Born on 12 February 1980

At A Glance

12 February 1980 at a glance

Day of the week

12 February 1980 was a Tuesday.

UK Number One

The UK Number One single was “Coward of the County” by Kenny Rogers.

Top Film of 1980

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1980 was The Empire Strikes Back.

Star sign

The star sign for 12 February is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 12 February 1980 fell in the Year of the Goat.

Birthstone

The birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 12 February 1980 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 12 February

• 1974 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970, is exiled from the Soviet Union.
• 1983 One hundred women protest in Lahore, Pakistan against military dictator Zia-ul-Haq's proposed Law of Evidence. The women were tear-gassed, baton-charged and thrown into lock-up. The women were successful in repealing the law.
• 1988 Cold War: The 1988 Black Sea bumping incident: The U.S. missile cruiser USS Yorktown (CG-48) is intentionally rammed by the Soviet frigate Bezzavetnyy in the Soviet territorial waters, while Yorktown claims innocent passage.
• 1990 Carmen Lawrence becomes the first female Premier in Australian history when she becomes Premier of Western Australia.
• 1992 The current Constitution of Mongolia comes into effect.

Famous people born on 12 February

• Abraham Lincoln, American lawyer and statesman, 16th President of the United States (1809–1865)
• Josh Brolin, American actor (born 1968)
• Michael McDonald, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (born 1952)
• Christina Ricci, American actress and producer (born 1980)

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