orson Welles]]' film ''[[Touch of Evil]]''.
*[[1947]] – The [[Sikhote-Alin meteorite|largest observed iron meteorite]] until that time creates an [[impact crater]] in [[Sikhote-Alin]], in the [[Soviet Union]].
* 1947 – [[Christian Dior]] unveils a "[[Christian Dior SE#"New Look"|New Look]]", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.
*[[1961]] – The Soviet Union launches ''[[Venera 1]]'' towards [[Venus]].
*[[1963]] – Construction begins on the [[Gateway Arch]] in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]].
*1963 – [[Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 705]] crashes into the [[Everglades]] shortly after takeoff from [[Miami International Airport]], killing all 45 people on board.<ref name="ASN">{{cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 720-051B N724US Everglades, FL |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19630212-0 |access-date=24 March 2022 |website=aviation-safety.net |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*1966 – [[Murder of Morris Adler|Rabbi Morris Adler]] is fatally shot by a disgruntled congregant at [[Congregation Shaarey Zedek]] in [[Southfield, Michigan]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=LoCicero |first=T. V. |title=Murder in the synagogue |date=1970 |publisher=Prentice-Hall |isbn=978-0-13-606590-6 |location=Englewood Cliffs, N.J}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Bolkosky |first=Sidney M. |title=Harmony & dissonance: voices of Jewish identity in Detroit, 1914-1967 |date=1991 |publisher=Wayne State University Press |isbn=978-0-8143-1933-8 |location=Detroit}}</ref>
*[[1965]] – [[Malcolm X]] visits [[Smethwick]] near Birmingham following the racially-charged [[1964 United Kingdom general election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-31417235|title=Malcolm X's visit to Smethwick remembered in pictures|date=12 February 2015|website=BBC News|access-date=11 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[1968]] – [[Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre]].
*[[1974]] – [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]], winner of the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] in [[1970]], is exiled from the Soviet Union.
*[[1983]] – One hundred women protest in [[Lahore]], Pakistan against military dictator [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq|Zia-ul-Haq]]'s proposed Law of Evidence. The women were tear-gassed, baton-charged and thrown into lock-up. The women were successful in repealing the law.
*[[1988]] – [[Cold War]]: The [[1988 Black Sea bumping incident]]: The U.S. missile cruiser {{USS|Yorktown|CG-48}} is intentionally rammed by the Soviet frigate ''[[Ukrainian frigate Dnipropetrovsk|Bezzavetnyy]]'' in the Soviet [[territorial waters]], while ''Yorktown'' claims [[innocent passage]].
*[[1990]] – [[Carmen Lawrence]] becomes the first female Premier in Australian history when she becomes [[Premier of Western Australia]].
*[[1992]] – The current [[Constitution of Mongolia]] comes into effect.
*[[1993]] – Two-year-old [[Murder of James Bulger|James Bulger]] is abducted from [[New Strand Shopping Centre]] by two ten-year-old boys, who later torture and murder him.
*[[1994]] – Four thieves break into the [[National Gallery of Norway]] and steal [[Edvard Munch]]'s iconic painting ''[[The Scream]]''.
*[[1999]] – United States President [[Bill Clinton]] is acquitted by the [[United States Senate]] in his [[Impeachment of Bill Clinton|impeachment]] trial.
*[[2001]] – [[NEAR Shoemaker]] spacecraft touches down in the "[[Col|saddle]]" region of [[433 Eros]], becoming the first spacecraft to land on an [[asteroid]].
*[[2002]] – The [[trial of Slobodan Milošević]], the former President of the [[Serbia and Montenegro|Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]], begins at the [[United Nations]] [[International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia]] in [[The Hague]], Netherlands. He dies four years later before its conclusion.
* 2002 – An [[Iran Airtour]] [[Tupolev Tu-154]] [[Iran Air Tours Flight 956|crashes]] in the mountains outside [[Khorramabad]], [[Iran]] while descending for a landing at [[Khorramabad Airport]], killing 119.
*[[2004]] – The city of [[San Francisco]] begins issuing [[San Francisco 2004 same-sex weddings|marriage licenses]] to same-sex couples in response to a directive from [[Mayor of San Francisco|Mayor]] [[Gavin Newsom]].
*[[2009]] – [[Colgan Air Flight 3407]] crashes into a house in [[Clarence Center, New York]] while on approach to [[Buffalo Niagara International Airport]], killing all on board and one on the ground.
*[[2016]] – [[Pope Francis]] and [[Patriarch Kirill]] sign an [[Joint Declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill|Ecumenical Declaration]] in the first such meeting between leaders of the [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] and [[Russian Orthodox Church]]es since their [[East–West Schism|split in 1054]].
*[[2019]] – The country known as the Republic of Macedonia renames itself the [[Republic of North Macedonia]] in accordance with the [[Prespa agreement]], settling [[Macedonia naming dispute|a long-standing naming dispute]] with [[Greece]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vlada.mk/node/16763?ln=en-gb|title=Announcement of the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia for entry into force of the Final Agreement, Constitutional Amendments and Constitutional Law for Implementation of Amendments|date=2019-02-12|website=Влада на Република Северна Македонија|language=mk|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref>
==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[AD 41]] – [[Britannicus]], Roman son of [[Claudius]] (d. 55)<ref>{{cite book|author=Barbara Levick|title=Claudius|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_-gjCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA63|date=8 May 2015|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-52909-5|pages=63}}</ref>
* [[528]] – [[Daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei]], nominal empress regnant of Northern Wei
* [[661]] – [[Princess Ōku]] of Japan (d. 702)
*[[1074]] – [[Conrad II of Italy]] (d. 1101)<ref>{{cite book|author=Penelope Nash|title=Empress Adelheid and Countess Matilda: Medieval Female Rulership and the Foundations of European Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_cMmDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA45|date=15 February 2017|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan US|isbn=978-1-137-58514-1|pages=45}}</ref>
*[[1218]] – [[Kujō Yoritsune|Kujo Yoritsune]], Japanese [[List of shōguns|shōgun]] (d. 1256)
*[[1322]] – [[John Henry, Margrave of Moravia]] (d. 1375)
*[[1443]] – [[Giovanni II Bentivoglio]], Italian noble (d. 1508)
*[[1480]] – [[Frederick II of Legnica]], Duke of Legnica (d. 1547)
*[[1540]] – [[Won Gyun]], Korean general and admiral (d. 1597)
*[[1567]] – [[Thomas Campion]], English composer, poet, and physician (d. 1620)<ref>{{cite web |title=Thomas Campion {{!}} English poet and musician |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Campion |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=20 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1584]] – [[Caspar Barlaeus]], Dutch historian, poet, and theologian (d. 1648)
===1601–1900===
*[[1606]] – [[John Winthrop the Younger]], English-American lawyer and politician, [[List of colonial governors of Connecticut|Governor of Connecticut]] (d. 1676)
*[[1608]] – [[Daniello Bartoli]], Italian Jesuit priest (d. 1685)
*[[1637]] – [[Jan Swammerdam]], Dutch biologist and zoologist (d. 1680)
*[[1663]] – [[Cotton Mather]], English-American minister and author (d. 1728)
*[[1665]] – [[Rudolf Jakob Camerarius]], German botanist and physician (d. 1721)
*[[1704]] – [[Charles Pinot Duclos]], French author (d. 1772)
*[[1706]] – [[Johann Joseph Christian]], German Baroque sculptor and woodcarver (d. 1777)
*[[1728]] – [[Étienne-Louis Boullée]], French architect (d. 1799)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Helen Rosenau|author2=Étienne Louis Boullée|title=Boullée & visionary architecture: including Boullée's Architecture, essay on art|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-PpPAAAAMAAJ|year=1976|publisher=Academy Editions|page=7|isbn=9780517525692}}</ref>
*[[1753]] – [[François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers]], French admiral (d. 1798)
*[[1761]] – [[Jan Ladislav Dussek]], Czech pianist and composer (d. 1812)
*[[1768]] – [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor]] (d. 1835)<ref>{{cite book|author=Gregory Fremont-Barnes|title=The Encyclopedia of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars: A Political, Social, and Military History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OqEUAQAAIAAJ|year=2006|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-85109-646-6|page=370}}</ref>
*[[1775]] – [[Louisa Adams]], 6th [[List of First Ladies of the United States|First Lady of the United States]] (d. 1852)
*[[1777]] – [[Bernard Courtois]], French chemist and academic (d. 1838)
* 1777 – [[Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué]], German author and poet (d. 1843)
*[[1785]] – [[Pierre Louis Dulong]], French physicist and chemist (d. 1838)
*[[1787]] – [[Norbert Provencher]], Canadian bishop and missionary (d. 1853)
*[[1788]] – [[Carl Reichenbach]], German chemist and philosopher (d. 1869)
*[[1791]] – [[Peter Cooper]], American businessman and philanthropist, founded [[Cooper Union]] (d. 1883)
*[[1794]] – [[Alexander Petrov (chess player)|Alexander Petrov]], Russian chess player and composer (d. 1867)
* 1794 – [[Valentín Canalizo]], Mexican general and politician (d. 1850)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://presidentes.mx/valentin-canalizo|publisher=Presidentes.mx|language=es|title=Valentín Canalizo|access-date=May 27, 2019}}</ref>
*[[1804]] – [[Heinrich Lenz]], German-Italian physicist and academic (d. 1865)
*[[1809]] – [[Charles Darwin]], English geologist and theorist (d. 1882)
* 1809 – [[Abraham Lincoln]], American lawyer and statesman, 16th [[President of the United States]] (d. 1865)
*[[1819]] – [[William Wetmore Story]], American sculptor, architect, poet and editor (d. 1895)
*[[1824]] – [[Dayananda Saraswati]], Indian monk and philosopher, founded [[Arya Samaj]] (d. 1883)
*[[1828]] – [[George Meredith]], English novelist and poet (d. 1909)<ref>{{Cite ODNB|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/34991|title=Meredith, George}}</ref>
*[[1837]] – [[Thomas Moran]], British-American painter and printmaker of the Hudson River School (d. 1926)
*[[1857]] – [[Eugène Atget]], French photographer (d. 1927)
* 1857 – [[Bobby Peel]], English cricketer and coach (d. 1943)<ref>{{cite book|author=Duncan Hamilton|title=Wisden on Yorkshire: An Anthology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CMSkAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA88|date=1 November 2011|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=978-1-4081-7040-3|pages=88}}</ref>
*[[1861]] – [[Lou Andreas-Salomé]], Russian-German psychoanalyst and author (d. 1937)<ref>{{cite book|first=Laura Jo|last=Turner|chapter=Lou Andreas-Salomé|editor-first=Katharina M.|editor-last=Wilson|title=An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers Vol 1|location=New York|publisher=Garland|year=1991|page=36|isbn=978-0-82408-547-6}}</ref>
*[[1866]] – [[Lev Shestov]], Russian philosopher (d. 1938)
*[[1869]] – [[Kiến Phúc]], Vietnamese emperor (d. 1884)
*[[1870]] – [[Marie Lloyd]], English actress and singer (d. 1922)
*[[1876]] – [[13th Dalai Lama]] (d. 1933)
*[[1877]] – [[Louis Renault (industrialist)|Louis Renault]], French engineer and businessman, co-founded [[Renault]] (d. 1944)
*[[1880]] – [[George Preca]], Maltese priest and saint (d. 1962)
*[[1880]] – [[John L. Lewis]], American miner and union leader (d. 1969)
*[[1881]] – [[Anna Pavlova]], Russian-English ballerina and actress (d. 1931)<ref>{{cite book|first=Frank N.|last=Magill|title=Great Lives from History: Mas-Ror|location=Pasadena|publisher=Salem Press|year=1990|page=1814|isbn=978-0-89356-569-5}}</ref>
*[[1882]] – [[Walter Nash]], English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 27th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (d. 1968)
*[[1884]] – [[Max Beckmann]], German painter and sculptor (d. 1950)
