February 14th, 1810

Born on February 14th, 1810

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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 1810

39

Frédéric Chopin

Polish composer and pianist (1810–1849)

*February 22nd, 1810, Żelazowa Wola †October 17th, 1849, Paris

46

Robert Schumann

German composer, pianist and critic (1810–1856)

*June 8th, 1810, Zwickau †July 29th, 1856, Endenich

82

Bertha von Marenholtz-Bülow

German educator, editor (1810–1893)

*March 5th, 1810, Küblingen †January 9th, 1893, Dresden

71

Theodor Schwann

German physiologist

*December 7th, 1810, Santiago †January 11th, 1882, Cologne

25

Karel Hynek Mácha

Czech poet, traveller, playwright, lawyer and writer (1810–1836)

*November 16th, 1810, Prague †November 6th, 1836, Litoměřice

80

P. T. Barnum

American showman and politician (1810–1891)

*July 5th, 1810, Bethel †April 7th, 1891, Bridgeport

65

Francesco Maria Piave

Italian librettist

*May 18th, 1810, Murano †March 5th, 1876, Milan

73

Juan Bautista Alberdi

Argentinian politician

*August 29th, 1810, San Miguel de Tucumán †June 19th, 1884, Neuilly-sur-Seine

74

Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre

Spanish noble and politician (1810-1885)

*December 17th, 1810, Isla de León †November 26th, 1885, Madrid

93

Leo XIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903

*March 2nd, 1810, Carpineto Romano †July 20th, 1903, Rome

46

Alfred de Musset

French writer (1810-1857)

*December 11th, 1810, Paris †May 2nd, 1857, Paris

55

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

British author

*September 29th, 1810, London †November 12th, 1865, Alton

75

Edmond Boissier

Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician (1810-1885)

*May 25th, 1810, Geneva †September 25th, 1885, Valeyres-sous-Rances

78

James Freeman Clarke

American theologian and writer (1810–1888)

*April 4th, 1810, Hanover †June 8th, 1888, Jamaica Plain

67

Henri Victor Regnault

French physicist

*July 21st, 1810, Aachen †January 19th, 1878, Paris

72

Hugh Allan

Shipping magnate, financier and capitalist

*September 29th, 1810, Saltcoats †December 9th, 1882, Edinburgh

83

Ernst Kummer

German mathematician

*January 29th, 1810, Żary †May 14th, 1893, Berlin

77

Asa Gray

American botanist (1810–1888)

*November 18th, 1810, Paris †January 30th, 1888, Cambridge

82

Ferenc Erkel

Hungarian composer, conductor and pianist (1810–1893)

*November 7th, 1810, Gyula †June 25th, 1893, Budapest

50

Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea

British politician (1810-1861)

*September 16th, 1810, Richmond †August 2nd, 1861, Wilton 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 1810 is a normal year and no leap year.

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