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February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; ... 2015 – Louis Jourdan, French-American actor and singer (b. 1921) 2015 – Philip Levine, ...
The Oaths of Strasbourg were a military pact made on 14 February 842 by Charles the Bald and Louis the German against their older brother Lothair I, the designated heir of Louis the Pious, the successor of Charlemagne. One year later the Treaty of Verdun would be signed, with major consequences for Western Europe's geopolitical landscape.
The Feast of Saint Valentine, also known as Saint Valentine's Day, was established by Pope Gelasius I in AD 496 to be celebrated on February 14 in honour of the Christian martyr. [40] A shrine of Saint Valentine in Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church in Dublin, Ireland. February 14 is Saint Valentine's Day in the Lutheran calendar of saints. [12]
The Battle of Vauchamps (14 February 1814) was the final major engagement of the Six Days Campaign of the War of the Sixth Coalition.It resulted in a part of the Grande Armée under Napoleon I defeating a superior Prussian and Russian force of the Army of Silesia under Field-marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher.
In the 1969 revision of the Roman Catholic Calendar of Saints, the feast day of Saint Valentine on February 14 was relegated from the General Roman Calendar to particular (local or even national) calendars for the following reason: "Though the memorial of Saint Valentine is ancient, it is left to particular calendars, since, apart from his name ...
Learn about how countries across the world celebrate Valentine's Day including February 14 traditions from France, Italy, Germany, Finland, England and more.
In 2005, French prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin removed Pentecost (Whit) Monday's status as a public holiday. This decision was eventually overruled by French courts in 2008. [citation needed] Employers are free to decide whether to make Whit Monday a day off or not. [22]
12 February - Battle of Château-Thierry, French victory against Prussian forces. 14 February - Battle of Vauchamps, French victory. 17 February - Battle of Mormant, French victory. 18 February - Battle of Montereau, French victory over Austrian forces. 27 February - Battle of Bar-sur-Aube, Austrian victory.