* 1884 – [[Johan Laidoner]], Estonian-Russian general (d. 1953)
* 1884 – [[Alice Roosevelt Longworth]], American author (d. 1980)
* 1884 – [[Marie Vassilieff]], Russian-French painter (d. 1957)<ref>{{cite book|first1=John E.|last1=Bowlt|first2=Nicoletta|last2=Misler|first3=Sammlung|last3=Thyssen-Bornemisza|title=Twentieth-Century Russian and East European Painting: The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection|location=Stuttgart|publisher=Klett-Cotta|year=1994|page=320|isbn=978-3-60876-258-7}}</ref>
*[[1885]] – [[James Scott (composer)|James Scott]], American composer (d. 1938)<ref>{{Cite web|title=James Sylvester Scott|url=http://www.ragpiano.com/comps/jscott.shtml|access-date=2022-02-12|website=RagPiano.com|language=en}}</ref>
* 1885 – [[Julius Streicher]], German publisher, founded ''[[Der Stürmer]]'' (d. 1946)
*[[1889]] – [[Bhante Dharmawara]], Cambodian monk, lawyer, and judge (d. 1999)
*[[1893]] – [[Omar Bradley]], American general (d. 1981)
*[[1895]] – [[Kristian Djurhuus]], Faroese lawyer and politician, 2nd [[List of Prime Ministers of the Faroe Islands|Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands]] (d. 1984)
*[[1897]] – [[Charles Groves Wright Anderson]], South African-Australian colonel and politician (d. 1988)
* 1897 – [[Lincoln LaPaz]], American astronomer and academic (d. 1985)
*[[1898]] – [[Wallace Ford]], English-American actor and singer (d. 1966)
*[[1900]] – [[Roger J. Traynor]], American lawyer and jurist, 23rd [[Chief Justice of California]] (d. 1983)
===1901–present===
*[[1902]] – [[William Collier, Jr.]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1987)
*[[1903]] – [[Jorge Basadre]], Peruvian historian (d. 1980)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Tauro del Pino |first=Alberto|year=2001 |title=Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú |edition=3rd |volume=2 |language=es |trans-title=Illustrated Encyclopedia of Peru |location=Lima |publisher=PEISA |isbn=9972-40-151-0 |pages=316–317}}</ref>
* 1903 – [[Chick Hafey]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1973)
*[[1904]] – [[Ted Mack (radio-TV host)|Ted Mack]], American radio and television host (d. 1976)
*[[1907]] – [[Joseph Kearns]], American actor (d. 1962)
*[[1908]] – [[Jean Effel]], French painter, caricaturist, illustrator and journalist (d. 1982)
* 1908 – [[Jacques Herbrand]], French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1931)
*[[1909]] – [[Zoran Mušič]], Slovene painter and illustrator (d. 2005)
* 1909 – [[Sigmund Rascher]], German physician (d. 1945)
*[[1911]] – [[Charles Mathiesen]], Norwegian speed skater (d. 1994)
*[[1912]] – [[R. F. Delderfield]], English author and playwright (d. 1972)
*[[1914]] – [[Tex Beneke]], American singer, saxophonist, and bandleader (d. 2000)<ref>{{cite book|author=Lee Stern|title=Who is who in Music: A Complete Presentation of the Contemporary Musical Scene, with a Master Record Catalogue|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SWj0AAAAMAAJ|year=1951|publisher=Lee Stern Press|page=66}}</ref>
* 1914 – [[Hanna Neumann]], German-Canadian mathematician (d. 1971)<ref>{{cite book | last1=Grinstein | first1=Louise S. | last2=Campbell | first2=Paul J. | title=Women of Mathematics : a Biobibliographic Sourcebook | place=New York | publisher=Greenwood Press | year=1987 | isbn=978-0-3132-4849-8 | page=[https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/159 159] | url=https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/159 }}</ref>
*[[1915]] – [[Lorne Greene]], Canadian-American actor (d. 1987)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Feb. 12: John Michael Higgins, Lochlyn Munro |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/02/12/Famous-birthdays-for-Feb-12-John-Michael-Higgins-Lochlyn-Munro/7951676130797/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=11 February 2024 |date=12 February 2023}}</ref>
* 1915 – [[Olivia Hooker]], American sailor (d. 2018)
*[[1916]] – [[Joseph Alioto]], American lawyer and politician, 36th [[Mayor of San Francisco]] (d. 1998)
*[[1917]] – [[Al Cervi]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2009)<ref>{{cite web |title=Al Cervi|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/al-cervi/|publisher=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Athletics|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
* 1917 – [[Dom DiMaggio]], American baseball player (d. 2009)
*[[1918]] – [[Norman Farberow]], American psychologist and academic (d. 2015)
* 1918 – [[Julian Schwinger]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1994)
*[[1919]] – [[Forrest Tucker]], American actor (d. 1986)
*[[1920]] – [[Raymond Mhlaba]], South African anti-apartheid and [[African National Congress|ANC]] activist (d. 2005)
*[[1922]] – [[Hussein Onn]], Malaysian lawyer and politician, 3rd [[Prime Minister of Malaysia]] (d. 1990)
*[[1923]] – [[Franco Zeffirelli]], Italian director, producer, and politician (d. 2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24855930|title=Obituary: Franco Zeffirelli|website=BBC News|date=15 June 2019}}</ref>
*[[1925]] – [[Anthony Berry]], English politician (d. 1984)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/hon-anthony-berry/index.html|title=Hon. Anthony Berry (Hansard)|website=HANSARD 1803–2005|access-date=11 February 2020}}</ref>
* 1925 – [[Joan Mitchell]], American-French painter (d. 1992)
*[[1926]] – [[Rolf Brem]], Swiss sculptor and illustrator (d. 2014)
* 1926 – [[Joe Garagiola]], American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2016)<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1926 – [[Charles Van Doren]], American academic (d. 2019)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1928]] – [[Vincent Montana, Jr.]], American drummer and composer (d. 2013)
*[[1930]] – [[John Doyle (Tipperary hurler)|John Doyle]], Irish hurler and politician (d. 2010)
* 1930 – [[Arlen Specter]], American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)<ref>{{cite book|author=Louis Sandy Maisel|title=Jews in American Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7g1jaWlsY24C&pg=PA424|year=2001|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-7425-0181-2|pages=424}}</ref>
*[[1931]] – [[Janwillem van de Wetering]], Dutch-American author and translator (d. 2008)
*[[1932]] – [[Axel Jensen]], Norwegian author and poet (d. 2003)
* 1932 – [[Julian Simon]], American economist, author, and academic (d. 1998)
*[[1933]] – [[Ivan Anikeyev]], Soviet cosmonaut (d. 1992)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burgess |first1=Colin |last2=Hall |first2=Rex |title=The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team: Their Lives, Legacy, and Historical Impact |date=2009 |publisher=Springer |location=Berlin |isbn=9780387848235 |page=31 |lccn=2008935694}}</ref>
* 1933 – [[Costa-Gavras]], Greek-French director and producer
*[[1934]] – [[Annette Crosbie]], Scottish actress
* 1934 – [[Anne Osborn Krueger]], American economist and academic
* 1934 – [[Bill Russell]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2022)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1935]] – [[Gene McDaniels]], American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011)
*[[1936]] – [[Joe Don Baker]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
* 1936 – [[Alan Ebringer]], Australian immunologist
*[[1938]] – [[Judy Blume]], American author and educator<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1939]] – [[Leon Kass]], American physician, scientist, and educator
* 1939 – [[Ray Manzarek]], American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 2013)
*[[1941]] – [[Dominguinhos]], Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 2013)
* 1941 – [[Naomi Uemura]], Japanese mountaineer and explorer (d. 1984)
*[[1942]] – [[Ehud Barak]], Israeli general and politician, 10th [[Prime Minister of Israel]]<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1942 – [[Terry Bisson]], American science fiction and fantasy author (d. 2024)<ref>{{cite news|title=Terry Bisson (1942-2024)|work=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]]|date=January 10, 2024|accessdate=January 11, 2024|url=https://locusmag.com/2024/01/terry-bisson-1942-2024/}}</ref>
* 1942 – [[Pat Dobson]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2006)
*[[1945]] – [[Maud Adams]], Swedish model and actress<ref name="AP"/>
* 1945 – [[David D. Friedman]], American economist, physicist, and scholar
*[[1946]] – [[Jean Eyeghé Ndong]], Gabonese politician, [[Prime Minister of Gabon]]
* 1946 – [[Ajda Pekkan]], Turkish singer-songwriter and actress
*[[1948]] – [[Ray Kurzweil]], American computer scientist and engineer
* 1948 – [[Nicholas Soames]], English politician, [[Minister of State for the Armed Forces]]
*[[1949]] – [[Gundappa Viswanath]], Indian cricketer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gundappa Viswanath|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/35712.html|access-date=2020-07-17|website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
*[[1950]] – [[Angelo Branduardi]], Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1950 – [[Steve Hackett]], English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP"/>
* 1950 – [[Michael Ironside]], Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1952]] – [[Simon MacCorkindale]], English actor, director, and producer (d. 2010)
* 1952 – [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]], American singer-songwriter and keyboard player<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1953]] – [[Joanna Kerns]], American actress and director<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1954]] – [[Zach Grenier]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
* 1954 – [[Joseph Jordania]], Georgian-Australian musicologist and academic
* 1954 – [[Tzimis Panousis]], Greek comedian, singer, and author (d. 2018)
* 1954 – [[Phil Zimmermann]], American cryptographer and programmer
*[[1955]] – [[Bill Laswell]], American musician and producer
* 1955 – [[Chet Lemon]], American baseball player and coach
*[[1956]] – [[Arsenio Hall]], American actor and talk show host<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for February 12, 2023 includes celebrities Christina Ricci, Arsenio Hall |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/02/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-february-12-2023-includes-celebrities-christina-ricci-arsenio-hall.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=11 February 2024 |date=12 February 2023}}</ref>
* 1956 – [[Ad Melkert]], Dutch lawyer and politician, [[Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (Netherlands)|Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment]]
* 1956 – [[Brian Robertson (guitarist)|Brian Robertson]], Scottish musician and songwriter
*[[1958]] – [[Bobby Smith (ice hockey)|Bobby Smith]], Canadian ice hockey player and executive<ref>{{cite web |title=Bobby Smith |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/bobby-smith-8451476 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1959]] – [[Larry Nance]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Larry Nance |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/77685/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1961]] – [[David Graeber]], American anthropologist and activist (d. 2020)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jeffries |first=Stuart |date=2020-09-06 |title=David Graeber obituary: Anthropologist, activist and author who played a key role in the Occupy Wall Street movement |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/sep/06/david-graeber-obituary |access-date=2022-08-30 |quote=David Rolfe Graeber, anthropologist and activist, born 12 February 1961; died 2 September 2020.}}</ref>
* 1961 – [[Jim Harris (politician)|Jim Harris]], Canadian environmentalist and politician
* 1961 – [[Michel Martelly]], Haitian singer and politician, 56th [[President of Haiti]]
*[[1963]] – [[John Michael Higgins]], American actor and comedian<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1964]] – [[Omar Hakim]], American drummer, producer, arranger, and composer
* 1964 – [[Raphael Sbarge]], American actor and director<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1965]] – [[Rubén Amaro, Jr.]], American baseball player and manager
