February 14th, 1826

Born on February 14th, 1826

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 73,000 days old!

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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, 1826

75

Frederik Christian Lund

Danish painter (1826–1901)

*February 14th, 1826, Copenhagen †October 31st, 1901, Copenhagen

Same year
Born in 1826

69

Johannes Overbeck

German archaeologist and art historian (1826-1895)

*March 27th, 1826, Antwerp †November 8th, 1895, Leipzig

76

Julius von Ficker

German historian (1826–1902)

*April 30th, 1826, Paderborn †July 10th, 1902, Innsbruck

63

Carlo Collodi

Italian writer (1826-1890)

*November 24th, 1826, Florence †October 26th, 1890, Florence

94

Eugènie de Montijo

Consort of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French (1826–1920)

*May 5th, 1826, Granada †July 11th, 1920, Madrid

69

Joseph-Henri Altès

French composer and flautist

*January 18th, 1826, Rouen †July 24th, 1895, rue Oudinot

49

Benoît Rouquayrol

French inventor (1826-1875)

*June 13th, 1826, Espalion †November 14th, 1875, Rodez

64

Stefano Jacini

Italian statesman and economist (1826-1891)

*June 20th, 1826, Casalbuttano †March 25th, 1891, Milan

46

Carl XV of Sweden

King of Sweden and Norway (1859-1872)

*May 3rd, 1826, Stockholm †September 18th, 1872, Malmö

74

Wilhelm Liebknecht

German socialist and political activist

*March 29th, 1826, Giessen †August 7th, 1900, Charlottenburg

76

Julia Grant

First Lady of the United States from 1869 to 1877

*January 26th, 1826, St. Louis †December 14th, 1902, Washington, D.C.

83

Stanislao Cannizzaro

Italian chemist (1826-1910)

*July 13th, 1826, Palermo †May 10th, 1910, Rome

74

Zénobe Gramme

Belgian electrical engineer

*April 4th, 1826, Jehay †January 20th, 1901, Bois-Colombes

83

Eusebio Lillo

Chilean writer and diplomat

*August 14th, 1826, Santiago †July 8th, 1910, Santiago

73

Frederic Edwin Church

American landscape painter (1826–1900)

*May 4th, 1826, Hartford †April 7th, 1900, New York City

67

Marie Wiegmann

German painter (1826-1893)

*November 7th, 1826, Srebrna Góra †December 4th, 1893, Düsseldorf

79

Johann von Appel

Austrian politician (1826–1906)

*November 11th, 1826, Sikirevci †September 7th, 1906, Gradisca d'Isonzo

65

Lucien Dautresme

French politician and composer (1826–1892)

*May 21st, 1826, Elbeuf †February 18th, 1892, Paris

44

Carl Richard Zanders

German manufacturer (1826–1870)

*July 16th, 1826, Bergisch Gladbach †August 23rd, 1870, Bergisch Gladbach

86

Wilhelm Walther

German painter (1826-1913)

*October 18th, 1826, Cämmerswalde †May 7th, 1913, Dresden

79

Rosa Flesch

German Roman Catholic religious (1826–1906)

*February 24th, 1826, Schönstatt †January 1st, 1906, Kloster Marienhaus

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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 1826 is a normal year and no leap year.

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