February 14th, 1944

Born on February 14th, 1944

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

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What happened on February 14th, 1944?

February 14th, 1944

World War II: In the action of 14 February 1944, a Royal Navy submarine sinks a German-controlled Italian Regia Marina submarine in the Strait of Malacca.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_of_14_February_1944

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, 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, 1944

76

Alan Parker

English film producer and director (1944-2020)

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

80

Carl Bernstein

American journalist

*February 14th, 1944, Washington, D.C.

34

Ronnie Peterson

Swedish racing driver (1944-1978)

*February 14th, 1944, Örebro †September 11th, 1978, Milan

80

Peter Rapp

Austrian television presenter

*February 14th, 1944, Vienna

80

Jacques-Alain Miller

French psychologist

*February 14th, 1944, Châteauroux

80

Bruce Summerhays

Professional golfer

*February 14th, 1944, St. Louis

80

Ignacio Bayón Mariné

Spanish politician, businessperson and lawyer

*February 14th, 1944, Madrid

80

King Clave

Singer

*February 14th, 1944, Formosa

80

Denny Zager

American musician

*February 14th, 1944, Wymore

80

Ros Drinkwater

British actress

*February 14th, 1944, Glasgow

80

Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Musdafa

Emir of Adamawa Emirate

*February 14th, 1944, Yola

80

Roberto Echavarren

Uruguayan writer

*February 14th, 1944, Montevideo

80

Anastasia, Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

Prussian royal

*February 14th, 1944, Brzeg

72

Lynne Rudder Baker

American philosopher

*February 14th, 1944, Atlanta †January 1st, 2017, Amherst

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

90

Herwig Wolfram

Austrian historian

*February 14th, 1934, Vienna

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

82

Michael Bloomberg

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

*February 14th, 1942, Boston

33

Karol G

Colombian singer-songwriter and businesswoman (1991–)

*February 14th, 1991, Medellín

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

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

44

Henriett Koósz

Paralympic tennis and badminton player

*February 14th, 1980, Kőszeg

32

Elley Duhé

American singer

*February 14th, 1992, Mobile

81

Klaus Lippold

German politician

*February 14th, 1943, Bochum

39

Ville Lång

Finnish badminton player

*February 14th, 1985, Lahti

40

Salakjit Ponsana

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1984, Bangkok

79

Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein

Monarch of Liechtenstein (born 1945)

*February 14th, 1945, Zürich

57

Gregory Hines

American actor and dancer (1946–2003)

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

39

Karin Schnaase

German badminton player

*February 14th, 1985, Lüdinghausen

30

Kristian Blummenfelt

Norwegian triathlete

*February 14th, 1994, Bergen

60

Tina Aumont

French actress

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

72

Anton Lesser

English actor

*February 14th, 1952, England

71

Hans Krankl

Austrian footballer

*February 14th, 1953, Vienna

54

Simon Pegg

English actor (born 1970)

*February 14th, 1970, Brockworth

55

Tang Jiuhong

Chinese badminton player

*February 14th, 1969, Anhua County

Same year
Born in 1944

79

Udo Kier

German actor

*October 14th, 1944, Cologne

79

Poul Michelsen

Faroese businessperson and politician

*July 22nd, 1944, Tórshavn

79

Nils Ole Oftebro

Norwegian actor

*December 1st, 1944, Sarpsborg Municipality

73

Jonathan Demme

American film director (1944–2017)

*February 22nd, 1944, Baldwin †April 26th, 2017, Manhattan

79

John Rhys-Davies

British actor

*May 5th, 1944, Ammanford

80

Syed Mohammed Arif

Badminton player and trainer

*January 29th, 1944, Hyderabad

80

Joachim Schimpke

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1944, Hohenstein-Ernstthal

79

Michael Douglas

American actor and film producer

*September 25th, 1944, New Brunswick

80

Gerhard Schröder

Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005

*April 7th, 1944, Mossenberg-Wöhren

80

Gert Audring

German historian of classical antiquity

*February 6th, 1944, Śrem

79

Dieter Planck

German archaeologist

*August 14th, 1944, Rottenburg am Neckar

80

Alice Walker

American author and activist (1944- )

*February 9th, 1944, Eatonton

79

Ban Ki-moon

8th Secretary-General of the United Nations

*June 13th, 1944, Eumseong County

77

Judi Rollick

Badminton player

*August 17th, 1944, Seattle †April 5th, 2022

80

Alexander Van der Bellen

President of Austria since 2017

*January 18th, 1944, Vienna

77

Volker Lechtenbrink

German actor and singer

*August 18th, 1944, Zelenogradsk †November 22nd, 2021, Hamburg

72

David Chandler

American chemist (1944-2017)

*October 15th, 1944, New York City †April 18th, 2017, Berkeley

72

Helena Štáchová

Czech actress, theatre director, manager and puppeteer

*November 18th, 1944, Prague †March 22nd, 2017, Prague

79

Serge Haroche

French physicist, Nobel laureate

*September 11th, 1944, Casablanca

79

Dieter Hertrampf

German musician, singer and guitarist

*November 29th, 1944, Berlin

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Traditionally Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14 each year.

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Leap year

Yes: 1944 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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