February 14th, 1677

Born on February 14th, 1677

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 1677

88

Stanisław Leszczyński

King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania

*October 20th, 1677, Lviv †February 23rd, 1766, Lunéville

79

Jacques Cassini

French astronomer

*February 18th, 1677, Paris †April 16th, 1756, Thury-sous-Clermont

86

Benito Jerónimo Feijoo

Spanish monk and scholar

*October 8th, 1677, Casdemiro †September 26th, 1764, Oviedo

79

Just Wiedewelt

Danish sculptor (1677-1757)

*November 18th, 1677, Copenhagen †September 8th, 1757, Copenhagen

49

Antonio Maria Bononcini

Italian cellist and composer

*June 18th, 1677, Modena †July 8th, 1726, Modena

29

Pietro Micca

Italian soldier (1677-1706)

*March 6th, 1677, Biella †August 30th, 1706, Turin

67

Nicola Fago

Italian composer (1677-1745)

*February 26th, 1677, Taranto †February 18th, 1745, Naples

65

John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

German prince

*July 29th, 1677, Zerbst †November 7th, 1742, Zerbst

70

Christoph Heinrich Zeibich

German theologian

*June 28th, 1677, Espenhain †June 24th, 1748, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

84

William Dummer

Lieutenant Governor of colonial Massachusetts, acting governor during Dummer's War, benefactor of The Governor's Academy

*October 10th, 1677, Boston †October 10th, 1761, Newbury

58

Johann Jacob Baier

German naturalist

*June 14th, 1677, Jena †July 14th, 1735, Altdorf bei Nürnberg

74

Sigismund von Kollonitz

Austrian cardinal

*January 1st, 1677, Vienna †January 1st, 1751, Vienna

70

Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun

Austrian general and marshall

*August 27th, 1677, Sopron †February 18th, 1748, Sibiu

34

Johann Georg, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels

German noble (1677-1712)

*July 13th, 1677, Halle (Saale) †March 16th, 1712, Weißenfels

68

Guillaume Coustou the Elder

Sculptor from France (1677-1746)

*November 29th, 1677, Lyon †February 22nd, 1746, Paris

76

Rudolf Franz Erwein von Schönborn

German nobleman, diplomat and cellist (1677-1754)

*October 23rd, 1677, Mainz †September 22nd, 1754

69

Ulrik Kaas

Danish military personnel (1677-1746)

*October 4th, 1677, Hastrup †December 28th, 1746

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.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1677 is a normal year and no leap year.

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