A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
February 12: Day of the Week
February 12, 2024 was the 43rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 323 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is lundi.
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Here’s the February calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
February 12 Historical Event(s)
1816
The Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is destroyed by fire.
1832
Ecuador annexes the Galápagos Islands.
1894
Anarchist Émile Henry hurls a bomb into Paris’s Cafe Terminus, killing one and wounding 20.
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 Xuantong Emperor, the last Emperor of China, abdicates.
1914
In Washington, D.C., the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place.
1956
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Monkey in Chinese astrology.
1990
Carmen Lawrence becomes the first female Premier in Australian history when she becomes Premier of Western Australia.
2001
NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touchdown in the “saddle” region of 433 Eros becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
2002
An Iran Air Tours Tupolev Tu-154 crashes in the mountains outside Khorramabad, Iran while descending for a landing at Khorramabad Airport, killing 119.
Who were born on February 12?
1902
William Collier, American stage and film actor (d. 1987)
1907
Clifton C. Edom, American photojournalism educator (d. 1991)
1915
Lorne Greene, Canadian actor (d. 1987)
1923
Franco Zeffirelli, Italian film and opera director and designer
1930
John Doyle, Irish hurler
1940
Ralph Bates, English actor (d. 1991)
1942
Pat Dobson, American baseball player (d. 2006)
1946
Cliff DeYoung, American actor and musician
1978
Silver Meikar, Estonian politician
1980
Sarah Lancaster, American actress
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters EANIUKOMN? Check your answers here: Word finder EANIUKOMN. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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