People born on February 12 170
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Daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei
b. 528
Daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei, nominal empress regnant of Northern Wei
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Princess Ōku
b. 661 – d. 702
Princess Ōku of Japan (d. 702)
Conrad II of Italy
b. 1074 – d. 1101
Conrad II, king of Italy (b. 1074)
Kujō Yoritsune
b. 1218 – d. 1256
Kujō Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (b. 1218)
John Henry, Margrave of Moravia
b. 1322 – d. 1375
John Henry, Margrave of Moravia, (d. 1375)
Giovanni II Bentivoglio
b. 1443 – d. 1508
Giovanni II Bentivoglio, tyrant of Bologna (b. 1443)
Frederick II of Legnica
b. 1480 – d. 1547
Frederick II of Legnica, Duke of Legnica (d. 1547)
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Won Gyun
b. 1540 – d. 1597
Won Gyun, Korean general and admiral (d. 1597)
Thomas Campion
b. 1567 – d. 1620
Thomas Campion, English composer, poet, and physician (d. 1620)
Caspar Barlaeus
b. 1584 – d. 1648
Caspar Barlaeus, Dutch historian, poet, and theologian (d. 1648)
Michelangelo Cerquozzi
b. 1602 – d. 1660
Michelangelo Cerquozzi, Italian painter (d. 1660)
John Winthrop the Younger
b. 1606 – d. 1676
John Winthrop the Younger, English politician, 1st Governor of Connecticut (b. 1606)
Daniello Bartoli
b. 1608 – d. 1685
Daniello Bartoli, Italian Jesuit priest (d. 1685)
Jan Swammerdam
b. 1637 – d. 1680
Jan Swammerdam, Dutch biologist, zoologist, and entomologist (b. 1637)
Cotton Mather
b. 1663 – d. 1728
Cotton Mather, American minister and author (b. 1663)
Rudolf Jakob Camerarius
b. 1665 – d. 1721
Rudolf Jakob Camerarius, German botanist and physician (b. 1665)
Charles Pinot Duclos
b. 1704 – d. 1772
Charles Pinot Duclos, French author (d. 1772)
Johann Joseph Christian
b. 1706 – d. 1777
Johann Joseph Christian, German Baroque sculptor and woodcarver (d. 1777)
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Étienne-Louis Boullée
b. 1728 – d. 1799
Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (d. 1799)
François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers
b. 1753 – d. 1798
François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, French admiral (b. 1753)
Jan Ladislav Dussek
b. 1761 – d. 1812
Jan Ladislav Dussek, Czech pianist and composer (d. 1812)
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
b. 1768 – d. 1835
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1835)
Louisa Adams
b. 1775 – d. 1852
Louisa Adams, English-American wife of John Quincy Adams, 6th First Lady of the United States (d. 1852)
Bernard Courtois
b. 1777 – d. 1838
Bernard Courtois, French chemist and pharmacist (b. 1777)
Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué
b. 1777 – d. 1843
Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, German author and poet (d. 1843)
Pierre Louis Dulong
b. 1785 – d. 1838
Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist and chemist (b. 1785)
Norbert Provencher
b. 1787 – d. 1853
Norbert Provencher, Canadian missionary and bishop (b. 1787)
Carl Reichenbach
b. 1788 – d. 1869
Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher (d. 1869)
Peter Cooper
b. 1791 – d. 1883
Peter Cooper, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Cooper Union (b. 1791)
Alexander Petrov (chess player)
b. 1794 – d. 1867
Alexander Petrov, Russian chess player and composer (d. 1867)
Heinrich Lenz
b. 1804 – d. 1865
Heinrich Lenz, German-Italian physicist and academic (d. 1865)
Charles Darwin
b. 1809 – d. 1882
Charles Darwin, English biologist and theorist (b. 1809)
Abraham Lincoln
b. 1809 – d. 1865
Abraham Lincoln, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 16th President of the United States (b. 1809)
William Wetmore Story
b. 1819
William Wetmore Story, American sculptor, architect, poet and editor
Dayananda Saraswati
b. 1824 – d. 1883
Dayananda Saraswati, Indian monk and philosopher, founded Arya Samaj (d. 1883)
George Meredith
b. 1828 – d. 1909
George Meredith, English novelist and poet (b. 1828)
Thomas Moran
b. 1837 – d. 1926
Thomas Moran, British-American painter and printmaker of the Hudson River School (d. 1926)
Eugène Atget
b. 1857 – d. 1927
Eugène Atget, French photographer (d. 1927)
Bobby Peel
b. 1857 – d. 1941
Bobby Peel, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1857)
Lou Andreas-Salomé
b. 1861 – d. 1937
