February 14 in History

Raymond begins the desultory siege of Arqah, near Tripoli

Executed for treason

Executed for treason

Henry VII & Maximilian I ally to assist the Bretons

Francis I is captured in Lombardy by the Viceroy of Naples in a war against Charles I

A birthday gift was the person of the King of France, Spanish hegemony in Italy dates from the Battle of Pavia

Akbar succeeds Humayun as Mughal emperor while still a teenager.

Captin Lee is executed for his part played in in the Essex Rebellion

Captin Lee is executed for his part played in in the Essex Rebellion

Appointed Chairman of the Council of State

A Council of State becomes an executive over the House of Commons

The Council of State is established by Act of Parliament as a ruling body

Created Duke of Monmouth, Earl of Doncaster and Baron Scott of Tynedale.

Appointed to the Privy Council before his elevation to the earldom.

Backs Polish opponents of Augustus II.

Talleyrand presented arguments favouring the conquest of Egypt and supported the expedition as part of a wider Mediterranean strategy.

Frias begins a second presidential period after Ballivian's death.

Orders Chilean forces to occupy Antofagasta after Bolivia moves to enforce a disputed tax on the nitrate company.

Daza orders action against a Chilean company as the Pacific conflict escalates.

Chilean forces occupy Antofagasta after Bolivia attempts to enforce a nitrate tax

Votes with the Liberals against his own party on a Free Trade motion

Most of the ice suddenly broke up, and Morning and Terra Nova are at last able to sail alongside Discovery.

Circulates the new German Navy Law to the Cabinet

The Bolshevik Petrograd Committee calls on workers to overthrow the Tsar

The strike called by the Bolsheviks continues, while a Menshevik called strike begins to show support for the Duma at Taurida Palace (as opposed to the Tsar), which opens a new session

The Bolshevik Petrograd Committee calls on workers to overthrow the Tsar

The Duma opens in the halls of Taurida, Petrograd

The strike called by the Bolsheviks continues, while a Menshevik called strike begins to show support for the Duma at Taurida Palace (as opposed to the Tsar), which opens a new session

The strike called by the Bolsheviks continues, while a Menshevik called strike begins to show support for the Duma at Taurida Palace (as opposed to the Tsar), which opens a new session

The Bolshevik Petrograd Committee calls on workers to overthrow the Tsar

The strike called by the Bolsheviks continues, while a Menshevik called strike begins to show support for the Duma at Taurida Palace (as opposed to the Tsar), which opens a new session

Kerensky continues political activity connected with coalition negotiations.

Attends the Paris Peace Conference, urges a military expedition against the Bolsheviks

Attends the Paris Peace Conference, urges a military expedition against the Bolsheviks

Hitler forces Strasser & Goebbels to abandon their Socialist "economic program". After the conference Goebbels is appointed Gauleiter of Berlin & supports Hitler

Reinforces his leadership over the Party, particularly over north German party rebels. Hitler forces Strasser & Goebbels to abandon their Socialist "economic program"

Appointed Prime Minister of Poland

The First Malypetr Government ends in Prague, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.

Begins the Second Malypetr Government in Prague and serves as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.

A large demonstration demanded civil liberties and political reform from the new government.

Rommel lands on African soil in Libya & takes over control of the Afrika Korps

Antonescu formally ends the National Legionary State.

Hitler fails to persuade the Yugoslav Prime Minister, Dragisa Cvetkovic, to join the Axis

Rommel lands on African soil in Libya & takes over control of the Afrika Korps

Hitler applies pressure on Yugoslavia to join the Tripartite Pact

Hitler fails to persuade the Yugoslav Prime Minister, Dragisa Cvetkovic, to join the Axis. Hitler applies pressure on Yugoslavia to join the Tripartite Pact

Allied bombing of Dresden leaves 25,000 dead

Allied bombing of Dresden leaves 25,000 dead

Fails to persuade Hirohito to make peace

Russia & China sign a 30 year Treaty of Friendship, Alliance & Mutual Assistance

Makes a speech in closed session demolishing Stalins supposed infallibility

Opens the Twentieth Party Congress and presents a report emphasizing peaceful coexistence and economic competition.

