Historical Events In February - 12

2013  On this day in history north Korea confirms it has successfully tested a nuclear device that could be weaponized  

2014  On this day in history tatyana Volosozhar and Maksim Trankov win the Olympic gold in pairs figure skating  

2017  Emergency spillway at Oroville Dam, California threatens to collapse, 180,00 residents ordered to evacuate on February - 12.  

2017  On this day in history 59th Grammy Awards: Adele wins Best Song "Hello" and Best Album "25"  

2017  North Korea conducts a solid fuel ballistic missile test from Banghyon air base on this day in history.  

2018  Portait paintings of Barack Obama by Kehinde Wiley and Michelle Obama by Amy Sherald are unveiled at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery on this day in history.  

2018  Tropical cyclone Gita strikes Tonga as a category four cyclone causing widespread damage on February - 12.  

2018  On February - 12 oxfam deputy director resigns over charity's failure to deal with sexual misconduct allegations in Haiti and Chad  

2019  Mexican drug lord Joaquín " El Chapo " Guzmán found guilty of all 10 federal crimes against him in New York after 200 hours of testimony Learn More >> on February - 12.  

2019  On this day in history the Republic of Macedonia renames itself the Republic of North Macedonia, officially ending a decades-old dispute with Greece and paving the way for the former's integration into NATO and the European Union.  

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1074  On this day in history 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  On February - 12 birth of thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician  

1584  On February - 12 birth of casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring)  

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

1128  Toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies on February - 12.  

1242  Death of Hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide on February - 12.  

1538  On February - 12 albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57  

1554  Death of Jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17 on February - 12.  

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

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

1595  On February - 12 death of archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553)  

1616  John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65 on February - 12.