Summary of the Day ✨ 14 February (14/02)
At least 22 people were killed in Cameroon while a suicide bomber attacked Indian forces in Pulwama, resulting in 40 fatalities, and a Florida school shooting left 17 dead. Jacob Zuma resigned as South African president amid growing pressure, while Bahrain’s uprising began as part of the Arab Spring movement.
Historical Events 📜
- 2020: At least 22 people are killed in an attack on a village in Northwest Region, Cameroon.
- 2019: Pulwama attack takes place in Lethpora in Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, India in which 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel and a suicide bomber were killed and 35 were injured.
- 2018: Jacob Zuma resigns as President of South Africa.
- 2018: A shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida is one of the deadliest school massacres with 17 fatalities and 17 injuries.
- 2011: As a part of Arab Spring, the Bahraini uprising begins with a ‘Day of Rage’.
- 2008: 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.
- 2005: In Beirut, 23 people, including former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, are killed when the equivalent of around 1,000 kg of TNT is detonated while Hariri’s motorcade drives through the city.
- 2005: 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: 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 videos.
- 2004: In a suburb of Moscow, Russia, the roof of the Transvaal water park collapses, killing more than 28 people, and wounding 193 others.
- 2003: Iraq disarmament crisis: UNMOVIC Executive Chairman Hans Blix reports to the United Nations Security Council that disarmament inspectors have found no weapons of mass destruction in Ba’athist Iraq.
- 2000: The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid.
- 1998: An oil tanker train collides with a freight train in Yaoundé, Cameroon, spilling fuel oil. One person scavenging the oil created a massive explosion which killed 120.
- 1990: Ninety-two people are killed when Indian Airlines Flight 605 crashes in Bangalore, India.
- 1990: The Voyager 1 spacecraft takes the photograph of planet Earth that later becomes famous as Pale Blue Dot.
Famous Births 👶
- 2002: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, American football player
- 2000: Gabriel Moreno, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1999: Tyler Adams, American soccer player
- 1997: Jaehyun, South Korean singer and actor
- 1997: Breel Embolo, Swiss footballer
- 1996: Nikolaj Ehlers, Danish ice hockey player
- 1996: Poasa Faamausili, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1996: Lucas Hernandez, French footballer
- 1993: Jadeveon Clowney, American football player
- 1993: Alberto Rosende, American actor and singer
- 1992: Christian Eriksen, Danish footballer
- 1992: Freddie Highmore, English actor
- 1992: Petr Mrázek, Czech ice hockey player
- 1991: Karol G, Colombian singer and songwriter
- 1991: Daniela Mona Lambin, Estonian footballer
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2026: Tom Noonan, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1951)
- 2021: Carlos Menem, Argentine former president, lawyer, and statesman (born 1930)
- 2021: William Meninger, American Trappist monk and a principal developer of Centering Prayer (born 1932)
- 2019: Andrea Levy, English author (born 1956)
- 2018: Ruud Lubbers, Dutch politician and diplomat, Prime Minister and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (born 1939)
- 2018: Morgan Tsvangirai, 2nd Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (born 1952)
- 2016: Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury, English lieutenant, engineer, and politician (born 1928)
- 2016: Steven Stucky, American composer and academic (born 1949)
- 2015: Louis Jourdan, French-American actor and singer (born 1921)
- 2015: Philip Levine, American poet and academic (born 1928)
- 2015: Franjo Mihalić, Croatian-Serbian runner and coach (born 1920)
- 2014: Tom Finney, English footballer (born 1922)
- 2014: Chris Pearson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Yukon (born 1931)
- 2014: Mike Stepovich, American lawyer and politician, Governor of Alaska Territory (born 1919)
- 2013: Glenn Boyer, American historian and author (born 1924)
Holidays & Observances 🎉
- Christian feast day:
Cyril and Methodius, patron saints of Europe (Roman Catholic Church) - Christian feast day:
Eleuchadius - Christian feast day:
Manchan - Christian feast day:
Valentine (see also Valentine’s Day) - Christian feast day:
Vicente Vilar David - Christian feast day:
February 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) - Statehood Day (Arizona, United States)
- Statehood Day (Oregon, United States)
- Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (Armenian Apostolic Church)
- Parents’ Worship Day (parts of India)