February 14th, 1855

Born on February 14th, 1855

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What happened on February 14th, 1855?

February 14th, 1855

Texas is linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas.

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What else 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 14th

Born on February 14th, 1855

74

João Franco

Portuguese politician (1855-1929)

*February 14th, 1855, Portugal †April 4th, 1929, Anadia

Same year
Born in 1855

69

Robert Koldewey

German archaeologist and architect (1855-1925)

*September 10th, 1855, Blankenburg †February 4th, 1925, Berlin

75

Eduard Meyer

German historian (1855–1930)

*January 25th, 1855, Hamburg †August 31st, 1930, Berlin

78

Oskar von Miller

German engineer

*May 7th, 1855, Munich †April 9th, 1934, Munich

74

Karl von den Steinen

German physician, ethnologist, explorer, ancient Americanist and writer (1855-1929)

*March 7th, 1855, Mülheim an der Ruhr †November 4th, 1929, Kronberg im Taunus

82

Hilmar Mückenberger

German composer

*January 26th, 1855, Eibenstock †May 14th, 1937, Plauen

44

Ernest Chausson

French composer (1855–1899)

*January 20th, 1855, Paris †June 10th, 1899, Limay

50

Jean Lorrain

French Symbolist poet and novelist

*August 9th, 1855, Fécamp †June 30th, 1906, Paris

68

Marie Corelli

British writer (1855-1924)

*May 1st, 1855, London †April 24th, 1924, Stratford-upon-Avon

52

Ned Hanlan

Canadian professional sculler, hotelier, and alderman (1855–1908)

*July 12th, 1855, Toronto †January 4th, 1908, Toronto

72

Ignác Alpár

Hungarian architect (1855-1928)

*October 17th, 1855, Pest †April 27th, 1928, Zürich

80

Ferdinand Tönnies

German sociologist, economist and philosopher (1855–1936)

*July 26th, 1855, Oldenswort †April 9th, 1936, Kiel

57

James S. Sherman

Vice president of the United States from 1909 to 1912

*October 24th, 1855, Utica †October 30th, 1912, Utica

71

Houston Stewart Chamberlain

British-German racialist philosopher (1855–1927)

*September 9th, 1855, Portsmouth †January 9th, 1927, Bayreuth

61

Percival Lowell

American astronomer (1855-1916)

*March 13th, 1855, Boston †November 12th, 1916, Flagstaff

43

Georges Rodenbach

Belgian Symbolist poet and novelist (1855-1898)

*July 16th, 1855, Tournai †December 25th, 1898, Paris

76

Inukai Tsuyoshi

Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan (1855–1932)

*June 4th, 1855, Okayama †May 15th, 1932, Tokyo

43

Eleanor Marx

English-born activist and daughter of Karl Marx (1855–1898)

*January 16th, 1855, Soho †March 31st, 1898, Sydenham

56

Giovanni Pascoli

Italian poet and classical scholar (1855-1912)

*December 31st, 1855, San Mauro Pascoli †April 6th, 1912, Bologna

67

Emil Doepler

German artist (1855–1922)

*October 29th, 1855, Munich †December 21st, 1922, Berlin

74

Charles Huot

Canadian painter, drawing teacher, and illustrator (1855-1930)

*April 6th, 1855, Quebec City †January 27th, 1930, Sillery

Birthdays of famous people

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 1855 is a normal year and no leap year.

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