^B{^#!16!12 February^N! Lincoln's birthday in the US. Feast day of St Julian the Hospitaller, St Ethelwald of Lindisfarne, St Antony Kauleas, St Marina or Pelagia, St Meletius, and St Ludan.
^B{1554^B} Lady Jane Grey, queen of England for nine days, was executed on Tower Green for high treason. ^B{1797^B} Over 1,000 French troops, led by Irish-American General William Tate, made an unsuccessful attempt to invade Britain, on the Welsh coast. ^B{1818^B} Independence was proclaimed by Chile. ^B{1831^B} Rubber galoshes first went on sale, in Boston, Massachusetts, US. ^B{1851^B} Prospector Edward Hargreaves made a discovery at Summerhill Creek, New South Wales, which set off a gold rush in Australia. ^B{1912^B} China became a republic following the overthrow of the Manchu Dynasty. ^B{1973^B} The first group of US prisoners of war were released from North Vietnam. ^B{1993^B} The South African government and the ANC reached an agreement on a transitional 'government of national unity' in which both parties would be partners for five years.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Thomas Campion, English composer and poet, ^B{1567^B}; Abraham Lincoln, 16th US president, ^B{1809^B}; Charles Darwin, English scientist, ^B{1809^B}; George Meredith, English novelist, ^B{1828^B}; Marie Lloyd, English music-hall star, ^B{1870^B}; Franco Zeffirelli, Italian film director, ^B{1923^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}Immanuel Kant, German philosopher, ^B{1804^B}; Hans Guido von Bⁿlow, German pianist and conductor, ^B{1894^B}; Lillie Langtry, English actress, ^B{1929^B}; Tom Keating, English painter and art forger, ^B{1984^B}; Henry Hathaway, US filmmaker, ^B{1985^B}.
