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What happened in history on this day: February 14?
On February 14 in ...
- 1954 - First news broadcast televised in color, NBC TV's Meet the Press, with appearance by U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy.
- 1984 - Paramount releases the film Footloose to theaters.
- 1991 - Orion Pictures releases the film The Silence of the Lambs to theaters.
Births on February 14
- 1894 - Birth of Benjamin Kubelsky AKA Jack Benny in Waukegan, Illinois, USA; violin-playing, comedian of radio, television and vaudeville.
- 1895 - Birth of Nigel Bruce in Baja, Mexico; actor (Son of Lassie, Spider Woman).
- 1902 - Birth of Fred Scott in Fresno, California, USA; singer/actor (Vincent Lopez).
- 1902 - Birth of Stu Erwin in Squaw Valley, California, USA; actor (Stu Erwin Show).
- 1905 - Birth of Thelma Ritter in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Miracle on 34th Street).
- 1911 - Birth of Florence Rice in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actress (Double Wedding, Riding on Air).
- 1916 - Birth of Edward Platt in Staten Island, New York, USA; actor (Chief - Get Smart).
- 1921 - Birth of Hugh Downs in Akron, Ohio, USA; TV journalist (20/20, Concentration, Today Show).
- 1925 - Birth of Peg Murray in Denver, Colorado, USA; actress (Me and Mrs C).
- 1927 - Birth of Lois Maxwell in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; actress (Miss Moneypenny - James Bond films).
- 1929 - Birth of Vic Morrow in Bronx, New York, USA; actor (Combat, Roots, Twilight Zone the Movie).
- 1932 - Birth of Brian Kelly in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor (Flipper, Straightaway).
- 1934 - Birth of Florence Henderson in Dale, Indiana, USA; actress/singer (Carol - The Brady Bunch, Hollywood Squares).
- 1935 - Birth of Christine Connecticut "Christel" Adelaar; Dutch actress (Pipo the Clown).
- 1936 - Birth of Andrew Pine in Jennings, Florida, USA; actor (V, WEB, Wide Country).
- 1938 - Birth of Lee Chamberlin in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Electric Company, Viper).
- 1939 - Birth of Michael Rudman; English theater director/producer (Donkeys' Years).
- 1943 - Birth of Ischa Meijer; journalist/critic/actor (Boezemvriend).
- 1944 - Birth of Alan Parker; English actor/director (Bugsy Malone, Evita).
- 1945 - Birth of Gregory Hines in New York City, New York, USA; actor/dancer (White Nights, Taps).
- 1946 - Birth of Tina Aumont in Hollywood, California, USA; actress (Master of Love, Casanova).
- 1948 - Birth of Pat O'Brien; reporter, TV personality (Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, Access Hollywood, How'd They Do That?).
- 1948 - Birth of Raymond Joseph Teller in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; magician (Penn and Teller).
- 1949 - Birth of Ewa Aulin in Stockholm, Sweden; actress (Candy, Fiorina LeVacca).
- 1950 - Birth of Raymond van het Groenewoud; Belgian vocalist/actor (Brussels by Night).
- 1957 - Birth of Ken Wahl; actor (Wiseguy).
- 1958 - Birth of Perry Stephens in Frankfurt, Germany; actor (Loving, All My Children).
- 1960 - Birth of Meg Tilly [Margaret] in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Big Chill, Impulse, Winnetka Road).
- 1963 - Birth of Zach Galligan in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Gremlins).
- 1963 - Birth of Enrico Colantoni in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actor (Flashpoint, Veronica Mars, Just Shoot Me).
- 1964 - Birth of Zack Galligan; actor (Momentum, Arthur's Quest).
- 1964 - Birth of Valente Rodriguez; actor (George Lopez).
- 1970 - Birth of Simon Pegg; actor (BBC, Band of Brothers).
- 1985 - Birth of Jacob Parker; actor (Evening Shade).
Deaths on February 14
- 1961 - Wallis Clark, actress (Easy Money), dies at age 78.
- 1967 - James Schneider, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at age 85.
- 1967 - Sig Ruman, actor (Schultz - Life With Luigi), dies at age 82.
- 1969 - Wolfe Barzell, actor (Blue Angel), dies of heart attack at age 72.
- 1988 - Frederick Loewe, US composer (My Fair Lady), dies at age 84 in Palm Springs, California (born in Vienna, Austria).
- 1990 - Jean Wallace [Walasek], actress (Big Combo), dies of hemorrhage at age 66.
- 1992 - Angelique Pettyjohn, actress (Biohazard), dies of cancer at age 48.
- 1995 - Michael Vincent Gazzo, US actor/playwright (Godfather II), dies at age 71.
- 1995 - Siem Suurhoff, TV-director (Behind the News, Sonja), dies at age 58.
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