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August 14 is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan August 2007 is the eighth month of that year It began on a Wednesday and 31 days later ended on a Friday. August 2006 was a month with thirty-one days On August 10, an alleged plot to detonate ten Airliners over the Atlantic Ocean was revealed to PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. August 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - See also August 13 2003 - August 2003 - August 15 2003 ---- A major power outage due to a power grid failure affects more than August 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 139 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures and flee to western Japan to escape pursuit by the Minamoto clan. (1147-1185 was heir to Taira no Kiyomori, and one of the Taira clan's chief commanders in the Genpei War. For other uses of the word Taira see Taira (disambiguation The was a major Japanese clan in historical Japan Emperor Antoku (安徳天皇 Antoku-tennō) ( December 22, 1178 &ndash April 24, 1185) was the 81st emperor The, also known as the Three Sacred Treasures, consist of the Sword, Kusanagi (草薙劍 the jewel or necklace of jewels For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. was one of the honorary surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan of the Heian Period ( 794 – 1185 AD on those of their sons and grandsons who were not (Traditional Japanese date: Twenty-fifth Day of the Seventh Month of the Second Year of Juei). Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Yōwa and before Genryaku. This period spanned the years from 1182 through 1184.
• 1385 - Portuguese Crisis of 1383–1385: Battle of Aljubarrota - Portuguese forces commanded by King João I and his general Nuno Álvares Pereira defeat the Castilian army of King Juan I. The Battle of Aljubarrota (alʒuβɐˈʁɔtɐ took place on August 14 1385, between the forces commanded by King John I of Portugal and his general Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira, O Carm ( pron 'nunu 'aɫvɐɾɨʃ pɨ'ɾɐjɾɐ ( July 24 A former kingdom, Castile (Castilla kasˈt̪iʎa or) gradually merged with its neighbors to become the Crown of Castile and later the Kingdom of Spain John I ( August 24, 1358 &ndash October 9, 1390) (in Spanish: Juan I) was the king of Castile, was the
• 1598 - Nine Years War: Battle of the Yellow Ford - Irish forces under Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, defeat an English expeditionary force under Henry Bagenal. The Nine Years War (Cogadh na Naoi mBliana in Ireland took place from 1594 to 1603 and is also known as Tyrone's Rebellion. The Battle of the Yellow Ford (Béal an Átha Buidhe was fought in southern Armagh, Ulster, in Ireland, near the river Blackwater in August Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Hugh O'Neill can refer to one of several persons Hugh O'Neill 2nd Earl of Tyrone (c Earl was the Anglo-Saxon form and jarl the Scandinavian form of a title meaning " Chieftain " and referring especially to chieftains England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Sir Henry Bagenal (c 1556 &ndash 14 August 1598) was marshal of the army in Ireland during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
• 1842 - Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida to Oklahoma. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Seminole Wars, also known as the Florida Wars, were three conflicts in Florida between various groups of Native Americans collectively known as The Seminole are a Native American people originally of Florida and now residing in Florida and Oklahoma. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America.
• 1846 - The Cape Girardeau meteorite, a 2. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display 3 kg chondrite-type meteorite strikes near the town of Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. A meteorite is a natural object originating in Outer space that survives an impact with the Earth 's surface Cape Girardeau County is a County located in the US state of Missouri. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee
• 1848 - Oregon Territory organized by Act of U.S. Congress. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The Oregon Territory is the name applied both to the unorganized Oregon Country claimed by both the United States and Britain (but normally referred to The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses
• 1880 - Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, completed. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom officially de Hohe Domkirche St Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1885 - Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an
• 1893 - France introduces motor vehicle registration. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1897 - The town of Anosimena is captured by French troops from Menabe defenders in Madagascar. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. This is a page about the Menabe Region in Madagascar See also the Sakalava (oblast in Madagascar. Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern
• 1900 - A joint European-Japanese-United States force (Eight-Nation Alliance) occupies Beijing, in a campaign to end the bloody Boxer Rebellion in China. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Eight-Nation Alliance ( was an alliance of 8 nations ( Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, The Boxer Rebellion, or Boxer Movement, was an uprising by members of the Chinese Society of Right and Harmonious Fists against foreign influence China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
• 1901 - The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Aviation refers to activities involving man-made flying devices ( Aircraft) including the people organizations and regulatory bodies involved with them Gustave Albin Whitehead, born Gustav Albin Weisskopf ( January 1 1874 – October 10 1927)was a German immigrant to
• 1908 - First beauty contest held in Folkestone, England. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year A beauty contest or beauty pageant is a competition based mainly though not always entirely on the physical beauty of its contestants and often incorporating Personality Folkestone (ˈfoʊkstən is a resort town on the south coast of Kent, England, traditionally known as "The Garden Coast" England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1911 - United States Senate leaders agree to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the Senate among leading candidates to fill the vacancy left by William P. Frye's death. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The President pro tempore of the Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate and the highest-ranking senator William Pierce Frye ( September 2, 1830 &ndash August 8, 1911) was an American politician from the U
• 1912 - United States Marines invade Nicaragua to support the U.S.-backed government installed there after José Santos Zelaya resigned three years earlier. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America The United States of America —commonly referred to as the José Santos Zelaya López ( November 1, 1853 - May 17, 1919) was President of Nicaragua from 1893 to 1909
• 1921 - Tannu Tuva, later Tuvinian People's Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Russia). Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar The Tuvan People's Republic ( People's Republic of Tannu Tuva; Tьвa Arat Respuвlik Tuvan Cyrillic: tyv-Cyrl Тыва Арат Республик Tyva The Tuvan People's Republic ( People's Republic of Tannu Tuva; Tьвa Arat Respuвlik Tuvan Cyrillic: tyv-Cyrl Тыва Арат Республик Tyva Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• 1925 - The original Hetch Hetchy Moccasin Powerhouse is completed and goes on line. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. History The name "Hetch Hetchy" comes from a grass with edible seeds that grows in the valley in the Native American Sierra Miwok language. Moccasin, an unincorporated town in Tuolumne County California, is located at the intersection of State Route 49 and State Route 120.
