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February 12
February 12 is under the sign of Aquarius.
Famous birthdays on this day include Silvia Saint (1976), Christina Ricci (1980) and Daphné Roulier (1968).
Several movies were released around February 12 over the years, such as The Umbrellas of Cherbourg in 1964 directed by Jacques Demy and Office Space in 1999 directed by Mike Judge.
But much more happened on February 12 over the years: find out below
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released around February 12 over the years?
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Release year: 1964
Directed by: Jacques Demy
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Marc Michel
Country: United States of America
Office Space
Release year: 1999
Directed by: Mike Judge
Starring: Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman, Ajay Naidu
Country: United States of America
October Sky
Release year: 1999
Directed by: Joe Johnston
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Chris Owen
The Iron Mask
Release year: 1929
Directed by: Allan Dwan
Starring: Belle Bennett, Marguerite De La Motte, Dorothy Revier, Vera Lewis
Country: United States of America
Ladybird Ladybird
Release year: 1994
Directed by: Ken Loach
Starring: Crissy Rock, Vladimir Vega, Sandie Lavelle, Mauricio Venegas
Historical Events
Which were the important events of February 12?
- 2019 Four Pakistani police officers are shot dead by a Jamaat-ul-Ahrar splinter group. Three additional officers are injured. (Reuters)
- 2018 Drone strikes in Pakistan: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) confirms its deputy leader Khalid Mehsud has been killed in a U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan, near the border with Afghanistan. (BBC)
- 2017 Yemeni Civil War (2015–present), Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen: A helicopter from the Saudi-led coalition bombs a vehicle outside Aden International Airport, wounding at least three Yemeni soldiers. (Reuters)
- 2016 Northern Mali conflict: An attack by suspected Islamist militants on a MINUSMA base in the town of Kidal, northern Mali, kills at least five United Nations peacekeepers and injures 30 others. (AFP via Al Arabiya) (Reuters)
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Events
- Silvia Saint: Czech pornographic actress.
- Christina Ricci: American actress, who made her film...
- Daphné Roulier: French journalist and television and...
- Darren Aronofsky: American film director, screenwriter and...
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Famous Birthday
- Robert Wagner: American actor, probably best known as...
- Sal Mineo: American actor who had a career that...
- Thomas Bernhard: Austrian novelist, playwright and poet.
- Thomas Bernhard: Austrian novelist, playwright and poet.
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Famous Deaths
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of February 12 over the years?
- 2018 God's Plan - Drake
- 2017 Bad And Boujee - Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert
- 2016 Love Yourself - Justin Bieber
- 2015 Uptown Funk! - Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
- 2014 Dark Horse - Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J
- 2013 Macklemore - Thrift Shop
- 2012 Set Fire To The Rain - Adele
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2011
Bruno Mars - Grenade
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2010
Ke$ha - TiK ToK
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2009
Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You
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Top #1 songs in the USA
- 2018 Imagine Dragons - Thunder
- 2017 Heathens - twenty one pilots
- 2016 twenty one pilots - Stressed Out
- 2015 Hozier - Take Me To Church
- 2014 Passenger - Let Her Go
- 2013 Ho Hey - The Lumineers
- 2012 The Black Keys - Lonely Boy
- 2011 The Black Keys - Tighten Up
- 2010 Break - Three Days Grace
Top #1 Rock songs
Books
Which were the most popular books released around February 12 over the years?
Emma'S Secret
Year: 2004
By: Barbara Taylor Bradford
The legendary Emma Harte, heroine of A Woman of Substance, returns in Emma's Secret, a novel that showcases the storytelling power of Barbara Taylor Bradford.
The Wife Between Us
Year: 2018
By: Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen
The instant New York Times Bestseller! "A fiendishly smart cat-and-mouse thriller" ―New York Times Book Review"Buckle up, because you won't be able to put this one down."
The Peabody Sisters Of Salem
Year: 1950
By: Louise Hall Tharp
Reviews the colorful lives, divergent personaliteis, and literary friendships of the three Salem sisters
Proof of Heaven
Year: 2013
By: Eben Alexander
The #1 New York Times bestselling account of a neurosurgeon's own near-death experience—for readers of 7 Lessons from Heaven. Thousands of people have had near-death experiences, but scientists have argued that they are impossible.
A Gift Of Prophecy
Year: 1966
By: Ruth Montgomery
A Gift of Prophecy tells the story of the extraordinary Jeane Dixon who predicted: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the name of his killer; Teddy Kennedy's accident; the