A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
February 14: Day of the Week
February 14, 2024 was the 45th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 321 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.
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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.
February 14 Historical Event(s)
1014
Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry of Bavaria, King of Germany and of Italy, as Holy Roman Emperor.
1797
French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St. Vincent – John Jervis, (later 1st Earl of St Vincent) and Horatio Nelson (later 1st Viscount Nelson) lead the British Royal Navy to victory over a Spanish fleet in action near Gibraltar.
1843
The event that inspired the Beatles song Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! is held in England.
1852
Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, the first hospital providing in-patient beds specifically for children in the English-speaking world, is founded in London.
1859
Oregon is admitted as the 33rd U.S. state.
1920
The League of Women Voters is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
1934
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Dog in Chinese astrology.
1950
Chinese Civil War: The National Revolutionary Army instigates the unsuccessful Battle of Tianquan against the People’s Liberation Army.
1956
The 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.
2011
2011 Bahraini uprising The 2011 Bahraini uprising, sometimes called the February 14 Revolution is a series of demonstrations, amounting to a sustained campaign of civil resistance, in the Persian Gulf country of Bahrain
Who were born on February 14?
1890
Nina Hamnett, Welsh artist (d. 1956)
1912
Tibor Sekelj, Croatian explorer (d. 1988)
1913
Woody Hayes, American college football coach (d. 1987)
1942
Andrew Robinson, American actor
1967
Mark Rutte, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1968
Jules Asner, American television personality
1968
Scott McClellan, American civil servant and 25th White House Press Secretary
1969
Adriana Behar, Brazilian beach volleyball player
1985
Karima Adebibe, Moroccan-born British actress and model
1986
Michael Ammermüller, German racing driver
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