Wednesday February 12, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.

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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.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, months, and days ago
  • months since then
  • is in the th week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

1429
English forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Comte de Clermont and Sir John Stewart of Darnley in the Battle of Rouvray (also known as the Battle of the Herrings).
Bernardo O'Higgins formally approved the Chilean Declaration of Independence near Concepción, Chile.
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.
The Xuantong Emperor, the last Emperor of China, abdicates.
A meteor creates an impact crater in Sikhote-Alin, in the Soviet Union.
Carmen Lawrence becomes the first female Premier in Australian history when she becomes Premier of Western Australia.
Four men break into the National Gallery of Norway and steal Edward Munch’s iconic painting The Scream.
An Iran Air Tours Tupolev Tu-154 crashes in the mountains outside Khorramabad, Iran while descending for a landing at Khorramabad Airport, killing 119.
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.
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Monkey in Chinese astrology.

Who were born on ?

Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, German poet (d. 1843)
Charles Darwin, English naturalist (d. 1882)
John Doyle, Irish hurler
Ralph Bates, English actor (d. 1991)
Ehud Barak, Israeli politician, Prime Minister of Israel (1999–2001)
Bobby Smith, Canadian ice hockey player
Sigrid Thornton, Australian actress
Michel Petit, Canadian ice hockey player
Christian Cullen, New Zealand rugby union footballer
Lolly Badcock, English pornographic actress

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