Daily Calendar for February 12th, 2021

The Old Farmer's Almanac daily calendar gives you quick reference for the significant events on any day throughout the year.

Chinese New Year

The new year is by far the most important festival of the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on the second new Moon after the winter solstice. The holiday is a time of renewal, with debts cleared, new clothes bought, shops and homes decorated, and families gathered for a reunion dinner. Chinese New Year is marked by fireworks, traditional lion dances, gift giving, and special foods.

Every Year

• Abraham Lincoln's Birthday

1550s

• 1554: Lady Jane Grey, a rival for the English throne, was beheaded under the rule of Queen Mary I

1730s

• 1733: James Oglethorpe founded Savannah, Georgia

1770s

• Born 1775: Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams (U.S. First Lady)

1780s

• Died 1789: Ethan Allen (patriot)

1800s

• Born 1809: Abraham Lincoln (16th U.S. president)

• Born 1809: Charles Darwin (naturalist)

1870s

• 1879: Gala carnival at first U.S. skating rink, Madison Square Garden, New York City

1900s

• Died 1902: The Earl of Dufferin (Canadian Governor General 1872 - 1878)

• 1909: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) formed

1910s

• Born 1915: Lorne Greene (actor)

• 1915: Construction began on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

1960s

• Born 1968: Josh Brolin (actor)

1970s

• Born 1973: Tara Strong (voice of Bubbles on The Powerpuff Girls)

• Died 1976: Sal Mineo (actor)

• Born 1979: Jesse Spencer (actor)

1980s

• Born 1980: Christina Ricci (actress)

• Died 1983: Eubie Blake (jazz musician)

1990s

• 1994: "The Scream" painting stolen, Oslo, Norway

• 1994: 17th Olympic Winter Games opened in Lillehammer, Norway

2000s

• Died 2000: Charles Schulz (Peanuts cartoonist)

• 2005: Artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude opened "The Gates, Project For Central Park 1979-2005" in NYC's Central Park

• 2008: A magnitude 6.6 earthquake shook southern Mexico

• 2008: For the first time, a beagle won 'Best in Show' at the Westminster Kennel Club

• Died 2008: David Groh (actor)

2010s

• Died 2012: David Kelly (actor)

• Died 2014: Sid Caesar (comedian & actor)

• 2018: Figure skater Mirai Nagasu became the first American woman (and third woman overall) to land a triple axel at the Winter Olympic Games (which took place at PyeongChang, South Korea, that year).