August 14th, 1493

Born on August 14th, 1493

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 350 days, exactly on July 6th, 2027, people who were born on August 14th, 1493 will be 195,000 days old!

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What happened on August 14th?

August 14th, 2021

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck in Haiti, killing at least 2,248 people and causing $1.5 billion in damages and economic loss.

August 14th, 1816

The United Kingdom formally annexed the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, administering the islands from the Cape Colony in South Africa.

August 14th, 2018

The Ponte Morandi bridge collapsed in Genoa, Italy, killing 43 people.

August 14th, 2013

Security forces raided two camps of supporters of the ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in Cairo, leading to the deaths of at least 595 civilians.

August 14th, 2010

The inaugural edition of the Youth Olympic Games opened in Singapore for athletes aged between 14 and 18.

August 14th, 2005

Helios Airways Flight 522 crashed into a mountain north of Marathon, Greece, killing all 121 people on board.

August 14th, 1975

The Rocky Horror Picture Show premiered in London, the first in its record-breaking run in cinemas, which continues in limited release.

August 14th, 1971

The English rock band the Who released Who's Next, the group's only album to top the UK charts.

August 14th, 1941

After a secret meeting in Newfoundland, British prime minister Winston Churchill and U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt (both pictured) issued the Atlantic Charter, establishing a vision for a post–World War II world.

August 14th, 1888

One of the first recordings of music, of Arthur Sullivan's "The Lost Chord", was played at a press conference in London to introduce Thomas Edison's phonograph.

August 14th, 1720

The Spanish Villasur expedition, intended to slow the progress of French influence on the Great Plains of North America, ended in failure when it was ambushed (depicted) by Pawnee and Otoe forces.

August 14th, 1264

War of Saint Sabas: A Genoese fleet captured or sank most of the ships of a Venetian trade convoy off the Albanian coast.

August 14th, 2001

Jeffrey Skilling resigns as CEO of Enron.

August 14th, 1974

Turkey launches the second phase of the invasion of Cyprus, which eventually resulted in the Turkish occupation of 37% of Cyprus.

August 14th, 2023

Former U.S. president Donald Trump is charged in Georgia along with 18 others in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election in that state, his fourth indictment of 2023.

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

Same year
Born in 1493

37

Maximilian Sforza

Duke of Milan

*January 25th, 1493, Milan †June 4th, 1530, Paris

71

Osanna of Cattaro

Dominican visionary and anchoress

*November 25th, 1493, Kotor †April 27th, 1565, Kotor

56

Wilhelm IV, Duke of Bavaria

Duke of Bavaria

*November 13th, 1493, Munich †March 7th, 1550, Munich

75

Bernardo Tasso

Italian poet

*November 11th, 1493, Bergamo †September 5th, 1569, Mantua

75

Nicolaus Olahus

Roman Catholic archbishop

*January 10th, 1493, Sibiu †January 15th, 1568, Trnava

74

Anne de Montmorency

First Duke of Montmorency

*March 15th, 1493, Chantilly †November 12th, 1567, Paris

59

Olaus Petri

Clergyman, writer, judge and major contributor to the Protestant Reformation in Sweden

*January 6th, 1493, Örebro †April 19th, 1552, Storkyrkoförsamlingen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1493 is a normal year and no leap year.

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