Person in history
Nikolaj Ehlers
Nikolaj Ehlers, Danish ice hockey player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1996 · February 14
- Age this year
- 30No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 30th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Nikolaj Ehlers is a Danish professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Ehlers previously played ice hockey in Switzerland, where his father Heinz was a coach, and then moved to North America in 2013 to play with the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). After one year with Halifax he was selected ninth overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2014 NHL entry draft,
Why this date
Nikolaj Ehlers appears on our February 14 calendar for 1996 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1996.
- July 18Saguenay flood
- May 11ValuJet Flight 592
- June 15The Troubles
- December 29Guatemala
- November 7NASA
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1996Ross ColtonSeptember 11
- 1996Colin FordSeptember 12
- 1996Batuhan Altıntaş (footballer)March 14
- 1996Adin HillMay 11
- 1996Faker (gamer)May 7
- 1996MyKayla SkinnerDecember 9
- 1996Esteban OconSeptember 17
- 1996Sigrid (singer)September 5
Sources
Cite this page
“Nikolaj Ehlers”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/nikolaj-ehlers, accessed October 29, 2026.
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Questions about Nikolaj Ehlers
When was Nikolaj Ehlers born?
February 14 1996.
How old would Nikolaj Ehlers be today?
30 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on February 14?
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Lucas Hernandez, Poasa Faamausili and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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