14 August Births

Published : 14 Aug 2018, 11:28

Jagoroniya Desk

August 14 is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.

Births

928 – Qian Hongzuo, king of Wuyue (d. 947)
1297 – Emperor Hanazono of Japan (d. 1348)
1473 – Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (d. 1541)
1479 – Catherine of York (d. 1527)
1499 – John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford, English politician, Lord Great Chamberlain (d. 1526)
1502 – Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter (d. 1550)
1530 – Giambattista Benedetti, Italian mathematician and physicist (d. 1590)
1552 – Paolo Sarpi, Italian writer (d. 1623)
1561 – Christopher Heydon, English politician (d. 1623)
1575 – Robert Hayman, English-Canadian poet and politician (d. 1629)
1586 – William Hutchinson, founder of Rhode Island (d. 1642)
1599 – Méric Casaubon, Swiss-English scholar and author (d. 1671)
1625 – François de Harlay de Champvallon, French archbishop (d. 1695)
1642 – Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1723)
1645 – Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora, Mexican secular priest, scientist, and savant (d. 1700)
1653 – Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English colonel and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (d. 1688)
1688 – Frederick William I of Prussia (d. 1740)
1714 – Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter (d. 1789)
1738 – Leopold Hofmann, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1793)
1740 – Pope Pius VII (d. 1823)
1758 – Carle Vernet, French painter and lithographer (d. 1835)
1777 – Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist and chemist (d. 1851)
1817 – Alexander H. Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1874)
1840 – Richard von Krafft-Ebing, German-Austrian psychologist and author (d. 1902)
1847 – Robert Comtesse, Swiss lawyer and politician, President of the Swiss National Council (d. 1922)
1848 – Margaret Lindsay Huggins, Anglo-Irish astronomer and author (d. 1915)
1851 – Yannoulis Chalepas, Greek sculptor (d. 1938)
1851 – Doc Holliday, American dentist and gambler (d. 1887)
1857 – Max Wagenknecht, German organist, composer, and educator (d. 1922)
1863 – Ernest Thayer, American poet and author (d. 1940)
1865 – Guido Castelnuovo, Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1952)
1866 – Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin, Belgian mathematician and academic (d. 1962)
1867 – Cupid Childs, American baseball player (d. 1912)
1867 – John Galsworthy, English novelist and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1933)
1870 – Nelson McDowell, American actor (d. 1947)
1871 – Guangxu Emperor of China (d. 1908)
1875 – Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian-Lithuanian-American painter and illustrator (d. 1957)
1876 – Alexander I of Serbia (d. 1903)
1880 – Fred Alexander, American tennis player (d. 1969)
1881 – Francis Ford, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1953)
1886 – Arthur Jeffrey Dempster, Canadian-American physicist and academic (d. 1950)
1887 – Marija Leiko, Latvian actress (d. 1937)
1889 – Otto Tief, Estonian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1976)
1890 – Bruno Tesch, German chemist and businessman (d. 1946)
1892 – Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, English pianist, composer, and critic (d. 1988)
1893 – Francis Dvornik, Czech priest and academic (d. 1975)
1895 – Jack Gregory, Australian cricketer (d. 1973)
1895 – Amaza Lee Meredith, American architect (d. 1984)[1]
1896 – Albert Ball, English fighter pilot (d. 1917)
1896 – Theodor Luts, Estonian director and cinematographer (d. 1980)
1900 – Margret Boveri, German journalist, recipient of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (d. 1975)
1901 – Alice Rivaz, Swiss pianist and author (d. 1998)
1903 – Lodewijk Bruckman, Dutch painter and illustrator (d. 1995)
1907 – Skinnay Ennis, American bandleader and singer (d. 1963)
1910 – Willy Ronis, French photographer (d. 2009)
1910 – Pierre Schaeffer, French composer and producer (d. 1995)
1911 – Jan Koetsier, Dutch composer and conductor (d. 2006)
1911 – Vethathiri Maharishi, Indian spiritual leader, philosopher, and author (d. 2006)
1912 – Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985)
