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It is observed in most countries as [[Valentine's Day]].<ref name=Valentine />

==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[748]] &ndash; [[Abbasid Revolution#Persian phase|Abbasid Revolution]]: The [[Kaysanites Shia#History|Hashimi]] rebels under [[Abu Muslim Khorasani]] take [[Merv]], capital of the [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] province [[Greater Khorasan|Khorasan]], marking the consolidation of the [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid]] revolt.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bosworth|first1=C.E.|last2=Bolshakov|first2=O.G.|chapter=Central Asia Under the Umayyads and the Early 'Abbasids|title=History of Civilizations of Central Asia. Vol. 4: The Age of Achievement: A.D. 750 to the End of the Fifteenth century. Part I: The Historical, Social and Economic Setting|editor-last=Asimov|editor-first=M.S.|location=Paris|publisher=Unesco Publishing|date=1999|isbn=9231034677|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=18eABeokpjEC|page=29}}</ref>
* [[842]] &ndash; [[Charles the Bald]] and [[Louis the German]] swear the [[Oaths of Strasbourg]] in the French and German languages.<ref>{{cite book|last=Verbruggen|first=J.F.|title=The Art of Warfare in Western Europe During the Middle Ages: From the Eighth Century to 1340|location=Rochester, N.Y.|publisher=The Boydell Press|date=1997|isbn=9780851155708|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-qH1u1Ca-1IC|page=31}}</ref>
*[[1014]] &ndash; [[Pope Benedict VIII]] crowns [[Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry of Bavaria]], [[Monarchy|King]] of Germany and of Italy, as [[Holy Roman Emperor]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Henry II {{!}} Holy Roman emperor |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-II-Holy-Roman-emperor |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 February 2020 |language=en |archive-date=5 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805112943/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-II-Holy-Roman-emperor |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1130]] &ndash; The troubled [[1130 papal election]] exposes a rift within the [[College of Cardinals]].
*[[1349]] &ndash; Several hundred [[History of the Jews in Europe|Jews]] are [[Death by burning|burned to death]] by mobs while the remaining Jews are [[Strasbourg massacre|forcibly removed]] from [[Strasbourg]].
*[[1530]] &ndash; [[Conquistador|Spanish conquistadores]], led by [[Nuño de Guzmán]], overthrow and execute [[Tangaxuan II]], the last independent monarch of the [[Tarascan state]] in present-day central [[Mexico]].
*[[1556]] &ndash; Having been declared a [[Heresy#Catholicism|heretic]] and [[Loss of clerical state|laicized]] by [[Pope Paul IV]] on 4 December 1555,<ref>{{cite book|last=Heinze|first=R.W.|chapter='I pray God to grant that I may endure to the end': A new look at the martyrdom of Thomas Cranmer|title=Thomas Cranmer: Churchman and Scholar|editor-last1=Ayris|editor-first1=Paul|editor-last2=Selwyn|editor-first2=David G.|location=Woodbridge, Suffolk, U.K.|publisher=Boydell & Brewer|date=1999|isbn=9780851157405|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v38KbocqEScC|page=271}}</ref> [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] [[Thomas Cranmer]] is publicly defrocked at [[Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford|Christ Church Cathedral]].<ref>{{cite book|last=MacCulloch|first=Diarmaid|title=Thomas Cranmer: A Life|location=London|publisher=Yale University Press|year=1996|isbn=9780300066883|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y4DD4mAYipUC|pages=590–592}}</ref>
*  1556   &ndash; Coronation of [[Akbar]] as ruler of the [[Mughal Empire]].

===1601–1900===
*[[1613]] &ndash; [[Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Frederick V of the Palatinate]] at [[Whitehall Palace]], London.<ref>Ethel Carleton Williams, ''Anne of Denmark'' (London, 1970), p. 157.</ref>
*[[1655]] &ndash; The [[Mapuche]]s launch coordinated attacks against the [[Spanish Empire|Spanish]] in Chile beginning the [[Mapuche uprising of 1655]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Historia general de Chile|last=Barros Arana|first=Diego|publisher=Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes|location=Alicante|url=http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/historia-general-de-chile-tomo-cuarto--0/html/ff2f1efc-82b1-11df-acc7-002185ce6064_69.html#I_15_|edition=Digital edition based on the second edition of 2000|volume=Tomo cuarto|language=es|author-link=Diego Barros Arana|page=349|access-date=2019-08-08|archive-date=2019-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019183409/http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/historia-general-de-chile-tomo-cuarto--0/html/ff2f1efc-82b1-11df-acc7-002185ce6064_69.html#I_15_|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1778]] &ndash; The [[Flag of the United States|United States flag]] is formally recognized by a foreign [[Naval ship|naval vessel]] for the first time, when French [[Admiral]] [[Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte]] renders a nine gun salute to {{USS|Ranger|1777|6}}, commanded by [[John Paul Jones]].
*[[1779]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: The [[Battle of Kettle Creek]] is fought in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].
*  1779   &ndash; [[Death of James Cook|James Cook is killed]] by [[Native Hawaiians]] near [[Kealakekua]] on the [[Hawaii (island)|Island of Hawaii]].
*[[1797]] &ndash; [[French Revolutionary Wars]]: [[Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1797)|Battle of Cape St. Vincent]]: [[John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent|John Jervis, (later 1st Earl of St Vincent)]] and [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson|Horatio Nelson (later 1st Viscount Nelson)]] lead the [[Royal Navy|British Royal Navy]] to victory over a Spanish fleet in action near [[Gibraltar]].
*[[1804]] &ndash; [[Karađorđe]] leads the [[First Serbian Uprising]] against the [[Ottoman Empire]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hötte |first1=Hans H. A. |title=Atlas of Southeast Europe: Geopolitics and History. Volume Three, 1815-1926 |date=2018 |publisher=Brill |isbn=9789004361812 |page=5}}</ref>
*[[1831]] &ndash; Ras [[Marye of Yejju]] marches into [[Tigray Province|Tigray]] and defeats and kills Dejazmach [[Sabagadis]] in the [[Battle of Debre Abbay]].
*[[1835]] &ndash; The original [[Quorum of the Twelve|Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]], in the [[Latter Day Saint movement]], is formed in [[Kirtland, Ohio]].
*[[1849]] &ndash; In New York City, [[James Knox Polk]] becomes the first serving [[President of the United States]] to have his photograph taken.
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[Great Ormond Street Hospital|Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children]], the first hospital in England to provide in-patient beds specifically for children, is founded in [[London]].
*[[1855]] &ndash; [[Texas]] is linked by [[telegraphy|telegraph]] to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between [[New Orleans]] and [[Marshall, Texas]].
*[[1859]] &ndash; [[Oregon]] is admitted as the 33rd [[U.S. state]].
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Alexander Graham Bell]] applies for a [[patent]] for the [[telephone]], as does [[Elisha Gray]].
*[[1879]] &ndash; The [[War of the Pacific]] breaks out when the [[Chilean Army]] occupies the [[Bolivia]]n port city of [[Antofagasta]].
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Voting machine]]s are approved by the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] for use in federal [[Elections in the United States|elections]].
*[[1900]] &ndash; The [[British Army]] begins the [[Battle of the Tugela Heights]] in an effort to lift the [[Siege of Ladysmith]].

===1901–present===
*[[1903]] &ndash; The [[United States Department of Commerce and Labor]] is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the [[United States Department of Labor|Department of Labor]]).
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Arizona]] is admitted as the 48th and the last [[Contiguous United States|contiguous]] [[U.S. state]].
*  1912   &ndash; The [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] commissions its [[United States E-class submarine|first class]] of [[Diesel submarine|diesel-powered submarines]].