• 1933 - Loggers cause a forest fire in the Coast Range of Oregon, later known as the first forest fire of the Tillamook Burn. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A wildfire, also known as a wildland fire, forest fire, brush fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, Peat fire, The Pacific Coast Ranges are the series of Mountain ranges that stretch along the west coast of North America from Alaska to northern and central Mexico Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The Tillamook Burn was a series of Forest fires in the Northern Oregon Coast Range of Oregon in the United States that destroyed a total area of It is extinguished on September 5, after destroying 240,000 acres (970 km²). Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km²
• 1935 - United States Social Security Act passes, creating a government pension system for the retired. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Social Security, in the United States currently refers to the federal Old-Age Survivors and Disability Insurance ( OASDI) program
• 1936 - Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last public execution in the United States. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rainey Bethea ( October 16, 1909 &ndash August 14, 1936) was the last person to be publicly executed in the United States Owensboro is the third-largest city in the US state of Kentucky and the County seat of Daviess County. The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Capital punishment of a Felon in the United States, in modern times is employed and in practice only in cases involving murder
• 1937 - The beginning of air-to-air combat of the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II in general, when 6 Imperial Japanese Mitsubishi G3M bombers were shot down by the Nationalist Chinese Air Force while raiding Chinese air bases, hence, 14 August has thus become acknowledged and celebrated as Chinese Air Force Day. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Air power redirects here for electrical and mechanical energy supplied by air movement see Wind power The Second Sino-Japanese War ( July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945) was a major war fought between the Republic of China and the World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1941 - World War II - Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt sign the Atlantic Charter of war stating postwar aims. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 The Atlantic Charter was negotiated at the Atlantic Conference (codenamed Riviera) by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U
• 1945 - Japan accepts the Allied terms of surrender in World War II and the Emperor records the Imperial Rescript on Surrender (August 15 in Japan standard time). Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the written agreement that established the Armistice ending the Pacific War and with it World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The of Japan is the country's Monarch. He is the head of the Japanese Imperial Family. The, lit " Jewel Voice Broadcast " was the radio broadcast in which Japanese emperor Hirohito read out the, announcing to the Japanese people that Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Japan Standard Time or JST (日本標準時 or 中央標準時 is the standard Timezone of Japan, and is 9 hours ahead of UTC
• 1947 - Pakistan gains Independence from the British Indian Empire under the administration of United Kingdom and joins the British Commonwealth. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Independence is the Self-government of a Nation, Country, or State by its residents and population or some portion thereof generally exercising The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British The term administration, as used in the context of Government, differs according to Jurisdiction. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1967 - UK Marine Broadcasting Offences Act declares participation in offshore pirate radio illegal. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Marine Etc Broadcasting (Offences Act 1967 c41 shortened to Marine Broadcasting Offences Act, became law in the United Kingdom after 12 midnight on Monday The term pirate radio usually refers to illegal or unregulated radio transmissions
• 1969 - United Kingdom troops deploy in Northern Ireland. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of
• 1972 - An East German Ilyushin Il-62 crashes during takeoff from East Berlin, killing 156. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990
• 1973 - The constitution of 1973 comes into effect in Pakistan
• 1976 - The Senegalese political party PAI-Rénovation is legally recognized. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Constitution of Pakistan (آئین پاکستان is the supreme law of Pakistan. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral African Independence Party (in French: Parti Africain de l'Indépendance) is a Political party in Senegal led by Majhmoud Diop. PAI-Rénovation thus becomes the third legal party in the country.
• 1980 - Lech Wałęsa leads strikes at Gdańsk, Poland shipyards. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
• 1994 - Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, the terrorist known as "Carlos the Jackal", is captured. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Ilich Ramírez Sánchez (born) is a Venezuelan born leftist Revolutionary. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion Ilich Ramírez Sánchez (born) is a Venezuelan born leftist Revolutionary.
