Who Was Born Today – February 12 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on February 12 | ||
1768 | Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor | |
1775 | Louisa Adams, wife of John Quincy Adams | |
1809 | Charles Darwin, naturalist and influential theorist of evolution (On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection). | |
1809 | Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. President of the United State (1861-1865). | |
1828 | George Meredith, English poet and novelist. | |
1857 | Eugene Atget, French photographer, took over 10,000 photographs documenting Paris. | |
1874 | Auguste Perret, French architect, pioneer in designs of reinforced concrete buildings. | |
1880 | John L. Lewis, American labor leader. | |
1893 | Omar Bradley, U.S. army general during World War II. |