1913 – Hector Crawford, Australian director and producer (d. 1991)
1913 – Paul Dean, American baseball player (d. 1981)
1914 – Herman Branson, African-American physicist, chemist, and academic (d. 1995)
1915 – B. A. Santamaria, Australian political activist and publisher (d. 1998)
1916 – Frank and John Craighead, American naturalists (twins, Frank d. 2001, John d. 2016)
1916 – Fumio Fujimura, Japanese baseball player and manager (d. 1992)
1916 – Wellington Mara, American businessman (d. 2005)
1918 – Patsy Smart, English actress (d. 1996)
1922 – Leslie Marr, English race car driver
1923 – Patriarch Diodoros of Jerusalem (d. 2000)
1923 – Alice Ghostley, American actress (d. 2007)
1924 – Sverre Fehn, Norwegian architect, designed the Hedmark Museum (d. 2009)
1924 – Holger Juul Hansen, Danish actor (d. 2013)
1924 – Georges Prêtre, French conductor (d. 2017)
1924 – Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa, Tibetan spiritual leader (d. 1981)
1925 – Russell Baker, American critic and essayist
1926 – René Goscinny, French author and illustrator (d. 1977)
1926 – Buddy Greco, American singer and pianist (d. 2017)
1928 – Lina Wertmüller, Italian director and screenwriter
1929 – Kinnaird R. McKee, American admiral (d. 2013)
1929 – Gene Scott, American pastor and broadcaster (d. 2005)
1929 – Dick Tiger, Nigerian boxer (d. 1971)
1930 – Earl Weaver, American baseball player and manager (d. 2013)
1931 – Frederic Raphael, American journalist, author, and screenwriter
1932 – Lee Hoffman, American author (d. 2007)
1933 – Richard R. Ernst, Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1935 – John Brodie, American football player and golfer
1940 – Darrell "Dash" Crofts, American singer-songwriter and musician
1940 – Galen Hall, American football player and coach
1941 – David Crosby, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1941 – Connie Smith, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
1941 – Ernest Everett Just, African-American biologist and academic (d. 1941)
1942 – Willie Dunn, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013)
1942 – Lionel Morton, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and television presenter
1943 – Ronnie Campbell, English miner and politician
1943 – Ben Sidran, American jazz and rock keyboardist, producer, label owner, and music writer
1944 – John Dunt, English admiral
1945 – Steve Martin, American actor, comedian, musician, producer, and screenwriter
1945 – Wim Wenders, German director, producer, and screenwriter
1946 – Larry Graham, American soul/funk bass player and singer-songwriter
1946 – Susan Saint James, American actress
1946 – Tom Walkinshaw, Scottish race car driver and businessman (d. 2010)
1947 – Bruce Nash, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1947 – Maddy Prior, English folk singer
1947 – Danielle Steel, American author
1947 – Jiro Taniguchi, Japanese author and illustrator
1947 – Joop van Daele, Dutch footballer and manager
1948 – Terry Adams, American pianist and composer
1948 – Bruce Thomas, English bass player and author
1949 – Morten Olsen, Danish footballer and coach
1950 – Gary Larson, American cartoonist
1951 – Slim Dunlap, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1951 – Norbert Hofmann, German footballer and manager
1952 – John McCutcheon, American folksinger
1952 – Debbie Meyer, American swimmer
1953 – James Horner, American composer and conductor (d. 2015)
1954 – Mark Fidrych, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2009)
1954 – Stanley A. McChrystal, American general
1956 – Sharon Bryant, American R&B singer
1956 – Jackée Harry, American actress and television personality
1956 – Andy King, English footballer and manager (d. 2015)
1956 – Rusty Wallace, American race car driver and sportscaster
1956 – Erica Flapan, American mathematician
1957 – Peter Costello, Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Treasurer of Australia
1958 – Philip Dunne, English farmer and politician, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology
1958 – Bobby Eaton, American wrestler and trainer
1959 – Frank Brickowski, American basketball player
1959 – Marcia Gay Harden, American actress
1959 – Magic Johnson, American basketball player and coach