* 1965 – [[Christine Elise]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP"/>
* 1965 – [[Brett Kavanaugh]], American lawyer and jurist, [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx|title=Current Members |website=Supreme Court of the United States |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240214010202/https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx |archive-date= Feb 14, 2024 }}</ref>
* 1965 – [[David Westlake]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1966]] – [[Greg Carberry]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/greg-carberry/summary.html|title=Greg Carberry - Career Stats & Summary |website=Rugby League Project |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231101055141/https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/greg-carberry/summary.html |archive-date= Nov 1, 2023 }}</ref>
* 1966 – [[Paul Crook]], American musician, songwriter, and producer
* 1966 – [[Lochlyn Munro]], Canadian actor<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1968]] – [[Josh Brolin]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
* 1968 – [[Chynna Phillips]], American singer and actress<ref name="AP"/>
* 1968 – [[Nathan Rees]], Australian politician, 41st [[Premier of New South Wales]]<ref>{{cite news | author = McNicoll, D.D. | url = http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24834642-25090,00.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20121215174818/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24834642-25090,00.html | archive-date = 15 December 2012 | title = Scud marks in Open court - Secrecy the safest policy | work = [[The Australian]] | date = 23 December 2008 | publisher = [[News Limited]] }}</ref>
*[[1969]] – [[Darren Aronofsky]], American director, producer, and screenwriter
* 1969 – [[Alemayehu Atomsa]], Ethiopian educator and politician (d. 2014)
* 1969 – [[Steve Backley]], English javelin thrower
* 1969 – [[Anneli Drecker]], Norwegian singer and actress
* 1969 – [[Hong Myung-bo]], South Korean footballer and manager
*[[1970]] – [[Jim Creeggan]], Canadian singer-songwriter and musician<ref name="AP"/>
* 1970 – [[Bryan Roy]], Dutch footballer and manager
* 1970 – [[Judd Winick]], American author and illustrator
*[[1971]] – [[Scott Menville]], American voice actor, singer, actor and musician
*[[1972]] – [[Owen Nolan]], Northern Irish-Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Owen Nolan |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/owen-nolan-8449895 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1973]] – [[Gianni Romme]], Dutch speed skater
* 1973 – [[Tara Strong]], Canadian-American voice actress and singer
*[[1974]] – [[Naseem Hamed]], English boxer
*[[1975]] – [[Scot Pollard]], American basketball player and actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Scot Pollard |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1513/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1976]] – [[Christian Cullen]], New Zealand rugby player
*[[1977]] – [[Jimmy Conrad]], American soccer player and manager
*[[1978]] – [[Paul Anderson (actor)|Paul Anderson]], English actor
*[[1979]] – [[Jesse Spencer]], Australian actor and violinist<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1980]] – [[Juan Carlos Ferrero]], Spanish tennis player
* 1980 – [[Sarah Lancaster]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
* 1980 – [[Gucci Mane]], American rapper<ref name="AP"/>
* 1980 – [[Christina Ricci]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1981]] – [[Wade McKinnon]], Australian rugby league player
*[[1982]] – [[Jonas Hiller]], Swiss ice hockey player
* 1982 – [[Louis Tsatoumas]], Greek long jumper
* 1982 – [[Anthony Tuitavake]], New Zealand rugby player
*[[1983]] – [[Carlton Brewster]], American football player and coach
*[[1984]] – [[Brad Keselowski]], American race car driver
* 1984 – [[Andrei Sidorenkov]], Estonian footballer
* 1984 – [[Peter Vanderkaay]], American swimmer
*[[1985]] – [[Konstantin Pushkaryov]], Kazakhstani ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Konstantin Pushkarev |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/konstantin-pushkarev-8470637 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1986]] – [[Todd Frazier]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Todd Frazier |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/todd-frazier-453943 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1987]] – [[Jérémy Chardy]], French tennis player<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/jeremy-chardy/ca12/overview|title=Jeremy Chardy | Bio | ATP Tour | Tennis|website=ATP Tour}}</ref>
* 1987 – [[Gabriela Mărginean]], Romanian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Gabriela Marginean |url=https://stats.wnba.com/player/202276/traditional/ |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1988]] – [[DeMarco Murray]], American football player
* 1988 – [[Nicolás Otamendi]], Argentine footballer
* 1988 – [[Josh Phegley]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Phegley |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/josh-phegley-572033 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
* 1988 – [[Mike Posner]], American singer-songwriter and producer
*[[1989]] – [[Josh Harrellson]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Harrellson |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202725/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1990]] – [[Katherine Barrell]], Canadian actress, director, writer, and producer<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1990 – [[Robert Griffin III]], American football player
*[[1991]] – [[Patrick Herrmann]], German footballer
* 1991 – [[Kane Richardson]], Australian cricketer<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/272262.html ESPNcricinfo</ref>
*[[1992]] – [[Magda Linette]], Polish tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315130/magda-linette|title=WTAtennis.com Profile: Magda Linette|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]]|access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref>
*[[1993]] – [[Bud Dupree]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Bud Dupree |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2576702/bud-dupree |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
* 1993 – [[Rafinha (footballer, born February 1993)|Rafinha]], Brazilian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Rafinha|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/rafael-alcantara-do-nascimento/170346/|website=Soccerway|access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref>
* 1993 – [[Jennifer Stone]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1994]] – [[Arman Hall]], American sprinter<ref>{{cite web |title=Arman Gino Hall|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/arman-hall-256492|publisher=World Athletics|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
* 1994 – [[Paxton Lynch]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Paxton Lynch |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2977881/paxton-lynch |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[2000]] – [[Kim Ji-min (actress)|Kim Ji-min]], South Korean actress
*[[2001]] – [[Khvicha Kvaratskhelia]], Georgian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Khvicha Kvaratskhelia|url=https://sscnapoli.it/en/player-details/?id=26560|website=[[SSC Napoli]]|access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[821]] – [[Benedict of Aniane]], French monk and saint (b. 747)
* [[890]] – [[Henjō]], Japanese priest and poet (b. 816)
* [[981]] – [[Ælfstan (bishop of Ramsbury)|Ælfstan]], [[Bishop of Ramsbury (ancient)|bishop of Ramsbury]]<ref name=Handbook220>Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 220</ref>
* [[901]] – [[Antony II of Constantinople|Antony II]], patriarch of [[Constantinople]]
* [[914]] – [[Empress Li (Liu Shouguang's wife)|Li]], empress of [[Yan (Five Dynasties period)|Yan]]
* [[941]] – [[Wulfhelm]], Archbishop of Canterbury
*[[1247]] – [[Ermesinde, Countess of Luxembourg]], ruler (b. 1185)
*[[1266]] – [[Amadeus of the Amidei]], Italian saint
*[[1517]] – [[Catherine of Navarre]] (b. 1468)
*[[1538]] – [[Albrecht Altdorfer]], German painter, engraver, and architect (b. 1480)
*[[1554]] – [[Lord Guildford Dudley]], English son of [[Jane Dudley, Duchess of Northumberland]] (b. 1536; executed)<ref name="Craik1850">{{cite book|author=George Lillie Craik|title=Pictorical History of England|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bQQwAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA124|year=1850|publisher=W.S. Orr & Company|pages=124}}</ref>
* 1554 – [[Lady Jane Grey]], de facto monarch of England and Ireland for nine days (b. 1537; executed)<ref name="Craik1850"/>
*[[1571]] – [[Nicholas Throckmorton]], English politician and diplomat (b. 1515)
*[[1590]] – [[François Hotman]], French lawyer and author (b. 1524)
*[[1600]] – [[Edward Denny (soldier)|Edward Denny]], Knight Banneret of [[Bishop's Stortford]], English soldier, privateer and adventurer (b. 1547)
===1601–1900===
*[[1612]] – [[Jodocus Hondius]], Flemish cartographer (b. 1563)
*[[1624]] – [[George Heriot]], Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist, founded [[George Heriot's School]] (b. 1563)
*[[1713]] – [[Jahandar Shah]], Mughal emperor (b. 1664)
*[[1728]] – [[Agostino Steffani]], Italian priest and composer (b. 1653)
*[[1763]] – [[Pierre de Marivaux]], French author and playwright (b. 1688)
*[[1771]] – [[Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden]] (b. 1710)
*[[1789]] – [[Ethan Allen]], American farmer, general, and politician (b. 1738)
*[[1804]] – [[Immanuel Kant]], German anthropologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1724)
*[[1834]] – [[Friedrich Schleiermacher]], German philosopher and scholar (b. 1768)
*[[1886]] – [[Randolph Caldecott]], English-American painter and illustrator (b. 1846)
*[[1894]] – [[Hans von Bülow]], German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1830)
*[[1896]] – [[Ambroise Thomas]], French composer and academic (b. 1811)
===1901–present===
*[[1912]] – [[Gerhard Armauer Hansen]], Norwegian physician (b. 1841)
*[[1915]] – [[Émile Waldteufel]], French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837)
*[[1916]] – [[Richard Dedekind]], German mathematician, philosopher, and academic (b. 1831)
*[[1929]] – [[Lillie Langtry]], English singer and actress (b. 1853)
*[[1931]] – [[Samad bey Mehmandarov]], Azerbaijani-Russian general and politician, 3rd [[Ministry of Defense (Azerbaijan)|Azerbaijani Minister of Defense]] (b. 1855)
*[[1935]] – [[Auguste Escoffier]], French chef and author (b. 1846)
*[[1942]] – [[Eugene Esmonde]], Irish-English lieutenant and pilot, [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (b. 1909)
* 1942 – [[Avraham Stern]], Polish-Israeli militant leader (b. 1907)
* 1942 – [[Grant Wood]], American painter and academic (b. 1891)
*[[1947]] – [[Moses Gomberg]], Ukrainian-American chemist and academic (b. 1866)
*[[1949]] – [[Hassan al-Banna]], Egyptian educator, founded the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] (b. 1906)
*[[1954]] – [[Dziga Vertov]], Polish-Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1896)
*[[1958]] – [[Douglas Hartree]], English mathematician and physicist (b. 1897)
*[[1960]] – [[Oskar Anderson]], Bulgarian-German mathematician and academic (b. 1887)
*[[1970]] – [[Clare Turlay Newberry]], American author and illustrator (b. 1903)
*[[1971]] – [[James Cash Penney]], American businessman and philanthropist, founded [[J. C. Penney]] (b. 1875)
*[[1975]] – [[Carl Lutz]], Swiss vice-consul to Hungary during WWII, credited with saving over 62,000 Jews (b. 1895)
*[[1976]] – [[Frank Stagg (Irish republican)|Frank Stagg]], [[Irish republicanism|Irish Republican]] died on hunger strike (b. 1941)<ref name="Ferriter2012">{{cite book|author=Diarmaid Ferriter|title=Ambiguous Republic: Ireland in the 1970s|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qN-jf5dN7QAC&pg=PT215|date=1 November 2012|publisher=Profile Books|isbn=978-1-84765-856-2|pages=215}}</ref>
*[[1976]] – [[Sal Mineo]], American actor (b. 1939)
*[[1977]] – [[Herman Dooyeweerd]], Dutch philosopher and scholar (b. 1894)
*[[1979]] – [[Jean Renoir]], French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)