• 2003 - Widescale power blackout in the northeast United States and Canada. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Northeast Blackout of 2003 was a massive widespread Power outage that occurred throughout parts of the Northeastern and Midwestern United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• 2007 - The 2007 Kahtaniya bombings kills at least 400 people. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. __NOEDITSECTION__The 2007 Yazidi communities bombings occurred at around 8pm local time on August 14, 2007, when four

Births

• 1297 - Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. Emperor Hanazono (花園天皇 Hanazono-tennō) ( August 14, 1297 - December 2, 1348) was the 95th emperor of The of Japan is the country's Monarch. He is the head of the Japanese Imperial Family. 1348)
• 1473 - Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. Margaret Pole ( née Plantagenet) 8th Countess of Salisbury ( 14 August 1473 &ndash 27 May 1541) was an George Plantagenet Duke of Clarence ( 21 October 1449 &ndash 18 February 1478) was the third son of Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York 1541)
• 1479 - Princess Catherine of York (d. Catherine of York ( August 14, 1479 - November 15, 1527) was the ninth child and sixth daughter of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth 1527)
• 1575 - Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. Robert Hayman ( 14 August 1575 &ndash November 1629 was a poet colonist and Proprietary Governor of Bristol's Hope Colony in 1629)
• 1586 - William Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. William Hutchinson may refer to William Hutchinson (Rhode Island (1586 - 1642 merchant judge and co-founder of Rhode Island William Hutchinson 1642)
• 1599 - Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. (Florence Estienne Méric Casaubon ( August 14, 1599 - July 14, 1671) son of Isaac Casaubon, was a French - English 1671)
• 1625 - François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. François de Harlay de Champvallon ( 14 August 1625 - 6 August 1695) 5th Archbishop of Paris, was born in that city 1695)
• 1642 - Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. Cosimo III de' Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany (14 August 1642 &ndash 31 October 1723 was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1670 to 1723 and husband of Marguerite Louise d'Orléans 1723)
• 1653 - Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English statesman (d. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Christopher Monck 2nd Duke of Albemarle, KG PC ( 14 August 1653 &ndash 6 October 1688) was an English statesman 1688)
• 1688 - Frederick William I of Prussia (d. Frederick William I (Friedrich Wilhelm I ( August 14, 1688 &ndash May 31, 1740) of the House of Hohenzollern, was the King 1740)
• 1714 - Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter (d. Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Claude Joseph Vernet ( August 14, 1714 &ndash December 3, 1789) was a French painter. 1789)
• 1727 - Henriette-Anne of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Henriette-Anne de France ( 14 August 1727 at Versailles —- 10 February 1752 at Versailles was the twin sister of Louis XV (15 February 1710 &ndash 10 May 1774 ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774 1752)
• 1727 - Louise-Elisabeth of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. Year 1752 ( MDCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar for European countries but not Great Britain) of Marie Louise Élisabeth de France ( 14 August 1727 – 6 December 1759) was the eldest daughter of King Louis XV of France and Louis XV (15 February 1710 &ndash 10 May 1774 ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774 1759)
• 1740 - Pope Pius VII (d. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Pope Pius VII, OSB (August 14 1740&mdashAugust 20 1823 born Count Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti, was Pope from March 14 1800 to August 1823)
• 1758 - Antoine Charles Horace Vernet, French painter (d. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Antoine Charles Horace Vernet ( 14 August 1758 &ndash 17 November 1835) was a French painter the youngest child of Claude Joseph 1835)
• 1777 - Francis I of the Two Sicilies (d. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Francis I ( Francesco Gennaro Giuseppe, August 14, 1777 &ndash November 8, 1830) was King of the Two Sicilies from 1830)
• 1777 - Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist (d. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display 1851)
• 1817 - Alexander H. Bailey, American politician (d. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alexander Hamilton Bailey ( August 14[[ 817]] - April 20[[ 874]] was a United States Representative from New York. 1874)
• 1840 - Richard von Krafft-Ebing, German psychologist (d. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing ( August 14 1840 &ndash December 22 1902) was an Austro-German sexologist and Psychiatrist 1902)
• 1847 - Robert Comtesse, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Robert Comtesse ( August 14, 1847 - November 17, 1922) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1899-1912 The Swiss Federal Council (Schweizerischer Bundesrat Conseil fédéral suisse Consiglio federale svizzero Cussegl federal 1922)
• 1851 - Doc Holliday, American gambler and dentist (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year John Henry "Doc" Holliday ( August 14, 1852 &ndash November 8, 1887) was an American dentist 1887)
• 1857 - Max Wagenknecht, German composer (d. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Max Wagenknecht ( 14 August 1857 – 7 May 1922) was a German Composer of organ and Piano music 1922)
• 1863 - Ernest Thayer, American poet (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ernest Lawrence Thayer ( August 14, 1863 - August 21, 1940) was an American writer and poet who wrote " Casey at the Bat 1940)
• 1865 - Guido Castelnuovo, Italian mathematician (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Guido Castelnuovo ( 14 August 1865 &ndash 27 April 1952 was an Italian Jewish Mathematician. 1952)
• 1866 - Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin, Belgian mathematician (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles-Jean Étienne Gustave Nicolas Baron de la Vallée Poussin ( August 14[[ 866]] - March 2[[ 962]] was a Belgian Mathematician. 1962)
• 1867 - John Galsworthy, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting John Galsworthy OM (ˈgɔːlzwɝːðɪ ( 14 August, 1867 — 31 January, 1933) was an English Novelist and The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1933)
