Famous Birthdays In February - 12

1074  Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101) was born on this day in history.   

1211  Henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35) was born on this day in history.   

1218  On February - 12 birth of kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256)   

1438  On February - 12 birth of adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen   

1474  On this day in history birth of lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat   

1567  Thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician was born on February - 12.   

1584  Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring) was born on February - 12.   

1585  On this day in history birth of caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy   

1588  On this day in history birth of john Winthrop, English attorney/puritan/1st gov of Mass   

1606  John Winthrop, the Younger, Governor of Connecticut (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

1636  Herman Witsius, [Wits], Dutch reformed theologist was born on this day in history.   

1637  On this day in history birth of john Swammerdam, Dutch anatomist/entomologist (Bible of Nature)   

1663  On February - 12 birth of cotton Mather, witchcraft authority   

1665  On February - 12 birth of rudolph J Camerarius, German botanist/physician (sexuality plant)   

1704  Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772) was born on February - 12.   

1706  On this day in history birth of josef Christian, German sculptor   

1728  On February - 12 birth of Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (d. 1799)   

1740  On February - 12 birth of matej Sojka, composer   

1751  Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer was born on this day in history.   

1753  On February - 12 birth of lambert-Francois Godecharle, composer   

1753  On February - 12 birth of françois-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers, French admiral (d. 1798)   

1758  Christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer was born on February - 12.   

1760  On this day in history birth of jan Ladislav Dussek, Bohemia, pianist/composer   

1768  Francis II, Florence Italy, last Holy Roman emperor (1792-1806) was born on February - 12.   

1775  On this day in history birth of louise Catherine Johnson Adams, 1st lady (1825-1829)   

1777  On this day in history birth of friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, German poet (d. 1843)   

1778  Franz Joseph Volkert, composer was born on this day in history.   

1785  On this day in history birth of pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838)   

1791  On February - 12 birth of jan D Zocher Jr, Dutch garden architect (Vondelpark, Amsterdam)   

1791  On February - 12 birth of peter Cooper, industrialist/philanthropist (Cooper Union)   

1792  Ferdinand de Braekeleer, Belgian painter was born on February - 12.   

1794  On February - 12 birth of alexander Petrov, Russian chess player (d. 1867)   

1804  On this day in history birth of heinrich Lenz, German physicist (d. 1865)   

1809  Abraham Lincoln, Kentucky, (R) 16th pres (1861-65) was born on February - 12.   

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1128  On February - 12 toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies   

1242  Death of Hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide on this day in history.   

1538  Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57 on February - 12.   

1554  On this day in history death of jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17   

1571  On this day in history death of nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515)   

1590  On this day in history francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65   

1595  Death of Archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553) on this day in history.   

1616  John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65 on February - 12.