February 14: Day of the Week
February 14, 2023 was the 45th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 320 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is martes.
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Here’s the February calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
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February 14 Historical Event(s)
- 1014Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry of Bavaria, King of Germany and of Italy, as Holy Roman Emperor.
- 1804Karadjordje leads the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
- 1831Ras Marye of Yejju marches into Tigray and defeats and kills Dejazmach Sabagadis in the Battle of Debre Abbay.
- 1912In Groton, Connecticut, the first diesel-powered submarine is commissioned.
- 1934New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Dog in Chinese astrology.
- 1946The Bank of England is nationalized.
- 1956The XX Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union begins in Moscow. On the last night of the meeting, Premier Nikita Khrushchev condemns Joseph Stalin’s crimes in a secret speech.
- 1989Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini issues a fatwa encouraging Muslims to kill the author of The Satanic Verses, Salman Rushdie.
- 199092 people are killed aboard Indian Airlines Flight 605 at Bangalore, India.
- 2005Lebanese 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?
- 1894Jack Benny, American actor and comedian (d. 1974)
- 1904Charles Oatley, British electrical engineer (d. 1996)
- 1913Mel Allen, American sports reporter (d. 1996)
- 1936Fanne Foxe, Argentine dancer and Wilbur Mills scandal figure
- 1948Teller, American magician (Penn and Teller)
- 1960Jim Kelly, American football player
- 1966Petr Svoboda, Czech ice hockey player
- 1969Adriana Behar, Brazilian beach volleyball player
- 1972Drew Bledsoe, American football player
- 1978Dean Gaffney, British actor
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