Lou Andreas-Salomé, Russian-German psychoanalyst and author (d. 1937)
Kiến Phúc
b. 1869 – d. 1884
Kiến Phúc, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1869)
Marie Lloyd
b. 1870 – d. 1922
Marie Lloyd, English actress and singer (d. 1922)
13th Dalai Lama
b. 1876 – d. 1933
13th Dalai Lama (d. 1933)
Louis Renault (industrialist)
b. 1877 – d. 1944
Louis Renault, French engineer and businessman, co-founded Renault (d. 1944)
George Preca
b. 1880 – d. 1962
George Preca, Maltese priest and saint (d. 1962)
John L. Lewis
b. 1880 – d. 1969
John L. Lewis, American miner and union leader (d. 1969)
Anna Pavlova
b. 1881 – d. 1931
Anna Pavlova, Russian-English ballerina and actress (d. 1931)
Walter Nash
b. 1882 – d. 1968
Walter Nash, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 27th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1968)
Max Beckmann
b. 1884 – d. 1950
Max Beckmann, German painter and sculptor (d. 1950)
Johan Laidoner
b. 1884 – d. 1953
Johan Laidoner, Estonian-Russian general (d. 1953)
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
b. 1884 – d. 1980
Alice Roosevelt Longworth, American author (d. 1980)
Marie Vassilieff
b. 1884 – d. 1957
Marie Vassilieff, Russian-French painter (b. 1884)
Julius Streicher
b. 1885 – d. 1946
Julius Streicher, German publisher, founded Der Stürmer (d. 1946)
Bhante Dharmawara
b. 1889 – d. 1999
Bhante Dharmawara, Cambodian monk, lawyer, and judge (d. 1999)
Omar Bradley
b. 1893 – d. 1981
Omar Bradley, American general (b. 1893)
Kristian Djurhuus
b. 1895 – d. 1984
Kristian Djurhuus, Faroese lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 1984)
Charles Groves Wright Anderson
b. 1897 – d. 1988
Charles Groves Wright Anderson, South African-Australian colonel and politician (d. 1988)
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Lincoln LaPaz
b. 1897 – d. 1985
Lincoln LaPaz, American astronomer and academic (d. 1985)
Wallace Ford
b. 1898 – d. 1966
Wallace Ford, English-American actor and singer (d. 1966)
Roger J. Traynor
b. 1900 – d. 1983
Roger J. Traynor, American academic and jurist, 23rd Chief Justice of California (b. 1900)
William Collier, Jr.
b. 1902 – d. 1987
William Collier, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1987)
Chick Hafey
b. 1903 – d. 1973
Chick Hafey, American baseball player and manager (d. 1973)
Ted Mack (radio-TV host)
b. 1904 – d. 1976
Ted Mack, American radio and television host (d. 1976)
Joseph Kearns
b. 1907 – d. 1962
Joseph Kearns, American actor (b. 1907)
Jean Effel
b. 1908 – d. 1982
Jean Effel, French painter and journalist (b. 1908)
Jacques Herbrand
b. 1908 – d. 1931
Jacques Herbrand, French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1931)
Zoran Mušič
b. 1909 – d. 2005
Zoran Mušič, Slovene painter and illustrator (b. 1909)
Sigmund Rascher
b. 1909 – d. 1945
Sigmund Rascher, German physician (b. 1909)
Charles Mathiesen
b. 1911 – d. 1994
Charles Mathiesen, Norwegian speed skater (d. 1994)
R. F. Delderfield
b. 1912 – d. 1972
R. F. Delderfield, English author and playwright (d. 1972)
Tex Beneke
b. 1914 – d. 2000
Tex Beneke, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1914)
Andrew Goodpaster
b. 1915 – d. 2005
Andrew Goodpaster, American general (b. 1915)
Lorne Greene
b. 1915 – d. 1987
Lorne Greene, Canadian actor (b. 1915)
Olivia Hooker
b. 1915
Olivia Hooker, African-American sailor
Joseph Alioto
b. 1916 – d. 1998
Joseph Alioto, American lawyer and politician, 36th Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1998)
Dom DiMaggio
b. 1917 – d. 2009
Dom DiMaggio, American baseball player (b. 1917)
Norman Farberow
b. 1918 – d. 2015
Norman Farberow, American psychologist and academic (b. 1918)
Julian Schwinger
b. 1918 – d. 1994
Julian Schwinger, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
Forrest Tucker
b. 1919 – d. 1986
Forrest Tucker, American actor (d. 1986)
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Raymond Mhlaba
b. 1920 – d. 2005
Raymond Mhlaba, The South African anti-apartheid and ANC activist (d. 2005)
Hussein Onn
b. 1922 – d. 1990
Hussein Onn, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Malaysia (d. 1990)
Franco Zeffirelli
b. 1923
Franco Zeffirelli, Italian director, producer, and politician
Joan Mitchell
b. 1925 – d. 1992
Joan Mitchell, American-French painter (d. 1992)
Rolf Brem
b. 1926 – d. 2014
Rolf Brem, Swiss sculptor and illustrator (b. 1926)
Joe Garagiola, Sr.
