July 14th, 1242

Born on July 14th, 1242

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 285,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 393 days, exactly on July 29th, 2025, people who were born on July 14th, 1242 will be 286,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 14th?

July 14th, 2016

A man deliberately drove a truck into crowds in Nice, France, resulting in 86 deaths.

July 14th, 2003

In an effort to discredit U.S. ambassador Joseph C. Wilson, who had written an op-ed criticizing the invasion of Iraq, his wife Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA operative was leaked to and published by journalist Robert Novak.

July 14th, 1987

More than 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain fell in a two-and-a-half-hour period in parts of Montreal, causing severe flooding.

July 14th, 1960

Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 1-11 ditches off Polillo Island in the Philippines, killing one person and injuring 44.

July 14th, 1950

Early in the Korean War, North Korean troops began attacking the headquarters of the American 24th Infantry Division in Taejon, South Korea.

July 14th, 1916

The Battle of Delville Wood begins as an action within the Battle of the Somme, lasting until 3 September 1916.

July 14th, 1902

The medieval St Mark's Campanile in Venice collapsed, also demolishing the Loggetta del Sansovino.

July 14th, 1881

While on the run from a death sentence, American outlaw Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Sherriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

July 14th, 1874

A fire destroyed 812 structures and killed 20 people in Chicago, leading to reforms in the city's fire-prevention and firefighting efforts.

July 14th, 1798

The Sedition Act became law, making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the U.S. government.

July 14th, 1791

The Priestley Riots (depicted), targeting religious dissenters such as Joseph Priestley, began in Birmingham, England.

July 14th, 1789

The Bastille, a fortress and prison in Paris, was stormed by a crowd during the flashpoint of the French Revolution.

July 14th, 2016

A man ploughs a truck into a Bastille Day celebration in Nice, France, killing 86 people and injuring another 434 before being shot by police.

July 14th, 2015

NASA's New Horizons probe performs the first flyby of Pluto, and thus completes the initial survey of the Solar System.

July 14th, 2013

Dedication of statue of Rachel Carson, a sculpture named for the environmentalist, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 14th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on July 14th?

68

Lino Ventura

Italian-French actor

*July 14th, 1919, Parma †October 22nd, 1987, Saint-Cloud

89

Ingmar Bergman

Swedish director and screenwriter (1918–2007)

*July 14th, 1918, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly †July 30th, 2007, Fårö parish

23

Mata

Polish rapper

*July 14th, 2000, Warsaw

93

Gerald Ford

President of the United States from 1974 to 1977

*July 14th, 1913, Omaha †December 26th, 2006, Rancho Mirage

63

Jane Lynch

American actress

*July 14th, 1960, Evergreen Park

42

Ng Wei

Hong Kong badminton player

*July 14th, 1981, Jiangsu

30

Milica Simić

Badminton player

*July 14th, 1993, Peć

97

Marc Chagall

Russian-French artist (1887–1985)

*July 14th, 1887, Vitebsk †March 28th, 1985, Saint-Paul-de-Vence

45

Kristof Hopp

German badminton player

*July 14th, 1978, Kiel

23

Ashwathi Pillai

Badminton player

*July 14th, 2000, Kanyakumari

47

George Green

British mathematical physicist (*1793 – †1841)

*July 14th, 1793, Nottingham †May 31st, 1841, Nottingham

80

Karel Gott

Czech singer and actor

*July 14th, 1939, Plzeň †October 1st, 2019, Prague

81

Javier Solana

Spanish politician

*July 14th, 1942, Madrid

56

Valérie Pécresse

French politician (born 1967)

*July 14th, 1967, Neuilly-sur-Seine

51

Manfred Weber

German politician, current president of the European People's Party and the EPP Group

*July 14th, 1972, Niederhatzkofen

80

Sid Haig

American actor (1939–2019)

*July 14th, 1939, Fresno †September 21st, 2019, Los Angeles

36

Sara Canning

Canadian actress

*July 14th, 1987, Gander

71

Joel Silver

American film producer (born 1952)

*July 14th, 1952, South Orange

80

Christopher Priest

British author (1943–2024)

*July 14th, 1943, Cheadle †February 2nd, 2024

51

Hans Graf von Bülow

German noble (1774–1825)

*July 14th, 1774, Essenrode †August 11th, 1825, Lądek-Zdrój

49

Maxine Peake

British actress

*July 14th, 1974, Westhoughton

58

Cardinal Mazarin

French cardinal and statesman

*July 14th, 1602, Pescina †March 9th, 1661, Vincennes

78

Owen Wister

American writer

*July 14th, 1860, Germantown †July 21st, 1938, Kingston

48

Uli Grötsch

German politician

*July 14th, 1975, Weiden in der Oberpfalz

47

David Moreau

French film director and screenwriter

*July 14th, 1976, Boulogne-Billancourt

46

Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden

Heir apparent to the Swedish throne and eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf

*July 14th, 1977, Karolinska University Hospital

55

Woody Guthrie

American singer-songwriter (1912–1967)

*July 14th, 1912, Okemah †October 3rd, 1967, New York City

57

Obizzo III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara

Marquess of Ferrara

*July 14th, 1294, Ferrara †March 20th, 1352, Ferrara

53

Nina Siemaszko

American actress

*July 14th, 1970, Chicago

35

Conor McGregor

Irish boxer and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter

*July 14th, 1988, Crumlin

62

Mary Mazzio

American rower and filmmaker

*July 14th, 1961, Newton

52

Allan Johansen

Danish road bicycle racer, born 1971

*July 14th, 1971, Silkeborg

41

Billy Hill

American songwriter and lyricist

*July 14th, 1899, Boston †December 24th, 1940, Boston

34

Megan Oster

Figure skater

*July 14th, 1989, Kenosha

21

Vadim Karpov

Russian association football player (born 2002)

*July 14th, 2002, Kotlas

91

Harry Dean Stanton

American actor (1926–2017)

*July 14th, 1926, Irvine †September 15th, 2017, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

70

Dorothée

French singer and TV presenter

*July 14th, 1953, 16th arrondissement of Paris

85

Ei-ichi Negishi

Japanese chemist (1935 - 2021)

*July 14th, 1935, Hsinking †June 6th, 2021, Indianapolis

49

David Mitchell

British actor, comedian and writer

*July 14th, 1974, Salisbury

63

Angelique Kidjo

Beninese musician, actress, and activist

*July 14th, 1960, Ouidah

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1242 is a normal year and no leap year.

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