14 December Births

Published : 14 Dec 2017, 11:06

Jagoroniya Desk

December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 17 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday (58 in 400 years each) than on Saturday or Sunday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Thursday (56).

Births

1009 – Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045)
1332 – Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia (d. 1381)
1546 – Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer and chemist (d. 1601)
1599 – Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge, English politician (d. 1668)
1607 – János Kemény, Hungarian prince (d. 1662)
1625 – Barthélemy d'Herbelot, French orientalist and academic (d. 1695)
1631 – Anne Conway, English philosopher and author (d. 1679)
1640 – Aphra Behn, English playwright and author (d. 1689)
1678 – Daniel Neal, English historian and author (d. 1743)
1720 – Justus Möser, German jurist and theorist (d. 1794)
1730 – Capel Bond, English organist and composer (d. 1790)
1738 – Jan Antonín Koželuh, Czech composer and educator (d. 1814)
1775 – Philander Chase, American bishop and educator, founded Kenyon College (d. 1852)
1775 – Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Scottish admiral and politician (d. 1860)
1777 – Du Pre Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone (d. 1839)
1784 – Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily (d. 1806)
1789 – Maria Szymanowska, Polish composer and pianist (d. 1831)
1791 – Charles Wolfe, Irish priest and poet (d. 1823)
1794 – Erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (d. 1872)
1816 – Abraham Hochmuth, Hungarian rabbi and educator (d. 1889)
1824 – Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter and illustrator (d. 1898)
1832 – Daniel H. Reynolds, American general, lawyer, and politician (d. 1902)
1851 – Mary Tappan Wright, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1916)
1852 – Daniel De Leon, Curaçaoan-American journalist and politician (d. 1914)
1853 – Errico Malatesta, Italian activist and theorist (d. 1932)
1856 – Louis Marshall, American lawyer and activist (d. 1929)
1866 – Roger Fry, English painter and critic (d. 1934)
1870 – Karl Renner, Austrian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Austria (d. 1950)
1881 – Katherine MacDonald, American actress and producer (d. 1956)
1883 – Manolis Kalomiris, Greek pianist and composer (d. 1962)
1883 – Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist, developed aikido (d. 1969)
1884 – Jane Cowl, American actress and playwright (d. 1950)
1887 – Xul Solar, Argentinian painter and sculptor (d. 1963)
1894 – Alexander Nelke, Estonian-American painter and carpenter (d. 1974)
1895 – George VI of the United Kingdom (d. 1952)
1895 – Paul Éluard, French poet and author (d. 1952)
1896 – Jimmy Doolittle, American general and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1993)
1897 – Kurt Schuschnigg, Italian-Austrian lawyer and politician, 15th Federal Chancellor of Austria (d. 1977)
1897 – Margaret Chase Smith, American educator and politician (d. 1995)
1899 – DeFord Bailey, American Hall of Fame country and blues musician (d. 1982)
1901 – Henri Cochet, French tennis player (d. 1987)
1901 – Paul of Greece (d. 1964)
1902 – Frances Bavier, American actress (d. 1989)
1902 – Herbert Feigl, Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1988)
1903 – Walter Rangeley, English sprinter (d. 1982)
1908 – Morey Amsterdam, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1996)
1908 – Claude Davey, Welsh rugby player (d. 2001)
1908 – Mária Szepes, Hungarian journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
1909 – Edward Lawrie Tatum, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)
1911 – Spike Jones, American singer and bandleader (d. 1965)
1911 – Hans von Ohain, German-American physicist and engineer (d. 1998)
1911 – Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz, Greek-Polish swimmer and water polo player (d. 1943)
1914 – Karl Carstens, German lieutenant and politician, 5th President of the Federal Republic of Germany (d. 1992)
1914 – Rosalyn Tureck, American pianist and harpsichord player (d. 2003)
1915 – Dan Dailey, American dancer and actor (d. 1978)
1916 – Shirley Jackson, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1965)
1917 – C.-H. Hermansson, Swedish author and politician (d. 2016)
