February 14th, 1701

Born on February 14th, 1701

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

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.

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 year
Born in 1701

49

Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond

English patron of cricket (1701-1750)

*May 18th, 1701, Chichester †August 8th, 1750, Godalming

79

Jacques Dumont le Romain

French history and portrait painter (1701-1781)

*May 10th, 1701, Paris †February 17th, 1781, Paris

58

Anna Magdalena Bach

German singer and the second wife of Johann Sebastian Bach (1701-1760)

*December 22nd, 1701, Zeitz †February 27th, 1760, Leipzig

76

Otto Magnus von Schwerin

Prussian general

*June 21st, 1701, Halberstadt †August 14th, 1777, Ducherow

81

William Emerson

British mathematician

*May 14th, 1701, Hurworth-on-Tees †May 20th, 1782, Hurworth-on-Tees

77

Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo

118th Doge of Venice (1701-1778)

*May 19th, 1701, Venice †December 31st, 1778, Venice

65

Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

(1701-1766)

*April 1st, 1701, Glücksburg †November 10th, 1766, Glücksburg

59

Christian Ludwig Liscow

German poet lawyer and writer (1701-1760)

*April 29th, 1701, Wittenburg †October 30th, 1760, Eilenburg

55

Frédéric Jérôme de La Rochefoucauld

Catholic cardinal

*July 16th, 1701, Versailles †April 29th, 1757, Paris

75

Johann Jakob Breitinger

Swiss philologist and author (1701-1776)

*March 1st, 1701, Zürich †December 13th, 1776, Zürich

74

Vittoria Tesi

Italian opera singer and music teacher (1701-1775)

*February 13th, 1701, Florence †May 9th, 1775, Vienna

75

Melchior Eberhard

German sculptor

*November 6th, 1701, Bad Hindelang †January 1st, 1777, Bad Hindelang

55

Maurus Xaverius Herbst

Abbot of the Benedictine Abbey Plankstetten

*September 14th, 1701, Pleinfeld †April 4th, 1757, Abenberg

74

Niclas Sahlgren

Swedish businessman

*March 18th, 1701, Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg †March 10th, 1776, Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg

76

Charles Le Beau

French historian

*October 18th, 1701, Paris †March 13th, 1778, Paris

58

Felix Anton Scheffler

German painter (1701-1760)

*August 29th, 1701, Mainburg †January 10th, 1760, Prague

41

François-Joseph Hunauld

French anatomist; (1701-1742)

*February 24th, 1701, Châteaubriant †December 15th, 1742, Paris

53

Christian Ludwig von Loewenstern

German artist, 1701-1754

*August 10th, 1701, Darmstadt †October 15th, 1754, Darmstadt

53

Fortunato da Brescia

(1701-1754)

*January 1st, 1701, Brescia †January 1st, 1754, Madrid

72

Johann Konrad Spörl

German theologian (1701-1773)

*January 3rd, 1701, Nuremberg †May 20th, 1773

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 1701 is a normal year and no leap year.

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