February 14th, 1242

Born on February 14th, 1242

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 285,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 306 days, exactly on March 1st, 2025, people who were born on February 14th, 1242 will be 286,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 14th?

February 14th, 2011

Arab Spring: The Bahraini uprising began with youth-organized protests on the Day of Rage.

February 14th, 2008

A gunman opened fire into a crowded lecture hall at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, killing five people and injuring twenty-one others.

February 14th, 1992

Sri Temasek (pictured), the official residence of the prime minister of Singapore, was declared a national monument.

February 14th, 1990

NASA's Voyager 1 space probe took the Pale Blue Dot photograph of Earth (cropped version pictured) from a record distance of 40.5 au (6.06 billion km; 3.76 billion mi).

February 14th, 1989

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini of Iran issued a fatwa calling for the death of Salman Rushdie, the author of The Satanic Verses, a novel considered to be blasphemous by some Muslims.

February 14th, 1981

48 people died when a fire broke out during a Valentine's Day dance at a Dublin nightclub.

February 14th, 1979

Adolph Dubs, United States Ambassador to Afghanistan, was kidnapped by unknown agents and killed during a gun battle between Afghan police and the perpetrators.

February 14th, 1961

Lawrencium, the radioactive synthetic element with atomic number 103, was first synthesized at the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley.

February 14th, 1943

World War II: General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim's 5th Panzer Army launched a concerted attack against Allied positions in Tunisia.

February 14th, 1938

The Singapore Naval Base, the cornerstone of the Singapore strategy, a British naval defence policy, was opened.

February 14th, 1924

The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company was renamed as International Business Machines (IBM), later growing into one of the world's largest companies by market capitalization.

February 14th, 1919

The Battle of Bereza Kartuska, the first serious armed conflict of the Polish–Soviet War, took place near present-day Biaroza, Belarus.

February 14th, 1914

The animated film Gertie the Dinosaur was released, later greatly influencing future animators such as the Fleischer brothers and Walt Disney.

February 14th, 1852

The Hospital for Sick Children, the first hospital in England to provide in-patient beds specifically for children, was founded in London.

February 14th, 1804

Serb chieftains elected Đorđe Petrović as their leader and began an uprising against the Ottoman Empire.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 14th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 14th?

33

Karol G

Colombian singer-songwriter and businesswoman (1991–)

*February 14th, 1991, Medellín

32

Elley Duhé

American singer

*February 14th, 1992, Mobile

44

Henriett Koósz

Paralympic tennis and badminton player

*February 14th, 1980, Kőszeg

90

Herwig Wolfram

Austrian historian

*February 14th, 1934, Vienna

39

Ville Lång

Finnish badminton player

*February 14th, 1985, Lahti

40

Salakjit Ponsana

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1984, Bangkok

39

Karin Schnaase

German badminton player

*February 14th, 1985, Lüdinghausen

30

Kristian Blummenfelt

Norwegian triathlete

*February 14th, 1994, Bergen

73

Daniel Miller

British music producer and founder of Mute Records

*February 14th, 1951, London

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

82

Josef Durm

German architect and architectural historian

*February 14th, 1837, Karlsruhe †April 3rd, 1919, Karlsruhe

81

Peter Ahlwardt

German theologian and philosopher (1710-1791)

*February 14th, 1710, Greifswald †March 1st, 1791, Greifswald

23

Klaudia Pintér

Hungarian beach handball player

*February 14th, 2001, Budapest

54

Simon Pegg

English actor (born 1970)

*February 14th, 1970, Brockworth

42

Gita Nabavi

Swedish politician

*February 14th, 1982, Tehran

78

Tan Aik Huang

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1946, Singapore

55

Tang Jiuhong

Chinese badminton player

*February 14th, 1969, Anhua County

51

Qin Yiyuan

Chinese badminton player

*February 14th, 1973, Guangxi

46

Danai Gurira

American actress

*February 14th, 1978, Grinnell

32

Özge Bayrak

Turkish badminton player

*February 14th, 1992, Osmangazi

31

Nyl Yakura

Canadian badminton player

*February 14th, 1993, Toronto

26

Shiori Saito

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1998, Saitama Prefecture

47

Babur

1st Mughal Emperor

*February 14th, 1483, Andijan †December 26th, 1530, Agra

57

Mark Rutte

Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 2010

*February 14th, 1967, The Hague

32

Christian Eriksen

Danish association football player

*February 14th, 1992, Middelfart

41

Bacary Sagna

French association football player

*February 14th, 1983, Sens

82

Michael Bloomberg

American businessman and politician; 108th mayor of New York City

*February 14th, 1942, Boston

76

Alan Parker

English film producer and director (1944-2020)

*February 14th, 1944, Islington †July 31st, 2020, London

72

Anton Lesser

English actor

*February 14th, 1952, England

35

Killa Fonic

Romanian rapper, singer and songwriter

*February 14th, 1989, Ploiești

71

Hans Krankl

Austrian footballer

*February 14th, 1953, Vienna

47

Cadel Evans

Australian road bicycle racer

*February 14th, 1977, Katherine

66

Thelma Ritter

American actress and vaudevillian (1902-1969)

*February 14th, 1902, Brooklyn †February 5th, 1969, New York City

57

Gregory Hines

American actor and dancer (1946–2003)

*February 14th, 1946, New York City †August 9th, 2003, Los Angeles

25

Tyler Adams

American soccer player

*February 14th, 1999, Wappingers Falls

57

Roger Langridge

Comic writer

*February 14th, 1967, New Zealand

56

Edmond François Valentin About

French writer and critic (1828-1885)

*February 14th, 1828, Dieuze †January 16th, 1885, rue de Douai

80

Lois Maxwell

Canadian actress (1927–2007)

*February 14th, 1927, Kitchener †September 29th, 2007, Fremantle

60

Tina Aumont

French actress

*February 14th, 1946, Hollywood †October 28th, 2006, Port-Vendres

37

Edinson Cavani

Uruguayan footballer

*February 14th, 1987, Salto

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 14th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 14th.

Valentine's Day!

Traditionally Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14 each year.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1242 is a normal year and no leap year.

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