Famous Personalities Born In February - 12
Wednesday, 03 September 2025
1074 On this day in history birth of conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101)
1211 Henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35) was born on this day in history.
1218 On this day in history birth of kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256)
1438 On this day in history birth of adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen
1474 Lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat was born on this day in history.
1567 On this day in history birth of thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician
1584 On this day in history birth of casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring)
1585 On February - 12 birth of caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy
1588 John Winthrop, English attorney/puritan/1st gov of Mass was born on this day in history.
1606 John Winthrop, the Younger, Governor of Connecticut (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.
1636 On this day in history birth of herman Witsius, [Wits], Dutch reformed theologist
1637 On February - 12 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 Josef Christian, German sculptor was born on February - 12.
1728 On this day in history birth of Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (d. 1799)
1740 Matej Sojka, composer was born on this day in history.
1751 On February - 12 birth of joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer
1753 On February - 12 birth of lambert-Francois Godecharle, composer
1753 François-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers, French admiral (d. 1798) was born on this day in history.
1758 On this day in history birth of christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer
1760 Jan Ladislav Dussek, Bohemia, pianist/composer was born on February - 12.
1768 On this day in history birth of francis II, Florence Italy, last Holy Roman emperor (1792-1806)
1775 Louise Catherine Johnson Adams, 1st lady (1825-1829) was born on this day in history.
1777 Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, German poet (d. 1843) was born on February - 12.
1778 Franz Joseph Volkert, composer was born on this day in history.
1785 Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838) was born on February - 12.
1791 Jan D Zocher Jr, Dutch garden architect (Vondelpark, Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.
1791 Peter Cooper, industrialist/philanthropist (Cooper Union) was born on this day in history.
1792 On February - 12 birth of ferdinand de Braekeleer, Belgian painter
1794 On February - 12 birth of alexander Petrov, Russian chess player (d. 1867)
1804 Heinrich Lenz, German physicist (d. 1865) was born on February - 12.
1809 Abraham Lincoln, Kentucky, (R) 16th pres (1861-65) was born on February - 12.