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February 12 in recent years

February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 322 days remain until the end of the year (323 in leap years).

Events

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Births

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

  • 1902 – William Collier, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1987)
  • 1903Jorge Basadre, Peruvian historian (d. 1980)
  • 1903 – Chick Hafey, American baseball player and manager (d. 1973)
  • 1904 – Ted Mack, American radio and television host (d. 1976)
  • 1907Joseph Kearns, American actor (d. 1962)
  • 1908Jean Effel, French painter, caricaturist, illustrator and journalist (d. 1982)
  • 1908 – Jacques Herbrand, French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1931)
  • 1909Zoran 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)
  • 1914Tex Beneke, American singer, saxophonist, and bandleader (d. 2000)
  • 1914 – Hanna Neumann, German-Canadian mathematician (d. 1971)
  • 1915Lorne Greene, Canadian-American actor (d. 1987)
  • 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)
  • 1917 – Dom DiMaggio, American baseball player (d. 2009)
  • 1918Norman Farberow, American psychologist and academic (d. 2015)
  • 1918 – Julian Schwinger, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)
  • 1919 – Forrest Tucker, American actor (d. 1986)
  • 1920 – Raymond Mhlaba, South African anti-apartheid and ANC activist (d. 2005)
  • 1922Hussein Onn, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Malaysia (d. 1990)
  • 1923Franco Zeffirelli, Italian director, producer, and politician (d. 2019)
  • 1925 – Anthony Berry, English politician (d. 1984)
  • 1925 – Joan Mitchell, American-French painter (d. 1992)
  • 1926Rolf Brem, Swiss sculptor and illustrator (d. 2014)
  • 1926 – Joe Garagiola, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2016)
  • 1926 – Charles Van Doren, American academic (d. 2019)
  • 1928 – Vincent Montana, Jr., American drummer and composer (d. 2013)
  • 1930John Doyle, Irish hurler and politician (d. 2010)
  • 1930 – Arlen Specter, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)
  • 1931Janwillem 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)
  • 1933 – Costa-Gavras, Greek-French director and producer
  • 1934Annette Crosbie, Scottish actress
  • 1934 – Anne Osborn Krueger, American economist and academic
  • 1934 – Bill Russell, American basketball player and coach (d. 2022)
  • 1935Gene McDaniels, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011)
  • 1936Joe Don Baker, American actor
  • 1936 – Alan Ebringer, Australian immunologist
  • 1938Judy Blume, American author and educator
  • 1939 – Leon Kass, American physician, scientist, and educator
  • 1939 – Ray Manzarek, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 2013)
  • 1941Dominguinhos, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 2013)
  • 1941 – Naomi Uemura, Japanese mountaineer and explorer (d. 1984)
  • 1942Ehud Barak, Israeli general and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Israel
  • 1942 – Terry Bisson, American science fiction and fantasy author (d. 2024)
  • 1942 – Pat Dobson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2006)
  • 1945 – Maud Adams, Swedish model and actress
  • 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
  • 1948Ray Kurzweil, American computer scientist and engineer
  • 1948 – Nicholas Soames, English politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces
  • 1949 – Gundappa Viswanath, Indian cricketer
  • 1950 – Angelo Branduardi, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1950 – Steve Hackett, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  • 1950 – Michael Ironside, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
  • 1952Simon MacCorkindale, English actor, director, and producer (d. 2010)
  • 1952 – Michael McDonald, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
  • 1953Joanna Kerns, American actress and director
  • 1954 – Zach Grenier, American actor
  • 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
  • 1956Arsenio Hall, American actor and talk show host
  • 1956 – Ad Melkert, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment
  • 1956 – Brian Robertson, Scottish musician and songwriter
  • 1958 – Bobby Smith, Canadian ice hockey player and executive
  • 1959Larry Nance, American basketball player
  • 1961David Graeber, American anthropologist and activist (d. 2020)
  • 1961 – Jim Harris, Canadian environmentalist and politician
  • 1961 – Michel Martelly, Haitian singer and politician, 56th President of Haiti
  • 1963John Michael Higgins, American actor and comedian
  • 1964Omar Hakim, American drummer, producer, arranger, and composer
  • 1964 – Raphael Sbarge, American actor and director
  • 1965 – Rubén Amaro, Jr., American baseball player and manager
  • 1965 – Christine Elise, American actress and producer
  • 1965 – Brett Kavanaugh, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
  • 1965 – David Westlake, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1966 – Greg Carberry, Australian rugby league player
  • 1966 – Paul Crook, American musician, songwriter, and producer
  • 1966 – Lochlyn Munro, Canadian actor
  • 1968Josh Brolin, American actor
  • 1968 – Chynna Phillips, American singer and actress
  • 1968 – Nathan Rees, Australian politician, 41st Premier of New South Wales
  • 1969Darren 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
  • 1970Jim Creeggan, Canadian singer-songwriter and musician
  • 1970 – Bryan Roy, Dutch footballer and manager
  • 1970 – Judd Winick, American author and illustrator
  • 1971Scott Menville, American voice actor, singer, actor and musician
  • 1972 – Owen Nolan, Northern Irish-Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1973 – Gianni Romme, Dutch speed skater
  • 1973 – Tara Strong, Canadian-American voice actress and singer
  • 1974Naseem Hamed, English boxer
  • 1975 – Scot Pollard, American basketball player and actor
  • 1976 – Christian Cullen, New Zealand rugby player
  • 1977 – Jimmy Conrad, American soccer player and manager
  • 1978 – Paul Anderson, English actor
  • 1979Jesse Spencer, Australian actor and violinist
  • 1980Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spanish tennis player
  • 1980 – Sarah Lancaster, American actress
  • 1980 – Gucci Mane, American rapper
  • 1980 – Christina Ricci, American actress and producer
  • 1981 – Wade McKinnon, Australian rugby league player
  • 1982Jonas 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
  • 1984Brad Keselowski, American race car driver
  • 1984 – Andrei Sidorenkov, Estonian footballer
  • 1984 – Peter Vanderkaay, American swimmer
  • 1985 – Konstantin Pushkaryov, Kazakhstani ice hockey player
  • 1986 – Todd Frazier, American baseball player
  • 1987Jérémy Chardy, French tennis player
  • 1987 – Gabriela Mărginean, Romanian basketball player
  • 1988DeMarco Murray, American football player
  • 1988 – Nicolás Otamendi, Argentine footballer
  • 1988 – Josh Phegley, American baseball player
  • 1988 – Mike Posner, American singer-songwriter and producer
  • 1989 – Josh Harrellson, American basketball player
  • 1990Katherine Barrell, Canadian actress, director, writer, and producer
  • 1990 – Robert Griffin III, American football player
  • 1991 – Patrick Herrmann, German footballer
  • 1991 – Kane Richardson, Australian cricketer
  • 1992 – Magda Linette, Polish tennis player
  • 1993Bud Dupree, American football player
  • 1993 – Rafinha, Brazilian footballer
  • 1993 – Jennifer Stone, American actress
  • 1994 – Arman Hall, American sprinter
  • 1994 – Paxton Lynch, American football player
  • 2000 – Kim Ji-min, South Korean actress
  • 2001 – Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Georgian footballer

Deaths

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Holidays and observances

See also

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