February 14th, 1931

Born on February 14th, 1931

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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, 1931

75

Bernie Geoffrion

Canadian ice hockey player (1931–2006)

*February 14th, 1931, Montreal †March 11th, 2006, Atlanta

73

Brian Kelly

American actor best known for his role in the TV series Flipper (1931–2005)

*February 14th, 1931, Detroit †February 12th, 2005, Voorhees

95

Augusto de Campos

Brazilian poet and artist, part of Noigandres

*February 14th, 1931, São Paulo

85

Valeriu Bularca

Olympic wrestler (1931–2017)

*February 14th, 1931, Întorsura Buzăului †February 7th, 2017, Brașov

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Born in 1931

95

Erik Dammann

Norwegian writer and environmentalist

*May 9th, 1931, Oslo

69

Gloria Talbott

American actress (1931-2000)

*February 7th, 1931, Glendale †September 19th, 2000, Glendale

91

Mikhail Gorbachev

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991

*March 2nd, 1931, Privolnoye †August 30th, 2022, Central Clinical Hospital

88

Toni Morrison

African American novelist, essayist, and academic

*February 18th, 1931, Lorain †August 5th, 2019, The Bronx

85

Massimo Fagioli

Italian film director, screenwriter, author and psychiatrist (1931–2017)

*May 19th, 1931, Monte Giberto †February 13th, 2017, Rome

24

James Dean

American actor (1931–1955)

*February 8th, 1931, Marion †September 30th, 1955, Cholame

86

Sonja Sutter

German actress (1931–2017)

*January 17th, 1931, Freiburg im Breisgau †June 2nd, 2017, Baden

95

William Shatner

Canadian actor

*March 22nd, 1931, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

76

Boris Yeltsin

Soviet and Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (1931–2007)

*February 1st, 1931, Butka †April 23rd, 2007, Moscow

95

Rupert Murdoch

Australian-born American media mogul (born 1931)

*March 11th, 1931, Melbourne

81

Larry Hagman

American actor (1931–2012)

*September 21st, 1931, Fort Worth †November 23rd, 2012, Dallas

73

Anne Bancroft

American actress (1931–2005)

*September 17th, 1931, The Bronx †June 6th, 2005, New York City

95

James Earl Jones

American actor (born 1931)

*January 17th, 1931, Arkabutla

89

John le Carré

British novelist and spy (1931-2020)

*October 19th, 1931, Poole †December 12th, 2020, Royal Cornwall Hospital

88

Rip Torn

American actor (1931–2019)

*February 6th, 1931, Temple †July 9th, 2019, Lakeville

94

Rita Moreno

American singer, dancer and actress of Puerto Rican descent

*December 11th, 1931, Humacao

83

Tomas Tranströmer

Swedish poet, psychologist and translator (1931-2015)

*April 15th, 1931, Stockholm †March 26th, 2015, Stockholm

95

Dominic Chianese

American actor, animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist

*February 24th, 1931, The Bronx

88

Ian Holm

British actor (1931–2020)

*September 12th, 1931, Goodmayes †June 19th, 2020, London

90

Robert Morse

American actor

*May 18th, 1931, Newton †April 20th, 2022, Los Angeles

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1931 is a normal year and no leap year.

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