February 15th, 1014

Born on February 15th, 1014

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 369,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 213 days, exactly on February 24th, 2027, people who were born on February 15th, 1014 will be 370,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 15th?

February 15th, 1940

The official premiere of Paul Creston's Saxophone Sonata took place at the Carnegie Chamber Hall, with saxophonist Cecil Leeson, who commissioned the work, and Creston on piano.

February 15th, 1763

Prussia, Saxony and the Habsburg monarchy signed the Treaty of Hubertusburg, ending the Third Silesian War.

February 15th, 2013

A meteor exploded (video featured) over Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, producing a shock wave that injured about 1,500 people.

February 15th, 2003

In one of the largest anti-war rallies in history, millions around the world in approximately 800 cities took part in protests against the impending invasion of Iraq.

February 15th, 1999

Abdullah Öcalan, one of the founding members of the militant organization the Kurdistan Workers' Party, was arrested by Turkish security forces in Nairobi, Kenya.

February 15th, 1996

A Long March 3B rocket carrying the communications satellite Intelsat 708 crashed immediately after launch from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, destroying a nearby town and killing an unknown number of inhabitants.

February 15th, 1995

Kevin Mitnick, the most wanted computer hacker at the time in the U.S., was arrested and charged with computer fraud and wire fraud.

February 15th, 1989

The Soviet Union officially announced that all of its troops had withdrawn from Afghanistan after a nine-year conflict.

February 15th, 1979

Don Dunstan (pictured) resigned as Premier of South Australia, ending a decade of sweeping social liberalisation.

February 15th, 1976

The first constitution since the Cuban Revolution, providing for a system of government and law based on those of the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries, was adopted by a national referendum.

February 15th, 1965

Canada adopted the Maple Leaf flag, replacing the Canadian Red Ensign.

February 15th, 1906

A team of Italian archaeologists led by Ernesto Schiaparelli discovered the tomb of Kha and Merit (pictured), an ancient Egyptian foreman and his wife, in the workmen's village of Deir el-Medina.

February 15th, 1961

All 72 people on board Sabena Flight 548, including the entire U.S. figure-skating team, and one person on the ground were killed when the aircraft crashed on approach to Brussels Airport.

February 15th, 1949

Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux began excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves in the West Bank, the location of the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls.

February 15th, 1942

Second World War: Japanese forces led by General Tomoyuki Yamashita captured Singapore with the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history.

Public holidays on February 15th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 15th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1014 is a normal year and no leap year.

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