Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/February 12

February 12: Darwin Day.

Eros, looking from one end of the asteroid across the gouge on its underside and toward the opposite end

• 1689 - The Convention Parliament was convened to determine if James II, the last Roman Catholic king of England, had vacated the throne when he fled to France in 1688.

• 1733 - Georgia Day: James Oglethorpe founded the city of Savannah along with the Province of Georgia, a penal colony for the resettlement of people in debtor's prison in the United Kingdom.

• 1818 - Led by General Bernardo O'Higgins, Chile formally proclaimed its independence from Spain.

• 1912 - Xinhai Revolution: Puyi, the last Emperor of China, abdicated under a deal brokered by Yuan Shikai, ending the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

• 2001 - NEAR Shoemaker touched down on Eros (pictured), becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.

Recent days: February 11 – February 10 – February 9

More anniversaries:

• January 31
• February 1
• February 2