1960 – Sarah Brightman, English singer-songwriter and actress
1960 – Fred Roberts, American basketball player and educator
1961 – Eddie Gilbert, American wrestler and manager (d. 1995)
1962 – Mark Gubicza, American baseball player and sportscaster
1962 – Kevin Harris, Canadian skateboarder
1962 – Andres Herkel, Estonian academic and politician
1962 – Rameez Raja, Pakistani cricketer and sportscaster
1963 – Emmanuelle Béart, French actress
1963 – José Cóceres, Argentinian golfer
1964 – Neal Anderson, American football player and coach
1964 – Jason Dunstall, Australian footballer and sportscaster
1965 – Brannon Braga, American producer, director, and screenwriter
1965 – Paul Broadhurst, English golfer
1965 – Terry Richardson, American photographer and director
1966 – Halle Berry, American model, actress, and producer, Miss World United States 1986
1966 – Karl Petter Løken, Swedish-Norwegian footballer and sportscaster
1966 – Tuncay Özkan, Turkish journalist and politician
1967 – Erik Gandini, Italian-Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter
1968 – Pravin Amre, Indian cricketer and coach
1968 – Catherine Bell, English-American actress and producer
1968 – Darren Clarke, Northern Irish golfer
1968 – Jason Leonard, English rugby player
1968 – Medy van der Laan, Dutch politician
1969 – Tracy Caldwell Dyson, American chemist and astronaut
1969 – Stig Tøfting, Danish footballer and manager
1970 – Kevin Cadogan, American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Third Eye Blind)
1971 – Raoul Bova, Italian actor, producer, and screenwriter
1971 – Mark Loretta, American baseball player and coach
1971 – Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan cricketer
1972 – Tamer El Said, Egyptian director, producer, and screenwriter
1972 – Laurent Lamothe, Haitian businessman and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Haiti
1973 – Jared Borgetti, Mexican footballer
1973 – Jay-Jay Okocha, Nigerian footballer
1973 – Kieren Perkins, Australian swimmer and sportscaster
1973 – Paddy McGuinness, English comedian and television presenter
1974 – Chucky Atkins, American basketball player and coach
1975 – Mike Vrabel, American football player and coach
1976 – Fabrizio Donato, Italian triple jumper
1977 – Ed Harcourt, English singer-songwriter and producer
1977 – Juan Pierre, American baseball player
1978 – Randika Galhenage, Sri Lankan cricketer
1978 – Anastasios Kyriakos, Greek footballer
1978 – Greg Rawlinson, South African-New Zealand rugby player
1979 – Jérémie Bréchet, French footballer
1979 – Paul Burgess, Australian pole vaulter
1979 – Yōichirō Morikawa, Japanese actor, director, and screenwriter
1980 – Aydın Toscalı, Turkish footballer
1980 – Roy Williams, American football player
1981 – Earl Barron, American basketball player
1981 – Matthew Etherington, English footballer
1981 – Paul Gallen, Australian rugby league player
1981 – Julius Jones, American football player
1981 – Kofi Kingston, Ghanaian-American wrestler
1982 – Simon Andrews, English motorcycle racer (d. 2014)
1983 – Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian-Scottish tennis player (d. 2014)
1983 – Mila Kunis, Ukrainian-born American actress
1983 – Juan Oviedo, Dominican baseball player
1983 – Spencer Pratt, American television personality
1983 – Sunidhi Chauhan, Indian playback singer
1984 – Eva Birnerová, Czech tennis player
1984 – Clay Buchholz, American baseball player
1984 – Giorgio Chiellini, Italian footballer
1984 – Josh Gorges, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Nick Grimshaw, English radio and television host
1984 – Nicola Slater, Scottish tennis player
1984 – Robin Söderling, Swedish tennis player
1985 – Christian Gentner, German footballer
1985 – Shea Weber, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 – Cameron Jerome, English footballer
1986 – Sam Moa, Tongan-New Zealand rugby league player
1986 – Braian Rodríguez, Uruguayan footballer
1987 – Tim Tebow, American football and baseball player, television personality and sportscaster
1989 – Florian Abel, German footballer
1989 – Ander Herrera, Spanish footballer
1989 – Kyle Turris, Canadian ice hockey player
1991 – Richard Freitag, German ski jumper[2]

Source: wikipedia

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