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12 February 2022
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2019 - After being informed that its recently purchased coffin of Nedjemankh (pictured) had been looted, the Metropolitan Museum of Art shuttered its ongoing exhibition Nedjemankh and His Gilded Coffin two months early and later returned the artifact to Egypt.Ancient Egyptian coffin
Anniversary
2016 - In the first meeting between the leaders of the Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church, Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow signed the Havana Declaration at José Martí International Airport in Cuba.Christian church based in Rome
Anniversary
2009 - Just before landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashes into a house in Clarence Center, New York, killing the house's occupant and all 49 people on board the aircraft.Airport in New York state, United States
Anniversary
2003 - Protesters in La Paz and the Bolivian government brokered a deal to end two days of rioting against a proposed salary tax.Seat of government of Bolivia
Anniversary
2001 - The NASA space probe NEAR Shoemaker touched down on Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.American space and aeronautics agency
Historical events
History
2026 - In the first general election since the July Revolution in Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by Tarique Rahman, wins a landslide victory upon returning to power after almost 19 years. A referendum held alongside was also approved by the majority of voters.History
2019 - The country known as the Republic of Macedonia renames itself the Republic of North Macedonia in accordance with the Prespa agreement, settling a long-standing naming dispute with Greece.Country in Southeast Europe
History
2016 - Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill sign an Ecumenical Declaration in the first such meeting between leaders of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches since their split in 1054.Head of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025
History
2009 - Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashes into a house in Clarence Center, New York while on approach to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, killing all 49 on board and one on the ground.2009 aviation accident in New York
History
2004 - The city of San Francisco begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in response to a directive from Mayor Gavin Newsom.City and county in California, US
History
2002 - The trial of Slobodan Milošević, the former President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, begins at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands. He dies four years later before its conclusion.UN Criminal Tribunal's trial of Yugoslavia's dictator during the Yugoslav Wars
History
2002 - An Iran Airtour Tupolev Tu-154 crashes in the mountains outside Khorramabad, Iran while descending for a landing at Khorramabad Airport, killing 119.Airline in Iran
History
2001 - NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.American space probe to asteroid (1996–2001)
History
1999 - United States President Bill Clinton is acquitted by the United States Senate in his impeachment trial.President of the United States from 1993 to 2001
History
1994 - Four thieves break into the National Gallery of Norway and steal Edvard Munch's iconic painting The Scream.Art gallery in Oslo, Norway
Notable births
Born
2001 - Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Georgian footballerGeorgian footballer (born 2001)
Born
1994 - Paxton Lynch, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1994)
Born
1993 - Bud Dupree, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1993)
Born
1993 - Jennifer Stone, American actressAmerican actress and nurse (born 1993)
Notable deaths
Died
2022 - Ivan Reitman, Slovak-Canadian actor, director, and producer (born 1946)Canadian filmmaker (1946–2022)
Died
2020 - Christie Blatchford, Canadian newspaper columnist, journalist and broadcaster (born 1951)Canadian journalist
Died
2020 - Geert Hofstede, Dutch social psychologist (born 1928)Dutch psychologist (1928–2020)
Died
2019 - Gordon Banks, English footballer (born 1937)English footballer (1937–2019)
Died
2019 - Lyndon LaRouche, American political activist (born 1922)American political activist (1922–2019)
Died
2019 - Pedro Morales, Puerto Rican professional wrestler and commentator (born 1942)Puerto Rican professional wrestler (1942–2019)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
83.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 10.9 days
Sun zodiac
Aquarius
23.74 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Moon zodiac
Cancer
6.21 degrees
Constellation: Gemini
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.