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1981 – Explosions caused by the ignition of hexane vapors destroyed more than 13 miles (21 km) of sewer lines in Louisville, Kentucky. 1991 – Gulf War : The United States Air Force dropped two laser-guided " smart bombs " on an air-raid shelter in Baghdad , Iraq, which was believed to be a military command site, killing at least 408 civilians.
February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 321 days remain until the end of the year (322 in leap years). Events. Pre-1600. 962 ...
February 10: Feast day of Saint Scholastica (Christianity); Chinese New Year (2024); National Memorial Day of the Exiles and Foibe in Italy Delegates at the Inter-Allied Women's Conference 1355 – A tavern dispute between University of Oxford students and townspeople became a riot that left about 90 people dead.
1753 - February 17 is followed by March 1 as Sweden moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar; 1792 - Birth of Karl Ernst von Baer, German biologist (d. 1876) 1874 - Death of Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet, Belgian mathematician (b. 1796) 1888 - Birth of Otto Stern, German physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1969)
He died Feb. 5, 2021. Kat Dennings Before becoming the star of 2 Broke Girls , Kat Dennings , 38, was born on Friday, June 13, 1986 (the same day as the Olsen twins).
For others, a far more exciting event takes precedence – Galentine’s Day, which falls on 13 February every year. As the name would suggest, Galentine’s Day is a celebration of female friendship.
February 26, 1962: John Glenn receives key to the city in Washington, D.C., as six-year-old Maria Shriver looks on John Glenn Day in Washington, D.C. , featured the reception of the astronaut at the White House , a parade, and his address to a joint session of the United States Congress .
23 February 1855 – Carl Friedrich Gauss's death; 22 February 1875 – Heinrich Hertz's birthday; 28 February 1901 – Linus Pauling's birthday; 18 February 1967 – J. Robert Oppenheimer's death; 13 February 1910 – William Shockley's birthday; 15 February 1988 – Richard Feynman died; 28 February 2020 – Freeman Dyson's death