February 14
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| *[[1779]] - [[James Cook]] is killed by Native [[Hawaii]]ans. | *[[1779]] - [[James Cook]] is killed by Native [[Hawaii]]ans. | ||
| *[[1876]] - [[Alexander Graham Bell]] applies for a [[patent]] for the [[telephone]], as does [[Elisha Gray]]. | *[[1876]] - [[Alexander Graham Bell]] applies for a [[patent]] for the [[telephone]], as does [[Elisha Gray]]. | ||
| + | *[[1895]] - ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' premieres | ||
| *[[1970]] - [[The Loft]], a New York nightclub opens on [[Valentine's Day]] in New York. | *[[1970]] - [[The Loft]], a New York nightclub opens on [[Valentine's Day]] in New York. | ||
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| *[[1895]] - [[Max Horkheimer]], German philosopher and sociologist (d. [[1973]]) | *[[1895]] - [[Max Horkheimer]], German philosopher and sociologist (d. [[1973]]) | ||
| *[[1947]] - [[Tim Buckley]], American singer-songwriter (d. [[1975]]) | *[[1947]] - [[Tim Buckley]], American singer-songwriter (d. [[1975]]) | ||
| + | *[[1980]] - [[Sibel Kekilli]], Turkish-German actress (''Head-On'') | ||
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| *[[1400]] - King [[Richard II of England]] (murdered) (b. [[1367]]) | *[[1400]] - King [[Richard II of England]] (murdered) (b. [[1367]]) | ||
| *[[1779]] - [[James Cook]], British naval captain and explorer (b. [[1728]]) | *[[1779]] - [[James Cook]], British naval captain and explorer (b. [[1728]]) | ||
| *[[1975]] - [[P. G. Wodehouse]], English writer (b. [[1881]]) | *[[1975]] - [[P. G. Wodehouse]], English writer (b. [[1881]]) | ||
| - | + | *[[2007]] - [[Emmett Williams]] American poet (''An Anecdoted Topography of Chance'') (b. [[1925]]) | |
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| - | *[[1779]] - [[Emmett Williams]] American poet (''An Anecdoted Topography of Chance'') | + | |
| - | *[[1980]] - [[Sibel Kekilli]], Turkish-German actress (''Head-On'') | + | |
| - | *[[1779]] - [[Samuel Butler (poet)]] (4 December, 1612 – 18 June, 1680) was born in Strensham, Worcestershire and baptised 14 February, 1613. He is remembered now chiefly for a long satirical burlesque poem on Puritanism entitled Hudibras. | + | |
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Art and culture
- 1779 - James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians.
- 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.
- 1895 - The Importance of Being Earnest premieres
- 1970 - The Loft, a New York nightclub opens on Valentine's Day in New York.
Births
- 1404 - Leone Battista Alberti, Italian painter and philosopher (d. 1472)
- 1766 - Thomas Malthus, English economist (d. 1834)
- 1856 - Frank Harris, Irish author and editor (d. 1931)
- 1895 - Max Horkheimer, German philosopher and sociologist (d. 1973)
- 1947 - Tim Buckley, American singer-songwriter (d. 1975)
- 1980 - Sibel Kekilli, Turkish-German actress (Head-On)
Deaths
- 1400 - King Richard II of England (murdered) (b. 1367)
- 1779 - James Cook, British naval captain and explorer (b. 1728)
- 1975 - P. G. Wodehouse, English writer (b. 1881)
- 2007 - Emmett Williams American poet (An Anecdoted Topography of Chance) (b. 1925)
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