*[[1918]] &ndash; Russia adopts the [[Gregorian calendar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=История календаря в России и в СССР |url=http://grigam.narod.ru/kalend/kalen19.htm |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=grigam.narod.ru |language=ru}}</ref>
*[[1919]] &ndash; The [[Polish–Soviet War]] begins.
*[[1920]] &ndash; The [[League of Women Voters]] is founded in [[Chicago]].
*[[1924]] &ndash; The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company changes its name to [[IBM|International Business Machines]] Corporation (IBM).
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Saint Valentine's Day Massacre]]: Seven people, six of them [[gangster]] rivals of [[Al Capone]]'s gang, are murdered in [[Chicago]].
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[German battleship Bismarck]] is launched.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Gaack |first1=Malte |title=Schlachtschiff Bismarck – Das wahre Gesicht eines Schiffes – Teil 3 |last2=Carr |first2=Ward |publisher=BoD – Books on Demand GmbH |year=2011 |isbn=978-3-8448-0179-8 |location=Norderstedt |page=10 |language=de |trans-title=Battleship Bismarck - The True Face of a Ship - Part 3}}</ref>
*[[1942]] &ndash; World War II: [[Battle of Pasir Panjang]] contributes to the fall of [[Singapore]].
*[[1943]] &ndash; World War II: [[Rostov-on-Don]], Russia is liberated.
*  1943   &ndash; World War II: [[Tunisia Campaign]]: General [[Hans-Jürgen von Arnim]]'s [[5th Panzer Army|Fifth Panzer Army]] launches a [[Battle of Sidi Bou Zid|counter-attack]] against [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] positions in [[Tunisia]].
*[[1944]] &ndash; World War II: In the [[action of 14 February 1944]], a [[Royal Navy]] submarine sinks a German-controlled Italian [[Regia Marina]] submarine in the [[Strait of Malacca]].
*[[1945]] &ndash; World War II: On the first day of the [[Bombing of Dresden in World War II|bombing of Dresden]], the British [[Royal Air Force]] and the [[United States Army Air Forces]] begin [[fire-bombing]] [[Dresden]].
*  1945   &ndash; World War II: Navigational error leads to the mistaken [[Bombing of Prague in World War II|bombing of Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]] by a [[United States Army Air Forces]] squadron of [[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|B-17s]] assisting in the Soviet [[Red Army]]'s [[Vistula–Oder Offensive]].
*  1945   &ndash; World War II: [[Mostar]] is liberated by [[Yugoslavs|Yugoslav]] [[Partisans (Yugoslavia)|partisans]] 
*  1945   &ndash; President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] meets King [[Ibn Saud]] of [[Saudi Arabia]] aboard the {{USS|Quincy|CA-71|6}}, officially beginning [[Saudi Arabia–United States relations|U.S.-Saudi diplomatic relations]].
*[[1946]] &ndash; The [[Bank of England]] is nationalized.
*[[1947]] &ndash; The [[Statute IV of 1947 regarding the abolition of certain titles and ranks|act abolishing]] all [[Hungarian nobility|noble]] ranks and related [[Style (form of address)|styles]] comes into force in [[Second Hungarian Republic|Hungary]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Gudenus |first1=János |title=Összetört címerek: a magyar arisztokrácia sorsa és az 1945 utáni megpróbáltatások |last2=Szentirmay |first2=László |publisher=Mozaik |year=1989 |isbn=963-02-6114-6 |pages=27–28 |language=hu |trans-title=Broken Coats-of-Arms: The Hungarian Aristocrats' Fate and the Scourge after 1945}}</ref>
*[[1949]] &ndash; The [[Knesset]] (parliament of [[Israel]]) convenes for the first time.
*  1949   &ndash; The [[Asbestos Strike]] begins in Canada. The strike marks the beginning of the [[Quiet Revolution]] in [[Quebec]].
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[First Indochina war]] - small French garrison at [[Siege of Đắk Đoa|Đắk Đoa is overrun]] by the [[Viet Minh]] after a week's siege.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 August 2011 |title=Vietnam Vignette: The French Groupement Mobile 100 |url=https://parallelnarratives.com/vietnam-notebook-groupement-mobile-100-bataillon-de-coree/ |access-date=22 August 2023 |website=Parallel Narratives |language=fr}}</ref>
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Timeline of chemical element discoveries|Discovery of the chemical elements]]: Element 103, [[Lawrencium]], is first synthesized at the [[University of California, Berkeley|University of California]].
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Australian dollar|Australian currency]] is [[decimalisation|decimalized]].
*[[1979]] &ndash; 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.
*[[1983]] &ndash; United American Bank of [[Knoxville, Tennessee]] collapses. Its president, [[Jake Butcher]], is later convicted of [[fraud]].
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Union Carbide]] agrees to pay $470 million to the [[Government of India|Indian government]] for damages it caused in the [[1984]] [[Bhopal disaster]].
*  1989   &ndash; [[Iran]]ian leader [[Ruhollah Khomeini]] issues a [[fatwa]] encouraging [[Muslims]] to kill [[Salman Rushdie]], author of ''[[The Satanic Verses]]''.
*[[1990]] &ndash; Ninety-two people are killed when [[Indian Airlines Flight 605]] crashes in [[Bangalore]], India.
*  1990   &ndash; The ''[[Voyager 1]]'' spacecraft takes the photograph of planet [[Earth]] that later becomes famous as ''[[Pale Blue Dot]]''.
*[[1998]] &ndash; An oil tanker train collides with a [[Rail freight transport|freight train]] in [[Yaoundé]], Cameroon, spilling [[fuel oil]]. One person scavenging the oil created [[Yaoundé train explosion|a massive explosion]] which killed 120.
*[[2000]] &ndash; The spacecraft ''[[NEAR Shoemaker]]'' enters orbit around asteroid [[433 Eros]], the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid.
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Iraq disarmament crisis]]: [[United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission|UNMOVIC]] Executive Chairman [[Hans Blix]] reports to the [[United Nations Security Council]] that disarmament inspectors have found no [[Iraq and weapons of mass destruction|weapons of mass destruction]] in [[Ba'athist Iraq]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 October 2013 |title=Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn Fast Facts |url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/10/30/world/meast/operation-iraqi-freedom-and-operation-new-dawn-fast-facts/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111210443/https://www.cnn.com/2013/10/30/world/meast/operation-iraqi-freedom-and-operation-new-dawn-fast-facts/index.html |archive-date=2022-01-11 |access-date=2022-01-11 |website=Research |publisher=CNN Editorial}}</ref> 
*[[2004]] &ndash; In a suburb of [[Moscow]], Russia, the roof of the [[Transvaal Park|Transvaal water park]] collapses, killing more than 28 people, and wounding 193 others.
*[[2005]] &ndash; In [[Beirut]], 23 people, including former [[Prime Minister of Lebanon|Prime Minister]] [[Rafic Hariri]], are killed when the equivalent of around 1,000&nbsp;kg of [[Trinitrotoluene|TNT]] is detonated while Hariri's [[motorcade]] drives through the city.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 February 2005 |title=Former PM killed in Beirut blast |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/feb/14/lebanon |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415074103/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/feb/14/lebanon |archive-date=15 April 2019 |access-date=17 March 2019 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>
*  2005   &ndash; Seven people are killed and 151 wounded in a series of bombings by suspected [[al-Qaeda]]-linked militants that hit [[Makati]], [[Davao City]], and [[General Santos]], all in the Philippines.
