Tilman W Birkenfeld

February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 320 days remain until the end of the year (321 in leap years). This day is observed in most countries as Valentine's Day. == Events == === Pre-1600 === 748 – Abbasid Revolution: The Hashimi rebels under Abu Muslim Khorasani take Merv, capital of the Umayyad province Khorasan, marking the consolidation of the Abbasid revolt. 763 – The death of Ibrahim ibn Abdallah marks the end of the Alid revolt of 762–763. 842 – Charles the…