February 12th - Moment in World History
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Significant events1554 - A year after claiming the throne of England for nine days, Lady Jane Grey is beheaded for treason 1851- The first gold was discovered in Australia by Edward Hargreaves at Summerhill Creek in New South Wales. It set off the famous Australian gold rush
Births1809 - Charles Darwin, English naturalist (d. 1882) 1809 - Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States (d. 1865) 1934 - Annette Crosbie OBE, UK actress
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