*  2005   &ndash; [[YouTube]] is launched by a group of [[college students]], eventually becoming the largest [[video sharing]] website in the world and a main source for [[viral video]]s.
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Northern Illinois University shooting]]: A gunman opens fire in a [[lecture hall]] of [[Northern Illinois University]] in [[DeKalb County, Illinois]], resulting in six fatalities (including the gunman) and 21 injuries.
*[[2011]] &ndash; As a part of [[Arab Spring]], the [[2011 Bahraini uprising|Bahraini uprising]] begins with a [[Day of Rage (Bahrain)|'Day of Rage']].
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Jacob Zuma]] resigns as [[President of South Africa]].
*  2018   &ndash; [[Parkland high school shooting|A shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School]] in [[Parkland, Florida]] is one of the [[List of school massacres by death toll|deadliest school massacres]] with 17 fatalities and 17 injuries.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=To Stop A Shooter |first1=Jamie |last1=Thompson |magazine=The Atlantic |date=29 January 2024 |access-date=24 March 2024 |volume=333|issue=2|url-access=subscription |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/03/parkland-shooter-scot-peterson-coward-broward/677170/ |page=22 |issn=1072-7825}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[2019 Pulwama attack|Pulwama attack]] takes place in [[Lethpora]] in [[Pulwama district]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India in which 40 [[Central Reserve Police Force]] personnel and a suicide bomber were killed and 35 were injured.
*[[2020]] - At least 22 people are killed in an [[Ngarbuh massacre|attack]] on a village in [[Northwest Region (Cameroon)|Northwest Region]], [[Cameroon]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-02-17 |title=Children among 22 killed in attack on Cameroon village |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-51526358 |access-date=2025-02-14 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1404]] &ndash; [[Leon Battista Alberti]], Italian painter, poet, and philosopher (d. 1472)
*[[1408]] &ndash; [[John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel]] (d. 1435)
*[[1452]] &ndash; [[Pandolfo Petrucci]], tyrant of Siena (d. 1512)
*[[1468]] &ndash; [[Johannes Werner]], German priest and mathematician (d. 1522)
*[[1483]] &ndash; [[Babur]], Moghul emperor (d. 1530)
*[[1490]] &ndash; [[Valentin Friedland]], German scholar and educationist of the Reformation (d. 1556)<ref>{{cite ADB|38|661|667|Trotzendorf|Meister, Ferdinand|ADB:Trotzendorf}}</ref>
*[[1513]] &ndash; [[Domenico Ferrabosco]], Italian composer (d. 1573)
*[[1545]] &ndash; [[Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara]] (d. 1561)

===1601–1900===
*[[1602]] &ndash; [[Francesco Cavalli]], Italian composer (d. 1676)<ref>{{cite book | last = Greene | first = David | title = Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers | publisher = Doubleday | location = Garden City, N.Y | year = 1985 | isbn = 9780385142786 | page=124}}</ref>
*[[1614]] &ndash; [[John Wilkins]], English bishop, academic and natural philosopher (d. 1672)<ref>{{Cite ODNB|last=Henry|first=John|title=Wilkins, John|id=29421}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Geoffrey Russell Richards Treasure|title=Who's who in British History: A-H|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fLeeV-mqlJMC&pg=PA1309|date=January 1998|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-884964-90-9|pages=1309–|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213080417/https://books.google.com/books?id=fLeeV-mqlJMC&pg=PA1309|archive-date=13 February 2018}}</ref>
*[[1625]] &ndash; Countess Palatine [[Maria Euphrosyne of Zweibrücken]], Swedish princess (d. 1687)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/Sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=9105 |encyclopedia=[[Svenskt biografiskt lexikon]] |title=Maria |volume=25 |year=1987 |pages=150 |first=Lars-Olof |last=Skoglund |language=sv |access-date=2022-02-14 |archive-date=2022-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201035147/https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=9105 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1628]] &ndash; [[Valentine Greatrakes]], Irish faith healer (d. 1683)<ref>{{cite book | last = Power | first = Patrick | title = History of Waterford: city and county | publisher = Mercier Press | location = Dublin | year = 1990 | isbn = 9780853429456 | page=309}}</ref>
*[[1640]] &ndash; [[Countess Palatine Anna Magdalena of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler]] (d. 1693)<ref>{{cite web |title=Anna Magdalena von Pfalz-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (1640–1693) |url=https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/2CY9-TYW/anna-magdalena-von-pfalz-birkenfeld-bischweiler-1640-1693 |website=FamilySearch |access-date=April 6, 2025}}</ref>
*[[1670]] &ndash; [[Rajaram I|Rajaram Raj Bhonsle]], third Chhatrapati of the [[Maratha Confederacy]] (d. 1700)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mehta |first=Jaswant Lal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d1wUgKKzawoC&pg=PA47 |title=Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813 |date=2005-01-01 |publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd |isbn=978-1-932705-54-6 |pages=47 |access-date=2020-02-21 |archive-date=2018-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225163836/https://books.google.com/books?id=d1wUgKKzawoC&pg=PA47 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1679]] &ndash; [[Georg Friedrich Kauffmann]], German organist and composer (d. 1735)
*[[1692]] &ndash; [[Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée]], French author and playwright (d. 1754)
*[[1701]] &ndash; [[Enrique Flórez]], Spanish historian and author (d. 1773)
*[[1763]] &ndash; [[Jean Victor Marie Moreau]], French general (d. 1813)
*[[1782]] &ndash; [[Eleanora Atherton]], English philanthropist (d. 1870)<ref>{{cite web |title=Summary of Individual {{!}} Legacies of British Slave-ownership |url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/43274 |website=www.ucl.ac.uk |access-date=8 January 2020 |archive-date=19 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819222209/https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/43274 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1784]] &ndash; [[Heinrich Baermann]], German clarinetist (d. 1847)
*[[1799]] &ndash; [[Walenty Wańkowicz]], Polish painter and illustrator (d. 1842)
*[[1800]] &ndash; [[Emory Washburn]], American historian, lawyer, and politician, 22nd [[Governor of Massachusetts]] (d. 1877)
*[[1808]] &ndash; [[Michael Costa (conductor)|Michael Costa]], Italian-English conductor and composer (d. 1884)
*[[1812]] &ndash; [[Fernando Wood]], American merchant and politician, 73rd [[Mayor of New York City]] (d. 1881)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mushkat |first=Jerome |url=http://archive.org/details/fernandowoodpoli0000mush |title=Fernando Wood : a political biography |date=1990 |publisher=Kent State University Press |isbn=978-0-87338-413-1 |pages=2}}</ref>
*[[1813]] &ndash; [[Lydia Hamilton Smith]], African-American businesswoman (d. 1884)<ref name=lhs>{{cite book|first1=Henry Louis|last1=Gates|first2=Evelyn Brooks|last2=Higginbotham|title=The African American National Biography: Roman-Tzomes|volume=7|location=Oxford|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2008|page=284|isbn=978-0-19516-019-2}}</ref>
*[[1819]] &ndash; [[Christopher Latham Sholes]], American journalist and politician, invented the [[typewriter]] (d. 1890)
*[[1824]] &ndash; [[Winfield Scott Hancock]], American general and politician (d. 1886)
*[[1828]] &ndash; [[Edmond François Valentin About]], French journalist and author (d. 1885)
*[[1829]] &ndash; [[Alfred Iverson Jr.]], American Confederate Army officer (d. 1911)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ford-Williamson |first1=Estelle |title=Alfred Iverson Jr. |url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/alfred-iverson-jr-1829-1911/ |website=New Georgia Encyclopedia |access-date=2 January 2025}}</ref>
*[[1835]] &ndash; [[Piet Paaltjens]], Dutch minister and poet (d. 1894)
*[[1838]] &ndash; [[Margaret E. Knight]], American inventor (d. 1914)
*[[1846]] &ndash; [[Julian Scott]], American soldier and drummer, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (d. 1901)
*[[1847]] &ndash; [[Anna Howard Shaw]], American physician, minister, and activist (d. 1919)
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[Benjamin Baillaud]], French astronomer and academic (d. 1934)
*[[1855]] &ndash; [[Frank Harris]], Irish author and journalist (d. 1931)
*[[1859]] &ndash; [[George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.]], American engineer, inventor of the [[Ferris wheel]] (d. 1896)
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Eugen Schiffer]], German lawyer and politician, [[Vice-Chancellor of Germany]] (d. 1954)
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[Charles Thomson Rees Wilson]], Scottish physicist and meteorologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1959)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Julius Nieuwland]], Belgian priest, chemist and academic (d. 1936)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[John Barrymore]], American actor (d. 1942)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Nils Olaf Chrisander]], Swedish actor and director (d. 1947)
