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Movie events on the 14th February

1478

The Duke of Clarence is drowned in a vat of Malmsey wine. (England) (Richard III)

1815

Edmond Dantes returns, only to be imprisoned for sympathising with Napoleon. (France) (The Count of Monte Cristo)

1900

Several girls from Appleyard College go missing on a picnic, at Hanging Rock. (Victoria, Australia) (Picnic at Hanging Rock)

1913

Jimmy Hoffa is born. (Brazil, Indiana) (Hoffa)

1918

Harold Angel is born. (New York ) (Angel Heart)

1925

Three men hunt for the treasure of the Sierra Madre. (Mexico) (The Treasure of the Sierra Madre)

1926

Brigadier and Mrs Clive Candy attend a ball at Myrtle Bank Hotel, hosted by Lady Bembridge. (The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp)

1929

St Valentine's Day Massacre; two male musicians witness it and escape dressed as women. (Some Like It Hot)

1951

Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta for the middleweight boxing championship after LaMotta refuses to fall; finally, in the 13th round, the referee stops the contest - Robinson wins. (Chicago Stadium, IL) (Raging Bull)

1967

Future cryoprison warden William Smithers born. (Demolition Man)

1968

Lara Croft born. (Wimbledon, London) (Tomb Raider)

1978

Pi arrives in his lifeboat. (Mexico) (Life of Pi)

1979

Cleve murders Mr. and Mrs. Phillip H. Danzig with a .30-06. Springfield rifle on the orders of Madlock. (Brooklyn, New York) (Best Seller)

1982

Brian Spilner drives carelessly. (2 Fast 2 Furious)

1983

Jason Wilson is born. (Wickliffe, Ohio) (Accepted)

1989

Brian Spilner drives carelessly. (2 Fast 2 Furious)

Chris Brander sends fellow sixth-grader Jamie Palamino a dozen red roses. (New Jersey) (Just Friends)

1990

Chris Brander sends fellow seventh-grader Jamie Palamino a dozen red roses. (New Jersey) (Just Friends)

1991

A student at East Great Falls High School adds advice to the book about how men can shave their pubes to make their penises look bigger. (East Great Falls, Michigan) (American Pie Presents: The Book of Love)

Chris Brander sends fellow eighth-grader Jamie Palamino a dozen red roses. (New Jersey) (Just Friends)

1992

Chris Brander sends fellow freshman Jamie Palamino a dozen red roses. (New Jersey) (Just Friends)

1993

Chris Brander sends fellow sophomore Jamie Palamino a dozen red roses. (New Jersey) (Just Friends)

1994

Principal Anderson subs for Ms. Vaughn. (Billy Madison)

Chris Brander sends fellow high school junior Jamie Palamino a dozen red roses. (New Jersey) (Just Friends)

1995

Chris Brander sends fellow high school senior Jamie Palamino a dozen red roses. (New Jersey) (Just Friends)

2003

Dwight Stifler returns the book. (East Great Falls, Michigan) (American Pie Presents: The Book of Love)

Valentine's Day (New York City) (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close)

2004

Joel Barish meets Clementine Kruczynski - again - after an unjustified feeling led him to Montauk. (Montauk) (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)

Joel takes a train to Montauk instead of going to work, and meets Clem (again); Mary the receptionist quits her job at the clinic. (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)

2006

A mystery man is run over and dies in Kate Forster's arms - or does not - depending on the timeline. (Chicago) (The Lake House)

2008

Kate Forster realises Alex Wyler was the man who died in her arms; Alex, having waited 2 years, turns up at the Lake House. (Chicago) (The Lake House)

2011

Valentine's Day affects many people. (Los Angeles, California) (Valentine's Day)

2012

Amy writes in her diary that she considered buying a gun for Valentine's Day. (Missouri) (Gone Girl)

2016

A Replicant called PRIS is incepted. (Blade Runner)

Supposed end of the world, according to the psychic Elaine. (Ghostbusters 2)

2052

Weyland Industries earns patent number 14,524,002 for Method and Apparatus for first manned land-vehicle capable of negotiating vertical surfaces. This technology permits Weyland scientists and terraforming teams to reach previously inaccessible destinations. (Prometheus)

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