This Week's Birthdays - Week of February 14

February 14, 1818 – Frederick Douglass, American abolitionist (d. 1895)

February 15, 1564 – Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and physicist (d. 1642)

February 16, 1918 – Patty Andrews, American singer

February 17, 1965 – Michael Bay, American film director

February 18, 1898 – Enzo Ferrari, founder of Ferrari (d. 1988)

February 19, 1473 – Nicolaus Copernicus, mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543)

February 20, 1844 – Joshua Slocum, Canadian seaman and adventurer (d. 1909)