February 14th, 1718

Born on February 14th, 1718

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 1718

62

Mariana Victoria of Spain

Infanta of Spain by birth, later regent of Portugal

*March 31st, 1718, Madrid †January 15th, 1781, Palace of Ajuda

69

Bernhard Friedrich Quistorp

German theologian

*April 11th, 1718, Rostock †January 4th, 1788, Greifswald

72

Robert Henry

Scottish minister and historian (1718-1790)

*February 18th, 1718, St. Ninians †November 24th, 1790, Edinburgh

73

Søren Abildgaard

Naturalist, writer and illustrator (1718-1791)

*February 18th, 1718, Flekkefjord Municipality †July 2nd, 1791, Copenhagen

76

Leopold August Abel

Violinist, composer

*March 24th, 1718, Köthen †August 25th, 1794, Ludwigslust

80

Antoine de Chézy

French engineer

*September 1st, 1718, Châlons-en-Champagne †October 5th, 1798, Paris

57

Matthew Maty

Dutch physician

*May 17th, 1718, Montfoort †March 21st, 1776, London

71

Jacob Christian Schäffer

German inventor, professor, botanist, entomologist and ornithologist (1718-1790)

*May 30th, 1718, Querfurt †January 7th, 1790, Regensburg

89

Francis Willis

British physician (1718-1807)

*August 17th, 1718, Lincoln †December 5th, 1807, Bourne

77

Otto Jacob Zöge von Manteuffel

Swedish military personnel

*April 22nd, 1718, Stockholm †February 6th, 1796, Stockholm

65

Benjamin Kennicott

British theologian

*April 4th, 1718, Devon †September 18th, 1783, Cornwall

75

Christianus Carolus Henricus van der Aa

Dutch pastor, preacher and theologian (1718-1793)

*August 25th, 1718, Zwolle †September 23rd, 1793, Haarlem

69

Pasquale Acquaviva d'Aragona

Italian cardinal

*November 3rd, 1718, Naples †February 29th, 1788, Rome

72

Joseph von Spaur

Austrian priest (1718-1791)

*September 23rd, 1718, Innsbruck †May 26th, 1791, Brixen

82

Hugh Blair

British philosopher

*April 7th, 1718, Edinburgh †December 27th, 1800, Edinburgh

48

Empress Nara

Qing dynasty empress (1718-1766)

*March 11th, 1718, Beijing †July 14th, 1766, Beijing

61

Thomas Chippendale

British cabinet-maker

*June 5th, 1718, Otley †November 13th, 1779, London

58

Élie Catherine Fréron

French writer (1718-1776)

*January 20th, 1718, Quimper †March 10th, 1776, Montrouge

69

Ambrosio de Benavides

Spanish colonial governor

*January 20th, 1718, Granada †April 27th, 1787, Cauquenes

72

Christian Georg Schütz

German painter and engraver (1718-1791)

*September 24th, 1718, Flörsheim am Main †January 1st, 1791, Frankfurt

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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 1718 is a normal year and no leap year.

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