February 14th, 1536

Born on February 14th, 1536

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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

30

Kristian Blummenfelt

Norwegian triathlete

*February 14th, 1994, Bergen

39

Karin Schnaase

German badminton player

*February 14th, 1985, Lüdinghausen

73

Daniel Miller

British music producer and founder of Mute Records

*February 14th, 1951, London

47

Babur

1st Mughal Emperor

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

81

Peter Ahlwardt

German theologian and philosopher (1710-1791)

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

82

Josef Durm

German architect and architectural historian

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

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

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

54

Simon Pegg

English actor (born 1970)

*February 14th, 1970, Brockworth

23

Klaudia Pintér

Hungarian beach handball player

*February 14th, 2001, Budapest

78

Tan Aik Huang

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1946, Singapore

42

Gita Nabavi

Swedish politician

*February 14th, 1982, Tehran

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

Same year
Born in 1536

62

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

16th century Japanese samurai and daimyo

*February 2nd, 1536, Nakamura-ku †September 18th, 1598, Fushimi Castle

69

Clement VIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1592 to 1605

*February 24th, 1536, Fano †March 3rd, 1605, Rome

47

Yi I

Joseon civil servant & Neo-Confucianist (1536 – 1584)

*December 26th, 1536, Gangneung †January 1st, 1584, Hanseongbu

87

Juan de Mariana

Spanish historian

*September 25th, 1536, Talavera de la Reina †February 17th, 1624, Toledo

57

Antonio Calcagni

Italian artist (1536-1593)

*January 1st, 1536, Recanati †January 1st, 1593, Recanati

29

Ashikaga Yoshiteru

13th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate

*March 31st, 1536, Nanzen-ji †June 17th, 1565, Kyoto

67

Stephan Praetorius

German theologian

*May 3rd, 1536, Salzwedel †May 4th, 1603, Salzwedel

52

Sassa Narimasa

Daimyo

*February 6th, 1536, Nagoya †August 7th, 1588, Fushimi Castle

50

Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt

Prince of Anhalt

*October 21st, 1536, Dessau †December 6th, 1586, Dessau

64

Karel Utenhove

Belgian writer

*March 18th, 1536, Ghent †August 31st, 1600, Cologne

51

Diego Durán

Dominican friar (1537-1588)

*November 30th, 1536, Seville †November 30th, 1587, Mexico City

71

Matthaeus Dresser

German historian (1536-1607)

*August 24th, 1536, Erfurt †October 5th, 1607, Leipzig

66

Santi di Tito

Italian painter (1536-1603)

*December 5th, 1536, Florence †July 25th, 1603, Florence

31

Margaret of Austria

Austrian archduchess

*February 16th, 1536, Innsbruck †March 12th, 1567, Hall in Tirol

80

Achille de Harlay, seigneur de Beaumont

French politician (1536-1616)

*March 7th, 1536, Paris †October 23rd, 1616, Paris

61

Barbara of Hesse

16th-century German noblewoman

*April 8th, 1536, Kassel †June 8th, 1597, Schloss Waldeck

82

Johann Peiligk

German politician (1536-1618)

*March 25th, 1536, Leipzig †November 30th, 1618, Leipzig

33

Philibert, Margrave of Baden-Baden

Margrave of Baden

*January 22nd, 1536, Baden-Baden †October 3rd, 1569, Moncontour

35

Henry VI, Burgrave of Plauen

Burggraf von Meissen

*December 29th, 1536, Meissen †January 22nd, 1572, Schleiz

78

Marcantonio Memmo

Doge of Venice (1536-1615)

*November 11th, 1536, Venice †October 31st, 1615, Venice

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Public holidays on February 14th

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Valentine's Day!

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

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Leap year

Yes: 1536 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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