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, 28,464,480 minutes 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.
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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
- 1014 –Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry of Bavaria, King of Germany and of Italy, as Holy Roman Emperor.
- 1779 –James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
- 1849 –In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken.
- 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.
- 1919 –The Polish-Soviet War begins.
- 1924 –The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company changes its name to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).
- 1950 –Chinese Civil War: The National Revolutionary Army instigates the unsuccessful Battle of Tianquan against the People’s Liberation Army.
- 1983 –United American Bank of Knoxville, Tennessee collapses. Its president, Jake Butcher, is later convicted of fraud.
- 2005 –Lebanese self-made billionaire and business tycoon Rafik Hariri is killed, along with 21 others, when explosives, equivalent of around 1,000 kg of TNT, are detonated as his motorcade drove near the St. George Hotel in Beirut.
Who were born on February 14?
- 1890 –Nina Hamnett, Welsh artist (d. 1956)
- 1931 –Phyllis McGuire, American singer (The McGuire Sisters)
- 1937 –Magic Sam, American blues musician (d. 1969)
- 1941 –Donna Shalala, American educator
- 1942 –Andrew Robinson, American actor
- 1945 –Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
- 1976 –Liv Kristine, Norwegian singer (Leaves’ Eyes)
- 1977 –Elmer Symons, South African motorcycle racer (d. 2007)
- 1984 –Hamed Namouchi, Tunisian footballer
- 1989 –Adam Matuszczyk, Polish footballer
Who died on February 14?
- 869 –Saint Cyril, Greek monk, scholar, theologian and linguist (b. 827)
- 1229 –Raghnall mac Gofraidh, King of the Isles.
- 1405 –Timur, Mongol conqueror (b. 1336)
- 1676 –Abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist
- 1714 –Maria Luisa of Savoy, Queen Consort of Spain (b. 1688)
- 1808 –John Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732)
- 1885 –Jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)
- 1952 –Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (b. 1896)
- 1983 –Lina Radke, German athlete (b. 1903)
- 1987 –Karolos Koun, Greek theater director (b. 1908)
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