February 14th, 1948

Born on February 14th, 1948

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 27,000 days old!

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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, 1948

76

Mayra Gómez Kemp

Cuban-born Spanish actress and television host

*February 14th, 1948, Havana

76

Laurie Kennedy

Actress

*February 14th, 1948, Hollywood

76

Yehuda Shoenfeld

Israeli physician

*February 14th, 1948, Slovakia

76

Shahid Karimullah

Pakistani naval officer and diplomat

*February 14th, 1948, Karachi

76

Sonja Biserko

Serbian human rights activist

*February 14th, 1948, Belgrade

76

Anne Morelli

Belgian historian

*February 14th, 1948, Belgium

76

Pat O'Brien

American author and radio host

*February 14th, 1948, Sioux Falls

76

Teller

American magician

*February 14th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

María Salerno

Spanish actress

*February 14th, 1948, León

57

Wally Tax

Dutch singer

*February 14th, 1948, Amsterdam †April 10th, 2005, Amsterdam

68

Jean-François Doré

Canadian radio host

*February 14th, 1948, Montreal †May 7th, 2016, Cowansville

76

Willem Ratte

Rhodesian army officer

*February 14th, 1948, Paarl

76

Toshie Kihara

Japanese manga artist

*February 14th, 1948, Meguro-ku

76

Muhammad Izhar ul Haq

Pakistani writer

*February 14th, 1948, Attock

76

Jackie Martling

Comedian and writer

*February 14th, 1948, Mineola

76

Ed Bacon

Episcopal priest

*February 14th, 1948, Jesup

76

Dante Scarnecchia

American football player and coach

*February 14th, 1948, Los Angeles

76

Iain Denholm

Association football player (born 1948)

*February 14th, 1948, Glasgow

76

Martin Dobson

English footballer and manager (born 1948)

*February 14th, 1948, Rishton

76

Svetlana Stević Vukosavljević

Serbian singer

*February 14th, 1948, Milatovac

76

Bonnie S. Dunbar

American zoologist

*February 14th, 1948, Sterling

76

Imara Reis

Brazilian actress

*February 14th, 1948, Rio de Janeiro

59

Al Williams

American basketball player (1948-2007)

*February 14th, 1948, Peoria †July 2nd, 2007

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68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

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

73

Daniel Miller

British music producer and founder of Mute Records

*February 14th, 1951, London

90

Herwig Wolfram

Austrian historian

*February 14th, 1934, Vienna

78

Tan Aik Huang

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1946, Singapore

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

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

57

Gregory Hines

American actor and dancer (1946–2003)

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

30

Kristian Blummenfelt

Norwegian triathlete

*February 14th, 1994, Bergen

76

Alan Parker

English film producer and director (1944-2020)

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

72

Anton Lesser

English actor

*February 14th, 1952, England

60

Tina Aumont

French actress

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

82

Michael Bloomberg

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

*February 14th, 1942, Boston

71

Hans Krankl

Austrian footballer

*February 14th, 1953, Vienna

75

Richard Neal

American politician (born 1949)

*February 14th, 1949, Springfield

73

Terry Gross

American journalist; host and producer of "Fresh Air" a Peabody Award-winning radio program

*February 14th, 1951, Brooklyn

74

Raymond van het Groenewoud

Belgian musician

*February 14th, 1950, Schaerbeek

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Born in 1948

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

75

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

75

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

76

John de Lancie

American actor

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

75

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

75

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

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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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Born on February 14th, 1948
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Leap year

Yes: 1948 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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