Every yearFebruary 12
Everything February 12 celebrates
8 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for February 12 every year, and 1 more lands on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Lincoln's BirthdayLead | Celebration | |
| 02 | International Darwin Day | Books | |
| 03 | NAACP Day | Community | |
| 04 | Friday Fish Fry Day | Food | |
| 05 | Hug Day | Celebration |
| 06 | National No One Eats Alone Day | Community | |
| 07 | Paul Bunyan Day | Celebration | |
| 08 | National Plum Pudding Day | Food |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on February 12 in some years.
Tu BiShvat — 2028
Born on February 12
Historic figures
- Abraham Lincoln1809–1865American lawyer and statesman, 16th President of the United States
- Charles Darwin1809–1882English naturalist, geologist, biologist and theorist
- Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor1768–1835Holy Roman Emperor
- Anna Pavlova1882–1931Russian-English ballerina and actress
- Julian Schwinger1918–1994American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Lou Andreas-Salomé1861–1937Russian-German psychoanalyst and author
- Bill Russell1934–2022American basketball player and coach
- Omar Bradley1893–1981American general
- George Meredith1828–1909English novelist and poet
- Franco Zeffirelli1923–2019Italian director, producer, and politician
Celebrities & public figures
- Christina Riccib. 1980American actress and producer
- Josh Brolinb. 1968American actor
- Khvicha Kvaratskheliab. 2001Georgian footballer
- Darren Aronofskyb. 1969American director
- Ehud Barakb. 1942Israeli general and politician
- Tara Strongb. 1973Canadian-American voice actress and singer
- Nicolás Otamendib. 1988Argentine footballer
- Ray Kurzweilb. 1948American computer scientist and engineer
- Jesse Spencerb. 1979Australian actor and violinist
- Brett Kavanaughb. 1965American lawyer and jurist
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers February 12 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see February 12, 2027.
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