February 14th, 1719

Born on February 14th, 1719

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 1719

67

Leopold Mozart

German composer, conductor, teacher, and violinist (1719-1787)

*November 14th, 1719, Augsburg †May 28th, 1787, Salzburg

57

Spranger Barry

British actor

*November 23rd, 1719, Dublin †January 10th, 1777, London

79

Barbara Campanini

Italian ballerina

*September 27th, 1719, Parma †June 7th, 1799, Lubin

60

Wilhelm Sebastian von Belling

German general

*February 15th, 1719, Pawłowo, Kwidzyn County †November 28th, 1779, Słupsk

63

Johann Friedrich Hirt

German theologian

*August 16th, 1719, Apolda †July 29th, 1783, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

68

Anna Catharina Bischoff

"Lady (or mummy) of the Barfüsser Church"

*March 23rd, 1719, Strasbourg †August 30th, 1787, Basel

68

Johann Wilhelm Baumer

German physicist and author

*September 10th, 1719, Rehweiler †August 4th, 1788, Giessen

73

George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney

Royal Navy admiral; (1719-1792)

*February 13th, 1719, Walton-on-Thames †May 24th, 1792, London

63

Christian Mayer

Czech-German astronomer

*August 20th, 1719, Modřice †April 16th, 1783, Heidelberg

80

Abraham Gotthelf Kästner

German mathematician (1719–1800)

*September 27th, 1719, Leipzig †June 20th, 1800, Göttingen

78

Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, 10th Count of Aranda

Spanish diplomat 10th Count of Aranda (1719-1798)

*August 1st, 1719, Castillo del conde de Aranda †January 9th, 1798, Palacio de los condes de Aranda

68

Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis

Marshal of France

*August 20th, 1719, Ajac †November 20th, 1787, Arras

65

Étienne François, duc de Choiseul

French general, diplomat and statesman (1719-1785)

*June 28th, 1719, Nancy †May 8th, 1785, Château de Chanteloup

77

Michel-Jean Sedaine

French dramatist and librettist

*June 2nd, 1719, Paris †May 17th, 1797, Paris

72

Jacques Cazotte

French writer

*October 7th, 1719, Dijon †September 25th, 1792, Paris

67

Ferdinand Christoph von Waldburg-Zeil

German priest

*February 6th, 1719, Salzburg †April 9th, 1786, Salzburg

87

Roger Newdigate

British politician

*May 20th, 1719, Arbury †November 23rd, 1806, Arbury

47

Johann Gottlob Lehmann

German and Russian mineralogist

*August 4th, 1719, Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel †January 22nd, 1767, Saint Petersburg

70

John Landen

Mathematician

*January 23rd, 1719, Peterborough †January 15th, 1790, Milton

78

John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden

British nobleman and soldier (1719-1797)

*March 13th, 1719, Oundle †May 25th, 1797, Audley End House

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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 1719 is a normal year and no leap year.

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