February 14th, 1614

Born on February 14th, 1614

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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

Born on February 14th, 1614

58

John Wilkins

Secretary of the Royal Society and Bishop of Chester

*February 14th, 1614, Fawsley †November 19th, 1672, London

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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

81

Peter Ahlwardt

German theologian and philosopher (1710-1791)

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

73

Daniel Miller

British music producer and founder of Mute Records

*February 14th, 1951, London

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

32

Özge Bayrak

Turkish badminton player

*February 14th, 1992, Osmangazi

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Born in 1614

72

Henry More

English philosopher (1614–1687)

*October 12th, 1614, Grantham †September 1st, 1687, Cambridge

59

Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg

Duke of Württemberg (1614-1674)

*December 16th, 1614, Stuttgart †July 2nd, 1674, Stuttgart

48

Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria

Austrian archduke (1614-1662)

*January 5th, 1614, Wiener Neustadt †November 20th, 1662, Vienna

59

Helena Fourment

Second wife of Peter Paul Rubens (1614-1673)

*April 11th, 1614, Antwerp †July 15th, 1673, Brussels metropolitan area

50

Henry II of Lorraine, Duke of Guise

Duke of Guise

*April 4th, 1614, Paris †June 2nd, 1664, Paris

67

Jahanara Begum

Padshah Begum and Mughal Princess (1614-1681)

*April 2nd, 1614, Agra †September 16th, 1681, Delhi

46

Martino Martini

Italian Jesuit missionary, cartographer and historian (1614-1661)

*September 20th, 1614, Trento †June 6th, 1661, Hangzhou

52

Sebastián Martínez

Spanish baroque painter (c.1615-1667)

*November 30th, 1614, Jaén †October 13th, 1667, Madrid

65

Balthasar Mentzer

German theologian

*May 11th, 1614, Giessen †July 28th, 1679, Giessen

49

Élisabeth de Bourbon

French duchess

*August 16th, 1614, Paris †May 19th, 1664, Paris

66

William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford

English Royalist and Catholic martyr

*November 30th, 1614, City of Westminster †December 29th, 1680, Tower Hill

65

Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels

Administrator of the archbishopric of Magdeburg (1614-1680)

*August 13th, 1614, Dresden †June 4th, 1680, Halle (Saale)

58

Franciscus Sylvius

Physician and chemist of Leyden, Netherlands

*March 15th, 1614, Hanau †November 19th, 1672, Leiden

56

Emilie of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst

Regent of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1614-1670)

*June 15th, 1614, Delmenhorst †December 4th, 1670, Rudolstadt

64

Timotheus Ritzsch

German printer

*January 24th, 1614, Leipzig †February 1st, 1678, Leipzig

71

Juan Carreño de Miranda

Spanish artist (1614-1685)

*March 25th, 1614, Avilés †October 3rd, 1685, Madrid

74

Balthasar Cellarius

German theologian (1614-1689)

*October 10th, 1614, Rottleben †September 15th, 1689, Helmstedt

76

Hieronymus van Beverningh

Dutch diplomat and politician (1614-1690)

*April 25th, 1614, Gouda †October 30th, 1690, Warmond

70

Juan Hidalgo de Polanco

Spanish composer (1614-1685)

*September 28th, 1614, Madrid †March 30th, 1685, Madrid

54

Martin Schoock

Dutch historian (1614-1669)

*April 1st, 1614, Groningen †January 1st, 1669, Frankfurt (Oder)

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Valentine's Day!

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

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1614 is a normal year and no leap year.

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