February 14
Overview
Holidays & Observances
Christianfeast day:
Cyril and Methodius, patron saints of Europe (Roman Catholic Church), Manchan, Valentine(see alsoValentine's Day), February 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
A Christian feast day commemorating Saints Cyril and Methodius, patron saints of Europe, Manchan, and Saint Valentine in various Christian traditions on February 14.
Statehood Day(Arizona, United States)
Statehood Day in Arizona commemorates the admission of Arizona as the 48th state of the United States on February 14, 1912.
Statehood Day(Oregon, United States)
Statehood Day in Oregon celebrates the state's admission to the United States as the 33rd state on February 14, 1859.
Presentation of Jesus at the Temple(Armenian Apostolic Church)
The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple is observed by the Armenian Apostolic Church on February 14, commemorating Mary and Joseph presenting the infant Jesus in Jerusalem forty days after his birth.
Parents' Worship Day(parts ofIndia)
Parents' Worship Day is observed in parts of India to honor and express gratitude to parents for their care and sacrifice.
Cyril and Methodius, patron saints of Europe (Roman Catholic Church)
Feast day celebrating Saints Cyril and Methodius, brothers and patrons of Europe, recognized by the Roman Catholic Church on February 14.
Manchan
Feast day honoring Saint Manchan, a 7th-century Irish abbot revered for his piety and scholarship.
Valentine(see alsoValentine's Day)
Feast day honoring Saint Valentine, a 3rd-century Roman martyr and patron of love, on February 14.
February 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Several saints are commemorated in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar on February 14.
Events
Abbasid Revolution: The Hashimi rebels under Abu Muslim Khorasani take Merv, capital of the Umayyad province Khorasan, marking the consolidation of the Abbasid revolt.
Rebels led by Abu Muslim Khorasani capture the key city of Merv, securing Abbasid control in Khorasan and dealing a decisive blow to the Umayyad regime.
Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German languages.
Charles the Bald and Louis the German pledge mutual support in their own tongues, forging a crucial alliance in the fragmented Carolingian Empire.
Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry of Bavaria, King of Germany and of Italy, as Holy Roman Emperor.
Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry of Bavaria as Holy Roman Emperor, reaffirming the alliance between papacy and imperial power.
The troubled 1130 papal election exposes a rift within the College of Cardinals.
A disputed papal election reveals deep divisions among the Cardinals, leading to rival claimants to the papacy and schism.
Several hundred Jews are burned to death by mobs while the remaining Jews are forcibly removed from Strasbourg.
Amid Black Death paranoia, mobs in Strasbourg massacre hundreds of Jews and expel the survivors in a tragic act of anti-Semitic violence.
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.
Conquistador Nuño de Guzmán topples the Tarascan monarchy, executing Emperor Tangaxuan II and ending indigenous rule in central Mexico.
Having been declared a heretic and laicized by Pope Paul IV on 4 December 1555, Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer is publicly defrocked at Christ Church Cathedral.
Thomas Cranmer is ceremonially defrocked as heretic at Christ Church Cathedral, highlighting the religious turmoil of Tudor England.
Coronation of Akbar as ruler of the Mughal Empire.
Thirteen-year-old Akbar is crowned Emperor of the Mughal Empire, beginning a reign that would transform India’s cultural and political landscape.
Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Frederick V of the Palatinate at Whitehall Palace, London.
Princess Elizabeth of England marries Frederick V of the Palatinate in a grand Whitehall ceremony, forging an important Protestant alliance.
Births
Leon Battista Alberti
Renaissance polymath who made groundbreaking contributions to architecture, art, poetry, and philosophy.
John FitzAlan
English nobleman and military leader who served as the 14th Earl of Arundel during the Hundred Years' War.
Pandolfo Petrucci
Italian ruler who dominated Siena's politics as the city's tyrant in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
Johannes Werner
German priest, mathematician, and geographer known for advances in astronomy and surveying.
Babur
Founder of the Mughal Empire who established a dynasty that shaped South Asian history.
Valentin Friedland
German humanist scholar and educationist who reformed teaching methods during the Reformation.
Domenico Ferrabosco
Italian Renaissance composer renowned for his madrigals and contributions to early secular music.
Lucrezia de' Medici
Duchess of Ferrara and member of the powerful Medici family, known for her patronage of the arts.
Francesco Cavalli
Italian composer whose operas helped define the early Baroque style in Venice.
Deaths
Saint Valentine
3rd-century Roman priest and martyr revered as the patron saint of love and marriage.
Cyril
9th-century Byzantine missionary bishop known for creating the Glagolitic alphabet and evangelizing the Slavs.
Lian Chongyu
10th-century Chinese general active during the tumultuous Five Dynasties period.
Zhu Wenjin
10th-century Chinese military leader who briefly seized the throne of the Min Kingdom by coup.
Bruno of Querfurt
10th-century German missionary bishop and martyr who evangelized pagan tribes in Eastern Europe.
Fujiwara no Korechika
Heian-period Japanese nobleman of the powerful Fujiwara clan involved in court politics.
Leo I
First lord of Cilician Armenia in the early 12th century who established its dynastic foundations.
Sobĕslav I
Duke of Bohemia from 1125 to 1140, celebrated for his victory at the Battle of Chlumec.
Sviatoslav Olgovich
12th-century Rurikid prince who ruled Novgorod and Chernigov during the fragmentation of Kievan Rus.