*  1884   &ndash; [[Kostas Varnalis]], Greek poet and playwright (d. 1974)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Chandrashekhar Agashe]], Indian industrialist (d. 1956)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Agashe|first1=Trupti|last2=Agashe|first2=Gopal|editor1-last=Wad|editor1-first=Mugdha|title=Agashe Kulvrutant|trans-title=The [[Agashe]] Family Genealogy|chapter=Mangdari Gharana|chapter-url=http://chitpavanagashepariwar.org.in/all_in_a_gharane2_06.php|trans-chapter=The House of Mangdari|date=2006|publisher=Surbhi Graphics|location=[[Hyderabad]]|edition=2nd|url=http://chitpavanagashepariwar.org.in|language=mr|isbn=978-1-5323-4500-5|pages=61|access-date=2021-08-16|archive-date=2018-09-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915001725/http://chitpavanagashepariwar.org.in/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Nina Hamnett]], Welsh-English painter and author (d. 1956)
*  1890   &ndash; [[Dick Richards (footballer)|Dick Richards]], Welsh international footballer (d. 1934)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=551&united=Dick_Richards|title=Dick Richards|website=westhamstats.info|access-date=9 February 2020|archive-date=20 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820051955/http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=551&united=Dick_Richards|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Katherine Stinson]], American aviator (d. 1977)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Radola Gajda]], Czech commander and politician (d. 1948)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Jack Benny]], American actor and producer (d. 1974)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-jack-benny-plaque-st-0216-20150215-story.html|title=Historical marker on Waukegan home honors Jack Benny on his birthday|last=Olson|first=Yadira Sanchez|website=Chicago Tribune|date=16 February 2015 |access-date=April 10, 2020|archive-date=April 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410205718/https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-jack-benny-plaque-st-0216-20150215-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Wilhelm Burgdorf]], German general (d. 1945)
*  1895   &ndash; [[Max Horkheimer]], German philosopher and sociologist (d. 1973)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Bill Tilman]], English mountaineer and explorer (d. 1977)
*  1898   &ndash; [[Fritz Zwicky]], Swiss-American physicist and astronomer (d. 1974)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Jessica Dragonette]], American singer (d. 1980)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fraser |first1=C. Gerald |title=Jessica Dragonette, Singer, Dies; Popular Early-Radio Performer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1980/03/20/archives/jessica-dragonette-singer-dies-popular-earlyradio-performer-began.html |access-date=May 9, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=March 20, 1980 |page=B 15 |archive-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509030901/https://www.nytimes.com/1980/03/20/archives/jessica-dragonette-singer-dies-popular-earlyradio-performer-began.html?searchResultPosition=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Thelma Ritter]], American actress and singer (d. 1969)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Feb. 14: Simon Pegg, Rob Thomas |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/02/14/Famous-birthdays-for-Feb-14-Simon-Pegg-Rob-Thomas/6261676333832/#:~:text=14%3A%20Simon%20Pegg%2C%20Rob%20Thomas,-By%20UPI%20Staff |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=13 February 2024 |date=14 February 2023}}</ref>
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Stuart Erwin]], American actor (d. 1967)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Johnny Longden]], English-American jockey and trainer (d. 2003)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Willem Johan Kolff]], Dutch physician and inventor (d. 2009)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Tibor Sekelj]], Hungarian lawyer, explorer, and author (d. 1988)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Mel Allen]], American sportscaster (d. 1996)
*  1913   &ndash; [[Woody Hayes]], American football player and coach (d. 1987)<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1913   &ndash; [[Jimmy Hoffa]], American trade union leader (d. 1975)<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1913   &ndash; [[James Pike]], American bishop (d. 1969)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Sally Gray]], English actress and singer (d. 2006)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Marcel Bigeard]], French general (d. 2010)
*  1916   &ndash; [[Masaki Kobayashi]], Japanese director and producer (d. 1996)
*  1916   &ndash; [[Edward Platt]], American actor (d. 1974)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Herbert A. Hauptman]], American mathematician and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2011)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Hugh Downs]], American journalist, game show host, and producer (d. 2020)<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1921   &ndash; [[Hazel McCallion]], Canadian businesswoman and politician, 3rd [[Mayor of Mississauga]] (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=City of Mississauga Celebrates Hazel McCallion Ahead of 100th Birthday |url=https://www.mississauga.ca/city-of-mississauga-news/news/city-of-mississauga-celebrates-hazel-mccallion-ahead-of-100th-birthday/ |website=[[Mississauga|City of Mississauga]] |access-date=9 February 2021 |language=en-CA |date=8 February 2021 |archive-date=9 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209005028/https://www.mississauga.ca/city-of-mississauga-news/news/city-of-mississauga-celebrates-hazel-mccallion-ahead-of-100th-birthday/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Jay Hebert]], American golfer (d. 1997)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Juan Ponce Enrile]], Filipino politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Resume of Senator Enrile |url=http://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/sen_bio/enrile_resume.asp |website=Senate of the Philippines: 18th Congress |publisher=Senate of the Philippines |access-date=14 February 2023}}</ref>
*  1924   &ndash; [[Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma]] (d. 2017)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Lois Maxwell]], Canadian-Australian model and actress (d. 2007)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[William Allain]], American lawyer and politician, 58th [[Governor of Mississippi]] (d. 2013)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Vicente T. Blaz]], American general and politician (d. 2014)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Vic Morrow]], American actor and director (d. 1982)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Brian Kelly (actor)|Brian Kelly]], American actor and director (d. 2005)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Harriet Andersson]], Swedish actress
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Florence Henderson]], American actress and singer (d. 2016)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn]], Scottish academic and diplomat, 27th [[Governor of Hong Kong]]
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Anna German]], Polish singer (d. 1982)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market]], English politician, [[Secretary of State for Transport]]
*  1937   &ndash; [[Magic Sam]], American singer and guitarist (d. 1969)<ref>{{cite book| first1= Bob| last1= Eagle| first2= Eric S.| last2= LeBlanc| year= 2013| title= Blues: A Regional Experience| publisher= Praeger| location= Santa Barbara, California| page=231 | isbn= 978-0313344237}}</ref>
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Razzy Bailey]], American country music singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2021)
*  1939   &ndash; [[Blowfly (musician)|Blowfly]], American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2016)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/24/arts/music/clarence-reid-singer-and-songwriter-also-known-as-blowfly-dies-at-76.html|title=Clarence Reid, Singer and Songwriter Also Known as Blowfly, Dies at 76|first=Jon|last=Caramanica|date=January 22, 2016|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=February 14, 2022|archive-date=August 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807170612/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/24/arts/music/clarence-reid-singer-and-songwriter-also-known-as-blowfly-dies-at-76.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1939   &ndash; [[Eugene Fama]], American economist and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Donna Shalala]], American academic and politician, 18th [[United States Secretary of Health and Human Services]]
*  1941   &ndash; [[Paul Tsongas]], American lawyer and politician (d. 1997)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Michael Bloomberg]], American businessman and politician, 108th [[Mayor of New York City]]<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1942   &ndash; [[Andrew Robinson (actor)|Andrew Robinson]], American actor and director
*  1942   &ndash; [[Ricardo Rodríguez (racing driver)|Ricardo Rodríguez]], Mexican racing driver (d. 1962)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Maceo Parker]], American saxophonist<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=1561}}</ref>
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Carl Bernstein]], American journalist and author<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1944   &ndash; [[Alan Parker]], English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2020)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Ronnie Peterson]], Swedish racing driver (d. 1978)<ref>{{cite book | last = Laban | first = Brian | title = Winners: a who's who of motor racing champions | publisher = Orbis | location = London | year = 1981 | isbn = 9780856130427 | page=131}}</ref>
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein]]
