About the day » Sunday February 12, 1899Calender converter

• Adriaan Cornelis Renniers, Rotterdam († 1899)
• Adrianus Johannes Bruin, Den Helder († 1965)
• Alida Elisabeth van Werven, amsterdam, Nederland
• Alexander William Weerts, Kaapstad,,Western Cape,South Africa
• Andries Lobé, Rotterdam († 1900)
• Aaltje Otten, Oosterhesselen († 1993)
• Allegonda Leonora Kik, Rotterdam Zuid-Holland Nederland
• Adrianus de Waal, Neerijnen († 1900)
• Adriana de Wilt, Overschie († 1970)
• Adriana Hendrika Melis, Woensel

• Alberta Johanna Oostindiën (1), Balkbrug
• Adriana van de MERWE (73), Dubbeldam
• Agnes Maria Hartveld (0), Ter Aar (Ringdijk)
• Alcey Ball (82)
• Albert Westhof (1), 's-Graveland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Amanda Ludovica Bastiaensens (0), Merksem
• Anna Maria Kalker (0), Kerkrade
• Andreas Wilhelmus Gerritsen (1), Nijmegen
• Adriana van der Ven (69), Nieuwkuijk
• Albert te Braak (63), Neede

• 1893 » Omar Bradley, American general († 1981)
• 1895 » Kristian Djurhuus, Faroese lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands († 1984)
• 1897 » Charles Groves Wright Anderson, South African-Australian colonel and politician († 1988)
• 1897 » Lincoln LaPaz, American astronomer and academic († 1985)
• 1898 » Wallace Ford, English-American actor and singer († 1966)
• 1900 » Roger J. Traynor, American lawyer and jurist, 23rd Chief Justice of California († 1983)
• 1902 » William Collier, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter († 1987)
• 1903 » Chick Hafey, American baseball player and manager († 1973)
• 1903 » Jorge Basadre, Peruvian historian († 1980)
• 1904 » Ted Mack, American radio and television host († 1976)

• 1886 » Randolph Caldecott, English-American painter and illustrator (b. 1846)
• 1894 » Hans von Bülow, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1830)
• 1896 » Ambroise Thomas, French composer and academic (b. 1811)
• 1912 » Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Norwegian physician (b. 1841)
• 1915 » Émile Waldteufel, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837)
• 1916 » Richard Dedekind, German mathematician, philosopher, and academic (b. 1831)
• 1929 » Lillie Langtry, English singer and actress (b. 1853)
• 1931 » Samad bey Mehmandarov, Azerbaijani-Russian general and politician, 3rd Azerbaijani Minister of Defense (b. 1855)
• 1935 » Auguste Escoffier, French chef and author (b. 1846)
• 1942 » Eugene Esmonde, Irish-English lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1909)

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
• February 22 » Filipino forces led by General Antonio Luna launch counterattacks for the first time against the American forces during the Philippine–American War. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans.
• May 30 » Pearl Hart, a female outlaw of the Old West, robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona.
• July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
• November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
• November 29 » FC Barcelona is founded by Catalan, Spanish and Englishmen. It later develops into one of Spanish football's most iconic and strongest teams.
• December 11 » Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.

The temperature on February 12, 1899 was about 8.9 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%.