*[[1980]] – [[Muriel Rukeyser]], American poet and activist (b. 1913)
*[[1982]] – [[Victor Jory]], Canadian-American actor (b. 1902)
*[[1983]] – [[Eubie Blake]], American pianist and composer (b. 1887)
*[[1984]] – [[Anna Anderson]], Polish-American woman, who claimed to be [[Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia]] (b. 1896)
* 1984 – [[Julio Cortázar]], Belgian-Argentinian author and poet (b. 1914)
*[[1985]] – [[Nicholas Colasanto]], American actor and director (b. 1924)
*[[1989]] – [[Thomas Bernhard]], Austrian playwright and author (b. 1931)
*[[1991]] – [[Roger Patterson (bassist)|Roger Patterson]], American bass player (b. 1968)
*[[1992]] – [[Bep van Klaveren]], Dutch boxer (b. 1907)
*[[1994]] – [[Donald Judd]], American painter and sculptor (b. 1928)
*[[1995]] – [[Philip Taylor Kramer]], American bass player (b. 1952)
*[[1998]] – [[Gardner Ackley]], American economist and diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to Italy]] (b. 1915)
*[[2000]] – [[Tom Landry]], American football player and coach (b. 1924)
* 2000 – [[Charles M. Schulz]], American cartoonist, created ''[[Peanuts]]'' (b. 1922)
*[[2001]] – [[Kristina Söderbaum]], Swedish-German actress and producer (b. 1912)
*[[2002]] – [[John Eriksen]], Danish footballer (b. 1957)
*[[2005]] – [[Dorothy Stang]], American-Brazilian nun and missionary (b. 1931)
*[[2007]] – [[Ann Barzel]], American writer and dance critic (b. 1905)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qojgLBuEFEUC&q=Ann+Barzel+%221905%22&pg=PA29|title=Chicago Portraits: New Edition|last=Sawyers|first=June Skinner|date=2012|publisher=Northwestern University Press|isbn=9780810126497|pages=29|language=en}}</ref>
* 2007 – [[Peggy Gilbert]], American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1905)
*[[2008]] – [[David Groh]], American actor (b. 1939)
*[[2009]] – [[Colgan Air Flight 3407]] victims:
**[[Alison Des Forges]], American historian and activist (b. 1942)
**[[Beverly Eckert]], American activist (b. 1951)
**[[Mat Mathews]], Dutch accordion player (b. 1924)
**[[Coleman Mellett]], American guitarist (b. 1974)
**[[Gerry Niewood]], American saxophonist (b. 1943)
*[[2010]] – [[Nodar Kumaritashvili]], Georgian luger (b. 1988)
*[[2011]] – [[Peter Alexander (Austrian performer)|Peter Alexander]], Austrian singer and actor (b. 1926)
* 2011 – [[Betty Garrett]], American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1919)
* 2011 – [[Kenneth Mars]], American actor and comedian (b. 1935)
*[[2012]] – [[Zina Bethune]], American actress, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1945)
* 2012 – [[Denis Flannery]], Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1928)
* 2012 – [[David Kelly (actor)|David Kelly]], Irish actor (b. 1929)
* 2012 – [[John Severin]], American illustrator (b. 1921)
*[[2013]] – [[Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]], Saudi Arabian prince (b. 1941)
* 2013 – [[Reginald Turnill]], English journalist and author (b. 1915)
* 2013 – [[Hennadiy Udovenko]], Ukrainian politician and diplomat, 2nd [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ukraine)|Minister of Foreign Affairs for Ukraine]] (b. 1931)
*[[2014]] – [[Sid Caesar]], American actor and comedian (b. 1922)
* 2014 – [[John Pickstone]], English historian and author (b. 1944)
*[[2015]] – [[Movita Castaneda]], American actress and singer (b. 1916)
* 2015 – [[Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat]], Malaysian cleric and politician, 12th [[List of Menteris Besar of Kelantan|Menteri Besar of Kelantan]] (b. 1931)
* 2015 – [[Gary Owens]], American radio host and voice actor (b. 1934)
* 2015 – [[Steve Strange]], Welsh singer (b. 1959)
*[[2016]] – [[Dominique D'Onofrio]], Italian-Belgian footballer and coach (b. 1953)
* 2016 – [[Yannis Kalaitzis]], Greek cartoonist (b. 1945)
* 2016 – [[Yan Su]], Chinese general and composer (b. 1930)
*[[2017]] – [[Al Jarreau]], American singer (b. 1940)
* 2017 – [[Anna Marguerite McCann]], first female American underwater archaeologist (b. 1933)
* 2017 – [[Ren Xinmin]], Chinese rocket scientist (b. 1915)
*[[2018]] – [[Bill Crider]], American author (b. 1941)<ref>{{cite news |title=Allen Billy (Bill) Crider |url=http://www.alvinsun.net/obituaries/article_d4f4d782-129e-11e8-abd6-8bc3591efa00.html |access-date=28 February 2022 |work=The Alvin Sun |date=15 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228121656/http://www.alvinsun.net/obituaries/article_d4f4d782-129e-11e8-abd6-8bc3591efa00.html |archive-date=28 February 2022}}</ref>
*[[2019]] – [[Gordon Banks]], English footballer (b. 1937)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/gordon-banks-dies-stoke-city-2531230|title=Stoke City and England hero Gordon Banks OBE dies aged 81|first=Martin|last=Spinks|date=February 12, 2019|website=StokeonTrentLive}}</ref>
* 2019 – [[Lyndon LaRouche]], American political activist (b. 1922)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/obituaries/lyndon-larouche-dead.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/obituaries/lyndon-larouche-dead.html |archive-date=2022-01-02 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title=Lyndon LaRouche, Cult Figure Who Ran for President 8 Times, Dies at 96 (Published 2019)|first=Richard|last=Severo|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 13, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* 2019 – [[Pedro Morales]], Puerto Rican professional wrestler and commentator (b. 1942)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/pedro-morales-wwe-hall-of-famer-and-former-heavyweight-champion-dies-at-age-76/|title=Pedro Morales, WWE Hall of Famer and former heavyweight champion, dies at age 76|website=CBS Sports|date=12 February 2019 }}</ref>
*[[2020]] – [[Christie Blatchford]], Canadian newspaper columnist, journalist and broadcaster (b. 1951)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/rip-christie-blatchford|title=Dead at 68: Christie Blatchford was a tenacious voice for victims, a thorn to the smug | National Post|newspaper=National Post|date=February 12, 2020|last1=Humphreys|first1=Adrian}}</ref>
* 2020 – [[Geert Hofstede]], Dutch social psychologist (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jackson |first1=Terence |title=The legacy of Geert Hofstede |journal=International Journal of Cross Cultural Management |date=April 2020 |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=3–6 |doi=10.1177/1470595820915088 |s2cid=216237997 |language=en |issn=1470-5958|doi-access=free }}</ref>
*[[2022]] – [[Ivan Reitman]], Slovak-Canadian actor, director, and producer (b. 1946)<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/ivan-reitman-ghostbusters-director-dies-at-75/|title = Ivan Reitman, 'Ghostbusters' director, dies at 75|magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
* Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
** [[Benedict of Aniane]]
** [[Damian (martyrs, February 12)|Damian]] (?)
** [[Julian the Hospitaller]]
** [[Martyrs of Abitinae]]
** [[February 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[Darwin Day]] ([[International observance|International]])
* [[Georgia Day]] ([[Georgia (U.S. state)]])
* [[Lincoln's Birthday]] ([[United States]])
* [[Red Hand Day]] ([[United Nations]])
* [[Union Day (Myanmar)]]
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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1096]] – [[Pope Urban II]] confirms the foundation of the abbey of [[La Roë]] under [[Robert of Arbrissel]] as a community of [[Canon regular|canons regular]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Müller |first1=Annalena |title=From the Cloister to the State: Fontevraud and the Making of Bourbon France, 1642-1100 |date=2021 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781000436297 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zk85EAAAQBAJ |page=43|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref>
*[[1404]] – The Italian professor Galeazzo di Santa Sophie performed the first post-mortem [[autopsy]] for the purposes of teaching and demonstration at the Heiligen–Geist Spital in [[Vienna]].<ref name="Rothenberg">{{cite book|last=Rothenberg|first=Kelly|title=Forensic Science|url=https://archive.org/details/forensicscience00emba|url-access=limited|chapter=The Autopsy Through History|editor=Ayn Embar-seddon, Allan D. Pass|publisher=Salem Press|year=2008|page=[https://archive.org/details/forensicscience00emba/page/n119 100]|isbn=978-1-58765-423-7}}</ref>
*[[1429]] – English forces under Sir [[John Fastolf]] defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orléans in the [[Battle of the Herrings]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy|title=History of England from the Earliest to the Present Time: The history during the early and middle ages|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofengland01creauoft|year=1870|publisher=J. Walton|pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofengland01creauoft/page/434 434]}}</ref>
*[[1502]] – [[Isabella I of Castile|Isabella I]] issues an edict outlawing Islam in the [[Crown of Castile]], forcing virtually all her Muslim subjects [[Forced conversions of Muslims in Spain|to convert to Christianity]].<ref>{{cite book|author=J. Edwards|title=Ferdinand and Isabella|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pnHJAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA100|date=11 June 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-89345-5|pages=100}}</ref>
* 1502 – [[Vasco da Gama]] sets sail with 15 ships and 800 men from [[Lisbon]], Portugal on his second voyage to [[India]].<ref>Barros (p.268) says 1800 soldiers; Gaspar Correia (p.269) says 800 men-at-arms.</ref>
*[[1541]] – [[Santiago]], [[Chile]] is founded by [[Pedro de Valdivia]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Hugh Raymond Spilsbury Pocock|title=The Conquest of Chile|url=https://archive.org/details/conquestofchile00poco|url-access=registration|year=1967|publisher=Stein and Day|page=[https://archive.org/details/conquestofchile00poco/page/69 69]}}</ref>
*[[1593]] – [[Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98)|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]].
===1601–1900===
*[[1689]] – The [[Convention Parliament (1689)|Convention Parliament]] declares that the flight to France in [[1688]] by [[James II of England|James II]], the last [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|British monarch]], constitutes an [[abdication]].
*[[1733]] – [[Georgia Day]]: Englishman [[James Oglethorpe]] founds [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], the 13th colony of the [[Thirteen Colonies]], by settling at [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]].<ref name="Bowman1986">{{cite book|author=John Stewart Bowman|title=The World almanac of the American West|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GpJ5AAAAMAAJ|date=October 1986|publisher=World Almanac|isbn=978-0-88687-273-1|page=44}}</ref>
*[[1771]] – [[Gustav III of Sweden|Gustav III]] becomes the [[Monarchy of Sweden|King of Sweden]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DRsWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA499|year=1838|publisher=C. Knight|pages=499}}</ref>
*[[1817]] – An [[Argentina|Argentine]]/Chilean patriotic army, after [[Crossing of the Andes|crossing the Andes]], defeats Spanish troops at the [[Battle of Chacabuco]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Juan Luis Ossa Santa Cruz|title=Armies, Politics and Revolution: Chile, 1808-1826|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WhPxDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA109|date=1 May 2015|publisher=Liverpool University Press|isbn=978-1-78138-744-3|pages=109}}</ref>
*[[1818]] – [[Bernardo O'Higgins]] formally approves the [[Chilean Declaration of Independence]] near [[Concepción, Chile]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Juan Luis Ossa Santa Cruz|title=Armies, Politics and Revolution: Chile, 1808-1826|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fBLxDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA142|year=2014|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-1-78138-132-8|pages=142}}</ref>
*[[1825]] – The [[Muscogee people|Creek]] cede the last of their lands in Georgia to the United States government by the [[Treaty of Indian Springs (1825)|Treaty of Indian Springs]], and migrate west.