*  1945   &ndash; [[Rod Masterson]], American lieutenant and actor (d. 2013)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Bernard Dowiyogo]], Nauru politician, [[President of Nauru]] (d. 2003)
*  1946   &ndash; [[Gregory Hines]], American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 2003)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Tim Buckley]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Judd Gregg]], American lawyer and politician, 76th [[Governor of New Hampshire]]
*  1947   &ndash; [[John Quayle (rugby league)|John Quayle]], Australian rugby league player and administrator<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Quayle - Career Stats & Summary |url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/john-quayle/summary.html |access-date=2020-11-08 |website=Rugby League Project}}</ref>
*  1947   &ndash; [[Phạm Tuân]], Vietnamese aviator and cosmonaut<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burgess |first1=Colin |title=Interkosmos: The Eastern Bloc's Early Space Program |date=2016 |publisher=Springer Praxis Books |location=Cham |isbn=9783319241630 |page=110}}</ref>
*  [[1948]] &ndash; [[Mayra Gómez Kemp]], Cuban-Spanish television host and actress (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-13 |title=Muere a los 76 años Mayra Gómez Kemp, presentadora histórica del 'Un, dos, tres...' |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/gente/20241013/10017796/muere-mayra-gomez-kemp-76-anos.html |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=La Vanguardia |language=es}}</ref>
*1948 &ndash; [[Kitten Natividad]], Mexican-American actress and dancer (d. 2022)
*  1948   &ndash; [[Pat O'Brien (radio and television personality)|Pat O'Brien]], American journalist and author<ref name="AP"/>
*  1948   &ndash; [[Wally Tax]], Dutch singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
*  1948   &ndash; [[Teller (magician)|Teller]], American magician and actor<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Roger Fisher (guitarist)|Roger Fisher]], American guitarist and songwriter 
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Terry Gross]], American radio host and producer<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1951   &ndash; [[Kevin Keegan]], English footballer and manager
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Sushma Swaraj]], Indian lawyer and politician, [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Indian Minister of External Affairs]] (d. 2019)
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Jam Mohammad Yousaf]], Pakistani politician, [[Chief Minister of Balochistan]] (d. 2013)
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Carol Kalish]], American publisher (d. 1991)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Howard Davis Jr.]], American boxer and trainer (d. 2015)
*  1956   &ndash; [[Dave Dravecky]], American baseball player
*  1956   &ndash; [[Katharina Fritsch]], German sculptor and academic
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Soile Isokoski]], Finnish soprano and actress
*  1957   &ndash; [[Alan Smith (bishop)|Alan Smith]], English bishop<ref>{{cite web|title=About Alan Smith|url=http://www.saintsandpilgrims.org.uk/about.html|website=Saints and Pilgrims|accessdate=7 February 2016|archive-date=28 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628213648/http://saintsandpilgrims.org.uk/about.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1957   &ndash; [[Ken Wahl]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Grant Thomas (footballer)|Grant Thomas]], Australian footballer and coach
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Renée Fleming]], American soprano and actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Philip Jones (Royal Navy officer)|Philip Jones]], English admiral<ref>{{cite news | title = Birthdays| work= [[The Guardian]]| page = 41| date = 14 February 2014}}</ref>
*  1960 &ndash; [[Jim Kelly]], American football player and businessman
*  1960 &ndash; [[Meg Tilly]], American actress and author<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for February 14, 2023 includes celebrities Simon Pegg, Danai Gurira |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/02/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-february-14-2023-includes-celebrities-simon-pegg-danai-gurira.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=13 February 2024 |date=14 February 2023}}</ref>
*  [[1961]] &ndash; [[D'Wayne Wiggins]], American musical artist (d. 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Risen |first=Clay |date=March 7, 2025 |title=D'Wayne Wiggins, 64, Dies; One Third of R&B Group Tony! Toni! Toné! |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/arts/music/dwayne-wiggins-dead.html |access-date=March 21, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Sakina Jaffrey]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Enrico Colantoni]], Canadian actor, director, and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Gianni Bugno]], Italian cyclist and sportscaster
*  1964   &ndash; [[Zach Galligan]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Petr Svoboda]], Czech ice hockey player and agent
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Stelios Haji-Ioannou]], Greek-English businessman, founded [[easyJet]]
*  1967   &ndash; [[Calle Johansson]], Swedish ice hockey player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Calle Johansson |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/calle-johansson-8448287 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1967   &ndash; [[Manuela Maleeva]], Bulgarian-Swiss tennis player
*  1967   &ndash; [[Bernie Moreno]], American politician and businessman<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pengelly |first1=Martin |title=Bernie Moreno says he fled socialism in Colombia for the US in 1971. What does history say? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/28/republican-bernie-moreno-questionable-campaign-claims |access-date=2 January 2025 |work=The Guardian |date=28 March 2024}}</ref>
*  1967   &ndash; [[Mark Rutte]], Dutch businessman and politician, [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands]]
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Jules Asner]], American model and television host
*  1968   &ndash; [[Chris Lewis (cricketer)|Chris Lewis]], Guyanese-English cricketer
*  1968   &ndash; [[Scott McClellan]], American civil servant and author, 25th [[White House Press Secretary]]
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Meg Hillier]], English journalist and politician, [[Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change]]
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Giuseppe Guerini]], Italian cyclist
*  1970   &ndash; [[Sean Hill (ice hockey)|Sean Hill]], American ice hockey player
*  1970   &ndash; [[Simon Pegg]], English actor, director, and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1970   &ndash; [[Takashi Saito]], Japanese baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Takashi Saito |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/takashi-saito-493416 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Kris Aquino]], Filipino talk show host, actress, and producer
*  1971   &ndash; [[Gheorghe Mureșan]], Romanian basketball player
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Drew Bledsoe]], American football player and coach
*  1972   &ndash; [[Musōyama Masashi]], Japanese sumo wrestler
*  1972   &ndash; [[Najwa Nimri]], Spanish actress and singer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rtve.es/radio/20120622/najwa-ruge-su-estreno-como-locutora-radio-3/539213.shtml|title=Najwa ruge en su estreno como locutora de radio|date=22 June 2012|access-date=18 July 2018|language=es|trans-title=Najwa roars at her premiere as a radio announcer|archive-date=18 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718115341/http://www.rtve.es/radio/20120622/najwa-ruge-su-estreno-como-locutora-radio-3/539213.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1972   &ndash; [[Jaan Tallinn]], Estonian computer programmer, co-developed [[Skype]]
*  1972   &ndash; [[Rob Thomas (musician)|Rob Thomas]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/> 
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[H. D. Ackerman]], South African cricketer
*  1973   &ndash; [[Annalisa Buffa]], Italian mathematician
*  1973   &ndash; [[Tyus Edney]], American basketball player and coach
*  1973   &ndash; [[Steve McNair]], American football player (d. 2009)
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Valentina Vezzali]], Italian fencer and politician
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Viktor Kozlov]], Russian ice hockey player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Viktor Kozlov |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/viktor-kozlov-8459428 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1975   &ndash; [[Dámaso Marte]], Dominican baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Damaso Marte |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/damaso-marte-150122 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Milan Hejduk]], Czech-American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Milan Hejduk |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/milan-hejduk-8460577 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1976   &ndash; [[Liv Kristine]], Norwegian singer-songwriter
*  1976   &ndash; [[Rie Rasmussen]], Danish model, film director, writer, photographer, and actress
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Anna Erschler]], Russian mathematician
*  1977   &ndash; [[Cadel Evans]], Australian cyclist
*  1977   &ndash; [[Jim Jefferies (comedian)|Jim Jefferies]], Australian comedian and actor
