February 14

February 14, 1930

Sir Thomas Mackenzie, died

February 14, 1878

Daniel Corkery, writer, critic and Irish cultural enthusiast, is born in Cork

February 14, 1876

Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone (Patent 174461)

February 14, 1856

Frank Harris, writer and journalist, is born in Galway

February 14, 1853

The Queen Victoria sinks in a storm off Howth, with the loss of 55 lives

February 14, 1792

Pianist and composer John Field gives his first public performance at the Rotunda in Dublin

February 14, 1700

A subsidy is authorized to Louis Crommellin for establishing a linen industry

February 14, 1629

Valentine Greatrakes, a physician who is known as the touch doctor, is born in Affane, Co. Waterford

February 14, 1565

Mary Queen of Scots meets Lord Darnley for the first time

February 14, 1489

Treaty of Dordrecht, Henry VII of England and Holy Roman Emperor Maxmillian agree to uphold Breton independence