Ayub Khan receives a renewed presidential mandate from the Basic Democracies electorate.

Basic Democrats confirm Ayub Khan as President through an indirect referendum.

Becomes NASA administrator during Apollo expansion.

Appointed President of the National Council

Wins the second leadership ballot against George Brown and becomes Leader of the Labour Party.

Becomes Labour's shadow spokesman for education after Harold Wilson assumes the leadership.

Hosts the first Conference of the Indochinese Peoples in Phnom Penh

Guiding force behind the Treaty which bans nuclear weapons from Latin America. 21 nations sign a Treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons from Latin America

The Who record Live at Leeds at the University of Leeds.

Keegan makes his Liverpool debut against Nottingham Forest at Anfield and scores after just 12 minutes

A Loya Jirga ratifies a constitution concentrating executive power in the presidency.

The American Ambassador is assassinated. Death of Adolph Dubs, assassinated

Calls for a boycott of the Moscow Olympics because of the invasion of Afghanistan

Voyager 2 performs a major trajectory correction after Uranus to target its future Neptune encounter.

Ayatollah Khomeni pronounces a death sentence for blasphemy in "The Satanic Verses"

Publication of "The Satanic Verses"

Persuades NASA to command Voyager 1 to photograph Earth from beyond Neptune.

Voyager 1 photographs a family portrait of the Solar System at Sagan's long-standing urging.

Voyager 1's imaging cameras are switched off after completion of the Solar System family portrait.

Razzaz participates in parliamentary reform connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.

Kazakhstan accedes to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear-weapon state.

Smith helps install NICMOS, giving Hubble powerful new near-infrared imaging and spectroscopic capability.

Lee helps install the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph, extending Hubble's ability to study spectra across a broad wavelength range.

Reports again to the Security Council on Iraqi cooperation.

Notes improved access while outstanding disarmament issues remain.

Blix claims that "If Iraq had provided the necessary cooperation in 1991, the phase of disarmament -- under resolution 687 -- could have been short and a decade of sanctions could have been avoided"

Hubble observations reveal a small moon orbiting Quaoar, later named Weywot.

As President, Berdymukhamedov heads the Cabinet of Ministers

Berdymukhamedov assumes the combined head-of-state and head-of-government role

Berdymukhamedov is inaugurated as President of Turkmenistan

Raul Castro became the new President, the islands Parliament appoints revolutionary leader Jose Ramon Machado for the Governments No. 2 spot

Raul Castro became the new President, the islands Parliament appoints revolutionary leader Jose Ramon Machado for the Governments No. 2 spot

Invokes the Emergencies Act during convoy protests.

Mellier leads the scientific consortium as Euclid begins its nominal six-year survey to measure billions of galaxies and trace dark energy over cosmic time.

Criticizes European policy during wartime security talks.

Birth of Nicolaus Copernicus

Birth of Fritz Zwicky

Birh of Joseph Kevin Keegan

Death of George of Clarence

Stabbed to death by the natives of Kealakekua Bay in the Hawaiian Islands

Ballivian dies in office after a brief constitutional presidency.

Avalos surprises the French with 1500 Spanish arquebusiers

Francis I is captured in Lombardy by the Viceroy of Naples in a war against Charles V. Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor, defeats Francis I, King of France, taking him prisoner to Spain. A birthday gift was the person of the King of France, Spanish hegemony in Italy dates from the Battle of Pavia

Francis I is captured in Lombardy by the Viceroy of Naples in a war against Charles I

Death of Louis de la Tr‚moille, dies from wounds inflicted at the Battle of Pavia. Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor, defeats Francis I, King of France, taking him prisoner to Spain

Louis de la Tr‚moille falls from his horse & is shot through the heart

Sails with 27 ships to Brest to join the French fleet to invade England. Intercepted by the English & forced to retreat to Cadiz

Commands the British fleet at Cape St Vincent and praises Nelson's initiative.

Boards enemy ships during the Battle of Cape St Vincent.

Crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Benedict VIII