February 14th, 1972

Born on February 14th, 1972

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What happened on February 14th?

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.

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, 1972

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Najwa Nimri

Navarrese actress and singer

*February 14th, 1972, Pamplona

54

Rob Thomas

American singer (born 1972)

*February 14th, 1972, Landstuhl

54

Valerio Mastandrea

Italian actor (1972-)

*February 14th, 1972, Rome

54

Peter Brugger

German singer and guitarist

*February 14th, 1972, Germering

54

Jaan Tallinn

Estonian investor and programmer

*February 14th, 1972, Tallinn

54

Jeru the Damaja

American hip hop artist

*February 14th, 1972, Brooklyn

54

Ketil Solvik-Olsen

Norwegian politician

*February 14th, 1972, Time

54

Angie Craig

American politician

*February 14th, 1972, West Helena

54

Fred Van Lente

Writer

*February 14th, 1972, Tacoma

54

Hilarion (Rudnyk)

Eastern Orthodox bishop

*February 14th, 1972, Lviv

54

Justin Mashore

Baseball player (1972-)

*February 14th, 1972, Concord

Same year
Born in 1972

54

Steve Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

54

Maia Sandu

President of Moldova since 2020

*May 24th, 1972, Risipeni

48

Ari Behn

Norwegian author and artist (1972-2020)

*September 30th, 1972, Aarhus †December 25th, 2020, Lommedalen

54

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

53

Anniken Hauglie

Conservative Norwegian politician

*September 10th, 1972, Oslo

54

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*May 28th, 1972, Odense

54

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player (born 1972).

*June 23rd, 1972, 16th arrondissement of Marseille

54

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

53

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

53

Michael Wiesinger

German association football player and manager

*December 27th, 1972, Burghausen

53

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

*September 27th, 1972, Los Angeles

53

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

53

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

53

Vanessa Paradis

French singer, model and actress

*December 22nd, 1972, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés

53

Josh Duhamel

American actor

*November 14th, 1972, Minot

54

Mike Johnson

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

*January 30th, 1972, Shreveport

53

Idris Elba

British actor

*September 6th, 1972, London Borough of Hackney

53

Toni Collette

Australian actress and musician

*November 1st, 1972, Glebe

54

Wentworth Miller

British-born American actor

*June 2nd, 1972, Chipping Norton

54

Laverne Cox

American actress and LGBT advocate (born 1972)

*May 29th, 1972, Mobile

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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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Leap year

Yes: 1972 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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