February 14th, 1943

Born on February 14th, 1943

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 29,000 days old!

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What happened on February 14th, 1943?

February 14th, 1943

World War II: Tunisia Campaign: General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim's Fifth Panzer Army launches a counter-attack against Allied positions in Tunisia.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunisian_campaign

February 14th, 1943

World War II: General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim's 5th Panzer Army launched a concerted attack against Allied positions in Tunisia.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

What else 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, 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, 1943

81

Klaus Lippold

German politician

*February 14th, 1943, Bochum

81

Maceo Parker

American saxophonist and composer

*February 14th, 1943, Kinston

52

Ischa Meijer

Dutch journalist and Author (1943-1995)

*February 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 14th, 1995, Amsterdam

81

Mohammed Ziane

Moroccan politician

*February 14th, 1943, Málaga

64

Aaron Russo

Film producer

*February 14th, 1943, Brooklyn †August 24th, 2007, Los Angeles

81

Sławomira Wronkowska-Jaśkiewicz

Polish jurist

*February 14th, 1943, Poznań

81

Larry Constantine

American software engineer

*February 14th, 1943, Anoka

79

Thierry de Beaucé

French official, politician and writer

*February 14th, 1943, 6th arrondissement of Lyon †November 25th, 2022, Marrakesh

81

Eric Andersen

American singer-songwriter

*February 14th, 1943, Pittsburgh

33

Sergio Méndez

Salvadoran footballer (1943-1976)

*February 14th, 1943, Santa Elena †December 18th, 1976, El Salvador

78

Günther Knauss

German ice hockey player and local politician

*February 14th, 1943, Füssen †February 6th, 2022, Füssen

81

Tad J. Oelstrom

United States Air Force general

*February 14th, 1943, Milwaukee

81

Ngola Kabangu

Angolan politician

*February 14th, 1943, Angola

81

Kim Choon-Mie

South Korean Japanologist

*February 14th, 1943, Seoul

81

Willy Debosscher

Cyclist

*February 14th, 1943, Ghent

81

Voyen Koreis

Czech designer, illustrator, translator, writer and artist

*February 14th, 1943, London

81

Taisaku Akino

Japanese actor

*February 14th, 1943, Tokyo

81

Dominador Chipeco, Jr.

Filipino politician

*February 14th, 1943, Pagsanjan

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 14th?

90

Herwig Wolfram

Austrian historian

*February 14th, 1934, Vienna

82

Michael Bloomberg

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

*February 14th, 1942, Boston

76

Alan Parker

English film producer and director (1944-2020)

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

78

Tan Aik Huang

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1946, Singapore

73

Daniel Miller

British music producer and founder of Mute Records

*February 14th, 1951, London

33

Karol G

Colombian singer-songwriter and businesswoman (1991–)

*February 14th, 1991, Medellín

44

Henriett Koósz

Paralympic tennis and badminton player

*February 14th, 1980, Kőszeg

32

Elley Duhé

American singer

*February 14th, 1992, Mobile

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

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

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

57

Gregory Hines

American actor and dancer (1946–2003)

*February 14th, 1946, New York City †August 9th, 2003, Los Angeles

79

Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein

Monarch of Liechtenstein (born 1945)

*February 14th, 1945, Zürich

60

Tina Aumont

French actress

*February 14th, 1946, Hollywood †October 28th, 2006, Port-Vendres

72

Anton Lesser

English actor

*February 14th, 1952, England

54

Simon Pegg

English actor (born 1970)

*February 14th, 1970, Brockworth

71

Hans Krankl

Austrian footballer

*February 14th, 1953, Vienna

55

Tang Jiuhong

Chinese badminton player

*February 14th, 1969, Anhua County

Same year
Born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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