*  1977   &ndash; [[Darren Purse]], English footballer
*  1977   &ndash; [[Elmer Symons]], South African motorcycle racer (d. 2007)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Danai Gurira]], American-Zimbabwean actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Richard Hamilton (basketball)|Richard Hamilton]], American basketball player
*  1978   &ndash; [[Darius Songaila]], Lithuanian basketball player and coach
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Josh Senter]], American screenwriter and producer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Michelle Ye]], Hong Kong actress and producer
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Matteo Brighi]], Italian footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Randy de Puniet]], French motorcycle racer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Brad Halsey]], American baseball player (d. 2014)
*  1981   &ndash; [[Kara Lawson]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Kara Lawson |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/100874/kara-lawson |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1981   &ndash; [[Jared Lorenzen]], American football player (d. 2019)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jared Lorenzen |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/6094/jared-lorenzen |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Marián Gáborík]], Slovak ice hockey player
*  1982   &ndash; [[John Halls]], English footballer and model
*  1982   &ndash; [[Lenka Tvarošková]], Slovak tennis player
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Callix Crabbe]], Virgin Islander baseball player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Rocky Elsom]], Australian rugby player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Bacary Sagna]], French footballer
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Matt Barr]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Karima Adebibe]], English model and actress
*  1985   &ndash; [[Tyler Clippard]], American baseball player
*  1985   &ndash; [[Heart Evangelista]], Filipino singer and actress
*  1985   &ndash; [[Philippe Senderos]], Swiss footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=30235|title=Philippe Senderos|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=9 February 2020|archive-date=20 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820054448/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=30235|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1985   &ndash; [[Miki Yeung]], Hong Kong singer and actress 
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Michael Ammermüller]], German racing driver
*  1986   &ndash; [[Oliver Lee (actor)|Oliver Lee]], English actor, director, and screenwriter
*  1986   &ndash; [[Gao Lin]], Chinese footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Tiffany Thornton]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Edinson Cavani]], Uruguayan footballer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Tom Pyatt]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1987   &ndash; [[David Wheater]], English footballer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Candice Wiggins]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Candice Wiggins |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/201499/candice-wiggins |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Katie Boland]], Canadian actress, producer, and screenwriter
*  1988   &ndash; [[Ángel Di María]], Argentinian footballer
*  1988   &ndash; [[Siim Liivik]], Estonian ice hockey player
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Néstor Calderón]], Mexican footballer
*  1989   &ndash; [[Adam Matuszczyk]], Polish footballer
*  1989   &ndash; [[Emma Miskew]], Canadian curler<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.worldcurling.org/Person/Details/5928|title=Emma Miskey|website=World Curling|access-date=February 14, 2022|archive-date=February 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220165152/http://results.worldcurling.org/Person/Details/5928|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Byron Mullens]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Byron Mullens |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201957/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Derek Norris]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Derek Norris |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/derek-norris-519083 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Brandon Sutter]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1989   &ndash; [[Jurij Tepeš]], Slovenian ski jumper
*  1989   &ndash; [[Kristian Thomas]], English gymnast<ref>{{cite web|title=Kristian Thomas |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/kristian-thomas-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040457/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/kristian-thomas-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |website=sports-reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Chris Babb]], American basketball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/babbch01.html|title=Chris Babb Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Brett Dier]], Canadian actor<ref name="AP"/>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Bogdan Kiselevich]], Russian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Bogdan Kiselevich |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/bogdan-kiselevich-8480955 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Sefa Yılmaz]], German-Turkish footballer
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Daniela Mona Lambin]], Estonian footballer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daniela Mona Lambin |url=https://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/player/16843 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=[[Estonian Football Association]]}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Christian Eriksen]], Danish footballer<ref>[http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/first-team-squad/christian-eriksen/ Christian Eriksen profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144226/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/first-team-squad/christian-eriksen/ |date=2018-06-12 }} at the Tottenham Hotspur F.C. website</ref>
*  1992   &ndash; [[Freddie Highmore]], English actor<ref name="AP"/>
*  1992   &ndash; [[Petr Mrázek]], Czech ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Petr Mrazek |url=https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/player/petr-mrazek-8475852 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Jadeveon Clowney]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jadeveon Clowney |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16734/jadeveon-clowney |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1993   &ndash; [[Alberto Rosende]], American actor and singer<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Nikolaj Ehlers]], Danish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nikolaj Ehlers |url=https://www.nhl.com/jets/player/nikolaj-ehlers-8477940 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Poasa Faamausili]], New Zealand rugby league player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Poasa Faamausili - Career Stats & Summary |url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/poasa-faamausili/summary.html |access-date=2020-11-08 |website=Rugby League Project}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Lucas Hernandez]], French footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF|title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: France|publisher=FIFA|page=11|date=10 June 2018|access-date=10 June 2018|archive-date=19 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619164139/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Jaehyun (singer)|Jaehyun]], South Korean singer and actor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.naver.com/search.naver?query=재현%20프로필|title=재현 프로필|website=Naver|access-date=February 14, 2022|language=ko}}</ref>
*  1997    &ndash; [[Breel Embolo]], Swiss footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Breel Embolo|url=https://www.asmonaco.com/en/joueurs/breel-embolo/|website=[[AS Monaco]]|access-date=14 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Tyler Adams]], American soccer player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tyler Adams |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/tyler-adams/ |website=mlssoccer.com |access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Gabriel Moreno]], Venezuelan baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Gabriel Moreno Stats, Height, Weight, Position |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morenga01.shtml |website=baseball-reference.com |access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[269]] &ndash; [[Saint Valentine]], Roman saint<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Butler |first1=Alban |title=Lives of the Saints: Complete ed |last2=Thurston |first2=Herbert |last3=Attwater |first3=Donald |last4=Hume |first4=Basil |date=1981 |publisher=Burns & Oates |isbn=978-0-86012-112-1 |edition=Reprint of the 2. ed. 1956 |location=London}}</ref>
* [[869]] &ndash; [[Cyril the Philosopher|Cyril]], Greek missionary bishop and saint (b. 827)
* [[945]] &ndash; [[Lian Chongyu]], Chinese general
*   945   &ndash; [[Zhu Wenjin]], Chinese emperor
*[[1009]] &ndash; [[Bruno of Querfurt]], German missionary bishop
*[[1010]] &ndash; [[Fujiwara no Korechika]], Japanese nobleman (b. 974)
*[[1140]] &ndash; [[Leo I, Prince of Armenia|Leo I]], Armenian prince
*  1140   &ndash; [[Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia|Sobĕslav I]], duke of Bohemia
*[[1164]] &ndash; [[Sviatoslav Olgovich]], Kievan prince