1917 – Elyse Knox, American actress and fashion designer (d. 2012)
1917 – June Taylor, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2004)
1918 – James T. Aubrey, American broadcaster (d. 1994)
1918 – Radu Beligan, Romanian actor and director (d. 2016)
1918 – B. K. S. Iyengar, Indian yoga instructor and author, founded Iyengar Yoga (d. 2014)
1920 – Clark Terry, American trumpet player, composer, and educator (d. 2015)
1922 – Nikolay Basov, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2001)
1922 – Don Hewitt, American journalist and producer, created 60 Minutes (d. 2009)
1922 – Junior J. Spurrier, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1984)
1923 – Gerard Reve, Dutch-Belgian author and poet (d. 2006)
1924 – Raj Kapoor, Pakistani-Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 1988)
1925 – Sam Jones, American baseball player (d. 1971)
1927 – Richard Cassilly, American tenor and actor (d. 1998)
1927 – Koos Rietkerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of the Interior (d. 1986)
1929 – Ron Jarden, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1977)
1930 – David R. Harris, English geographer, anthropologist, and archaeologist (d. 2013)
1930 – Margaret Bakkes, South African author (d. 2016)
1931 – Jon Elia, Pakistani philosopher, poet, and scholar (d. 2002)
1931 – Vladimir-Georg Karassev-Orgusaar, Estonian director and politician (d. 2015)
1932 – George Furth, American actor and playwright (d. 2008)
1932 – Abbe Lane, American actress, singer, and dancer
1932 – Charlie Rich, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995)
1934 – Shyam Benegal, Indian director and screenwriter
1934 – Charlie Hodge, American guitarist and singer (d. 2006)
1935 – Lewis Arquette, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
1935 – Lee Remick, American actress (d. 1991)
1938 – Leonardo Boff, Brazilian theologian and author
1938 – Charlie Griffith, Barbadian cricketer
1939 – Ann Cryer, English academic and politician
1939 – Ernie Davis, American football player (d. 1963)
1940 – Lex Gold, Scottish footballer and civil servant
1941 – Karan Armstrong, American soprano and actress
1941 – Ellen Willis, American journalist, critic, and academic (d. 2006)
1942 – Chris Harris, English actor and director (d. 2014)
1942 – Dick Wagner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)
1943 – Tommy McAvoy, Scottish politician
1943 – Emmett Tyrrell, American journalist, author, and publisher, founded The American Spectator
1944 – Graham Kirkham, Baron Kirkham, English businessman, founded DFS
1946 – Antony Beevor, English historian and author
1946 – Jane Birkin, English-French actress and singer
1946 – John Du Prez, English conductor and composer
1946 – Patty Duke, American actress (d. 2016)
1946 – Ruth Fuchs, German javelin thrower and politician
1946 – Michael Ovitz, American talent agent, co-founded Creative Artists Agency
1946 – Stan Smith, American tennis player and coach
1946 – Joyce Vincent Wilson, American singer
1947 – Christopher Parkening, American guitarist and educator
1947 – Dilma Rousseff, Brazilian economist and politician, 36th President of Brazil
1948 – Lester Bangs, American journalist and author (d. 1982)
1948 – Kim Beazley, Australian politician and diplomat, 9th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
1948 – Boudewijn Büch, Dutch author, poet, and television host (d. 2002)
1948 – Peeter Kreitzberg, Estonian lawyer and politician (d. 2011)
1949 – Bill Buckner, American baseball player and manager
1949 – Cliff Williams, Australian bass player
1951 – Jan Timman, Dutch chess player and author
1952 – John Lurie, American actor, saxophonist, painter, director, and producer
1953 – Vijay Amritraj, Indian tennis player and sportscaster
1953 – Wade Davis, Canadian anthropologist, author, and photographer
1953 – René Eespere, Estonian composer
1953 – Vangelis Meimarakis, Greek lawyer and politician, 4th Greek Minister for National Defence
1953 – Mikael Odenberg, Swedish soldier and politician, 29th Swedish Minister for Defence
1954 – Alan Kulwicki, American race car driver (d. 1993)
1954 – Steve MacLean, Canadian physicist and astronaut
1955 – Jane Crafter, Australian golfer
1955 – Jill Pipher, American mathematician and academic
1956 – Linda Fabiani, Scottish politician
1956 – Hanni Wenzel, German skier
