February 14th, 1766

Born on February 14th, 1766

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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 1766

75

Albertine Necker de Saussure

Genevan writer (1766-1841)

*April 9th, 1766, Geneva †April 20th, 1841, Monnetier-Mornex

77

John daltonico

Era gey

*September 6th, 1766, Cumberland †July 27th, 1844, Manchester

68

Thomas Robert Malthus

British political economist (1766–1834)

*February 13th, 1766, Westcott †December 23rd, 1834, Bath

73

William Dunlap

American dramatist, painter, and historian

*February 19th, 1766, Perth Amboy †September 28th, 1839, New York City

35

Louis Delgrès

French politician (1766-1802)

*August 2nd, 1766, Saint-Pierre †May 28th, 1802, Matouba

51

Germaine de Staël

Genevan-French author (1766-1817)

*April 22nd, 1766, Paris †July 14th, 1817, Paris

66

Marc Schœlcher

*April 26th, 1766, Fessenheim †October 14th, 1832, Paris

62

Charlotte, Princess Royal

British princess (1766-1828); eldest daughter of George III

*September 29th, 1766, Buckingham Palace †October 5th, 1828, Ludwigsburg Palace

57

Maine de Biran

French philosopher (1766-1824)

*November 29th, 1766, Bergerac †July 20th, 1824, Paris

69

Joseph Sonnleithner

Austrian librettist

*March 3rd, 1766, Vienna †December 26th, 1835, Vienna

87

Álvaro Flórez Estrada

Spanish economist (1766-1853)

*February 1st, 1766, La Pola Somiedo †December 16th, 1853, Noreña

82

Georg Reinbeck

German writer (1766-1849)

*October 11th, 1766, Berlin †January 1st, 1849, Stuttgart

48

Claudius Buchanan

British theologian

*March 12th, 1766, Cambuslang †February 9th, 1815, Hertfordshire

65

Johann Adam Breysig

German architect and painter

*April 1st, 1766, Leutesdorf †August 29th, 1831, Gdańsk

60

Friedrich Weinbrenner

German architect and city planner (1766-1826)

*January 1st, 1766, Karlsruhe †March 1st, 1826, Karlsruhe

22

Julie von Voss

Morganatic wife of Frederick William II of Prussia

*July 24th, 1766, Buch †March 25th, 1789, Buch

83

Georg Philipp Schmidt von Lübeck

German writer (1766-1849)

*January 1st, 1766, Lübeck †October 28th, 1849, Ottensen

75

Emmanuel, comte de Las Cases

French politician, atlas-maker and author (1766-1842)

*June 21st, 1766, Blan †May 15th, 1842, Passy

84

Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley

British politician (1766-1851)

*April 29th, 1766, Bloomsbury †February 8th, 1851, Kent

89

Joseph Marie de Pernety

French politician and officer (1766-1856)

*May 19th, 1766, Lyon †April 29th, 1856, Paris

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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 1766 is a normal year and no leap year.

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