February 14
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February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 320 days remaining until the end of the year (321 in leap years).
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Births [change]
- 1404 – Leone Battista Alberti, Italian painter, poet, and philosopher (died 1472)
- 1468 – Johannes Werner, German mathematician (died 1522)
- 1483 – Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder of the Moghul dynasty (died 1530)
- 1545 - Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara (died 1561)
- 1602 – Francesco Cavalli, Italian composer (died 1676)
- 1679 - Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, German composer and organist (died 1735)
- 1680 – John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester, English privy councillor (died 1737)
- 1692 – Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French writer (died 1754)
- 1701 – Enrique Florez, Spanish historian (died 1773)
- 1763 – Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (died 1813)
- 1766 – Thomas Malthus, English economist (died 1834)
- 1778 – Minh Mang, Emperor of Vietnam (died 1844)
- 1781 - Valentin Gomez Farias, Mexican politician (died 1858)
- 1799 - Walenty Wankowicz, Polish painter (died 1842)
- 1800 - Emory Washburn, 22nd Governor of Massachusetts (died 1877)
- 1812 – Alfred Thomas Agate, American artist (d. 1846)
- 1812 – Christopher Latham Sholes, American inventor, publisher and politician (died 1890)
- 1813 - Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Russian composer (died 1869)
- 1819 – Joshua A. Norton, self-titled Emperor Norton I of the United States and Protector of Mexico (died 1880)
- 1824 – Winfield Scott Hancock, American general (died 1886)
- 1839 - Hermann Hankel, German mathematician (died 1873)
- 1847 - Maria Pia of Savoy, of Portugal (died 1911)
- 1847 – Anna Howard Shaw, English-born American women's suffrage leader (died 1919)
- 1848 – Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer (died 1934)
- 1855 – Vsevolod Garshin, Russian writer (died 1888)
- 1856 – Frank Harris, Irish author and editor (died 1931)
- 1859 – George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., American engineer, inventor of the Ferris Wheel (died 1896)
- 1860 - Eugen Schiffer, German politician (died 1954)
- 1864 - Robert E. Park, American sociologist (died 1944)
- 1869 – Charles Wilson, Scottish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1959)
- 1871 - Gerda Lundequist, Swedish actress (died 1959)
- 1878 - Koki Hirota, Prime Minister of Japan (died 1948)
- 1882 - John Barrymore, American actor (died 1942)
- 1884 - Nils Olof Chrisander, Swedish actor and film director (died 1947)
- 1884 - Kostas Varnalis, Greek poet (died 1974)
- 1884 – Hezekiah M. Washburn, missionary (died 1972)
- 1885 - Syed Zafarul Hasan, Indian-born Pakistani philosopher (died 1949)
- 1890 – Nina Hamnett, Welsh artist (died 1956)
- 1894 – Jack Benny, American actor and comedian (died 1974)
- 1895 – Max Horkheimer, German philosopher and sociologist (died 1973)
- 1898 – Bill Tilman, English mountaineer and explorer (died 1977)
- 1898 – Fritz Zwicky, Swiss-American physicist and astronomer (died 1974)
- 1902 – Thelma Ritter, American actress (died 1969)
- 1903 – Stu Erwin, American actor (died 1967)
- 1907 – Johnny Longden, British-American jockey (died 2003)
- 1912 – Tibor Sekelj, Croatian explorer (died 1988)
- 1913 – Mel Allen, American sports reporter (died 1996)
- 1913 – Woody Hayes, American college football coach (died 1987)
- 1913 – Jimmy Hoffa, American labor union leader (disappeared 1975)
- 1916 – Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese director
- 1916 – Marcel Bigeard, French military officer (died 2010)
- 1916 – Edward Platt, American actor (died 1974)
- 1917 – Herbert A. Hauptman, American mathematician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (died 2011)
- 1921 – Hugh Downs, American game show host
- 1927 – Lois Maxwell, Canadian actress (died 2007)
- 1929 – Vic Morrow, American actor (died 1982)
- 1931 – Brian Kelly, American actor (died 2005)
- 1932 – Alexander Kluge, German actor and film director
- 1934 – Michel Corboz, Swiss conductor
- 1934 – Florence Henderson, American actress and singer
- 1936 – Fanne Foxe, Argentine dancer
- 1936 – Andrew Prine, American actor
- 1940 - Mary Rand, British athlete
- 1941 – Donna Shalala, American politician, educator
- 1941 – Paul Tsongas, U.S. Senator (died 1997)
- 1942 - Piotr Szczepanik, Polish singer
- 1942 – Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City
- 1943 - Ischa Meijer, Dutch journalist, writer, actor and television presenter (died 1995)
- 1943 – Maceo Parker, American musician (P-Funk)
- 1944 – Carl Bernstein, American journalist
- 1944 – Alan Parker, British film director and writer
- 1945 – Frank Welker, American actor
- 1945 – Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
- 1945 - Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, Uruguayan footballer (died 2013)
- 1946 – Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru (died 2003)
- 1946 – Gregory Hines, American dancer and actor (died 2003)
- 1947 – Judd Gregg, American politician, former Governor of New Hampshire
- 1947 - Tim Buckley, American singer-songwriter (died 1975)