• 1867 - Cupid Childs, American baseball player (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clarence Lemuel "Cupid" Childs ( August 14 1867 - November 8 1912) was an American Second baseman in 1912)
• 1876 - Aleksandar Obrenović, King of Serbia (d. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Alexander I or Alexander Obrenović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Обреновић) (August 14 1876 - June 11 1903 was king of 1903)
• 1881 - Francis Ford, American actor (d. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Francis Ford ( August 14, 1881 &ndash September 5, 1953) a prolific Film Actor, Writer, and director 1953)
• 1882 - Gisela Richter, English art historian (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gisela Marie Augusta Richter ( August 14, 1882 &ndash December 24, 1972) was a classical archaeologist and art historian 1972)
• 1908 - Manos Katrakis, Greek actor (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Manos Katrakis ( August 14, 1908 in Kastelli Kissamou - September 2, 1984) was a Greek theatrical actor 1984)
• 1910 - Pierre Schaeffer, French composer (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Pierre Henri Marie Schaeffer ( August 14, 1910 &ndash August 19, 1995) was a French 1955)
• 1911 - Vethathiri, Indian yogi (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 2006)
• 1913 - Paul Dean, American baseball player (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Paul Dee "Daffy" Dean ( August 14 1912 &ndash March 17 1981) was an American Right-handed Pitcher 1981)
• 1915 - B.A. Santamaria, Australian political activist and journalist (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Bartholomew Augustine "B A" Santamaria, otherwise 'Bob' ( 14 August 1915 - 25 February 1998) Australian political 1998)
• 1916 - Wellington Mara, Co-Owner of the New York Giants (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Wellington Timothy Mara ( August 14 1916 &ndash October 25, 2005) was the co-owner of the NFL 's New York Giants from 2005)
• 1924 - Georges Prêtre, French conductor
• 1925 - Russell Baker, American columnist
• 1926 - Alice Ghostley, American actress (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georges Prêtre (born August 14, 1924) is a French conductor. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Russell Wayne Baker (born August 14, 1925) is an American Pulitzer Prize -winning writer known for his satirical commentary and self-critical Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alice Margaret Ghostley ( August 14 1923 – September 21 2007) was a Tony Award -winning American actress 2007)
• 1926 - René Goscinny, French comic-strip author (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. René Goscinny ( August 14, 1926 &ndash November 5, 1977) was a French author editor and humorist who is best known for the 1977)
• 1926 - Lina Wertmüller, Italian film director
• 1929 - Dick Tiger, Nigerian boxer (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Lina Wertmüller (born Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller von Elgg Spanol von Braueich on 14 August 1928) is an Italian Film director Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dick Tiger CBE (born Richard Ihetu August 14, 1929 - December 14 1971) was a boxer from Amaigbo 1971)
• 1930 - Earl Weaver, American baseball manager
• 1932 - Lee Hoffman, American author (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Earl Sidney Weaver (born August 14, 1930 in St Louis Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball manager. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Lee Hoffman, born Shirley Bell Hoffman, ( August 14, 1932, Chicago Illinois - February 6, 2007, Port Charlotte Florida 2007)
• 1933 - Richard R. Ernst, Swiss chemist and Nobel Prize Laureate
• 1935 - John Brodie, American football player
• 1940 - Dash Crofts, American musician
• 1941 - David Crosby, American musician
• 1941 - Connie Smith, American singer
• 1942 - Jackie Oliver, English race car driver
• 1943 - Jimmy Johnson, American football coach
• 1945 - Steve Martin, American comedian
• 1945 - Wim Wenders, German-born film director
• 1946 - Antonio Fargas, American actor
• 1946 - Susan Saint James, American actress
• 1946 - Larry Graham, American musician
• 1947 - Peter Christian, English actor
• 1947 - Danielle Steel, American novelist
• 1947 - Bruce Nash, American television producer
• 1947 - Maddy Prior, English folk singer
• 1948 - Terry Adams, American musician (NRBQ)
• 1950 - Bob Backlund, American wrestler
• 1950 - Gary Larson, American cartoonist
• 1951 - Peter Blegvad, American musician (Slapp Happy)
• 1952 - Carl Lumbly, American actor
• 1952 - Debbie Meyer, American swimmer
• 1953 - James Horner, American composer
• 1953 - Cliff Johnson, American computer game author
• 1954 - Mark Fidrych, American baseball player
• 1956 - Jackée Harry, American actress
• 1956 - Andy King, English footballer
• 1956 - Rusty Wallace, American race car driver
• 1957 - Peter Costello, Australian politician
• 1957 - Gino Hernandez, American wrestler (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Robert Ernst (born August 14, 1933) is a Swiss Physical chemist and Nobel Laureate The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about an American Football player For the English football (soccer player of the same name see here. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Seals and Crofts are Jim Seals (born James Seals 17 October 1941, Sidney Texas) and Dash Crofts (born Darrell Crofts 14 August Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941) is an American Guitarist, Singer, and Songwriter. Connie Smith (born Constance June Meador 14 August, 1941, in Elkhart Indiana) is an American Country music singer Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Keith Jack Oliver, better known as Jackie Oliver, (born August 14, 1942 in Chadwell Heath, Essex) is a British former Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James William Johnson (born July 16, 1943) is an American football coach and broadcaster Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actor, Comedian, Writer, Ernst Wilhelm ("Wim" Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German Film director, Playwright, Author, Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Antonio Juan Fargas (born August 14, 1946) is an American Actor made famous for his roles in 1970s Blaxploitation movies Susan Saint James (born August 14, 1946) is an American Actress and Activist, most widely known for her Emmy Award Larry Graham Jr (born August 14, 1946 in Beaumont Texas) is an American Baritone Singer, Musician, Songwriter Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Christian (born 14 August 1947 in Dingle, Liverpool) is an English Actor best known for his roles on UK Television Danielle Fernande Dominique Schuelein-Steel (born on August 14, 1947 in New York City New York) is an American Romantic novelist For Bruce Nash the founder of the box office tracking service see The Numbers (website. Maddy Prior (born 14 August 1947, Blackpool, England) is an English Folk singer. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terry Adams is an American pianist/composer and a founding member ofthe highly eclectic musical group NRBQ (New Rhythm and BluesQuintet/Quartet known for its prolific and highly-energized NRBQ is an American rock band founded in 1967 They are known for their live performances containing a high degree of spontaneity and levity and blending rock pop and Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Lee "Bob" Backlund (born August 14 1949) is an American professional wrestler and Actor with an in ring career This article refers to the Cartoonist. For the Rugby league player please see Gary Larson (rugby league. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Peter Blegvad (born 14 August 1951) is an American Musician, singer-songwriter and Cartoonist. Slapp Happy was a German / English Avant-garde pop group consisting of Anthony Moore (keyboards Peter Blegvad (guitar Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carl Winston Lumbly (born August 14, 1951) is an American Film, stage, and Television Actor. Deborah ("Debbie" Elizabeth Meyer (born August 14, 1952 in Annapolis Maryland) is a former American swimmer who won the 200m 400m and Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Roy Horner (born August 14 1953) is an American Composer of orchestral and film music Cliff Johnson (born 1953 is an American Game designer, best known for the early Computer Puzzle games The Fool's Errand Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Mark Steven "The Bird" Fidrych (ˈfɪdɹɪʧ born August 14 1954 in Worcester Massachusetts) is a retired Major League Baseball player for the Detroit Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jackée Harry (born Jacqueline Yvonee Harry on August 14, 1956 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an African-American Andrew Edward King (born August 14, 1956) is an English former professional footballer Russell William "Rusty" Wallace (born August 14, 1956) is a former NASCAR champion NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner and television Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Peter Howard Costello (born 14 August 1957 is an Australian politician Charles Wolfe ( August 14, 1957 - February 1, 1986) was a Professional wrestler better known by his ring name Gino Hernandez 1986)
• 1959 - Marcia Gay Harden, American actress
• 1959 - Magic Johnson, American basketball player
• 1960 - Sarah Brightman, English soprano
• 1960 - Cecilia Gasdia, Italian soprano
• 1961 - Susan Olsen, American actress
• 1961 - "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert, American wrestler (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an Academy Award -winning and Tony Award and Emmy Award-nominated American Actress. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960 is an English classical crossover Soprano, actress songwriter and dancer WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Cecilia Gasdia (born August 14) is an Italian Soprano. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Susan Marie Olsen (born August 14, 1961) is an American Television actress. Thomas Edward (Eddie Gilbert Jr ( August 14, 1961 &ndash February 18, 1995) was an American professional wrestler 1995)
• 1964 - Brannon Braga, American scriptwriter
• 1965 - Emmanuelle Béart, French actress
• 1966 - Halle Berry, American actress
• 1968 - Catherine Bell, American actress
• 1968 - Darren Clarke, Northern Irish golfer
• 1968 - Adrian Lester, English actor
• 1968 - Billy Mavreas, Greek-Canadian cartoonist
• 1969 - DJ Uncle Al, American hip-hop DJ (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Brannon Braga (born August 14 1965, in Bozeman, Montana) is an American Television producer and Screenwriter Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Emmanuelle Béart (born 14 August 1963 is a French Film actress. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Halle Maria Berry (ˈhæli ˈbɛri born August 14 1966 is an Academy Award - Emmy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American actress former Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Catherine Lisa Bell (born August 14, 1968) is an actress known for her role of Lt Private life Clarke met his wife Heather in a nightclub in Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Adrian Lester (born 14 August 1968 is a British Actor. Biography Personal life Lester was born in Birmingham, England Billy Mavreas (born August 14 1968) is a Canadian Cartoonist and artist living in Montreal Quebec Canada whose mostly Silent or Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "DJ Uncle Al" ( August 14, 1969 &ndash September 10, 2001) born Albert Moss in Miami Florida, was an 2001)
• 1969 - Stig Tøfting, Danish footballer
• 1971 - Raoul Bova, Italian actor
• 1972 - Jay Manuel, Canadian make-up artist
• 1973 - Jared Borgetti, Mexican footballer
• 1973 - Daisuke Ishiwatari, Japanese game developer and composer
• 1973 - Jay-Jay Okocha, Nigerian footballer
• 1973 - Kieren Perkins, Australian swimmer
• 1974 - Chucky Atkins, American basketball player
• 1974 - Martin Bulloch, Scottish musician (Mogwai)
• 1974 - Christopher Gorham, American actor
• 1974 - Ana Matronic, American singer (Scissor Sisters)
• 1975 - Mike Vrabel, American football player
• 1976 - Alex Albrecht, American actor
• 1976 - Maya Nasri, Lebanese actress and singer
• 1976 - Steve Braun, Canadian actor
• 1977 - Juan Pierre, American baseball player
• 1978 - Anastasios Kyriakos, Greek footballer
• 1978 - Kate Ritchie, Australian actress
• 1979 - Paul Burgess, Australian athlete
• 1979 - Yoichiro Morikawa, Japanese film director
• 1980 - Estrella Morente, Spanish flamenco singer
• 1980 - Roy Williams, American football player
• 1981 - Matthew Etherington, English footballer
• 1981 - Julius Jones, American football player
• 1983 - Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian-born tennis player
• 1983 - Mila Kunis, Ukrainian-born actress
• 1983 - Leo Núñez, Dominican baseball player
• 1984 - Clay Buchholz, American baseball player
