February 14th, 1922

Born on February 14th, 1922

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, 1922

94

Otto Hackmack

German politician (SPD)

*February 14th, 1922, Lohbrügge †February 19th, 2016

94

Mariya Shcherbachenko

Medic and Heroine of the Soviet Union

*February 14th, 1922, Nezhdanovka †November 23rd, 2016, Kyiv

20

Anna Lisitsyna

Partisan, Heroine of the Soviet Union (1922-1942)

*February 14th, 1922, Karelia †August 3rd, 1942, Svir

81

Heinz Friedrich

German publisher, essayist, and author (1922-2004)

*February 14th, 1922, Roßdorf †February 13th, 2004, Munich

69

Hans Oliva-Hagen

German journalist, writer and screenwriter

*February 14th, 1922, Berlin †November 30th, 1991

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Who's birthday is on February 14th?

90

Herwig Wolfram

Austrian historian

*February 14th, 1934, Vienna

33

Karol G

Colombian singer-songwriter and businesswoman (1991–)

*February 14th, 1991, Medellín

32

Elley Duhé

American singer

*February 14th, 1992, Mobile

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

73

Daniel Miller

British music producer and founder of Mute Records

*February 14th, 1951, London

80

Lois Maxwell

Canadian actress (1927–2007)

*February 14th, 1927, Kitchener †September 29th, 2007, Fremantle

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

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

78

Tan Aik Huang

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1946, Singapore

88

Albert Barillé

French film producer

*February 14th, 1920, Warsaw †February 5th, 2009, Neuilly-sur-Seine

82

Michael Bloomberg

American businessman and politician; 108th mayor of New York City

*February 14th, 1942, Boston

99

Hugh Downs

American broadcaster (1921–2020)

*February 14th, 1921, Akron †July 1st, 2020, Scottsdale

76

Alan Parker

English film producer and director (1944-2020)

*February 14th, 1944, Islington †July 31st, 2020, London

54

Simon Pegg

English actor (born 1970)

*February 14th, 1970, Brockworth

55

Tang Jiuhong

Chinese badminton player

*February 14th, 1969, Anhua County

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 1922

93

Trude Dothan

Austrian-Israeli archaeologist

*November 30th, 1922, Vienna †January 28th, 2016, Jerusalem

75

Poul Bundgaard

Danish actor and opera singer

*October 27th, 1922, Hellerup †June 3rd, 1998, Gentofte

93

Christopher Lee

English actor and singer (1922–2015)

*May 27th, 1922, Belgravia †June 7th, 2015, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

47

Judy Garland

American actress and singer (1922–1969)

*June 10th, 1922, Grand Rapids †June 22nd, 1969, Chelsea

58

Hattie Jacques

English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen (1922-1980)

*February 7th, 1922, Sandgate †October 6th, 1980, Eardley Crescent

93

Bernhard Hassenstein

German biologist

*May 31st, 1922, Potsdam †April 16th, 2016, Freiburg im Breisgau

84

Eva Ebner

German actor, screenwriter ans assistant director

*January 14th, 1922, Gdańsk †January 31st, 2006, Berlin

88

Ilse Jahn

German biologist, historian of science and curator (1922–2010)

*February 2nd, 1922, Chemnitz †May 8th, 2010, Berlin

97

Doris Day

American actress and singer (1922–2019)

*April 3rd, 1922, Cincinnati †May 13th, 2019, Carmel Valley

98

Carl Reiner

American actor (1922–2020)

*March 20th, 1922, The Bronx †June 29th, 2020, Beverly Hills

95

Stan Lee

American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer (1922–2018)

*December 28th, 1922, Manhattan †November 12th, 2018, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

98

Arthur Ashkin

American physicist (1922-2020)

*September 2nd, 1922, Brooklyn †September 21st, 2020, Rumson

86

Paul Scofield

English actor (1922–2008)

*January 21st, 1922, West Sussex †March 19th, 2008, Sussex

82

Barbara Bel Geddes

American actress (1922–2005)

*October 31st, 1922, New York City †August 8th, 2005, Northeast Harbor

93

Patrick Macnee

English actor (1922–2015)

*February 6th, 1922, Paddington †June 25th, 2015, Rancho Mirage

91

Sid Caesar

American comic actor and writer

*September 8th, 1922, Yonkers †February 12th, 2014, Beverly Hills

78

Jose Gonzales-Gonzales

American actor

*December 7th, 1922, Aguilares †December 15th, 2000, Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center, Marina Campus

93

Madeleine Sherwood

Canadian actress

*November 13th, 1922, Montreal †April 23rd, 2016, Saint-Hippolyte

85

Maila Nurmi

Finnish American actress (1922-2008)

*December 11th, 1922, Pechenga †January 10th, 2008, Los Angeles

53

Margaret Leighton

British actress (1922–1976)

*February 26th, 1922, Barnt Green †January 13th, 1976, Chichester

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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 1922 is a normal year and no leap year.

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