Famous Personalities Born In February - 12
Friday, 18 July 2025
1074 On February - 12 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 Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen was born on February - 12.
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 this day in history.
1585 Caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy was born on February - 12.
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 February - 12.
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 Cotton Mather, witchcraft authority was born on February - 12.
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 this day in history.
1706 Josef Christian, German sculptor was born on this day in history.
1728 On February - 12 birth of Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (d. 1799)
1740 Matej Sojka, composer was born on February - 12.
1751 Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer was born on February - 12.
1753 On this day in history birth of lambert-Francois Godecharle, composer
1753 François-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers, French admiral (d. 1798) was born on February - 12.
1758 On February - 12 birth of christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer
1760 Jan Ladislav Dussek, Bohemia, pianist/composer was born on February - 12.
1768 Francis II, Florence Italy, last Holy Roman emperor (1792-1806) was born on this day in history.
1775 On this day in history birth of louise Catherine Johnson Adams, 1st lady (1825-1829)
1777 Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, German poet (d. 1843) was born on February - 12.
1778 Franz Joseph Volkert, composer was born on February - 12.
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 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.