• 1984 - Josh Gorges, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1985 - Christian Gentner, German footballer
• 1986 - Terin Humphrey, American gymnast
• 1987 - Tim Tebow, Florida Gator Quarterback
• 1988 - Shahd Barmada, Syrian singer
• 1989 - Kyle Turris, Canadian ice hockey player

Deaths

• 582 - Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor
• 1167 - Rainald of Dassel, Archbishop of Cologne
• 1204 - Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Stig Tøfting (born August 14, 1969 in Hørning) Nicknamed Tøffe, is a former Danish professional footballer Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Raoul Bova (born 14 August 1971 Rome, Italy) is an Italian actor Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jay Manuel (born August 14 1972 is a Canadian Make-up artist, fashion photographer, and model. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Jared Francisco Borgetti Echavarría (born August 14 1973 in Culiacancito, Sinaloa) is a Mexican football Striker, who currently is a Japanese Video game developer and is best known for creating the 2D Fighting game series Guilty Gear. Augustine Azuka "Jay-Jay" Okocha (born 14 August 1973 in Enugu) is a former Nigerian footballer. Kieren John Perkins OAM (born August 14, 1973) is a former Australian professional swimmer Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Kenneth Lavon "Chucky" Atkins (born August 14 1974 in Orlando Florida) is an American professional Basketball player currently Martin Bulloch (born 14 August, 1974) is a Scottish Musician, best known for being a member of Mogwai. Mogwai are a Scottish rock group from Glasgow, Scotland. Formed by Stuart Braithwaite and Dominic Aitchison in 1995 WikipediaPersondata --> Christopher Gorham (born August 14, 1974) is an American Actor. Ana Matronic (born Ana Lynch, 14 August, 1974, Portland, Oregon) is the female lead singer for the Scissor Sisters The Scissor Sisters is a Grammy Award -nominated American band that formed in 2001 Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael George Vrabel (VRAY-bull (born August 14, 1975 in Akron Ohio) is an American football Linebacker for the New England Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Jennings Albrecht (born August 14, 1976 in Vienna Virginia) is an American Television personality actor and podcaster Steve Braun (born August 14, 1976) is a Canadian television and movie actor Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Juan D'Vaughn Pierre (born August 14 1977 in Mobile Alabama) is an Outfielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Tasos Kyriakos (born August 14, 1978 in Larissa, Greece) is a football Defender and Midfielder currently playing Kate Ritchie (born August 14 1978 in Goulburn, New South Wales) is a multiple Gold Logie Award winning Australian Actress Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Paul Burgess (born 14 August 1979 in Perth Western Australia) is an Australian Pole vaulter who become only the thirteenth Pole is a Japanese Independent film director, Screenwriter and Actor. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Estrella Morente (Estrella de la Aurora Morente Carbonell was born on August 14 1980 in Las Gabias Granada. Roy Williams (born August 14, 1980 in Redwood City California) is an American football safety for the Dallas Cowboys of Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Matthew Etherington (born August 14 1981 in Truro, Cornwall) is an English footballer. Julius Jones (born August 14 1981 in Big Stone Gap Virginia) is an American football Running back who played College football at the University Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Elena Baltacha ( Ukrainian: Олена Балтача; is a Ukrainian British Tennis player who has played for Great Britain and Mila Kunis She also has an older brother Her family moved to Los Angeles, California in 1991 Leonel Núñez (born August 14, 1983 in Jamao Norte, Dominican Republic) is a Pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Clay Daniel Buchholz (born August 14, 1984 in) is an American Baseball Starting pitcher with MLB 's Boston Red Josh Gorges (born August 14 1984 in Kelowna British Columbia) is a professional Ice hockey player currently with the Montreal Canadiens Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Christian Gentner (born August 14, 1985 in Nürtingen) is a German football player Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Terin Marie Humphrey (born August 14, 1986) is a United States Gymnast. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Timothy Richard "Tim" Tebow (born August 14, 1987) is an American football Quarterback for the Florida Gators. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Shahd Barmada ( Arabic: شهد برمدا (born August 14 1988 in Aleppo, Syria) is a singer who rose to popularity around Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Kyle Turris (born August 14, 1989, in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a professional Ice hockey player for the Phoenix Events By Place Byzantine Empire Maurice succeeds Tiberius II Constantine as Emperor Flavius Tiberius Constantinus Augustus or Tiberius II Constantine (c This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians Rainald of Dassel (c 1120 &ndash August 14, 1167 near Rome) was Archbishop of Cologne from 1159 to 1167 and Archchancellor of Minamoto no Yoriie 源頼家 ( September 11, 1182 &ndash August 14, 1204) was the second Shogun (1202 &ndash 1203 of the 1182)
• 1390 - John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. John FitzAlan 2nd Baron Arundel, also called John de Arundel (30 November 1364 &ndash 14 August 1390 of Buckland Surrey, was the son of John FitzAlan 1st 1364)
• 1430 - Philip I, Duke of Brabant (b. Philip of Saint Pol ( July 25 1404 &ndash Leuven, August 14, 1430) younger son of Antoine Duke of Brabant and Jeanne 1404)
• 1433 - King John I of Portugal (b. 1357)
• 1464 - Pope Pius II (b. Pope Pius II, born Enea Silvio Piccolomini ( Latin Aeneas Sylvius; October 18, 1405 &ndash August 14, 1464) 1405)
• 1573 - Saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. was a daimyo in Mino Province during the Sengoku period. He was a son of Saitō Yoshitatsu. 1548)
• 1691 - Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnel, Irish rebel (b. Richard Talbot 1st Earl of Tyrconnell (1630 – 14 August 1691) the youngest of sixteen children of Sir William Talbot Bt of Carton, and his wife 1630)
• 1704 - Roland Laporte, French Protestant leader (b. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Roland Laporte ( 1675 - August 14, 1704) Camisard leader better known as Roland was born at Mas Soubeyran ( Gard) in a cottage which 1675)
