February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 322 days remaining, 323 in leap years.
Events:
Births:
- 1775: Louisa Adams (First Lady--wife of John Quincy Adams, 6th U.S. President)
- 1809: Charles Darwin (naturalist)
- 1809: Abraham Lincoln (16th U.S. President)
- 1881: Anna Pavlova (ballerina)
- 1915: Lorne Greene (actor, newscaster)
- 1923: Franco Zeffirelli (director)
- 1938: Judy Blume (author)
- 1939: Ray Manzarek (keyboardist)
- 1955: Arsenio Hall (actor, talk show host)
- 1956: Paula Zahn (television journalist)
Deaths:
- 1954: Dziga Vertov (Russian filmmaker)
Holidays and observances:
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
February 11 - February 13 - January 12 - March 12 - more historical anniversaries