February 12

What happened on February 12 in history

3 events fall on February 12, from 1809 to 1999. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on February 12

  1. 1809

    Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin are born

    The same day produces a Kentucky log-cabin president and the author of On the Origin of Species.

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  2. 1912

    China's last emperor abdicates

    Six-year-old Puyi's abdication ends more than two thousand years of imperial rule.

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  3. 1999

    Clinton is acquitted

    The Senate fails to convict the president on either impeachment article.

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