From the Marketplace Datebook, here’s a look at what’s coming up Friday, Valentine’s day:

• In Washington, the Federal Reserve reports on Industrial Production for January.

• To benefit our feathered friends, the annual Great Backyard Bird Count begins.

• The man responsible for a very romantic amusement park ride was born on February 14th, 1859. American engineer George Washington Gale Ferris — inventor of the Ferris Wheel of course.

• Lovely lady Mrs. Brady has a birthday. Actress and recent “Dancing with the Stars” contestant Florence Henderson turns 80.