- 1948 – Pat O'Brien, American sportscaster and television host
- 1948 – Teller, American magician (Penn and Teller)
- 1951 – Kevin Keegan, English footballer
- 1953 – Hans Krankl, Austrian footballer
- 1953 - Sergey Mironov, Russian politician
- 1959 – Renee Fleming, Canadian soprano
- 1960 – Jim Kelly, American football player
- 1960 – Meg Tilly, Canadian actress
- 1962 – Josef Hader, Austrian comedian and actor
- 1962 – Kevyn Aucoin, American cosmetologist
- 1963 – Enrico Colantoni, Canadian actor
- 1963 – Zach Galligan, American actor
- 1963 – Guildo Horn, German singer
- 1966 – Petr Svoboda, Czech ice hockey player
- 1967 – Manuela Maleeva, Bulgarian tennis player
- 1967 – Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- 1967 – Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Cypriot-British airline entrepreneur
- 1968 – Jules Asner, American model and television personality
- 1968 - Latifa, Tunisian singer
- 1968 - Scott McClellan, 25th White House Press Secretary
- 1970 – Simon Pegg, English comedian, writer, and actor
- 1970 - Giuseppe Guerini, Italian cyclist
- 1971 – Noriko Sakai, Japanese singer
- 1972 - Hiroshi, Japanese comedian
- 1972 – Drew Bledsoe, American football player
- 1972 – Rob Thomas, American musician (matchbox twenty)
- 1973 - Yuka Sato, Japanese figure skater
- 1973 – Deena Kastor, American marathon runner
- 1973 – Steve McNair, American football player (died in 2009)
- 1974 - Filippa Giordano, Italian singer
- 1975 - Xie Hui, Chinese footballer
- 1977 – Cadel Evans, cyclist, first Australian Tour de France winner
- 1978 – Richard Hamilton, American basketball player
- 1979 – Antonio Chatman, American football player
- 1980 – Fatima Leyva, Mexican footballer
- 1982 – Matteo Brighi, Italian footballer
- 1983 – Bacary Sagna, French footballer
- 1984 – Hamed Namouchi, Tunisian footballer
- 1985 – Philippe Senderos, Swiss footballer
- 1986 - Tiffany Thornton, American actress
- 1987 – Edinson Cavani, Uruguayan footballer
- 1987 - Yulia Savicheva, Russian singer
- 1988 - Angel Di Maria, Argentine footballer
- 1988 – Asia Nitollano, American dancer and reality show contestant
- 1989 - Adam Matuszczak, Polish footballer
- 1989 - Emma Miskew, Canadian curler
- 1989 - Brandon Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1992 - Christian Eriksen, Danish footballer
- 1992 – Freddie Highmore, British actor
- 1994 – Paul Butcher, American actor
Deaths [change]
- 270 – Saint Valentine
- 869 - Saint Cyril, Greek monk, scholar, theologian and linguist (b. 827)
- 1229 - Ragnvald Godredson, King of the Isles
- 1400 – King Richard II of England (b. 1367)
- 1405 – Timur, Mongol ruler (b. 1336)
- 1714 – Maria Luisa of Savoy, Queen Consort of Spain (b. 1688)
- 1737 - Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1685)
- 1779 – James Cook, British naval officer and explorer (b. 1728)
- 1782 – Singu Min, King of Burma (b. 1756)
- 1808 - John Dickinson, Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732)
- 1831 - Vicente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero (b. 1782)
- 1831 - Henry Maudslay, English inventor (b. 1771)
- 1834 - John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth, British politician (b. 1751)
- 1881 - Fernando Wood, Mayor of new York City (b. 1812)
- 1891 – William Tecumseh Sherman, American general (b. 1820)
- 1894 - Eugene Charles Catalan, Belgian mathematician (b. 1814)
- 1910 - Giovanni Passannante, Italian anarchist (b. 1849)
- 1922 - Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish politician (b. 1880)
- 1938 – Christian Lous Lange, Norwegian politician (b. 1869)
- 1943 - Dora Gerson, German actress, cabaret singer and Holocaust victim (b. 1899)
- 1943 – David Hilbert, German mathematician (b. 1862)
- 1948 - Mordecai Brown, American baseball player (b. 1876)
- 1959 - Baby Dodds, American jazz drummer (b. 1898)
- 1967 - Sig Ruman, German-American actor (b. 1884)
- 1969 – Vito Genovese, American gangster (b. 1897)
- 1975 - Julian Huxley, English biologist (b. 1887)
- 1975 – P. G. Wodehouse, English writer (b. 1881)
- 1983 – Lina Radke, German athlete (b. 1903)
- 1989 – Albert Hawke, Australian politician (b. 1900)
- 1994 – Andrei Chikatilo, Russian serial killer (b. 1936)
- 1995 – U Nu, Burmese politician (b. 1907)
- 1995 - Ischa Meijer, Dutch journalist, writer, actor and television presenter (b. 1943)
- 1996 – Bob Paisley, English football manager (b. 1919)
- 1996 – McLean Stevenson, American actor (b. 1929)
- 1999 - John Erlichman, American politician (b. 1925)
- 1999 - Buddy Knox, American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)
- 2002 – Nandor Hidegkuti, Hungarian footballer (b. 1922)
- 2003 – Dolly the Sheep, cloned mammal (b. 1996)
- 2003 – Johnny Longden, British-American jockey (b. 1907)
- 2004 – Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (b. 1970)
- 2005 – Rafik Hariri, Lebanese businessman and politician (b. 1944)
- 2010 – Dick Francis, British jockey and writer (b. 1920)
- 2011 – George Shearing, English-born American jazz pianist (b. 1919)
- 2013 - Reeva Steenkamp, South African model (b. 1983)
- 2013 - Ronald Dworkin, American philosopher (b. 1931)
Events [change]
- 1009 – First documented mention of Lithuania
- 1014 – Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor is crowned.
