What Happened on February 14?
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EVENTS ON FEBRUARY 14
British Army
Year:
1900
The British Army begins the Battle of the Tugela Heights in an effort to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
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United States Department of Commerce and Labor
Year:
1903
The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor).
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War of the Pacific
Year:
1879
The War of the Pacific breaks out when the Chilean Army occupies the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Year:
1876
Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.
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Texas
Year:
1855
Texas is linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas.
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Oregon
Year:
1859
Oregon is admitted as the 33rd U.S. state.
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United States Navy
Year:
1912
The U.S. Navy commissions its first class of diesel-powered submarines.
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Arizona
Year:
1912
Arizona is admitted as the 48th and the last contiguous U.S. state.
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Ngarbuh massacre
Year:
2020
At least 22 people are killed in an attack on a village in Northwest Region, Cameroon.
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Battle of Pasir Panjang
Year:
1942
World War II: Battle of Pasir Panjang contributes to the fall of Singapore.
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BIRTHS ON FEBRUARY 14
Vic Morrow
Year of birth:
1929
Vic Morrow, American actor and director (died 1982)
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Brian Kelly (actor)
Year of birth:
1931
Brian Kelly, American actor and director (died 2005)
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William Allain
Year of birth:
1928
William Allain, American lawyer and politician, 58th Governor of Mississippi (died 2013)
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Vicente T. Blaz
Year of birth:
1928
Vicente T. Blaz, American general and politician (died 2014)
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Lois Maxwell
Year of birth:
1927
Lois Maxwell, Canadian-Australian model and actress (died 2007)
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Harriet Andersson
Year of birth:
1932
Harriet Andersson, Swedish actress
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Florence Henderson
Year of birth:
1934
Florence Henderson, American actress and singer (died 2016)
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John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market
Year of birth:
1937
John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market, English politician, Secretary of State for Transport
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Eugene Fama
Year of birth:
1939
Eugene Fama, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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Magic Sam
Year of birth:
1937
Magic Sam, American singer and guitarist (died 1969)
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DEATHS ON FEBRUARY 14
Carl Correns
Year of death:
1933
Carl Correns, German botanist and geneticist (born 1864)
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Thomas Mackenzie
Year of death:
1930
Thomas Mackenzie, Scottish-New Zealand cartographer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1853)
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Erkki Melartin
Year of death:
1937
Erkki Melartin, Finnish composer (born 1875)
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Adnan Saidi
Year of death:
1942
Adnan Saidi, Malayan lieutenant (born 1915)
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David Hilbert
Year of death:
1943
David Hilbert, Russian-German mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (born 1862)
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Thomas Burke (sprinter)
Year of death:
1929
Thomas Burke, American sprinter, coach, and lawyer (born 1875)
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Amalie Andersen (actress)
Year of death:
1924
Amalie Andersen, Norwegian actress (born 1861)
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Eugène Charles Catalan
Year of death:
1894
Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian-French mathematician and academic (born 1814)
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Giovanni Passannante
Year of death:
1910
Giovanni Passannante, Italian anarchist (born 1849)
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Heikki Ritavuori
Year of death:
1922
Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish lawyer and politician (born 1880; assassinated)
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HOLIDAYS ON FEBRUARY 14
List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union
Statehood Day (Oregon, United States)
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Presentation of Jesus
Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (Armenian Apostolic Church)
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Parents' Worship Day
Parents' Worship Day (parts of India)
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List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union
Statehood Day (Arizona, United States)
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February 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: February 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Manchán of Mohill
Christian feast day: Manchan
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Saint Valentine
Christian feast day: Valentine (see also Valentine's Day)
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Cyril and Methodius
Christian feast day: Cyril and Methodius, patron saints of Europe (Roman Catholic Church)
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