Historical Events
Event of Interest
Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin is found guilty on corruption charges and sentenced to ten years in prison
- German Nordic combined skier Eric Frenzel wins the 1st of 3 career Olympic gold medals in Individual normal hill/10 km event in Sochi; wins event again Pyeongchang and long hill 4 x 5k relay
Event of Interest
Intel entrepreneur and co-founder of the X-PRIZE Foundation, Peter Diamandis, claims that 50% of US jobs are under threat of being mechanized within 10 years
- Switzerland’s Dominique Gisin and Tina Maze of Slovenia tie for gold in the women’s downhill event at 1:41.57s at the Sochi Winter Games; first-ever dead-heat in Olympic alpine skiing
- Tatyana Volosozhar and Maksim Trankov win the Olympic gold in pairs figure skating
Famous Deaths
- Diarmuid Downs, British automotive engineer, dies at 91
- Isaac Sidney "Sid" Caesar, American comic actor and writer (Your Show of Shows), dies at 91
Died in 2014 2014 Highlights
About February 12, 2014
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 10 years, 2 months and 18 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Aquarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Dark Horse - Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J
#1 Song: Rather Be - Clean Bandit Ft. Jess Glynne
