Birthdays
Samuel Lewis Casey
Turns 39 on this date
Alexander Gilmore Cattell
Turns 44 on this date
Peter Cooper
Turns 69 on this date
James Johnson
Turns 49 on this date
Abraham Lincoln
Turns 51 on this date
Robert Ransom Jr.
Turns 32 on this date
Charles Carroll Walcutt
Turns 22 on this date
Henry Lawson Wyatt
Turns 18 on this date
Events
| Personal | Sir William Napier, Peninsula War general and distinguished military historian, dies in London | 02/12/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “The Recent Gale,” February 12, 1860 | 02/12/1860 |