*[[1229]] &ndash; [[Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson]], king of the Isles
*[[1317]] &ndash; [[Margaret of France, Queen of England|Margaret of France]], queen of England
*[[1400]] &ndash; [[Richard II of England|Richard II]], king of England (b. 1367)
*[[1440]] &ndash; [[Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg|Dietrich of Oldenburg]], German nobleman
*[[1489]] &ndash; [[Nicolaus von Tüngen]], prince-bishop of Warmia
*[[1528]] &ndash; [[Edzard I, Count of East Frisia|Edzard I]], German nobleman (b. 1462)
*[[1549]] &ndash; [[Il Sodoma]], Italian painter (b. 1477)

===1601–1900===
*[[1676]] &ndash; [[Abraham Bosse]], French engraver and illustrator (b. 1602)
*[[1714]] &ndash; [[Maria Luisa of Savoy]], queen of Spain (b. 1688)
*[[1737]] &ndash; [[Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot]], English lawyer and politician [[Lord Chancellor|Lord Chancellor of Great Britain]] (b. 1685)
*[[1744]] &ndash; [[John Hadley]], English mathematician, invented the [[Octant (instrument)|octant]] (b. 1682)
*[[1755]] &ndash; [[Isidro de Espinosa]],  Franciscan missionary from Spanish Texas (b. 1679)<ref name="HTIE">{{Cite news |last=Donald E. Chipman |title=Isidro de Espinosa |publisher=Handbook of Texas Online |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fes04 |access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref>
*[[1779]] &ndash; [[James Cook]], English captain, cartographer, and explorer (b. 1728)
*[[1780]] &ndash; [[William Blackstone]], English jurist and politician (b. 1723)
*[[1782]] &ndash; [[Singu Min]], Burmese king (b. 1756)
*[[1808]] &ndash; [[John Dickinson (Pennsylvania and Delaware)|John Dickinson]], American lawyer and politician 5th [[Governor of Delaware]] (b. 1732)
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[Vicente Guerrero]], Mexican general and politician, 2nd [[President of Mexico]] (b. 1782)
*  1831   &ndash; [[Henry Maudslay]], English engineer (b. 1771)
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[St. John Richardson Liddell]], American general (b. 1815)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Fernando Wood]], American merchant and politician, 73rd [[Mayor of New York City]] (b. 1812)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Lydia Hamilton Smith]], African-American businesswoman (b. 1813)<ref name=lhs/>
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Jules Vallès]], French journalist and author (b. 1832)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[William Tecumseh Sherman]], American general (b. 1820)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Eugène Charles Catalan]], Belgian-French mathematician and academic (b. 1814)

===1901–present===
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Passannante]], Italian anarchist (b. 1849)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Heikki Ritavuori]], Finnish lawyer and politician (b. 1880; assassinated)<ref>{{cite magazine | title = Ministeri Heikki Ritavuori murhattu | magazine = Tuleva Suomi | date = 1922 | number = 1–2 | page = 3 | url = https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/aikakausi/binding/501136?page=3 | publisher = Edistysseurojen Kustannus | access-date = February 14, 2022 | language = Finnish | archive-date = July 31, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210731053219/https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/aikakausi/binding/501136?page=3 | url-status = live }}</ref>
*[[1923]] – [[Charles Henry Turner (zoologist)|Charles Henry Turner]], American zoologist, educator, and comparative psychologist (b. 1867)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charles Henry Turner {{!}} African-American Entomologist & Zoologist {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Henry-Turner |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Amalie Andersen (actress)|Amalie Andersen]], Norwegian actress (b. 1861)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Jensson|first1=Liv|title=Biografisk skuespillerleksikon : norske, danske og svenske skuespillere på norske scener særlig på 1800-tallet|date=1981|publisher=Universitetsforl|isbn=8200056228|page=15 |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013042906062?page=15|language=no}}</ref>
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Thomas Burke (sprinter)|Thomas Burke]], American sprinter, coach, and lawyer (b. 1875)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Thomas Mackenzie]], Scottish-New Zealand cartographer and politician, 18th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (b. 1853)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Carl Correns]], German botanist and geneticist (b. 1864)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Erkki Melartin]], Finnish composer (b. 1875)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2019/02/07/kuolema-merkitsi-saveltaja-erkki-melartinin-musiikin-syntymapaivakalenteri|title=Kuolema merkitsi säveltäjä Erkki Melartinin – Musiikin syntymäpäiväkalenteri|first=Tiina-Maija|last=Lehtonen|location=Helsinki|work=[[Yle]]|date=February 7, 2019|access-date=February 7, 2022|language=fi|archive-date=February 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207101137/https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2019/02/07/kuolema-merkitsi-saveltaja-erkki-melartinin-musiikin-syntymapaivakalenteri|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Adnan Saidi]], Malayan lieutenant (b. 1915)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Dora Gerson]], German actress and singer (b. 1899)
*  1943   &ndash; [[David Hilbert]], Russian-German mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1862)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Mordecai Brown]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1876)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Yusuf Salman Yusuf]], Iraqi politician (b. 1901)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Karl Guthe Jansky]], American physicist and engineer (b. 1905)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Maurice De Waele]], Belgian cyclist (b. 1896)
*[[1956]] – [[Harold Edward Dahl]], American pilot and mercenary (b. 1909)<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. biplane fighter aces  Harold Dahl |url=http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/us_dahl.htm |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=surfcity.kund.dalnet.se}}</ref>
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Abdur Rab Nishtar]], Pakistani politician, 2nd [[Governor of Punjab, Pakistan|Governor of Punjab]] (b. 1899)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Baby Dodds]], American drummer (b. 1898)
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Sig Ruman]], German-American actor (b. 1884)
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Vito Genovese]], Italian-American mob boss (b. 1897)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Herbert Strudwick]], English cricketer and coach (b. 1880)
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Stewie Dempster]], New Zealand cricketer and coach (b. 1903)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Julian Huxley]], English biologist and eugenicist, co-founded the [[World Wide Fund for Nature]] (b. 1887)
*  1975   &ndash; [[P. G. Wodehouse]], English novelist and playwright (b. 1881)
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Gertrud Dorka]], German archaeologist, prehistorian and museum director (b. 1893)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fries |first1=Jana Esther |last2=Gutsmiedl-Schümann |first2=Doris |title=Ausgräberinnen, Forscherinnen, Pionierinnen: Ausgewählte Porträts früher Archäologinnen im Kontext ihrer Zeit |year=2013 |publisher=Waxmann Verlag |isbn=978-3-8309-7872-5 |pages=217–219 and 222 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mPje7098z0gC&pg=PA218 |language=de |access-date=2020-12-24 |archive-date=2022-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214145356/https://books.google.com/books?id=mPje7098z0gC&pg=PA218 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*1976 – [[George Bacon (CIA officer)|George Washington Bacon III]], American soldier, CIA agent, and [[mercenary]] (b. 1946)<ref>{{Cite web |title=A brief biography of George Washington Bacon the 3rd, listing some of his involvements around the world |url=https://www.terryaspinall.com/03merc/biography/george-bacon.html |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=www.terryaspinall.com}}</ref>
*1976 – [[Charlie Christodoulou]], British soldier and mercenary of the [[Angolan Civil War]] (b. 1951)<ref>{{Cite web |title=A brief biography of Charles 'Charlie' Christodoulou aka Shotgun Charlie |url=https://www.terryaspinall.com/03merc/biography/charlie-christodoulou.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250509143533/https://www.terryaspinall.com/03merc/biography/charlie-christodoulou.html |archive-date=May 9, 2025 |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=www.terryaspinall.com}}</ref>
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Adolph Dubs]], American lieutenant and diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to Afghanistan]] (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC - h2g2 - The Jeeves and Wooster Stories by PG Wodehouse |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mb6music/A8656635 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=14 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Lina Radke]], German runner and coach (b. 1903)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Edmund Rubbra]], English composer and conductor (b. 1901)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Dmitry Kabalevsky]], Russian pianist and composer (b. 1904)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Frederick Loewe]], German-American composer (b. 1901)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[James Bond (ornithologist)|James Bond]], American ornithologist and zoologist (b. 1900)
