Sir Thomas Mackenzie, died
February 14, 1930
Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone (Patent 174461)
February 14, 1876
Frank Harris, writer and journalist, is born in Galway
February 14, 1856
Pianist and composer John Field gives his first public performance at the Rotunda in Dublin
February 14, 1792
Valentine Greatrakes, a physician who is known as the touch doctor, is born in Affane, Co. Waterford
February 14, 1629
Mary Queen of Scots meets Lord Darnley for the first time
February 14, 1565