Famous Birthdays In February - 12

1074  Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1438  On February - 12 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 February - 12 birth of thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician  

1584  On February - 12 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 February - 12.  

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

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1636  On this day in history birth of herman Witsius, [Wits], Dutch reformed theologist  

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

1663  On February - 12 birth of cotton Mather, witchcraft authority  

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

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

1706  On this day in history birth of josef Christian, German sculptor  

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

1740  Matej Sojka, composer was born on February - 12.  

1751  On February - 12 birth of joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer  

1753  On February - 12 birth of lambert-Francois Godecharle, composer  

1753  On this day in history 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 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  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  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  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  On February - 12 birth of heinrich Lenz, German physicist (d. 1865)  

1809  Abraham Lincoln, Kentucky, (R) 16th pres (1861-65) was born on February - 12.  

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1128  Toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1554  On this day in history death of jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17  

1571  Death of Nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515) on February - 12.  

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 this day in history.  

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