b. 1926 – d. 2016
Joe Garagiola, Sr., American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2016)
Charles Van Doren
b. 1926
Charles Van Doren, American academic
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Vincent Montana, Jr.
b. 1928 – d. 2013
Vincent Montana, Jr., American drummer and composer (b. 1928)
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John Doyle (hurler)
b. 1930 – d. 2010
John Doyle, Irish hurler and politician (d. 2010)
Arlen Specter
b. 1930 – d. 2012
Arlen Specter, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)
Janwillem van de Wetering
b. 1931 – d. 2008
Janwillem van de Wetering, Dutch-American author and translator (d. 2008)
Axel Jensen
b. 1932 – d. 2003
Axel Jensen, Norwegian author and poet (d. 2003)
Julian Simon
b. 1932 – d. 1998
Julian Simon, American economist, author, and academic (d. 1998)
Costa-Gavras
b. 1933
Costa-Gavras, Greek-French director and producer
Brian Carlson
b. 1933 – d. 1987
Brian Carlson, Australian rugby league player (d. 1987)
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Annette Crosbie
b. 1934
Annette Crosbie, Scottish actress
Anne Osborn Krueger
b. 1934
Anne Osborn Krueger, American economist and academic
Bill Russell
b. 1934
Bill Russell, American basketball player and coach
Gene McDaniels
b. 1935 – d. 2011
Gene McDaniels, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011)
Judy Blume
b. 1938
Judy Blume, Jewish-American author and educator
Ray Manzarek
b. 1939 – d. 2013
Ray Manzarek, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (b. 1939)
Dominguinhos
b. 1941 – d. 2013
Dominguinhos, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (b. 1941)
Naomi Uemura
b. 1941 – d. 1984
Naomi Uemura, Japanese mountaineer and explorer (d. 1984)
Ehud Barak
b. 1942
Ehud Barak, Israeli general and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Israel
Pat Dobson
b. 1942 – d. 2006
Pat Dobson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2006)
Maud Adams
b. 1945
Maud Adams, Swedish model and actress
David D. Friedman
b. 1945
David D. Friedman, American economist, physicist, and scholar
Jean Eyeghé Ndong
b. 1946
Jean Eyeghé Ndong, Gabonese politician, Prime Minister of Gabon
Ajda Pekkan
b. 1946
Ajda Pekkan, Turkish singer-songwriter and actress
Ray Kurzweil
b. 1948
Ray Kurzweil, American computer scientist and engineer
Nicholas Soames
b. 1948
Nicholas Soames, English politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces
Angelo Branduardi
b. 1950
Angelo Branduardi, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Steve Hackett
b. 1950
Steve Hackett, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Michael Ironside
b. 1950
Michael Ironside, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
Simon MacCorkindale
b. 1952 – d. 2010
Simon MacCorkindale, English actor, director, and producer (d. 2010)
Michael McDonald (singer)
b. 1952
Michael McDonald, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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Joanna Kerns
b. 1953
Joanna Kerns, American actress and director
Joseph Jordania
b. 1954
Joseph Jordania, Georgian-Australian musicologist and academic
Tzimis Panousis
b. 1954
Tzimis Panousis, Greek comedian, singer, and author
Phil Zimmermann
b. 1954
Phil Zimmermann, American cryptographer and programmer
Bill Laswell
b. 1955
Bill Laswell, American bass player and producer
Chet Lemon
b. 1955
Chet Lemon, American baseball player and coach
Joe Dever
b. 1956 – d. 2016
Joe Dever, English fantasy author (d. 2016)
Arsenio Hall
b. 1956
Arsenio Hall, American actor and talk show host
Ad Melkert
b. 1956
Ad Melkert, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment
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Brian Robertson
b. 1956
Brian Robertson, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Omar Hakim
b. 1958
Omar Hakim, American drummer, producer, arranger, and composer
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Outback Jack (wrestler)
b. 1958
Outback Jack, Australian-American wrestler
Jim Harris (politician)
b. 1961
Jim Harris, Canadian environmentalist and politician
Michel Martelly
b. 1961
Michel Martelly, Haitian singer and politician, 56th President of Haiti
Rubén Amaro, Jr.
