Famous Birthdays In February - 12

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

1211  On this day in history 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 February - 12 birth of lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat   

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

1584  On this day in history birth of casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring)   

1585  Caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy was born on February - 12.   

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

1606  On this day in history birth of john Winthrop, the Younger, Governor of Connecticut (d. 1676)   

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

1637  John Swammerdam, Dutch anatomist/entomologist (Bible of Nature) was born on this day in history.   

1663  Cotton Mather, witchcraft authority was born on this day in history.   

1665  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1758  On this day in history birth of christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer   

1760  On February - 12 birth of jan Ladislav Dussek, Bohemia, pianist/composer   

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

1775  Louise Catherine Johnson Adams, 1st lady (1825-1829) was born on February - 12.   

1777  Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, German poet (d. 1843) was born on February - 12.   

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 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  Ferdinand de Braekeleer, Belgian painter was born on this day in history.   

1794  Alexander Petrov, Russian chess player (d. 1867) was born on February - 12.   

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.   

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

1242  On February - 12 death of hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide   

1538  On this day in history albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57   

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 February - 12.   

1616  On this day in history john Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65