THIS DAY IN #HISTORY 14/02


This day in #history 14/02
FEBRUARY 14TH

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1924 – IBM Corporation founded by Thomas Watson

1945 – Peru , Paraguay, Chile & Ecuador joins UN

1960 – Marshal Ayub Khan elected president of
Pakistan

2005 – Lebanon ‘s former Prime Minister , Rafik
Hariri , is assassinated, prompting the country to
fall into chaos.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

1483 – Zahir – ud- din Muhammad Babur, Andijan , Mughalistan, founder of the Mughal dynasty in the Indian Subcontinent

1937 – John MacGregor , British MP

1988 – Ángel Di María, Argentine footballer

FAMOUS DEATHS

1779 – James Cook, British explorer killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii at 50

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2013 – Susan Oluwabimpe Filani- Goldie Harvey Nigerian Singer and Big Brother Africa Star. (d. age 29

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FAMOUS WEDDING

1984 – Singer Elton John marries Renate Blauel in Sydney Australia

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