February 14th, 1534

Born on February 14th, 1534

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on February 14th?

February 14th, 2018

An lone gunman shot and killed seventeen people and injured seventeen others in a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

February 14th, 2011

Arab Spring: On the Day of Rage, Bahraini youths began an uprising against the government in 55 marches across 25 locations.

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, 2005

The online video platform YouTube was founded by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim.

February 14th, 1992

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

February 14th, 1990

The NASA space probe Voyager 1 took Pale Blue Dot (detail pictured), a photograph of Earth from a record distance of 40.5 astronomical units (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, 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.

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

Same year
Born in 1534

53

Frederick II of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway (1534–1588)

*July 1st, 1534, Haderslev †April 4th, 1588, Slagelse

76

Hosokawa Fujitaka

Daimyo

*June 3rd, 1534, Higashiyama †October 6th, 1610, Kyōto

79

Henri I de Montmorency

Duke of Montmorency; (1534-1614)

*June 15th, 1534, Chantilly †April 2nd, 1614, Pézenas

62

William I, Count of Schwarzburg-Frankenhausen

Count of Schwarzburg-Frankenhausen (1534-1597)

*October 4th, 1534, Sondershausen †September 30th, 1597, Straußberg

79

Francesco Mantica

Italian jurist and cardinal (1534-1614)

*March 20th, 1534, Venzone †January 28th, 1614, Rome

48

Zacharias Ursinus

German theologian (1534–1583)

*July 18th, 1534, Wrocław †May 6th, 1583, Neustadt an der Weinstraße

47

Guru Ram Das

The fourth Guru of Sikhism

*January 1st, 1534, Lahore †January 1st, 1581, Goindwal Sahib

67

Jean Passerat

French writer

*October 18th, 1534, Troyes †September 14th, 1602, Paris

58

Hans Bol

Flemish painter and draughtsman (1534-1593)

*December 16th, 1534, Mechelen †November 20th, 1593, Amsterdam

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 1534 is a normal year and no leap year.

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