1958 – Mike Scott, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1958 – Spider Stacy, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1959 – Bob Paris, American-Canadian bodybuilder and actor
1959 – Jorge Vaca, Mexican boxer
1960 – Don Franklin, American actor
1960 – Chris Waddle, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
1960 – Diane Williams, American sprinter
1960 – James Comey, FBI Director
1961 – Jeff Robinson, American baseball player (d. 2014)
1961 – Patrik Sundström, Swedish ice hockey player
1963 – Greg Abbott, English footballer and manager
1963 – Diana Gansky, German discus thrower
1965 – Craig Biggio, American baseball player and coach
1965 – Ken Hill, American baseball player
1965 – Ted Raimi, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1966 – Fabrizio Giovanardi, Italian race car driver
1966 – Anthony Mason, American basketball player (d. 2015)
1966 – Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Danish academic and politician, 41st Prime Minister of Denmark
1966 – Bill Ranford, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1966 – Tim Sköld, Swedish bass player and producer
1967 – Ewa Białołęcka, Polish author
1967 – Hanne Haugland, Norwegian high jumper and coach
1968 – Kelley Armstrong, Canadian author
1969 – Scott Hatteberg, American baseball player and sportscaster
1969 – Archie Kao, American actor and producer
1969 – Arthur Numan, Dutch footballer and manager
1969 – Natascha McElhone, English-Irish actress
1970 – Anna Maria Jopek, Polish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1970 – Beth Orton, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1971 – Michaela Watkins, American actor and comedian
1972 – Miranda Hart, English actress
1972 – Marcus Jensen, American baseball player and coach
1973 – Falk Balzer, German hurdler
1973 – Pat Burke, Irish basketball player
1973 – Tomasz Radzinski, Polish-Canadian footballer
1973 – Saulius Štombergas, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
1974 – Billy Koch, American baseball player
1975 – Justin Furstenfeld, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1975 – Ben Kay, English rugby player
1976 – Tammy Blanchard, American actress and singer
1976 – Leland Chapman, American bounty hunter
1976 – Sebastien Chaule, French-German rugby player
1976 – André Couto, Portuguese race car driver
1976 – Santiago Ezquerro, Spanish footballer
1977 – Jamie Peacock, English rugby player and manager
1978 – Dean Brogan, Australian footballer and coach
1978 – Shedrack Kibet Korir, Kenyan runner
1978 – Zdeněk Pospěch, Czech footballer
1978 – Patty Schnyder, Swiss tennis player
1978 – Kim St-Pierre, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 – Jean-Alain Boumsong, French footballer
1979 – Andrei Makrov, Estonian ice hockey player
1979 – Sophie Monk, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress
1979 – Michael Owen, English footballer and sportscaster
1980 – Gordon Greer, Scottish footballer
1980 – Didier Zokora, Ivorian footballer
1980 – Thed Björk, Swedish racing driver
1981 – Rebecca Jarvis, American journalist
1981 – Johnny Jeter, American wrestler
1981 – Liam Lawrence, Irish footballer
1981 – Shaun Marcum, American baseball player
1982 – Josh Fields, American baseball player
1982 – Steve Sidwell, English footballer
1982 – Anthony Way, English singer and actor
1983 – Leanne Mitchell, English singer-songwriter
1984 – Chris Brunt, Northern Irish footballer
1984 – Rana Daggubati, Indian actor and producer
1984 – Ed Rainsford, Zimbabwean cricketer
1985 – Jakub Błaszczykowski, Polish footballer
1985 – Alex Pennie, Welsh keyboard player
1985 – Paul Rabil, American lacrosse player
1985 – Tom Smith, English-Welsh rugby player
1985 – Nonami Takizawa, Japanese actress and singer
1987 – Kenneth Medwood, Belizean-American hurdler
1988 – Nicolas Batum, French basketball player
1988 – Nate Ebner, American football player
1988 – Vanessa Hudgens, American actress and singer
1988 – Hayato Sakamoto, Japanese baseball player
1989 – Sam Burgess, English rugby league player
1989 – Pedro Roberto Silva Botelho, Brazilian footballer
1989 – Onew, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
1991 – Ben Henry, New Zealand rugby league player
1991 – Offset, American rapper
1992 – Tori Kelly, American singer-songwriter
1992 – Ryo Miyaichi, Japanese footballer
1993 – Antonio Giovinazzi, Italian racing driver
1996 – Li Zijun, Chinese figure skater

Source: wikipedia

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