February 12 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1970  Andre Souris, composer, dies at 79.   

1971  George Shelton, actor (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 86.   

1973  American prisoners captured in Vietnam are released.   

1973  The inaugural US POWs in N Vietnam released; 116 of 456 flown to Philippines.   

1973  Benjamin Frankel, composer, dies at 67.   

1976  James Clifton Williams, composer (Sinfonians), dies at 52   

1978  "Jesus Christ Superstar" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 96 performances   

1979  Jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84.   

1980  Richard Hadlee is recorded as becoming New Zealand's top wicket-taker with 117   

1980  Floyd Taliaferro Alderson, actor (Crossing Trails), dies.   

1981  Admiral Bobby R Inman, USN, is recorded as becoming deputy director of CIA.   

1981  Jean Dixon, actress (Joy of Livng, You Only Live Once), dies   

1982  Cornelis Rijnsdorp, Dutch writer (Culprit), dies at 87.   

1983  Eubie Blake, ragtime-composer/pianist (Memories of You), dies at 100   

1984  Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean skate "Bolero" at the Olympics receiving all perfect scores for quality and the gold medal   

1984  Julio Cort zar, Argentina writer (Final del Juego), dies at 69   

1985  Defence Minister Robert Coates steps down news reports reveal he visited a nightclub featuring nude dancers and prostitutes while on ministry business in West Germany.   

1985  Nicholas Colssanto, actor (Coach-Cheers), dies at 61   

1986  Guy Douglas Hamilton Warrack, composer, dies at 86.   

1987  Survivors of a black man murdered by KKK members awarded $7 million damages.   

1987  Lang Jeffries, Canadian actor (Skip-Rescue 8), dies at 55   

1989  5 Pakistani Moslem rioters killed protesting "Satanic Verses" novel   

1989  Thursday's Child sets sailing record, New York-Cape Horn-San Francisco, 80 days 20 hours   

1989  Mauritius Balfoort, French/Flemish director, dies at 83   

1990  In Hagersville, Ontarioa tire dump fire set by teenage boys forces hundreds of families from their homes, leads to massive air pollution   

1991  Iceland recognizes Lithuania's independence.   

1991  North and South Korea form a joint team for table tennis competition.   

1991  Edward A Blatt, director (Between 2 Worlds), dies at 88.   

1992  Bep [Lambertus] van Klaveren, boxing champ (Olympic-gold-1928), dies   

1993  A pair of 10-year-olds kidnap and beat to death a two-year-old child at a Liverpool, England shopping mall.   

1993  James Bulger, English child beaten to death at 2, by 10 yr old boys.   

1994  17th Olympics Winter games open in Lillehammer, Norway   

1994  20th century premiere of 6 restored Haydn-sonatas in Boston   

1994  Edvard Munch's painting "The Cry" stolen (in Oslo)   

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1074  Conrad: King of germany and italy   

1211  Henry vii: Roman catholic german king (1220-35)   

1218  Kujo yoritsune: Japanese shogun   

1438  Adolf van egmond: Duke of gelre/earl of zutphen   

1474  Lorenzo campeggi(o): Archbishop of bologna/diplomat   

1567  Thomas campion: England, composer/poet/physician   

1584  Casparus barleaus: Flemish theologist/poet (muiderkring)   

1585  Caspar bartholin: Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy   

1128  Toghtekin: Slave/atabek of damascus,   

1242  Death of Hendrik vii: Roman catholics german king (1220-35), commits suicide   

1538  Death of Albrecht altdorfer: German painter,   

1554  Death of Jane grey: Queen of england for 9 days, beheaded at 17   

1571  Death of Nicholas throckmorton: English diplomat and politician (b. 1515)   

1590  Death of Francois hotman/hotomanus: French lawyer/diplomat,   

1595  Death of Archduke ernest of austria: Governor of the spanish netherlands (b. 1553)   

1616  John drusius: Of driesschen, flemish hebraist,