- 1076 - Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.
- 1778 – The Flag of the United States is formally recognised by a foreign vessel for the first time.
- 1779 – James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians.
- 1779 - American Revolutionary War: Battle of Kettle Creek, Georgia.
- 1797 - French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St. Vincent - The British Royal Navy defeats a Spanish fleet near Gibraltar.
- 1804 - Karadjordje leads the first Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
- 1849 – In New York City James K. Polk becomes the first sitting US President to have his photograph taken.
- 1852 – The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children in London is opened.
- 1853 – Mormon leader Brigham Young lays the foundation stone for the Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 1855 – Texas is linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States.
- 1859 – Oregon becomes the 33rd State of the US.
- 1876 – Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray both apply for a patent for the telephone.
- 1879 – The War of the Pacific begins when Chilean forces occupy the then-Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.
- 1899 - Voting machines are approved by the United States Congress for use on federal elections.
- 1900 - Second Boer War in South Africa: 20,000 British troops invade the Orange Free State.
- 1908 - The world's first ski lift, invented by Robert Winterhalder, is opened in Schollach, Black Forest, Germany.
- 1912 – Arizona becomes the 48th State of the US.
- 1912 - The first diesel-powered submarine is commissioned.
- 1918 – The Soviet Union adopts the Gregorian calendar.
- 1919 – The Polish-Soviet War begins.
- 1920 - The League of Women Voters is founded in Chicago.
- 1929 – St. Valentine's Day massacre: Seven people, gangster rivals of Al Capone, are shot dead in Chicago.
- 1932 – The football club FC Vaduz is founded in Liechtenstein.
- 1942 - World War II: The Battle of Pasir-Panyang contributes to the fall of Singapore.
- 1943 - World War II: Rostov-on-Don, Russia is liberated.
- 1944 - An anti-Japanese revolt occurs on Java.
- 1946 – The Bank of England is nationalised.
- 1946 – The ENIAC digital calculator is unveiled at the University of Pennsylvania.
- 1949 – The Knesset, Israeli parliament, meets for the first time.
- 1949 – The Asbestos Strike begins in Canada.
- 1952 – In Oslo, the Winter Olympics begin.
- 1956 - The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union begins in Moscow.
- 1961 – Element 103, Lawrencium, is synthesised at the University of California.
- 1962 – US First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy gives television viewers a tour of the White House.
- 1966 – Australian currency is decimalised.
- 1967 - The Treaty of Tlatelolco declares the Caribbean and Latin America a nuclear weapon-free zone, with Cuba becoming the last country to sign it in 2002.
- 1972 – The Star of Sierra Leone becomes the third-largest diamond ever found.
- 1981 - Stardust Disaster: A fire in a Dublin nightclub kills 48 people.
- 1989 – Ayatollah Khomeini issues a fatwa (death warrant) against the writer Salman Rushdie for his novel The Satanic Verses.
- 1990 – The Voyager 1 spacecraft takes a photograph of Earth from a distance of 6.4 billion kilometres.
- 1990 – 92 people are killed when Indian Airlines Flight 605 crashes at Bangalore, India.
- 1998 – An oil tanker collides with a freight train in Yaounde, Cameroon.
- 2000 – The Spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters into orbit around asteroid 433 Eros.
- 2002 – Bahrain becomes a kingdom.
- 2004 – In Moscow, the roof of the Transvaal Water Park collapses, killing 25 people.
- 2005 – In the Philippines a series of bomb attacks in Manila, Davao City and General Santos City kills 7 people.
- 2005 – A car bomb in Beirut kills 23 people, including former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
- 2011 – As part of a series of uprisings across North Africa and the Middle East, protests begin in Bahrain.
Observances [change]
- Valentine's Day
- Statehood Day in Arizona and Oregon
