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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2019

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  • Published Feb 11, 2019 5:35 pm KST
  • Updated Feb 11, 2019 5:35 pm KST

Today is Tuesday, February 12, the 43rd day of 2019. There are 322 days left in the year.

1624 — English parliament comes together

1762 — English fleet occupies Martinique

1797 — Haydn’s song "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser" premieres in Vienna

1818 — Chile gains independence from Spain

1821 — Mercantile Library of the City of New York opens

1840 — Housatonic Railroad opens

1848 — Ballet "Faust" premieres

1870 — Official proclamation sets April 15 as last day of grace for U.S silver coins to circulate in Canada.

1901 — Dutch Penitentiary children’s law proclaimed

1906 — George M Cohans musical "George Washington" premieres in New York

1912 — China adopts the Gregorian calendar