February 14th, 1750

Born on February 14th, 1750

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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

Born on February 14th, 1750

83

René Louiche Desfontaines

French botanist (1750-1833)

*February 14th, 1750, Tremblay †November 16th, 1833, Paris

Same year
Born in 1750

97

Caroline Herschel

German-British astronomer (*1750 – †1848)

*March 16th, 1750, Hanover †January 9th, 1848, Hanover

74

Antonio Salieri

Italian composer and teacher (1750–1825)

*August 18th, 1750, Legnago †May 7th, 1825, Vienna

66

Francisco de Miranda

Venezuelan military leader (1750–1816)

*March 28th, 1750, Caracas †July 14th, 1816, Cádiz

50

Lorenzo Mascheroni

Italian mathematician (*1750 – †1800)

*May 13th, 1750, Bergamo †July 14th, 1800, Paris

86

Adam Afzelius

Swedish botanist (1750-1837)

*October 8th, 1750, Vara †January 20th, 1837, Uppsala

66

Ignacio María de Álava y Sáenz de Navarrete

Spanish naval commander

*October 24th, 1750, Vitoria-Gasteiz †May 26th, 1817, Chiclana de la Frontera

56

Henry Knox

American general and Secretary of War (1750–1806)

*July 25th, 1750, Boston †October 25th, 1806, Augusta

43

Fabre d'Églantine

French actor (1750-1794)

*July 28th, 1750, Carcassonne †April 5th, 1794, Paris

64

Joanna Southcott

English religious leader (1750-1814)

*April 25th, 1750, Devon †December 27th, 1814, London

52

Johann Gottfried Brügelmann

German entrepreneur

*January 1st, 1750, Elberfeld †December 27th, 1802, Ratingen

81

John Trumbull

American poet

*April 24th, 1750, Watertown †May 11th, 1831, Detroit

92

Kaspar Heinrich von Sierstorpff

Founder of Bad Driburg, botanist & art collector (1750-1842)

*January 1st, 1750, Hildesheim †January 1st, 1842, Brunswick

85

Etienne Fallot de Beaumont

French archbishop and politician (1750-1835)

*April 1st, 1750, Avignon †October 27th, 1835, Paris

52

Cornelis Ignatius Branger

Dutch politician (1750-1803)

*October 14th, 1750, Amsterdam †February 8th, 1803, Amsterdam

51

Frederick Muhlenberg

American politician and first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1750-1801)

*January 1st, 1750, Trappe †June 4th, 1801, Lancaster

92

Pehr Frigel

Swedish composer and librarian

*September 2nd, 1750, Kalmar †November 24th, 1842, Stockholm

67

Thomas Posey

American politician (1750-1818)

*July 9th, 1750, Fairfax County †March 19th, 1818, Shawneetown

73

Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine

British politician (1750-1823)

*January 10th, 1750, Edinburgh †November 17th, 1823, Almondell and Calderwood Country Park

79

Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa

Austrian archduchess (1750-1829)

*April 7th, 1750, Modena †November 14th, 1829, Vienna

78

Thomas Pinckney

American statesman, diplomat and general (1745–1828)

*October 23rd, 1750, Charleston †November 2nd, 1828, Charleston

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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 1750 is a normal year and no leap year.

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