b. 1965
Rubén Amaro, Jr., American baseball player and manager
Christine Elise
b. 1965
Christine Elise, American actress and producer
David Westlake
b. 1965
David Westlake, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Paul Crook
b. 1966
Paul Crook, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Josh Brolin
b. 1968
Josh Brolin, American actor
Chynna Phillips
b. 1968
Chynna Phillips, American singer and actress
Darren Aronofsky
b. 1969
Darren Aronofsky, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Alemayehu Atomsa
b. 1969 – d. 2014
Alemayehu Atomsa, Ethiopian educator and politician (d. 2014)
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Steve Backley
b. 1969
Steve Backley, English javelin thrower
Anneli Drecker
b. 1969
Anneli Drecker, Norwegian singer and actress
Hong Myung-bo
b. 1969
Hong Myung-bo, South Korean footballer and manager
Jim Creeggan
b. 1970
Jim Creeggan, Canadian singer-songwriter and bass player
Bryan Roy
b. 1970
Bryan Roy, Dutch footballer and manager
Judd Winick
b. 1970
Judd Winick, American author and illustrator
Scott Menville
b. 1971
Scott Menville, American voice actor, singer, actor and musician
Gianni Romme
b. 1973
Gianni Romme, Dutch speed skater
Tara Strong
b. 1973
Tara Strong, Canadian voice actress and singer
Naseem Hamed
b. 1974
Naseem Hamed, English boxer
Christian Cullen
b. 1976
Christian Cullen, New Zealand rugby player
Jimmy Conrad
b. 1977
Jimmy Conrad, American soccer player and manager
Brett Hodgson
b. 1978
Brett Hodgson, Australian rugby league player and coach
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Antonio Chatman
b. 1979
Antonio Chatman, American football player
Jesse Spencer
b. 1979
Jesse Spencer, Australian actor and violinist
Juan Carlos Ferrero
b. 1980
Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spanish tennis player
Sarah Lancaster
b. 1980
Sarah Lancaster, American actress
Christina Ricci
b. 1980
Christina Ricci, American actress and producer
Gucci Mane
b. 1980
Gucci Mane, American rapper
Wade McKinnon
b. 1981
Wade McKinnon, Australian rugby league player
Jonas Hiller
b. 1982
Jonas Hiller, Swiss ice hockey player
Louis Tsatoumas
b. 1982
Louis Tsatoumas, Greek long jumper
Anthony Tuitavake
b. 1982
Anthony Tuitavake, New Zealand rugby player
Carlton Brewster
b. 1983
Carlton Brewster, American football player and coach
Brad Keselowski
b. 1984
Brad Keselowski, American race car driver
Andrei Sidorenkov
b. 1984
Andrei Sidorenkov, Estonian footballer
Peter Vanderkaay
b. 1984
Peter Vanderkaay, American swimmer
DeMarco Murray
b. 1988
DeMarco Murray, American football player
Mike Posner
b. 1988
Mike Posner, American singer-songwriter and producer
Robert Griffin III
b. 1990
Robert Griffin III, American football player
Patrick Herrmann
b. 1991
Patrick Herrmann, German footballer
Josh King (rugby league)
b. 1995
Josh King, Australian rugby league player
Britannicus
b. ? – d. 55
Britannicus, Roman son of Claudius (d. 55)