Birthdays: Friday, February, 12
- Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865) The 16th president of the United States
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- Robert Griffin III, 31 – Heisman trophy winner and QB for the Baltimore Ravens
- Mike Posner,33 – Singer and songwriter “Cooler Than Me” and “I Took A Pill In Ibiza.”
- Christina Ricci, 41
- Gucci Mane, 41
- Ajay Naidu, 49 – Samir in “Office Space”
- Josh Brolin, 53 – Thanos in “Avengers: Infinity War”
- Chynna Phillips, 53 – Other half of Wilson Phillips
- Arsenio Hall, 65 – Comedic actor
- Moe Bandy, 77 – Country singer
- Judy Blume, 83 – Famous author of children’s young adult books
- Bill Russell, 87 – Boston Celtics legend
- Ray Manzarek. (1939 – 2013) Doors keyboardist
Today In History: Friday, February, 12
- 1909: The NAACP was founded in response to deadly riots in Lincoln’s hometown of Springfield, Illinois
- 1947: French fashion designer Christian Dior presents his first influential collection, named the “New Look”
- 1993: The classic comedy”Groundhog Day” was released with Bill Murray
- 1997: David Bowie got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 1997: Snoop Doggy Dogg and Sean “Puffy” Combs hold a press conference where they call for an end to the East Coast-West Coast rap rivalry that has claimed the life of Tupac Shakur
- 1999: US President Bill Clinton acquitted by the Senate in his impeachment trial
- 2000: “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz died at age 77
- 2010: Winter Olympics opened in Vancouver, Canada dedicated to Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili who died in a training accident earlier that day
- 2016: The first “Deadpool” was released
- 2017: Grammy winner Al Jarreau died at age 76