*[[1832]] – [[Ecuador]] annexes the [[Galápagos Islands]].
*[[1889]] – [[Antonín Dvořák]]'s [[Jakobín]] is premiered at National Theater in Prague<ref>{{cite web|title = Archivní a programové fondy Českého rozhlasu|url =http://www2.rozhlas.cz/archivy/index.php?HLEDPO=697659|date = 2011-02-11|work = Český rozhlas}}</ref>
*[[1894]] – [[Anarchism|Anarchist]] [[Émile Henry (anarchist)|Émile Henry]] hurls a bomb into the Cafe Terminus in Paris, killing one person and wounding 20.
===1901–present===
*[[1909]] – The [[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]] (NAACP) is founded.
* 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]].
*[[1912]] – The [[Puyi|Xuantong Emperor]], the last [[Emperor of China]], [[abdication|abdicates]].
*[[1919]] – The [[Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents#Second Congress (February 1919)|Second Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents]] is held by the [[Makhnovshchina]] at [[Huliaipole]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Colin|last=Darch|title=Nestor Makhno and Rural Anarchism in Ukraine, 1917–21|year=2020|location=[[London]]|publisher=[[Pluto Press]]|isbn=978-0745338880|oclc=1225942343|page=43}}</ref>
*[[1921]] – [[Bolsheviks]] launch a revolt in [[Democratic Republic of Georgia|Georgia]] as a preliminary to the [[Red Army invasion of Georgia]].
*[[1935]] – {{USS|Macon|ZRS-5|6}}, one of the two largest [[helium]]-filled [[airship]]s ever created, crashes into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of [[California]] and sinks.
*[[1945]] – A [[Tornado outbreak of February 12, 1945|devastating tornado outbreak]] in [[Mississippi]] and [[Alabama]] kills 45 people and injures 427 others.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Grazulis |first1=Thomas P. |title=Significant tornadoes, 1680–1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events |date=1993 |publisher=Environmental Films |location=St. Johnsbury, Vermont |isbn=1-879362-03-1 |pages=922–925}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author1=F. C. Pate (United States Weather Bureau) |title=The Tornado at Montgomery, Alabama, February 12, 1945 |journal=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society |date=October 1946 |volume=27 |issue=8 |pages=462–464 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26257954 |access-date=27 May 2023 |publisher=American Meteorological Society|jstor=26257954 }}</ref>
*[[1946]] – [[World War II]]: [[Operation Deadlight]] ends after scuttling 121 of 154 captured [[U-boat]]s.
* 1946 – [[African Americans|African American]] [[United States Army]] veteran [[Isaac Woodard]] is severely beaten by a [[South Carolina]] police officer to the point where he loses his vision in both eyes. The incident later galvanizes the [[civil rights movement]] and partially inspires [[Orson Welles]]' film ''[[Touch of Evil]]''.
*[[1947]] – The [[Sikhote-Alin meteorite|largest observed iron meteorite]] until that time creates an [[impact crater]] in [[Sikhote-Alin]], in the [[Soviet Union]].
* 1947 – [[Christian Dior]] unveils a "[[Christian Dior SE#"New Look"|New Look]]", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.
*[[1961]] – The Soviet Union launches ''[[Venera 1]]'' towards [[Venus]].
*[[1963]] – Construction begins on the [[Gateway Arch]] in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]].
*1963 – [[Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 705]] crashes into the [[Everglades]] shortly after takeoff from [[Miami International Airport]], killing all 45 people on board.<ref name="ASN">{{cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 720-051B N724US Everglades, FL |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19630212-0 |access-date=24 March 2022 |website=aviation-safety.net |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*1966 – [[Murder of Morris Adler|Rabbi Morris Adler]] is fatally shot by a disgruntled congregant at [[Congregation Shaarey Zedek]] in [[Southfield, Michigan]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=LoCicero |first=T. V. |title=Murder in the synagogue |date=1970 |publisher=Prentice-Hall |isbn=978-0-13-606590-6 |location=Englewood Cliffs, N.J}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Bolkosky |first=Sidney M. |title=Harmony & dissonance: voices of Jewish identity in Detroit, 1914-1967 |date=1991 |publisher=Wayne State University Press |isbn=978-0-8143-1933-8 |location=Detroit}}</ref>
*[[1965]] – [[Malcolm X]] visits [[Smethwick]] near Birmingham following the racially-charged [[1964 United Kingdom general election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-31417235|title=Malcolm X's visit to Smethwick remembered in pictures|date=12 February 2015|website=BBC News|access-date=11 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[1968]] – [[Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre]].
*[[1974]] – [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]], winner of the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] in [[1970]], is exiled from the Soviet Union.
*[[1983]] – One hundred women protest in [[Lahore]], Pakistan against military dictator [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq|Zia-ul-Haq]]'s proposed Law of Evidence. The women were tear-gassed, baton-charged and thrown into lock-up. The women were successful in repealing the law.
*[[1988]] – [[Cold War]]: The [[1988 Black Sea bumping incident]]: The U.S. missile cruiser {{USS|Yorktown|CG-48}} is intentionally rammed by the Soviet frigate ''[[Ukrainian frigate Dnipropetrovsk|Bezzavetnyy]]'' in the Soviet [[territorial waters]], while ''Yorktown'' claims [[innocent passage]].
*[[1990]] – [[Carmen Lawrence]] becomes the first female Premier in Australian history when she becomes [[Premier of Western Australia]].
*[[1992]] – The current [[Constitution of Mongolia]] comes into effect.
*[[1993]] – Two-year-old [[Murder of James Bulger|James Bulger]] is abducted from [[New Strand Shopping Centre]] by two ten-year-old boys, who later torture and murder him.
*[[1994]] – Four thieves break into the [[National Gallery of Norway]] and steal [[Edvard Munch]]'s iconic painting ''[[The Scream]]''.
*[[1999]] – United States President [[Bill Clinton]] is acquitted by the [[United States Senate]] in his [[Impeachment of Bill Clinton|impeachment]] trial.
*[[2001]] – [[NEAR Shoemaker]] spacecraft touches down in the "[[Col|saddle]]" region of [[433 Eros]], becoming the first spacecraft to land on an [[asteroid]].
*[[2002]] – The [[trial of Slobodan Milošević]], the former President of the [[Serbia and Montenegro|Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]], begins at the [[United Nations]] [[International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia]] in [[The Hague]], Netherlands. He dies four years later before its conclusion.
* 2002 – An [[Iran Airtour]] [[Tupolev Tu-154]] [[Iran Air Tours Flight 956|crashes]] in the mountains outside [[Khorramabad]], [[Iran]] while descending for a landing at [[Khorramabad Airport]], killing 119.
*[[2004]] – The city of [[San Francisco]] begins issuing [[San Francisco 2004 same-sex weddings|marriage licenses]] to same-sex couples in response to a directive from [[Mayor of San Francisco|Mayor]] [[Gavin Newsom]].
*[[2009]] – [[Colgan Air Flight 3407]] crashes into a house in [[Clarence Center, New York]] while on approach to [[Buffalo Niagara International Airport]], killing all on board and one on the ground.
*[[2016]] – [[Pope Francis]] and [[Patriarch Kirill]] sign an [[Joint Declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill|Ecumenical Declaration]] in the first such meeting between leaders of the [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] and [[Russian Orthodox Church]]es since their [[East–West Schism|split in 1054]].
