February 14th, 1952

Born on February 14th, 1952

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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, 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.

February 14th, 1779

Native Hawaiians killed the English explorer Captain James Cook after he attempted to kidnap Kalaniʻōpuʻu, the ruling chief of the island of Hawaii.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 14th

Born on February 14th, 1952

72

Anton Lesser

English actor

*February 14th, 1952, England

67

Sushma Swaraj

Indian politician (1952-2019)

*February 14th, 1952, Ambala Cantonment †August 6th, 2019, New Delhi

72

Hans Backe

Swedish football player and manager

*February 14th, 1952, Sweden

72

Gwyneth Jones

British novelist

*February 14th, 1952, Manchester

72

Simon Woodroffe

British businessman

*February 14th, 1952, Oxford

72

John Carmichael

Canadian politician

*February 14th, 1952, Toronto

72

Les Wilson

New Zealand field hockey player

*February 14th, 1952, Whanganui

72

Peter-Michael Diestel

German politician and lawyer

*February 14th, 1952, Binz

72

Will McEnaney

American baseball player

*February 14th, 1952, Springfield

72

József Beck

Hungarian mathematician

*February 14th, 1952, Budapest

72

Paramount Sultan Ibrahim Q Bahjin Shakirullah II

Filipino king

*February 14th, 1952, Patikul

72

Nancy Keenan

American politician

*February 14th, 1952, Anaconda

72

Joseph Berrios

American politician

*February 14th, 1952, Chicago

72

Geoff Crudgington

Professional footballer (born 1952)

*February 14th, 1952, Wolverhampton

72

Fred McIver

Association football player (born 1952)

*February 14th, 1952, Birtley

72

Bożenna Bukiewicz

Polish politician

*February 14th, 1952, Żary

72

Barry H.V. Topping

British computer scientist

*February 14th, 1952, Manchester

72

Nicolas Owona

Cyclist

*February 14th, 1952, Cameroon

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73

Daniel Miller

British music producer and founder of Mute Records

*February 14th, 1951, London

71

Hans Krankl

Austrian footballer

*February 14th, 1953, Vienna

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

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

90

Herwig Wolfram

Austrian historian

*February 14th, 1934, Vienna

33

Karol G

Colombian singer

*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

30

Becky Hill

British singer and songwriter

*February 14th, 1994, Bewdley

40

Salakjit Ponsana

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1984, Bangkok

73

Terry Gross

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

*February 14th, 1951, Brooklyn

39

Ville Lång

Finnish badminton player

*February 14th, 1985, Lahti

39

Karin Schnaase

German badminton player

*February 14th, 1985, Lüdinghausen

30

Kristian Blummenfelt

Norwegian triathlete

*February 14th, 1994, Bergen

78

Tan Aik Huang

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1946, Singapore

73

Kevin Keegan

English association football player and manager

*February 14th, 1951, Armthorpe

76

Alan Parker

British filmmaker (1944–2020)

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

55

Tang Jiuhong

Chinese badminton player

*February 14th, 1969, Anhua County

82

Michael Bloomberg

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

*February 14th, 1942, Boston

74

Raymond van het Groenewoud

Belgian musician

*February 14th, 1950, Schaerbeek

57

Gregory Hines

American actor and dancer (1946–2003)

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

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71

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

72

Larry Elder

American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)

*April 27th, 1952, Los Angeles

72

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

71

Joachim Kaps

German actor and voice actor

*November 3rd, 1952, Görlitz

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

*September 28th, 1952, Freital †July 13th, 2017, Berlin

72

Knud Arne Jürgensen

Danish music historian

*July 8th, 1952, Copenhagen

49

Douglas Adams

English author and humourist (1952–2001)

*March 11th, 1952, Cambridge †May 11th, 2001, Santa Barbara

72

Lorenz-Günther Köstner

German association football player and manager

*January 30th, 1952, Wallenfels

71

Udo Schmuck

German association football player and manager

*October 29th, 1952, Frankenthal

64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

*February 2nd, 1952, Sonneberg †October 24th, 2016, Dresden

72

Steven Seagal

American actor, martial artist, and film producer

*April 10th, 1952, Lansing

72

Hans-Jürgen Irmer

German politician

*February 20th, 1952, Limburg an der Lahn

72

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

72

Magnar Åm

Norwegian composer

*April 9th, 1952, Trondheim

72

Lennart Fagerlund

Cyclist

*April 2nd, 1952, Nässjö

72

Liam Neeson

Northern Irish actor (born 1952)

*June 7th, 1952, Ballymena

58

Brigitte Maier

Porn actress, adult model (1952–2010)

*August 7th, 1952, Kiel †November 13th, 2010, Los Angeles

71

Andreas Aigmüller

German musician

*November 9th, 1952, Magdeburg

72

Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist

*June 7th, 1952, Istanbul

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

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Valentine's Day!

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

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Leap year

Yes: 1952 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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