February 14th, 1705

Born on February 14th, 1705

Age in days, weeks and months
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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?

81

Peter Ahlwardt

German theologian and philosopher (1710-1791)

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

33

Karol G

Colombian singer-songwriter and businesswoman (1991–)

*February 14th, 1991, Medellín

32

Elley Duhé

American singer

*February 14th, 1992, Mobile

90

Herwig Wolfram

Austrian historian

*February 14th, 1934, Vienna

44

Henriett Koósz

Paralympic tennis and badminton player

*February 14th, 1980, Kőszeg

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

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

Same year
Born in 1705

68

Clement XIV

Head of the Catholic Church from 1769 to 1774

*October 31st, 1705, Santarcangelo di Romagna †September 22nd, 1774, Rome

77

Farinelli

Italian opera singer

*January 24th, 1705, Andria †July 15th, 1782, Bologna

75

William Cookworthy

British pharmacist

*April 12th, 1705, Kingsbridge †October 17th, 1780, Plymouth

83

Matthäus Günther

German artist (1705-1788)

*September 7th, 1705, Peißenberg †September 30th, 1788, Wessobrunn

33

Dick Turpin

English highwayman (1705–1739)

*September 21st, 1705, Hempstead †April 7th, 1739, Knavesmire

54

Giovanni Carestini

Italian sopera singer

*December 13th, 1705, Filottrano †January 1st, 1760, Filottrano

69

Jacques-François Blondel

French architect

*January 8th, 1705, Rouen †January 9th, 1774, Paris

76

Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke

Royal Navy admiral (1705-1781)

*February 21st, 1705, London †October 17th, 1781, Sunbury-on-Thames

83

Noël Jourda de Vaux

Marshal of France

*March 12th, 1705, Castle of Vaux †September 14th, 1788, Grenoble

46

Francis Blomefield

British antiquarian

*July 23rd, 1705, Fersfield †January 16th, 1752, Fersfield

88

William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield

British barrister, politician and judge (1705–1793)

*March 2nd, 1705, Scone †March 20th, 1793, Highgate

73

Nicolas-Sébastien Adam

French sculptor

*March 22nd, 1705, Nancy †March 27th, 1778, Paris

60

Leopold Joseph von Daun

Austrian marshal

*September 24th, 1705, Vienna †February 5th, 1766, Vienna

60

Johann Gottfried Biedermann

German author

*August 19th, 1705, Plauen †July 11th, 1766, Untersteinach

45

Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff

Dutch aristocrats

*August 8th, 1705, Leer †November 1st, 1750, Batavia

50

Johann Elias Bach

German composer

*February 17th, 1705, Schweinfurt †November 30th, 1755, Schweinfurt

58

Lorenz Natter

Gem-engraver and medallist (1705-1763)

*March 21st, 1705, Biberach an der Riss †October 27th, 1763, Saint Petersburg

53

August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof

German miniature painter, naturalist and entomologist (1705-1759)

*March 30th, 1705, Arnstadt †March 27th, 1759, Nuremberg

80

Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier

French explorer

*January 14th, 1705, Pleudihen-sur-Rance †January 1st, 1786, Saint-Malo

60

Thomas Birch

English historian (1705-1766)

*November 23rd, 1705, Clerkenwell †January 9th, 1766, London

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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

No: With 365 days 1705 is a normal year and no leap year.

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