• 1727 - William Croft, English composer (b. Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Croft (30 December (baptism 1678 - 14 August 1727 was an English Composer and organist. 1678)
• 1774 - Johann Jakob Reiske, German physician (b. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Jakob Reiske ( December 25, 1716 &ndash August 14, 1774) was a German scholar and Physician. 1716)
• 1784 - Nathaniel Hone, Irish-born painter (b. Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Nathaniel Hone ( 24 April 1718 &ndash 14 August 1784) was an Irish -born portrait and miniature painter, and one of 1718)
• 1856 - Constant Prévost, French geologist (b. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Louis-Constant Prévost ( Paris, 4 June 1787 &ndash Paris 14 August 1856) was a French Geologist. 1787)
• 1860 - André Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist (b. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting André Marie Constant Duméril (1774 - 1860 was a French Zoologist. 1774)
• 1870 - David Farragut, American officer of the U.S. Navy (b. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common David Glasgow Farragut ( July 5 1801 &ndash August 14 1870) was the first senior or "flag" officer of the United States Navy 1801)
• 1874 - Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American politician (b. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs II ( September 28, 1821 - August 14, 1874) was a Presbyterian minister and a prominent African-American 1821)
• 1905 - Simeon Solomon, British artist (b. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Simeon Solomon (b October 9, 1840 in London, England &ndash d 1840)
• 1928 - Alfred Henschke, ps. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alfred Henschke ( November 4 1890 – August 14 1928) better known by his Pseudonym Klabund, was a German Klabund, German writer, poet (b. Alfred Henschke ( November 4 1890 – August 14 1928) better known by his Pseudonym Klabund, was a German 1890)
• 1926 - John H. Moffitt, American politician (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Henry Moffitt (January 8 1843&ndashAugust 14 1926 was a United States Representative from New York and the recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions 1843)
• 1938 - Hugh Trumble, Australian cricketer (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hugh Trumble (12 May 1867 – 14 August 1938 was an Australian Cricketer who played 32  Test matches as a bowling all-rounder between 1890 1876)
• 1941 - Paul Sabatier, French chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Sabatier ( November 5, 1854 &ndash August 14, 1941) was a French chemist born at Carcassonne. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1854)
• 1941 - Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Polish martyr (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Biography Maximilian Kolbe was born in January 1894 in Zduńska Wola, which was at that time part of the Russian Empire. 1894)
• 1943 - Joe Kelley, American baseball player (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph James Kelley ( December 9, 1871 &ndash August 14, 1943) was an American Left fielder in Major League Baseball 1871)
• 1951 - William Randolph Hearst, American newspaper magnate (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January For other people named William Randolph Hearst see William Randolph Hearst (disambiguation William Randolph Hearst I (April 29 1863 &ndash 1863)
• 1955 - Herbert Putnam, Librarian of Congress (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Herbert Putnam LittD LLD ( September 20 1861 &ndash August 14 1955) was the eighth United States Librarian of Congress The Librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate. 1861)
• 1956 - Bertolt Brecht, German writer (b. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (born; 10 February 1898&ndash14 August 1956 was a German Poet, Playwright, and Theatre director. 1898)
• 1958 - Frédéric Joliot, French physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Frédéric Joliot-Curie born Joliot ( March 19, 1900 &ndash August 14, 1958) was a French Physicist and The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1900)
• 1958 - Konstantin von Neurath, German diplomat (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Konstantin Freiherr von Neurath (2 February 1873 – 14 August 1956 was a German diplomat, Foreign Minister of Germany (1932-1938 and Reichsprotektor 1873)
• 1964 - Johnny Burnette, American Rockabilly singer (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Johnny Burnett redirects here for the baseball infielder see Johnny Burnett (baseball player. Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of Rock and roll music and emerged in the early 1950s 1934)
• 1967 - Bob Anderson, British racing driver (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Robert "Bob" Anderson ( 19 May 1931, Hendon, London – 14 August 1967, Northampton) was a 1931)
• 1972 - Pierre Brasseur, French actor (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre Brasseur, born Pierre-Albert Espinasse ( December 22, 1905 in Paris &ndash died August 16, 1972 in Bruneck-Brunico 1905)
• 1972 - Oscar Levant, American actor (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Oscar Levant ( December 27, 1906 &ndash August 14, 1972) was an American Pianist, Composer, Author 1906)
• 1972 - Jules Romains, French author (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Jules Romains, born Louis Henri Jean Farigoule ( August 26, 1885 - August 14, 1972) was a French poet and writer and the 1885)
• 1978 - Nicolas Bentley, British writer (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Nicolas Clerihew Bentley ( June 14, 1907 &ndash August 14, 1978) was a British Author and Illustrator famous for 1907)
• 1980 - Dorothy Stratten, Canadian actress and model (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Dorothy Stratten (28 February 1960 – 14 August 1980 was a Canadian model and actress 1960)
• 1981 - Karl Böhm, Austrian conductor (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Karl August Leopold Böhm ( August 28, 1894 &ndash 1894)
• 1984 - Spud Davis, American baseball player (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Virgil Lawrence "Spud" Davis ( December 20 1904 - August 14 1984) was an American Catcher in Major League 1904)
• 1984 - J. B. Priestley, English playwright (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on John Boynton Priestley, OM ( 13 September, 1894 &ndash 14 August, 1984) was an English Writer and broadcaster 1894)