*[[2019]] – The country known as the Republic of Macedonia renames itself the [[Republic of North Macedonia]] in accordance with the [[Prespa agreement]], settling [[Macedonia naming dispute|a long-standing naming dispute]] with [[Greece]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vlada.mk/node/16763?ln=en-gb|title=Announcement of the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia for entry into force of the Final Agreement, Constitutional Amendments and Constitutional Law for Implementation of Amendments|date=2019-02-12|website=Влада на Република Северна Македонија|language=mk|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref>
==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[AD 41]] – [[Britannicus]], Roman son of [[Claudius]] (d. 55)<ref>{{cite book|author=Barbara Levick|title=Claudius|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_-gjCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA63|date=8 May 2015|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-52909-5|pages=63}}</ref>
* [[528]] – [[Daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei]], nominal empress regnant of Northern Wei
* [[661]] – [[Princess Ōku]] of Japan (d. 702)
*[[1074]] – [[Conrad II of Italy]] (d. 1101)<ref>{{cite book|author=Penelope Nash|title=Empress Adelheid and Countess Matilda: Medieval Female Rulership and the Foundations of European Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_cMmDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA45|date=15 February 2017|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan US|isbn=978-1-137-58514-1|pages=45}}</ref>
*[[1218]] – [[Kujō Yoritsune|Kujo Yoritsune]], Japanese [[List of shōguns|shōgun]] (d. 1256)
*[[1322]] – [[John Henry, Margrave of Moravia]] (d. 1375)
*[[1443]] – [[Giovanni II Bentivoglio]], Italian noble (d. 1508)
*[[1480]] – [[Frederick II of Legnica]], Duke of Legnica (d. 1547)
*[[1540]] – [[Won Gyun]], Korean general and admiral (d. 1597)
*[[1567]] – [[Thomas Campion]], English composer, poet, and physician (d. 1620)<ref>{{cite web |title=Thomas Campion {{!}} English poet and musician |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Campion |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=20 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1584]] – [[Caspar Barlaeus]], Dutch historian, poet, and theologian (d. 1648)
===1601–1900===
*[[1606]] – [[John Winthrop the Younger]], English-American lawyer and politician, [[List of colonial governors of Connecticut|Governor of Connecticut]] (d. 1676)
*[[1608]] – [[Daniello Bartoli]], Italian Jesuit priest (d. 1685)
*[[1637]] – [[Jan Swammerdam]], Dutch biologist and zoologist (d. 1680)
*[[1663]] – [[Cotton Mather]], English-American minister and author (d. 1728)
*[[1665]] – [[Rudolf Jakob Camerarius]], German botanist and physician (d. 1721)
*[[1704]] – [[Charles Pinot Duclos]], French author (d. 1772)
*[[1706]] – [[Johann Joseph Christian]], German Baroque sculptor and woodcarver (d. 1777)
*[[1728]] – [[Étienne-Louis Boullée]], French architect (d. 1799)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Helen Rosenau|author2=Étienne Louis Boullée|title=Boullée & visionary architecture: including Boullée's Architecture, essay on art|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-PpPAAAAMAAJ|year=1976|publisher=Academy Editions|page=7|isbn=9780517525692}}</ref>
*[[1753]] – [[François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers]], French admiral (d. 1798)
*[[1761]] – [[Jan Ladislav Dussek]], Czech pianist and composer (d. 1812)
*[[1768]] – [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor]] (d. 1835)<ref>{{cite book|author=Gregory Fremont-Barnes|title=The Encyclopedia of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars: A Political, Social, and Military History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OqEUAQAAIAAJ|year=2006|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-85109-646-6|page=370}}</ref>
*[[1775]] – [[Louisa Adams]], 6th [[List of First Ladies of the United States|First Lady of the United States]] (d. 1852)
*[[1777]] – [[Bernard Courtois]], French chemist and academic (d. 1838)
* 1777 – [[Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué]], German author and poet (d. 1843)
*[[1785]] – [[Pierre Louis Dulong]], French physicist and chemist (d. 1838)
*[[1787]] – [[Norbert Provencher]], Canadian bishop and missionary (d. 1853)
*[[1788]] – [[Carl Reichenbach]], German chemist and philosopher (d. 1869)
*[[1791]] – [[Peter Cooper]], American businessman and philanthropist, founded [[Cooper Union]] (d. 1883)
*[[1794]] – [[Alexander Petrov (chess player)|Alexander Petrov]], Russian chess player and composer (d. 1867)
* 1794 – [[Valentín Canalizo]], Mexican general and politician (d. 1850)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://presidentes.mx/valentin-canalizo|publisher=Presidentes.mx|language=es|title=Valentín Canalizo|access-date=May 27, 2019}}</ref>
*[[1804]] – [[Heinrich Lenz]], German-Italian physicist and academic (d. 1865)
*[[1809]] – [[Charles Darwin]], English geologist and theorist (d. 1882)
* 1809 – [[Abraham Lincoln]], American lawyer and statesman, 16th [[President of the United States]] (d. 1865)
*[[1819]] – [[William Wetmore Story]], American sculptor, architect, poet and editor (d. 1895)
*[[1824]] – [[Dayananda Saraswati]], Indian monk and philosopher, founded [[Arya Samaj]] (d. 1883)
*[[1828]] – [[George Meredith]], English novelist and poet (d. 1909)<ref>{{Cite ODNB|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/34991|title=Meredith, George}}</ref>
*[[1837]] – [[Thomas Moran]], British-American painter and printmaker of the Hudson River School (d. 1926)
*[[1857]] – [[Eugène Atget]], French photographer (d. 1927)
* 1857 – [[Bobby Peel]], English cricketer and coach (d. 1943)<ref>{{cite book|author=Duncan Hamilton|title=Wisden on Yorkshire: An Anthology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CMSkAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA88|date=1 November 2011|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=978-1-4081-7040-3|pages=88}}</ref>
*[[1861]] – [[Lou Andreas-Salomé]], Russian-German psychoanalyst and author (d. 1937)<ref>{{cite book|first=Laura Jo|last=Turner|chapter=Lou Andreas-Salomé|editor-first=Katharina M.|editor-last=Wilson|title=An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers Vol 1|location=New York|publisher=Garland|year=1991|page=36|isbn=978-0-82408-547-6}}</ref>
*[[1866]] – [[Lev Shestov]], Russian philosopher (d. 1938)
*[[1869]] – [[Kiến Phúc]], Vietnamese emperor (d. 1884)
*[[1870]] – [[Marie Lloyd]], English actress and singer (d. 1922)
*[[1876]] – [[13th Dalai Lama]] (d. 1933)
*[[1877]] – [[Louis Renault (industrialist)|Louis Renault]], French engineer and businessman, co-founded [[Renault]] (d. 1944)
*[[1880]] – [[George Preca]], Maltese priest and saint (d. 1962)
*[[1880]] – [[John L. Lewis]], American miner and union leader (d. 1969)
*[[1881]] – [[Anna Pavlova]], Russian-English ballerina and actress (d. 1931)<ref>{{cite book|first=Frank N.|last=Magill|title=Great Lives from History: Mas-Ror|location=Pasadena|publisher=Salem Press|year=1990|page=1814|isbn=978-0-89356-569-5}}</ref>
*[[1882]] – [[Walter Nash]], English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 27th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (d. 1968)
*[[1884]] – [[Max Beckmann]], German painter and sculptor (d. 1950)
* 1884 – [[Johan Laidoner]], Estonian-Russian general (d. 1953)
* 1884 – [[Alice Roosevelt Longworth]], American author (d. 1980)
* 1884 – [[Marie Vassilieff]], Russian-French painter (d. 1957)<ref>{{cite book|first1=John E.|last1=Bowlt|first2=Nicoletta|last2=Misler|first3=Sammlung|last3=Thyssen-Bornemisza|title=Twentieth-Century Russian and East European Painting: The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection|location=Stuttgart|publisher=Klett-Cotta|year=1994|page=320|isbn=978-3-60876-258-7}}</ref>
*[[1885]] – [[James Scott (composer)|James Scott]], American composer (d. 1938)<ref>{{Cite web|title=James Sylvester Scott|url=http://www.ragpiano.com/comps/jscott.shtml|access-date=2022-02-12|website=RagPiano.com|language=en}}</ref>
* 1885 – [[Julius Streicher]], German publisher, founded ''[[Der Stürmer]]'' (d. 1946)
*[[1889]] – [[Bhante Dharmawara]], Cambodian monk, lawyer, and judge (d. 1999)
*[[1893]] – [[Omar Bradley]], American general (d. 1981)
*[[1895]] – [[Kristian Djurhuus]], Faroese lawyer and politician, 2nd [[List of Prime Ministers of the Faroe Islands|Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands]] (d. 1984)
*[[1897]] – [[Charles Groves Wright Anderson]], South African-Australian colonel and politician (d. 1988)
* 1897 – [[Lincoln LaPaz]], American astronomer and academic (d. 1985)
*[[1898]] – [[Wallace Ford]], English-American actor and singer (d. 1966)
*[[1900]] – [[Roger J. Traynor]], American lawyer and jurist, 23rd [[Chief Justice of California]] (d. 1983)
===1901–present===
*[[1902]] – [[William Collier, Jr.]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1987)
*[[1903]] – [[Jorge Basadre]], Peruvian historian (d. 1980)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Tauro del Pino |first=Alberto|year=2001 |title=Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú |edition=3rd |volume=2 |language=es |trans-title=Illustrated Encyclopedia of Peru |location=Lima |publisher=PEISA |isbn=9972-40-151-0 |pages=316–317}}</ref>
* 1903 – [[Chick Hafey]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1973)
*[[1904]] – [[Ted Mack (radio-TV host)|Ted Mack]], American radio and television host (d. 1976)
*[[1907]] – [[Joseph Kearns]], American actor (d. 1962)
*[[1908]] – [[Jean Effel]], French painter, caricaturist, illustrator and journalist (d. 1982)
* 1908 – [[Jacques Herbrand]], French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1931)
*[[1909]] – [[Zoran Mušič]], Slovene painter and illustrator (d. 2005)
* 1909 – [[Sigmund Rascher]], German physician (d. 1945)
*[[1911]] – [[Charles Mathiesen]], Norwegian speed skater (d. 1994)
*[[1912]] – [[R. F. Delderfield]], English author and playwright (d. 1972)
*[[1914]] – [[Tex Beneke]], American singer, saxophonist, and bandleader (d. 2000)<ref>{{cite book|author=Lee Stern|title=Who is who in Music: A Complete Presentation of the Contemporary Musical Scene, with a Master Record Catalogue|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SWj0AAAAMAAJ|year=1951|publisher=Lee Stern Press|page=66}}</ref>
* 1914 – [[Hanna Neumann]], German-Canadian mathematician (d. 1971)<ref>{{cite book | last1=Grinstein | first1=Louise S. | last2=Campbell | first2=Paul J. | title=Women of Mathematics : a Biobibliographic Sourcebook | place=New York | publisher=Greenwood Press | year=1987 | isbn=978-0-3132-4849-8 | page=[https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/159 159] | url=https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/159 }}</ref>
*[[1915]] – [[Lorne Greene]], Canadian-American actor (d. 1987)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Feb. 12: John Michael Higgins, Lochlyn Munro |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/02/12/Famous-birthdays-for-Feb-12-John-Michael-Higgins-Lochlyn-Munro/7951676130797/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=11 February 2024 |date=12 February 2023}}</ref>
* 1915 – [[Olivia Hooker]], American sailor (d. 2018)
*[[1916]] – [[Joseph Alioto]], American lawyer and politician, 36th [[Mayor of San Francisco]] (d. 1998)
*[[1917]] – [[Al Cervi]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2009)<ref>{{cite web |title=Al Cervi|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/al-cervi/|publisher=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Athletics|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
* 1917 – [[Dom DiMaggio]], American baseball player (d. 2009)
*[[1918]] – [[Norman Farberow]], American psychologist and academic (d. 2015)
* 1918 – [[Julian Schwinger]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1994)
*[[1919]] – [[Forrest Tucker]], American actor (d. 1986)
*[[1920]] – [[Raymond Mhlaba]], South African anti-apartheid and [[African National Congress|ANC]] activist (d. 2005)
*[[1922]] – [[Hussein Onn]], Malaysian lawyer and politician, 3rd [[Prime Minister of Malaysia]] (d. 1990)
*[[1923]] – [[Franco Zeffirelli]], Italian director, producer, and politician (d. 2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24855930|title=Obituary: Franco Zeffirelli|website=BBC News|date=15 June 2019}}</ref>
*[[1925]] – [[Anthony Berry]], English politician (d. 1984)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/hon-anthony-berry/index.html|title=Hon. Anthony Berry (Hansard)|website=HANSARD 1803–2005|access-date=11 February 2020}}</ref>
* 1925 – [[Joan Mitchell]], American-French painter (d. 1992)
*[[1926]] – [[Rolf Brem]], Swiss sculptor and illustrator (d. 2014)
* 1926 – [[Joe Garagiola]], American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2016)<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1926 – [[Charles Van Doren]], American academic (d. 2019)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1928]] – [[Vincent Montana, Jr.]], American drummer and composer (d. 2013)
