Famous Birthdays In February - 12

1074  On this day in history birth of conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101)  

1211  On February - 12 birth of henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35)  

1218  Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256) was born on February - 12.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1585  Caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy was born on this day in history.  

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 February - 12.  

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1636  Herman Witsius, [Wits], Dutch reformed theologist was born on February - 12.  

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 this day in history birth of rudolph J Camerarius, German botanist/physician (sexuality plant)  

1704  On this day in history birth of charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772)  

1706  Josef Christian, German sculptor was born on this day in history.  

1728  Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (d. 1799) was born on February - 12.  

1740  Matej Sojka, composer was born on this day in history.  

1751  Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer was born on February - 12.  

1753  On this day in history birth of lambert-Francois Godecharle, composer  

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

1758  On February - 12 birth of christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer  

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 this day in history.  

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  On February - 12 birth of franz Joseph Volkert, composer  

1785  Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838) was born on February - 12.  

1791  On this day in history birth of jan D Zocher Jr, Dutch garden architect (Vondelpark, Amsterdam)  

1791  On this day in history birth of peter Cooper, industrialist/philanthropist (Cooper Union)  

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

1794  On this day in history birth of alexander Petrov, Russian chess player (d. 1867)  

1804  Heinrich Lenz, German physicist (d. 1865) was born on this day in history.  

1809  On February - 12 birth of abraham Lincoln, Kentucky, (R) 16th pres (1861-65)  

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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  Death of Jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17 on this day in history.  

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

1590  Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65 on February - 12.  

1595  On this day in history death of archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553)  

1616  John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65 on this day in history.