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

1474  On February - 12 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 this day in history.  

1588  John Winthrop, English attorney/puritan/1st gov of Mass was born on February - 12.  

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

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

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

1663  On this day in history birth of cotton Mather, witchcraft authority  

1665  Rudolph J Camerarius, German botanist/physician (sexuality plant) was born on February - 12.  

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

1706  Josef Christian, German sculptor was born on February - 12.  

1728  Ã‰tienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.  

1740  On this day in history 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  François-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers, French admiral (d. 1798) was born on this day in history.  

1758  Christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer was born on this day in history.  

1760  Jan Ladislav Dussek, Bohemia, pianist/composer was born on this day in history.  

1768  On February - 12 birth of francis II, Florence Italy, last Holy Roman emperor (1792-1806)  

1775  On February - 12 birth of louise Catherine Johnson Adams, 1st lady (1825-1829)  

1777  On February - 12 birth of friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, German poet (d. 1843)  

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

1792  On February - 12 birth of ferdinand de Braekeleer, Belgian painter  

1794  Alexander Petrov, Russian chess player (d. 1867) was born on this day in history.  

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  Toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies on February - 12.  

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  Death of Nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515) on this day in history.  

1590  On February - 12 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 this day in history.