February 12

February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. It is preceded by February 11, and succeeded by February 13. Following February 12, there are 322 days in the year (323 in leap years).

Blavatsky's Gem of the Day

"One proof is better than ten arguments."

Events

• 1883 – A note from Master K.H. was precipitated with a plan of a sanctuary for a statue of the Buddha, Rs. 150, and orders to have it constructed.

Births

• 1824 – Swami Dayānand Sarasvatī, important Hindu religious leader of his time, founder of Arya Samaj, with which the Theosophical Society was associated for a time (d. October 30, 1883).
• 1831 – Isabelle Olcott Mitchell, the younger sister of Henry Steel Olcott and a friend of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. (d. June 1, 1896.)
• 1860 – Marie Poutz, much-loved Theosophical worker at Krotona Institute of Theosophy. (d. July 28, 1951)

Deaths

• None listed for this date.

Holidays and observances

• None listed for this date.

External links

• This Date in Wikipedia