Born on 12 February 1978

At A Glance

12 February 1978 at a glance

Day of the week

12 February 1978 was a Sunday.

Irish Chart Song in 1978

The Irish chart song for 1978 was “Rivers of Babylon / Brown Girl in the Ring” by Boney M.

Top Film of 1978

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1978 was Grease.

Star sign

The star sign for 12 February is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 12 February 1978 fell in the Year of the Horse.

Birthstone

The birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 12 February 1978 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 12 February

• 1965 Malcolm X visits Smethwick near Birmingham following the racially-charged 1964 United Kingdom general election.
• 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.

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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