*[[1930]] – [[John Doyle (Tipperary hurler)|John Doyle]], Irish hurler and politician (d. 2010)
* 1930 – [[Arlen Specter]], American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)<ref>{{cite book|author=Louis Sandy Maisel|title=Jews in American Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7g1jaWlsY24C&pg=PA424|year=2001|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-7425-0181-2|pages=424}}</ref>
*[[1931]] – [[Janwillem van de Wetering]], Dutch-American author and translator (d. 2008)
*[[1932]] – [[Axel Jensen]], Norwegian author and poet (d. 2003)
* 1932 – [[Julian Simon]], American economist, author, and academic (d. 1998)
*[[1933]] – [[Ivan Anikeyev]], Soviet cosmonaut (d. 1992)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burgess |first1=Colin |last2=Hall |first2=Rex |title=The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team: Their Lives, Legacy, and Historical Impact |date=2009 |publisher=Springer |location=Berlin |isbn=9780387848235 |page=31 |lccn=2008935694}}</ref>
* 1933 – [[Costa-Gavras]], Greek-French director and producer
*[[1934]] – [[Annette Crosbie]], Scottish actress
* 1934 – [[Anne Osborn Krueger]], American economist and academic
* 1934 – [[Bill Russell]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2022)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1935]] – [[Gene McDaniels]], American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011)
*[[1936]] – [[Joe Don Baker]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
* 1936 – [[Alan Ebringer]], Australian immunologist
*[[1938]] – [[Judy Blume]], American author and educator<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1939]] – [[Leon Kass]], American physician, scientist, and educator
* 1939 – [[Ray Manzarek]], American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 2013)
*[[1941]] – [[Dominguinhos]], Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 2013)
* 1941 – [[Naomi Uemura]], Japanese mountaineer and explorer (d. 1984)
*[[1942]] – [[Ehud Barak]], Israeli general and politician, 10th [[Prime Minister of Israel]]<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1942 – [[Terry Bisson]], American science fiction and fantasy author (d. 2024)<ref>{{cite news|title=Terry Bisson (1942-2024)|work=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]]|date=January 10, 2024|accessdate=January 11, 2024|url=https://locusmag.com/2024/01/terry-bisson-1942-2024/}}</ref>
* 1942 – [[Pat Dobson]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2006)
*[[1945]] – [[Maud Adams]], Swedish model and actress<ref name="AP"/>
* 1945 – [[David D. Friedman]], American economist, physicist, and scholar
*[[1946]] – [[Jean Eyeghé Ndong]], Gabonese politician, [[Prime Minister of Gabon]]
* 1946 – [[Ajda Pekkan]], Turkish singer-songwriter and actress
*[[1948]] – [[Ray Kurzweil]], American computer scientist and engineer
* 1948 – [[Nicholas Soames]], English politician, [[Minister of State for the Armed Forces]]
producer
* [[1949]] – [[Lenny Randle]], American baseball player
* 1949 – [[Gundappa Viswanath]], Indian cricketer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gundappa Viswanath|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/35712.html|access-date=2020-07-17|website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
*[[1950]] – [[Angelo Branduardi]], Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1950 – [[Steve Hackett]], English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP"/>
* 1950 – [[Michael Ironside]], Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1952]] – [[Simon MacCorkindale]], English actor, director, and producer (d. 2010)
* 1952 – [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]], American singer-songwriter and keyboard player<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1953]] – [[Joanna Kerns]], American actress and director<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1954]] – [[Zach Grenier]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
* 1954 – [[Joseph Jordania]], Georgian-Australian musicologist and academic
* 1954 – [[Tzimis Panousis]], Greek comedian, singer, and author (d. 2018)
* 1954 – [[Phil Zimmermann]], American cryptographer and programmer
*[[1955]] – [[Bill Laswell]], American musician and producer
* 1955 – [[Chet Lemon]], American baseball player and coach
*[[1956]] – [[Arsenio Hall]], American actor and talk show host<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for February 12, 2023 includes celebrities Christina Ricci, Arsenio Hall |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/02/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-february-12-2023-includes-celebrities-christina-ricci-arsenio-hall.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=11 February 2024 |date=12 February 2023}}</ref>
* 1956 – [[Ad Melkert]], Dutch lawyer and politician, [[Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (Netherlands)|Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment]]
* 1956 – [[Brian Robertson (guitarist)|Brian Robertson]], Scottish musician and songwriter
*[[1958]] – [[Bobby Smith (ice hockey)|Bobby Smith]], Canadian ice hockey player and executive<ref>{{cite web |title=Bobby Smith |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/bobby-smith-8451476 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1959]] – [[Larry Nance]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Larry Nance |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/77685/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1961]] – [[David Graeber]], American anthropologist and activist (d. 2020)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jeffries |first=Stuart |date=2020-09-06 |title=David Graeber obituary: Anthropologist, activist and author who played a key role in the Occupy Wall Street movement |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/sep/06/david-graeber-obituary |access-date=2022-08-30 |quote=David Rolfe Graeber, anthropologist and activist, born 12 February 1961; died 2 September 2020.}}</ref>
* 1961 – [[Jim Harris (politician)|Jim Harris]], Canadian environmentalist and politician
* 1961 – [[Michel Martelly]], Haitian singer and politician, 56th [[President of Haiti]]
*[[1963]] – [[John Michael Higgins]], American actor and comedian<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1964]] – [[Omar Hakim]], American drummer, producer, arranger, and composer
* 1964 – [[Raphael Sbarge]], American actor and director<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1965]] – [[Rubén Amaro, Jr.]], American baseball player and manager
* 1965 – [[Christine Elise]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP"/>
* 1965 – [[Brett Kavanaugh]], American lawyer and jurist, [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx|title=Current Members |website=Supreme Court of the United States |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240214010202/https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx |archive-date= Feb 14, 2024 }}</ref>
* 1965 – [[David Westlake]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1966]] – [[Greg Carberry]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/greg-carberry/summary.html|title=Greg Carberry - Career Stats & Summary |website=Rugby League Project |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231101055141/https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/greg-carberry/summary.html |archive-date= Nov 1, 2023 }}</ref>
* 1966 – [[Paul Crook]], American musician, songwriter, and producer
* 1966 – [[Lochlyn Munro]], Canadian actor<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1968]] – [[Josh Brolin]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
* 1968 – [[Chynna Phillips]], American singer and actress<ref name="AP"/>
* 1968 – [[Nathan Rees]], Australian politician, 41st [[Premier of New South Wales]]<ref>{{cite news | author = McNicoll, D.D. | url = http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24834642-25090,00.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20121215174818/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24834642-25090,00.html | archive-date = 15 December 2012 | title = Scud marks in Open court - Secrecy the safest policy | work = [[The Australian]] | date = 23 December 2008 | publisher = [[News Limited]] }}</ref>
*[[1969]] – [[Darren Aronofsky]], American director, producer, and screenwriter
* 1969 – [[Alemayehu Atomsa]], Ethiopian educator and politician (d. 2014)
* 1969 – [[Steve Backley]], English javelin thrower
* 1969 – [[Anneli Drecker]], Norwegian singer and actress
* 1969 – [[Hong Myung-bo]], South Korean footballer and manager
*[[1970]] – [[Jim Creeggan]], Canadian singer-songwriter and musician<ref name="AP"/>
* 1970 – [[Bryan Roy]], Dutch footballer and manager
* 1970 – [[Judd Winick]], American author and illustrator
*[[1971]] – [[Scott Menville]], American voice actor, singer, actor and musician
*[[1972]] – [[Owen Nolan]], Northern Irish-Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Owen Nolan |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/owen-nolan-8449895 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1973]] – [[Gianni Romme]], Dutch speed skater
* 1973 – [[Tara Strong]], Canadian-American voice actress and singer
*[[1974]] – [[Naseem Hamed]], English boxer
*[[1975]] – [[Scot Pollard]], American basketball player and actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Scot Pollard |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1513/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1976]] – [[Christian Cullen]], New Zealand rugby player
*[[1977]] – [[Jimmy Conrad]], American soccer player and manager
*[[1978]] – [[Paul Anderson (actor)|Paul Anderson]], English actor
*[[1979]] – [[Jesse Spencer]], Australian actor and violinist<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1980]] – [[Juan Carlos Ferrero]], Spanish tennis player
* 1980 – [[Sarah Lancaster]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
* 1980 – [[Gucci Mane]], American rapper<ref name="AP"/>
* 1980 – [[Christina Ricci]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1981]] – [[Wade McKinnon]], Australian rugby league player
*[[1982]] – [[Jonas Hiller]], Swiss ice hockey player
* 1982 – [[Louis Tsatoumas]], Greek long jumper
* 1982 – [[Anthony Tuitavake]], New Zealand rugby player
*[[1983]] – [[Carlton Brewster]], American football player and coach
*[[1984]] – [[Brad Keselowski]], American race car driver
* 1984 – [[Andrei Sidorenkov]], Estonian footballer
* 1984 – [[Peter Vanderkaay]], American swimmer
*[[1985]] – [[Konstantin Pushkaryov]], Kazakhstani ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Konstantin Pushkarev |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/konstantin-pushkarev-8470637 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1986]] – [[Todd Frazier]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Todd Frazier |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/todd-frazier-453943 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1987]] – [[Jérémy Chardy]], French tennis player<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/jeremy-chardy/ca12/overview|title=Jeremy Chardy | Bio | ATP Tour | Tennis|website=ATP Tour}}</ref>
* 1987 – [[Gabriela Mărginean]], Romanian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Gabriela Marginean |url=https://stats.wnba.com/player/202276/traditional/ |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1988]] – [[DeMarco Murray]], American football player
* 1988 – [[Nicolás Otamendi]], Argentine footballer
* 1988 – [[Josh Phegley]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Phegley |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/josh-phegley-572033 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
* 1988 – [[Mike Posner]], American singer-songwriter and producer
*[[1989]] – [[Josh Harrellson]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Harrellson |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202725/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1990]] – [[Katherine Barrell]], Canadian actress, director, writer, and producer<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1990 – [[Robert Griffin III]], American football player
*[[1991]] – [[Patrick Herrmann]], German footballer
* 1991 – [[Kane Richardson]], Australian cricketer<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/272262.html ESPNcricinfo</ref>
*[[1992]] – [[Magda Linette]], Polish tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315130/magda-linette|title=WTAtennis.com Profile: Magda Linette|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]]|access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref>
*[[1993]] – [[Bud Dupree]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Bud Dupree |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2576702/bud-dupree |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
* 1993 – [[Rafinha (footballer, born February 1993)|Rafinha]], Brazilian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Rafinha|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/rafael-alcantara-do-nascimento/170346/|website=Soccerway|access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref>
