February 14th, 1807

Born on February 14th, 1807

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

Born on February 14th, 1807

96

Ernest Legouvé

French dramatist

*February 14th, 1807, Paris †March 14th, 1903, 2nd arrondissement of Paris

63

Max Emanuel Ainmiller

Glass painter, artist (1807-1870)

*February 14th, 1807, Munich †December 9th, 1870, Munich

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Who's birthday is on February 14th?

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

39

Karin Schnaase

German badminton player

*February 14th, 1985, Lüdinghausen

30

Kristian Blummenfelt

Norwegian triathlete

*February 14th, 1994, Bergen

82

Josef Durm

German architect and architectural historian

*February 14th, 1837, Karlsruhe †April 3rd, 1919, Karlsruhe

73

Daniel Miller

British music producer and founder of Mute Records

*February 14th, 1951, London

56

Edmond François Valentin About

French writer and critic (1828-1885)

*February 14th, 1828, Dieuze †January 16th, 1885, rue de Douai

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

81

Peter Ahlwardt

German theologian and philosopher (1710-1791)

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

54

Simon Pegg

English actor (born 1970)

*February 14th, 1970, Brockworth

78

Tan Aik Huang

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1946, Singapore

23

Klaudia Pintér

Hungarian beach handball player

*February 14th, 2001, Budapest

55

Tang Jiuhong

Chinese badminton player

*February 14th, 1969, Anhua County

42

Gita Nabavi

Swedish politician

*February 14th, 1982, Tehran

51

Qin Yiyuan

Chinese badminton player

*February 14th, 1973, Guangxi

46

Danai Gurira

American actress

*February 14th, 1978, Grinnell

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Born in 1807

75

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

American poet and educator (1807–1882)

*February 27th, 1807, Portland †March 24th, 1882, Cambridge

66

Hans Conon von der Gabelentz

German linguist (1807-1874)

*October 13th, 1807, Altenburg †September 3rd, 1874, Lemnitz

63

Ehrenreich Eichholz

German journalist

*September 19th, 1807, Berlin †January 14th, 1871, Hanover

74

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Italian general, patriot, and republican (1807–1882)

*July 4th, 1807, Nice †June 2nd, 1882, Caprera

66

Louis Agassiz

Swiss-American naturalist (1807–1873)

*May 28th, 1807, Môtiers †December 14th, 1873, Cambridge

63

Robert E. Lee

Confederate States general (1807–1870)

*January 19th, 1807, Stratford Hall †October 12th, 1870, Lexington

91

Wilford Woodruff

President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1807-1898)

*March 1st, 1807, Farmington †September 2nd, 1898, Salt Lake City

79

Sebastiano Tecchio

Italian politician (1807-1886)

*January 3rd, 1807, Vicenza †January 24th, 1886, Venice

60

Karl Braun

German jurist and politician (1807-1868)

*May 10th, 1807, Plauen †March 23rd, 1868, Plauen

87

Giacomo Durando

Italian general and statesman (1807-1894)

*February 4th, 1807, Mondovì †August 21st, 1894, Rome

79

Charles Francis Adams, Sr.

American historical editor, politician and diplomat from Massachusetts (1807-1886)

*August 18th, 1807, Boston †November 21st, 1886, Boston

80

Friedrich Theodor Vischer

German philosopher, writer and politician (1807-1887)

*June 30th, 1807, Ludwigsburg †September 14th, 1887, Gmunden

84

Jules Grévy

French statesman and lawyer

*August 15th, 1807, Mont-sous-Vaudrey †September 9th, 1891, Mont-sous-Vaudrey

40

Robert Blum

German democratic politician (1807-1848)

*November 10th, 1807, Cologne †November 9th, 1848, Brigittenau

78

Bernhard Horwitz

German-British chess player (1807-1885)

*May 10th, 1807, Neustrelitz †August 29th, 1885, London

82

Hans Matthison-Hansen

Danish composer and painter (1807-1890)

*February 6th, 1807, Flensburg †January 7th, 1890, Roskilde

84

Joseph Petzval

Slovak physicist, mathematician and inventor (1807-1891)

*January 6th, 1807, Spišská Belá †September 19th, 1891, Vienna

78

Alfred de Clebsattel

French politician

*May 6th, 1807, Dunkirk †January 27th, 1886, Dunkirk

74

Ludwig Mooser

Organ builder

*January 30th, 1807, Vienna †May 22nd, 1881, Hatvan

77

Wilhelm von Braumüller

German publisher

*March 19th, 1807, Zillbach †July 25th, 1884, Vienna

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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 1807 is a normal year and no leap year.

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