What are the important events that happened on February 14? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
February 14: Facts & Myths About This Day
February 14 is the 45th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 321 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 1, 2024 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,707,868,800 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘tetracontapentagon’ day.
Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 350 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,072 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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February 14 Historical Events
- 1804 –Karadjordje leads the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
- 1849 –In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken.
- 1876 –Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.
- 1912 –Arizona is admitted as the 48th U.S. state.
- 1915 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Rabbit in Chinese astrology.
- 1943 –World War II: Tunisia Campaign – General Hans-Jurgen von Arnim’s Fifth Panzer Army launches a concerted attack against Allied positions in Tunisia.
- 1944 –World War II: Anti-Japanese revolt on Java.
- 1950 –Chinese Civil War: The National Revolutionary Army instigates the unsuccessful Battle of Tianquan against the People’s Liberation Army.
- 1966 –Australian currency is decimalised.
- 1979 –In Kabul, Setami Milli militants kidnap the American ambassador to Afghanistan, Adolph Dubs who is later killed during a gunfight between his kidnappers and police.
Who were born on February 14?
- 1894 –Jack Benny, American actor and comedian (d. 1974)
- 1913 –James Pike, American Episcopal bishop (d. 1969)
- 1934 –Neil Davis, Australian cameraman (d. 1985)
- 1936 –Fanne Foxe, Argentine dancer and Wilbur Mills scandal figure
- 1939 –Eugene Fama, American economist
- 1946 –Bernard Dowiyogo, Nauru politician (d. 2003)
- 1971 –Noriko Sakai, Japanese singer
- 1976 –Erica Leerhsen, American actress
- 1979 –Pablo Pallante, Uruguayan footballer
- 1989 –Adam Matuszczyk, Polish footballer
Who died on February 14?
- 1676 –Abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist
- 1885 –Jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)
- 1952 –Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (b. 1896)
- 1975 –Julian Huxley, British biologist (b. 1887)
- 1983 –Lina Radke, German athlete (b. 1903)
- 1995 –Michael V. Gazzo, American actor (b. 1923)
- 2006 –Lynden David Hall, British singer (b. 1974)
- 2006 –Shoshana Damari, Israeli singer and actress (b. 1923)
- 2009 –John McGlinn, American conductor (b. 1953)
- 2011 –Sir George Shearing, Anglo-American jazz pianist (b. 1919)
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