* 1993 – [[Jennifer Stone]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1994]] – [[Arman Hall]], American sprinter<ref>{{cite web |title=Arman Gino Hall|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/arman-hall-256492|publisher=World Athletics|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
* 1994 – [[Paxton Lynch]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Paxton Lynch |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2977881/paxton-lynch |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[2000]] – [[Kim Ji-min (actress)|Kim Ji-min]], South Korean actress
*[[2001]] – [[Khvicha Kvaratskhelia]], Georgian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Khvicha Kvaratskhelia|url=https://sscnapoli.it/en/player-details/?id=26560|website=[[SSC Napoli]]|access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[821]] – [[Benedict of Aniane]], French monk and saint (b. 747)
* [[890]] – [[Henjō]], Japanese priest and poet (b. 816)
* [[981]] – [[Ælfstan (bishop of Ramsbury)|Ælfstan]], [[Bishop of Ramsbury (ancient)|bishop of Ramsbury]]<ref name=Handbook220>Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 220</ref>
* [[901]] – [[Antony II of Constantinople|Antony II]], patriarch of [[Constantinople]]
* [[914]] – [[Empress Li (Liu Shouguang's wife)|Li]], empress of [[Yan (Five Dynasties period)|Yan]]
* [[941]] – [[Wulfhelm]], Archbishop of Canterbury
*[[1247]] – [[Ermesinde, Countess of Luxembourg]], ruler (b. 1185)
*[[1266]] – [[Amadeus of the Amidei]], Italian saint
*[[1517]] – [[Catherine of Navarre]] (b. 1468)
*[[1538]] – [[Albrecht Altdorfer]], German painter, engraver, and architect (b. 1480)
*[[1554]] – [[Lord Guildford Dudley]], English son of [[Jane Dudley, Duchess of Northumberland]] (b. 1536; executed)<ref name="Craik1850">{{cite book|author=George Lillie Craik|title=Pictorical History of England|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bQQwAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA124|year=1850|publisher=W.S. Orr & Company|pages=124}}</ref>
* 1554 – [[Lady Jane Grey]], de facto monarch of England and Ireland for nine days (b. 1537; executed)<ref name="Craik1850"/>
*[[1571]] – [[Nicholas Throckmorton]], English politician and diplomat (b. 1515)
*[[1590]] – [[François Hotman]], French lawyer and author (b. 1524)
*[[1600]] – [[Edward Denny (soldier)|Edward Denny]], Knight Banneret of [[Bishop's Stortford]], English soldier, privateer and adventurer (b. 1547)
===1601–1900===
*[[1612]] – [[Jodocus Hondius]], Flemish cartographer (b. 1563)
*[[1624]] – [[George Heriot]], Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist, founded [[George Heriot's School]] (b. 1563)
*[[1713]] – [[Jahandar Shah]], Mughal emperor (b. 1664)
*[[1728]] – [[Agostino Steffani]], Italian priest and composer (b. 1653)
*[[1763]] – [[Pierre de Marivaux]], French author and playwright (b. 1688)
*[[1771]] – [[Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden]] (b. 1710)
*[[1789]] – [[Ethan Allen]], American farmer, general, and politician (b. 1738)
*[[1804]] – [[Immanuel Kant]], German anthropologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1724)
*[[1834]] – [[Friedrich Schleiermacher]], German philosopher and scholar (b. 1768)
*[[1886]] – [[Randolph Caldecott]], English-American painter and illustrator (b. 1846)
*[[1894]] – [[Hans von Bülow]], German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1830)
*[[1896]] – [[Ambroise Thomas]], French composer and academic (b. 1811)
===1901–present===
*[[1912]] – [[Gerhard Armauer Hansen]], Norwegian physician (b. 1841)
*[[1915]] – [[Émile Waldteufel]], French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837)
*[[1916]] – [[Richard Dedekind]], German mathematician, philosopher, and academic (b. 1831)
*[[1929]] – [[Lillie Langtry]], English singer and actress (b. 1853)
*[[1931]] – [[Samad bey Mehmandarov]], Azerbaijani-Russian general and politician, 3rd [[Ministry of Defense (Azerbaijan)|Azerbaijani Minister of Defense]] (b. 1855)
*[[1935]] – [[Auguste Escoffier]], French chef and author (b. 1846)
*[[1942]] – [[Eugene Esmonde]], Irish-English lieutenant and pilot, [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (b. 1909)
* 1942 – [[Avraham Stern]], Polish-Israeli militant leader (b. 1907)
* 1942 – [[Grant Wood]], American painter and academic (b. 1891)
*[[1947]] – [[Moses Gomberg]], Ukrainian-American chemist and academic (b. 1866)
*[[1949]] – [[Hassan al-Banna]], Egyptian educator, founded the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] (b. 1906)
*[[1954]] – [[Dziga Vertov]], Polish-Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1896)
*[[1958]] – [[Douglas Hartree]], English mathematician and physicist (b. 1897)
*[[1960]] – [[Oskar Anderson]], Bulgarian-German mathematician and academic (b. 1887)
*[[1970]] – [[Clare Turlay Newberry]], American author and illustrator (b. 1903)
*[[1971]] – [[James Cash Penney]], American businessman and philanthropist, founded [[J. C. Penney]] (b. 1875)
*[[1975]] – [[Carl Lutz]], Swiss vice-consul to Hungary during WWII, credited with saving over 62,000 Jews (b. 1895)
*[[1976]] – [[Frank Stagg (Irish republican)|Frank Stagg]], [[Irish republicanism|Irish Republican]] died on hunger strike (b. 1941)<ref name="Ferriter2012">{{cite book|author=Diarmaid Ferriter|title=Ambiguous Republic: Ireland in the 1970s|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qN-jf5dN7QAC&pg=PT215|date=1 November 2012|publisher=Profile Books|isbn=978-1-84765-856-2|pages=215}}</ref>
*[[1976]] – [[Sal Mineo]], American actor (b. 1939)
*[[1977]] – [[Herman Dooyeweerd]], Dutch philosopher and scholar (b. 1894)
*[[1979]] – [[Jean Renoir]], French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)
*[[1980]] – [[Muriel Rukeyser]], American poet and activist (b. 1913)
*[[1982]] – [[Victor Jory]], Canadian-American actor (b. 1902)
*[[1983]] – [[Eubie Blake]], American pianist and composer (b. 1887)
*[[1984]] – [[Anna Anderson]], Polish-American woman, who claimed to be [[Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia]] (b. 1896)
* 1984 – [[Julio Cortázar]], Belgian-Argentinian author and poet (b. 1914)
*[[1985]] – [[Nicholas Colasanto]], American actor and director (b. 1924)
*[[1989]] – [[Thomas Bernhard]], Austrian playwright and author (b. 1931)
*[[1991]] – [[Roger Patterson (bassist)|Roger Patterson]], American bass player (b. 1968)
*[[1992]] – [[Bep van Klaveren]], Dutch boxer (b. 1907)
*[[1994]] – [[Donald Judd]], American painter and sculptor (b. 1928)
*[[1995]] – [[Philip Taylor Kramer]], American bass player (b. 1952)
*[[1998]] – [[Gardner Ackley]], American economist and diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to Italy]] (b. 1915)
*[[2000]] – [[Tom Landry]], American football player and coach (b. 1924)
* 2000 – [[Charles M. Schulz]], American cartoonist, created ''[[Peanuts]]'' (b. 1922)
*[[2001]] – [[Kristina Söderbaum]], Swedish-German actress and producer (b. 1912)
*[[2002]] – [[John Eriksen]], Danish footballer (b. 1957)
*[[2005]] – [[Dorothy Stang]], American-Brazilian nun and missionary (b. 1931)
*[[2007]] – [[Ann Barzel]], American writer and dance critic (b. 1905)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qojgLBuEFEUC&q=Ann+Barzel+%221905%22&pg=PA29|title=Chicago Portraits: New Edition|last=Sawyers|first=June Skinner|date=2012|publisher=Northwestern University Press|isbn=9780810126497|pages=29|language=en}}</ref>
* 2007 – [[Peggy Gilbert]], American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1905)
*[[2008]] – [[David Groh]], American actor (b. 1939)
*[[2009]] – [[Colgan Air Flight 3407]] victims:
**[[Alison Des Forges]], American historian and activist (b. 1942)
**[[Beverly Eckert]], American activist (b. 1951)
**[[Mat Mathews]], Dutch accordion player (b. 1924)
**[[Coleman Mellett]], American guitarist (b. 1974)
**[[Gerry Niewood]], American saxophonist (b. 1943)
*[[2010]] – [[Nodar Kumaritashvili]], Georgian luger (b. 1988)
*[[2011]] – [[Peter Alexander (Austrian performer)|Peter Alexander]], Austrian singer and actor (b. 1926)
* 2011 – [[Betty Garrett]], American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1919)
* 2011 – [[Kenneth Mars]], American actor and comedian (b. 1935)
*[[2012]] – [[Zina Bethune]], American actress, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1945)
* 2012 – [[Denis Flannery]], Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1928)
* 2012 – [[David Kelly (actor)|David Kelly]], Irish actor (b. 1929)
* 2012 – [[John Severin]], American illustrator (b. 1921)
*[[2013]] – [[Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]], Saudi Arabian prince (b. 1941)
* 2013 – [[Reginald Turnill]], English journalist and author (b. 1915)
* 2013 – [[Hennadiy Udovenko]], Ukrainian politician and diplomat, 2nd [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ukraine)|Minister of Foreign Affairs for Ukraine]] (b. 1931)
*[[2014]] – [[Sid Caesar]], American actor and comedian (b. 1922)
* 2014 – [[John Pickstone]], English historian and author (b. 1944)
*[[2015]] – [[Movita Castaneda]], American actress and singer (b. 1916)
* 2015 – [[Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat]], Malaysian cleric and politician, 12th [[List of Menteris Besar of Kelantan|Menteri Besar of Kelantan]] (b. 1931)
* 2015 – [[Gary Owens]], American radio host and voice actor (b. 1934)
* 2015 – [[Steve Strange]], Welsh singer (b. 1959)
*[[2016]] – [[Dominique D'Onofrio]], Italian-Belgian footballer and coach (b. 1953)
* 2016 – [[Yannis Kalaitzis]], Greek cartoonist (b. 1945)
* 2016 – [[Yan Su]], Chinese general and composer (b. 1930)
*[[2017]] – [[Al Jarreau]], American singer (b. 1940)
* 2017 – [[Anna Marguerite McCann]], first female American underwater archaeologist (b. 1933)
* 2017 – [[Ren Xinmin]], Chinese rocket scientist (b. 1915)
*[[2018]] – [[Bill Crider]], American author (b. 1941)<ref>{{cite news |title=Allen Billy (Bill) Crider |url=http://www.alvinsun.net/obituaries/article_d4f4d782-129e-11e8-abd6-8bc3591efa00.html |access-date=28 February 2022 |work=The Alvin Sun |date=15 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228121656/http://www.alvinsun.net/obituaries/article_d4f4d782-129e-11e8-abd6-8bc3591efa00.html |archive-date=28 February 2022}}</ref>
*[[2019]] – [[Gordon Banks]], English footballer (b. 1937)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/gordon-banks-dies-stoke-city-2531230|title=Stoke City and England hero Gordon Banks OBE dies aged 81|first=Martin|last=Spinks|date=February 12, 2019|website=StokeonTrentLive}}</ref>
* 2019 – [[Lyndon LaRouche]], American political activist (b. 1922)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/obituaries/lyndon-larouche-dead.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/obituaries/lyndon-larouche-dead.html |archive-date=2022-01-02 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title=Lyndon LaRouche, Cult Figure Who Ran for President 8 Times, Dies at 96 (Published 2019)|first=Richard|last=Severo|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 13, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* 2019 – [[Pedro Morales]], Puerto Rican professional wrestler and commentator (b. 1942)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/pedro-morales-wwe-hall-of-famer-and-former-heavyweight-champion-dies-at-age-76/|title=Pedro Morales, WWE Hall of Famer and former heavyweight champion, dies at age 76|website=CBS Sports|date=12 February 2019 }}</ref>
*[[2020]] – [[Christie Blatchford]], Canadian newspaper columnist, journalist and broadcaster (b. 1951)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/rip-christie-blatchford|title=Dead at 68: Christie Blatchford was a tenacious voice for victims, a thorn to the smug | National Post|newspaper=National Post|date=February 12, 2020|last1=Humphreys|first1=Adrian}}</ref>
* 2020 – [[Geert Hofstede]], Dutch social psychologist (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jackson |first1=Terence |title=The legacy of Geert Hofstede |journal=International Journal of Cross Cultural Management |date=April 2020 |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=3–6 |doi=10.1177/1470595820915088 |s2cid=216237997 |language=en |issn=1470-5958|doi-access=free }}</ref>
*[[2022]] – [[Ivan Reitman]], Slovak-Canadian actor, director, and producer (b. 1946)<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/ivan-reitman-ghostbusters-director-dies-at-75/|title = Ivan Reitman, 'Ghostbusters' director, dies at 75|magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
* Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
** [[Benedict of Aniane]]
** [[Damian (martyrs, February 12)|Damian]] (?)
** [[Julian the Hospitaller]]
** [[Martyrs of Abitinae]]
** [[February 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[Darwin Day]] ([[International observance|International]])
* [[Georgia Day]] ([[Georgia (U.S. state)]])
* [[Lincoln's Birthday]] ([[United States]])
* [[Red Hand Day]] ([[United Nations]])
* [[Union Day (Myanmar)]]
==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/12 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=2|day=12}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/february/12 Historical Events on February 12]
{{months}}
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