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A total solar eclipse occurred on February 14, 1934.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_February_14,_1934



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The Ghost of Jupiter (NGC 3242) transits in the constellation Hydra at 1 am local time



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The discovery of Nutation by James Bradley was published on 14 February 1748
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47812238/nutation/

Element 103, Lawrencium, was first synthesized in 1961 at the University of California, Berkeley. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t41151167/lawrencium/



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Launch of Syncom 1 (1st Geosynchronous Satellite) in 1963
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syncom

Luna 20 was launched in 1972
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t41279603/luna-20/

SolarMax was launched on February 14, 1980.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47812235/solar-maximum-mission-satellite/

A Long March 3b rocket crashed into a rural village on February 14, 1996
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t41171158/intelsat-708/

TurkSat 4A satellite was launched on February 14, 2014
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%BCrksat_4A



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Pham Tuân (born February 14, 1947) is a retired Vietnam Air Force aviator.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ph%E1%BA%A1m_Tu%C3%A2n

Katherine Stinson (14 February 1891 - July 8, 1977) was an early female flier.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Stinson

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Nancy Harkness Love (February 14, 1914 - October 22, 1976), born Hannah Lincoln Harkness, was an American pilot and commander during World War II.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Harkness_Love

Boris Aleksandrovich Vorontsov-Velyaminov (February 14, 1904 - January 27, 1994) was a Soviet/Russian astrophysicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Vorontsov-Velyaminov

Edward Arthur Milne (14 February 1896 - 21 September 1950) was a British astrophysicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Arthur_Milne

Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (14 February 1869 - 15 November 1959) was the inventor of the Wilson cloud chamber.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47812220/charles-thomson-rees-wilson-1869-1959/

Sergei Kapitsa (14 February 1928 - 14 August 2012) was a Russian physicist and demographer.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t50420697/sergei-kapitsa-1928-2012/

Fritz Zwicky (February 14, 1898 - February 8, 1974) was a Swiss astronomer. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47812228/fritz-zwicky-1898-1974/

Edouard Benjamin Baillaud (14 February 1848 - 8 July 1934) was a French astronomer. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Baillaud

George Bassett Clark (February 14, 1827 - December 20, 1891) was an American instrument maker
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47812232/george-bassett-clark-1827-1891/



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The film Jumper was released on February 14, 2008
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumper_(2008_film)

Star Trek: "Requiem for Methuselah" was first broadcast on February 14, 1969

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NGC 1334 was discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 14th February 1863. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56720114/ngc-1334/

NGC 2247 was discovered by R. J. Mitchell on the 14th February 1857. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56720091/ngc-2247/

NGC 2345 was discovered by John Herschel on the 14th February 1836. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56720070/ngc-2345/

NGC 2490 was discovered by R. J. Mitchell on the 14th February 1857. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56720053/ngc-2490/

NGC 2495 was discovered by R. J. Mitchell on the 14th February 1855. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56720036/ngc-2495/



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Asteroid 304 Olga was discovered by Johann Palisa on February 14, 1891 in Vienna.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/304_Olga

Asteroid 9021 Fagus (1988 CT5) was discovered on February 14, 1988 by Eric W. Elst
https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=Fagus

The cameras of Voyager 1 on Feb. 14, 1990, took a series of pictures of the sun and the planets
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Blue_Dot

On Valentines Day 2005, a hot Jupiter HD 63454 b was found using the radial velocity method.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43136224/hd-63454/

The Theta Centaurids peak on the 14th February
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theta_Centaurids



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Meteorites

The Tambakwatu (L6) meteorite fell in Jawa Timur, Indonesia, on the 14th February, 1975.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47812204/tambakwatu-meteorite/

The Tafassasset (CR) meteorite was found in Agadez, Niger, on the 14 February 2000. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56722301/tafassasset-meteorite/



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