• 1985 - Gale Sondergaard, American actress (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Gale Sondergaard ( February 15 1899 &ndash August 14 1985) was an Academy Award -winning U 1899)
• 1988 - Roy Buchanan, blues guitarist
• 1988 - Robert Calvert, South African singer (Hawkwind) (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Roy Buchanan ( September 23 1939 - August 14[[ 988]] was an American Guitarist and Blues Musician. Robert Newton Calvert ( 9 March 1945, Pretoria South Africa - 14 August 1988) was a writer poet and performer Hawkwind are a British rock band, one of the earliest Space rock groups 1945)
• 1988 - Enzo Ferrari, Italian car maker (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Enzo Anselmo "the Commendatore" Ferrari ( February 20, 1898 &ndash August 14, 1988) was an Italian car driver and entrepreneur 1898)
• 1991 - Alberto Crespo, Argentine racing driver (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Alberto Augusto Crespo (born in Buenos Aires, January 16, 1920 - died in Buenos Aires, August 14, 1991) was a racing 1920)
• 1992 - John Sirica, American judge (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) John Joseph Sirica ( March 19 1904 – August 14 1992) was the Chief Judge for the United States District Court for the District of 1904)
• 1992 - Tony Williams, American singer (The Platters) (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Tony Williams ( 5 April 1928 New Jersey USA &ndash 14 August 1992 New York USA) was the lead Singer for The Platters were a successful vocal group of the early Rock and roll era 1928)
• 1994 - Elias Canetti, British-Austrian novelist (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Elias Canetti ( 25 July 1905, Rousse, Bulgaria – 14 August 1994, Zurich, Switzerland) was a 1905)
• 1996 - Tom Mees, American sportscaster (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Thomas E Mees (born October 13, 1949 - August 14, 1996) at Southington Connecticut, was an American sports broadcaster specializing 1949)
• 1999 - Pee Wee Reese, American baseball player (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Harold Henry "Pee Wee" Reese ( July 23 1918 - August 14 1999) was an American professional Baseball player who 1918)
• 2000 - Alain Fournier, French-born computer graphics researcher (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Alain Fournier (1943-2000 was a Computer graphics researcher Biography Alain Fournier was born on November 5, 1943 in Bourg-en-Bresse 1943)
• 2002 - Dave Williams, American singer (Drowning Pool) (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. David "Dave" "Stage" Williams ( February 29, 1972 &ndash August 14, 2002) was the lead singer for the band Drowning Drowning Pool is a four-piece metal band that was formed in 1996 in Dallas, Texas, United States. 1972)
• 2003 - Helmut Rahn, German footballer (b. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Helmut Rahn, known as Der Boss (The Boss ( 16 August 1929 in Essen – 14 August 2003) was a German football player 1929)
• 2004 - Czesław Miłosz, Polish-born writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Czesław Miłosz; ( June 30, 1911 — August 14, 2004) was a Polish Poet, prose writer and Translator The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1911)
• 2004 - Trevor Skeet, New Zealand-born British politician (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir Trevor Herbert Harry Skeet ( 28 January 1918 &ndash 14 August 2004) was a New Zealand lawyer and a British Conservative 1918)
• 2005 - Coo Coo Marlin, American race car driver (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clifton "Coo Coo" Marlin ( January 3, 1932 – August 14, 2005) was a NASCAR Winston Cup driver who spent 14 years 1932)
• 2006 - Bruno Kirby, American actor (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Bruno Kirby ( April 28 1949 – August 14 2006) was an American film and television actor 1949)
• 2007 - Tikhon Khrennikov, Russian composer (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Tikhon Nikolayevich Khrennikov (Тихон Николаевич Хренников ( &ndash 14 August, 2007) was a Russian and Soviet Composer 1913)

Holidays and observances

• Morocco - Allegiance of Oued Eddahab or Río de Oro. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa An allegiance is a duty of fidelity said to be owed by a subject or a Citizen to his/her state or sovereign. Río de Oro ( Spanish for " Gold River" Arabic: وادي الذهب wādī-að-ðahab, often transliterated as Oued Edhahab is with Río de Oro ( Spanish for " Gold River" Arabic: وادي الذهب wādī-að-ðahab, often transliterated as Oued Edhahab is with
• Pakistan - Independence Day (From the Indian Empire and from the British colonialist and imperialists under the foreign control of the United Kingdom, 1947). Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Pakistan 's Independence day (also known as Yaum-e-Azadi ( Urdu: یومِ آذادی) is observed on 14 August, the day on which For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. See Colony and Colonization for examples of colonialism which do not refer to Western colonialism Imperialism has two meanings one describing an action and the other describing an attitude The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• Paraguay - Flag Day. Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only A flag day is a Flag -related holiday—either a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a National flag) or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event
• United States - National Creamsicles Day. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Popsicle is the most popular brand of Ice pop in the US and Canada.
• RC saints

• Vigil of the Assumption of the Virgin
• Saints Felix and Fortunatus, martyrs [Aquileia]
• Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Polish Franciscan priest martyred by Nazis in 1941. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Pettie The Vigiljpg|right|thumb|200px|"A Knight's Vigil" by John Pettie]] A vigil (from the Latin vigilia, meaning wakefulness) is This article is about the theological concept For the works of art with this title see Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Art and Roman Catholic Marian art. Saint Hermagoras of Aquileia, also spelled Hermenagoras Hermogenes Ermacoras (Sant'Ermagora died c Biography Maximilian Kolbe was born in January 1894 in Zduńska Wola, which was at that time part of the Russian Empire. The term Franciscan is commonly used to refer to members of Catholic Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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