*  1989   &ndash; [[Vincent Crane]], English pianist (b. 1943)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Andrei Chikatilo]], Soviet serial killer (b. 1936)
*  1994   &ndash; [[Christopher Lasch]], American historian and critic (b. 1932)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Michael V. Gazzo]], American actor and playwright (b. 1923)
*  1995   &ndash; [[U Nu]], Burmese politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of Burma]] (b. 1907)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Bob Paisley]], English footballer and manager (b. 1919)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Peter Koch (wood scientist)]], American industrial engineer and wood scientist (b. 1920)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67007/pdf|title=Peter Koch papers (1948-1998) - Archives West|website=archiveswest.orbiscascade.org|accessdate=May 31, 2022}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[John Ehrlichman]], American lawyer and politician, 12th [[White House Counsel]] (b. 1925)
*  1999   &ndash; [[Buddy Knox]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1933)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Nándor Hidegkuti]], Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1922)
*  2002   &ndash; [[Mick Tucker]], English drummer (b. 1947)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Johnny Longden]], English jockey and trainer (b. 1907)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Marco Pantani]], Italian cyclist (b. 1970)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Rafic Hariri]], Lebanese businessman and politician, 60th [[Prime Minister of Lebanon]] (b. 1944; [[Assassination of Rafic Hariri|assassinated]])<ref>{{cite web|last=Edge|first=Tim|title=Death of a Martyr|url=http://www2.gwu.edu/~uwp/fyw/euonymous/2005-2006/06-edgefinal.pdf|publisher=GWU|access-date=24 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719134112/http://www.gwu.edu/~uwp/fyw/euonymous/2005-2006/06-edgefinal.pdf|archive-date=19 July 2013|df=dmy-all}}&nbsp;</ref>
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Lynden David Hall]], English singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1974)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Ryan Larkin]], Canadian animator and director (b. 1943)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Gareth Morris]], English flute player and educator (b. 1920)
*  [[2008]] – [[Perry Lopez]], American actor (b. 1929)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-02-16 |title=Veteran film-TV actor was in 'Chinatown' |url=https://www.whittierdailynews.com/general-news/20080216/veteran-film-tv-actor-was-in-chinatown/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=Whittier Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Bernard Ashley (businessperson)|Bernard Ashley]], English engineer and businessman, co-founded [[Laura Ashley plc]] (b. 1926)
*  2009   &ndash; [[Louie Bellson]], American drummer and composer (b. 1924)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Doug Fieger]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1952)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Dick Francis]], Welsh jockey and author (b. 1920)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Linnart Mäll]], Estonian historian, orientalist, and translator (b. 1938)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[George Shearing]], English-American pianist and composer (b. 1919)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Mike Bernardo]], South African boxer and martial artist (b. 1969)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Tonmi Lillman]], Finnish drummer and producer (b. 1973)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Dory Previn]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1925)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Péter Rusorán]], Hungarian swimmer, water polo player, and coach (b. 1940)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Glenn Boyer]], American historian and author (b. 1924)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Ronald Dworkin]], American philosopher and scholar (b. 1931)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Tom Finney]], English footballer (b. 1922)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Chris Pearson (politician)|Chris Pearson]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st [[Premier of Yukon]] (b. 1931)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Mike Stepovich]], American lawyer and politician, [[List of Governors of Alaska|Governor of Alaska Territory]] (b. 1919)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Louis Jourdan]], French-American actor and singer (b. 1921)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Philip Levine (poet)|Philip Levine]], American poet and academic (b. 1928)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Franjo Mihalić]], Croatian-Serbian runner and coach (b. 1920)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury]], English lieutenant, engineer, and politician (b. 1928)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Steven Stucky]], American composer and academic (b. 1949)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/16/arts/music/steven-stucky-composer-who-won-a-pulitzer-dies-at-66.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/16/arts/music/steven-stucky-composer-who-won-a-pulitzer-dies-at-66.html |archive-date=2022-01-02 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=Steven Stucky, Composer Who Won a Pulitzer, Dies at 66 |first=Anthony |last=Tommasini |author-link=Anthony Tommasini |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=B11 |date=15 February 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Ruud Lubbers]], Dutch politician and diplomat, [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands|Prime Minister]] and [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]] (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/02/14/world/europe/ap-eu-netherlands-obit-lubbers.html |title=Longest-Serving Dutch Premier, Ruud Lubbers, Dies at 78 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=14 February 2018 |access-date=14 February 2018 |archive-date=24 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224053212/https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/02/14/world/europe/ap-eu-netherlands-obit-lubbers.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  2018   &ndash; [[Morgan Tsvangirai]], 2nd Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (b. 1952)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-43066175|title=Zimbabwe opposition leader Tsvangirai dies|date=14 February 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=14 February 2018|language=en-GB|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214193133/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-43066175|archive-date=14 February 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Andrea Levy]], English author (b. 1956)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Innes |first1=Lyn |title=Andrea Levy obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/15/andrea-levy-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=4 March 2025 |date=15 February 2019}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Carlos Menem]], Argentine former president, lawyer, and statesman (b. 1930)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Carlos Saúl Menem, Who Led Argentina Through Economic Turmoil, Dies at 90|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/14/obituaries/carlos-saul-menem-dead.html|date=14 February 2021|work=NY Times|access-date=14 February 2021|language=en-GB|url-status=live|archive-date=14 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214154108/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/14/obituaries/carlos-saul-menem-dead.html}}</ref>
*  2021   &ndash; [[William Meninger]], American Trappist monk and a principal developer of [[Centering Prayer]] (b. 1932)<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20210410180606/https://insideeko.com/william-meninger-death-obituary-dead-passed-away/ William Meninger Death]}}, by Jessy Jackson (Inside Eko, February 16, 2021)</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
* Christian [[feast day]]:
** [[Saints Cyril and Methodius|Cyril and Methodius]], patron saints of Europe ([[Roman Catholic Church]])
** [[Manchan of Mohill|Manchan]]
** [[Saint Valentine|Valentine]] (see also [[Valentine's Day]])<ref name=Valentine>{{cite web |title=Valentine's Day {{!}} Definition, History, & Traditions {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Valentines-Day |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=14 February 2023 |language=en |archive-date=14 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214035926/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Valentines-Day |url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[February 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union#List of U.S. states|Statehood Day]] ([[Arizona]], United States)
* [[List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union#List of U.S. states|Statehood Day]] ([[Oregon]], United States)
* [[Presentation of Jesus at the Temple]] ([[Armenian Apostolic Church]])
* [[Parents' Worship Day]] (parts of [[India]])

==References== 
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==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/14 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=2|day=14}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/february/14 Historical Events on February 14]

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[[Category:Days of February]]