June 14th, 1492

Born on June 14th, 1492

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on June 14th?

June 14th, 2017

A fire severely damaged Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, London, killing 72 people.

June 14th, 2014

War in Donbas: An Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down by forces of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, killing all 49 people on board.

June 14th, 1982

Falklands War: British prime minister Margaret Thatcher announced that white flags were flying over Port Stanley, in advance of the formal surrender of Argentine forces.

June 14th, 1971

Emerson, Lake & Palmer released the progressive rock album Tarkus.

June 14th, 1966

The Vatican formally abolished its 427-year-old list of prohibited books.

June 14th, 1949

Albert II became the first monkey in space, reaching an altitude of 134 km (83 mi) in a V-2 rocket.

June 14th, 1944

Second World War: The British Army abandoned its attempt to capture the German-occupied city of Caen.

June 14th, 1940

The Soviet Union issued an ultimatum to Lithuania demanding that the Red Army be allowed to enter the country and form a pro-Soviet government.

June 14th, 1846

Settlers in Sonoma began rebelling against Mexico, later proclaiming the California Republic and raising a homemade flag with a bear and a star.

June 14th, 1822

In a paper presented to the Royal Astronomical Society, English mathematician Charles Babbage proposed a difference engine (pictured), an automatic, mechanical calculator designed to tabulate polynomial functions.

June 14th, 1800

War of the Second Coalition: In the Battle of Marengo, Napoleonic forces secured victory over the Habsburgs when defeat had appeared inevitable until the arrival of French troops led by Louis Desaix.

June 14th, 1777

The Second Continental Congress adopted the stars and stripes design for the flag of the United States.

June 14th, 1646

Franco-Spanish War: French and Spanish fleets fought the inconclusive Battle of Orbetello, with sailing vessels of both sides having to be towed into action by galleys due to light winds.

June 14th, 1644

First English Civil War: Prince Maurice] abandoned his siege of Lyme Regis in Dorset after learning of the approach of a Parliamentarian relief force.

June 14th, 1381

During the Peasants' Revolt in England, rebels stormed the Tower of London, killing Simon Sudbury, Lord Chancellor, and Robert Hales, Lord High Treasurer (both pictured).

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

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

77

Donald Trump

President of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 14th, 1946, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

91

George Alan Thomas

English badminton, chess and tennis player

*June 14th, 1881, Tarabya †July 23rd, 1972, London

65

Olaf Scholz

German politician (SPD) and 9th Federal Chancellor of Germany (since 2021)

*June 14th, 1958, Osnabrück

39

Che Guevara

Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)

*June 14th, 1928, Rosario †October 9th, 1967, La Higuera

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

85

Harriet Beecher Stowe

American abolitionist and author (1811–1896)

*June 14th, 1811, Litchfield †July 1st, 1896, Hartford

52

Marco Bülow

German politician

*June 14th, 1971, Dortmund

54

Steffi Graf

German tennis player

*June 14th, 1969, Mannheim

85

James Black

Scottish doctor and pharmacologist

*June 14th, 1924, Uddingston †March 22nd, 2010, London

70

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb

French physicist

*June 14th, 1736, Angoulême †August 23rd, 1806, Paris

103

Gisèle Casadesus

French actress (1914-2017)

*June 14th, 1914, 18th arrondissement of Paris †September 24th, 2017, Paris

78

Walter von Molo

Austrian writer (1880–1958)

*June 14th, 1880, Šternberk †October 27th, 1958, Murnau am Staffelsee

69

Eddie Mekka

American actor (1952–2021)

*June 14th, 1952, Worcester †November 27th, 2021, Newhall

75

Karl Landsteiner

Austrian biologist, physician and Nobel Prize laureate

*June 14th, 1868, Vienna †June 26th, 1943, New York City

34

Lucy Hale

American actress and singer

*June 14th, 1989, Memphis

51

Alois Alzheimer

German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (1864-1915)

*June 14th, 1864, Marktbreit †December 19th, 1915, Wrocław

65

Eric Heiden

American speed skater

*June 14th, 1958, Madison

98

Tom Forkner

Businessman, lawyer, golfer

*June 14th, 1918, Hawkinsville †April 27th, 2017

72

Alan White

English rock drummer (1949–2022)

*June 14th, 1949, Ferryhill †May 26th, 2022, Seattle

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57

Margaret of Valois-Angoulême

Queen consort of Navarre

*April 11th, 1492, Angoulême †December 21st, 1549, Odos

93

Martín de Azpilcueta

Spanish theologian and economist

*December 13th, 1492, Barásoain †June 1st, 1586, Rome

73

Bartholomaeus Rieseberg

German theologian

*August 24th, 1492, Mieste †August 10th, 1566, Gardelegen

72

Ambrosius Blarer

Swiss theologian

*April 4th, 1492, Constance †December 6th, 1564, Winterthur

64

Pietro Aretino

Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist, and blackmailer (1492-1556)

*March 31st, 1492, Arezzo †October 21st, 1556, Venice

48

Juan Luis Vives

Spanish philosopher

*March 6th, 1492, Valencia †May 6th, 1540, Bruges

26

Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino

Italian noble (1492-1519)

*September 12th, 1492, Florence †May 4th, 1519, Careggi

72

Sabina of Bavaria

Bavarian Duchess

*April 24th, 1492, Munich †August 30th, 1564, Nürtingen

64

Georg Rörer

German theologian

*October 1st, 1492, Deggendorf †April 24th, 1557, Jena

69

Anne d'Alençon

Marquise of Montferrat (1492-1562)

*October 30th, 1492, Alençon †October 18th, 1562, Casale Monferrato

66

Philip I of Nassau-Wiesbaden

Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden (1511-1554)

*April 26th, 1492, Cologne †June 6th, 1558, Idstein

57

Andrea Alciato

Italian jurist and writer (1492–1550)

*May 8th, 1492, Milan †January 12th, 1550, Pavia

73

Wolfgang, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

German prince

*August 1st, 1492, Köthen †March 23rd, 1566, Zerbst

73

Johan Rantzau

German general

*November 12th, 1492, Steinburg †December 12th, 1565, Breitenburg

65

John II

Count Palatine of Simmern

*March 21st, 1492, Simmern †May 18th, 1557, Simmern

89

Matteo Tafuri

Italian alchemist

*August 8th, 1492, Soleto †June 13th, 1582, Soleto

81

Donato Giannotti

Italian writer (1492-1574)

*November 27th, 1492, Florence †December 27th, 1573, Rome

3

Elizabeth Tudor

English princess

*July 2nd, 1492, Richmond Palace †September 14th, 1495, Eltham Palace

72

Simone Pasqua

Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal

*November 17th, 1492, Genoa †September 4th, 1565, Rome

50

Wernher Steiner

Swiss historian

*January 1st, 1492, Zug †January 1st, 1542, Zürich

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Public holidays on June 14th

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Leap year

Yes: 1492 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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