February 14th

February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. If the ancient Mayans were correct, there are 311 days remaining until the end of time.

269 Valentinus, a priest, is clubbed, stoned and then beheaded for marrying young heterosexual couples in contravention of Claudius II's edict forbidding marriage until everyone could be married.

1895 Oscar Wilde's "Importance of Being Earnest" opens in London.

1899 U.S. Congress begins using voting machines

1919 United Parcel Service forms

1929 St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago, 7 gangsters killed

1941 Carson McCuller's "Reflections in a Golden Eye" is published

1966 Wilt Chamberlain breaks NBA career scoring record at 20,884 points which is still 79,116 fewer than the number of women this closet queen claims to have scored

1971 Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House which he probably regretted to his dying day.

1971 Homoerotic movie "Ben Hur" 1st shown on television

1984 Singer Elton John marries Renate Blauel in Sydney Australia. No one clubbed, stoned and then beheaded the priest.

1936 Andrew Prine - US actor/Viva model

1962 Kevyn Aucoin - US gay makeup artist/photographer

1963 Enrico Colantoni - Canadian actor/Just Shoot Me/Veronica Mars

1964 Zach Galligan - US actor/Gremlins

1981 Luke Jacobsz - Australian actor

1984 Kade Pittman - US football player/actor/Dante's Cove

1995 U Nu, Burmese politician, but he didn’t

1996 Isn't it ironic?  Eva Hart, Titanic survivor, drowns on a river excursion at 90.

2003 Dolly, first cloned mammal, is stewed.