A February 14but from 1989, the Iranian Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa that condemned to death for blasphemy the British-American writer of Indian origin Salman Rushdie, author of “The Satanic Verses” (1988) and who is still alive, although in 2022 he was the victim of an attempted murder during an event in New York.
1556.- The Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer is demoted by Rome from his holy orders for his commitment to the English Reformation.
1779.- The navigator and captain of the British Royal Navy, James Cook, is murdered in Hawaii by inhabitants of the island.
1895.- ‘The importance of being Earnest’ by Irish writer Oscar Wilde, a play about the customs of British society, premieres in London.
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1912.- Arizona is admitted as the forty-eighth state of the United States.
1918.- The Soviet Government led by Vladimir Lenin establishes the Gregorian calendar in Russia to replace the Julian calendar, and February 1st becomes February 14th directly.
1924.- The American technology multinational CTR is renamed IBM (International Business Machines).
1939.- The battleship ‘Bismarck’, the largest of the German Navy during World War II, is launched in Kiel.
1946.- The British Parliament approves the Bank of England Nationalization Act proposed by Labor.
– The American film ‘Gilda’ premieres in Los Angeles, which would go down in cinematic history for the scene in which Rita Hayworth is slapped by Glenn Ford.
1950.- Mao Zedong and Joseph Stalin sign the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance in Moscow (USSR).
1970.- The British rock group The Who records ‘Live at Leeds’, their first live album, considered one of the best live albums of all time.
1983.- Ariel Sharon resigns as Minister of Defense of Israel, accused of instigating the massacre in the Palestinian camps of Sabra and Chatila (Beirut).
2005.- YouTube, the main global video streaming service on the Internet, activates its web domain.
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2006.- Sotheby’s sells the photograph by American artist Edward Steichen “’he Pond-Moonlight’ for $2.9 million, a record figure for a snapshot until that date.
– Sophos detects the first virus to attack the operating system of Apple computers, Mac OS X, a Trojan called Leap-A that spreads through the iChat messaging program.
1942.- Michael Bloomberg, American politician who was mayor of New York.
1943.- Maceo Parker, American jazz saxophonist.
1944.- Alan Parker, British filmmaker.
1947.- Tim Buckley, American musician.
1949.- Rafael A. Calderón, former president of Costa Rica.
1959.- Victor Mendes, Portuguese bullfighter.
1964.- Gianni Bugno, Italian cycling champion.
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1972.- Najwa Nimri, Spanish actress.
1987.- Edinson Cavani, Uruguayan footballer.
1992.- Christian Eriksen, Danish footballer.
2001.- Claire Stone, American digital content creator.
1400.- Richard II, English king.
1831.- Vicente Guerrero, Mexican independence insurgent.
1929.- Tom Burke, American athlete, the first Olympic champion of the 100 meter dash.
1975.- PG Wodehouse, English writer.
2004.- Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist.
2015.- Michele Ferrero, Italian businessman, owner of Chocolates Ferrero.
2021.- Carlos Menem, Argentine politician who was president of the country.
2025.- Cacá Diegues, Brazilian filmmaker, reference of Cinema Novo.
