July 14th, 1538

Born on July 14th, 1538

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

97

Marc Chagall

Belarusian-born French artist (1887–1985)

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

30

Milica Simić

Badminton player

*July 14th, 1993, Peć

45

Kristof Hopp

German badminton player

*July 14th, 1978, Kiel

23

Ashwathi Pillai

Badminton player

*July 14th, 2000, Kanyakumari

58

Cardinal Mazarin

French cardinal and statesman

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

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

80

Christopher Priest

British author (1943–2024)

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

80

Sid Haig

American actor (1939–2019)

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

51

Manfred Weber

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

*July 14th, 1972, Niederhatzkofen

51

Hans Graf von Bülow

German noble (1774–1825)

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

71

Joel Silver

American film producer (born 1952)

*July 14th, 1952, South Orange

Same year
Born in 1538

80

Diane de France, Duchess of Angoulême

French noble (1538-1619)

*July 25th, 1538, Paris †January 11th, 1619, Paris

27

Francesco Gonzaga

Italian cardinal (1538-1566)

*December 6th, 1538, Palermo †January 6th, 1566, Rome

46

Charles Borromeo

Cardinal, archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584

*October 2nd, 1538, Arona †November 3rd, 1584, Milan

76

Miklós Istvánffy

Hungarian politician (1538-1615)

*December 8th, 1538, Kisasszonyfa †April 1st, 1615, Vinica, Varaždin County

64

Joan Terès i Borrull

Spanish bishop

*September 29th, 1538, Verdú †July 10th, 1603, Barcelona

67

Turibius of Mongrovejo

Spanish saint

*November 16th, 1538, Mayorga †March 23rd, 1606, Lima

61

Maeda Toshiie

General of Oda Nobunaga following the Sengoku period

*January 15th, 1538, Nagoya †April 27th, 1599

73

Giovanni Battista Guarini

Italian poet

*December 10th, 1538, Ferrara †October 7th, 1612, Venice

61

Lorenzo Priuli

Italian cardinal and politician

*August 9th, 1538, Venice †January 21st, 1600, Venice

46

Alberto Bolognetti

Italian Roman Catholic cardinal

*July 28th, 1538, Bologna †May 9th, 1585, Villach

48

Luigi d'Este

Catholic cardinal

*December 25th, 1538, Ferrara †December 30th, 1586, Rome

69

Caesar Baronius

Italian cardinal and ecclesiastical historian (1538–1607)

*January 1st, 1538, Sora †June 30th, 1607, Rome

65

Dorothy Catherine of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Burggräfin of Meissen

*February 23rd, 1538, Ansbach †January 18th, 1604, Toužim

49

Guglielmo Gonzaga

Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (1538–1587)

*April 24th, 1538, Mantua †August 14th, 1587, Goito

27

John Frederick III, Duke of Saxony

Titular duke of Saxony; nominal Duke of Saxe-Gotha (1538-1565)

*January 16th, 1538, Torgau †October 31st, 1565, Jena

53

Gian Paolo Lomazzo

Italian painter (1538-1592)

*May 6th, 1538, Milan †January 27th, 1592, Milan

68

Hans Khevenhüller zu Aichelberg

(1538-1606)

*April 16th, 1538, Spittal an der Drau †May 4th, 1606, Madrid

39

Infanta Maria of Guimarães

Portuguese infanta

*August 12th, 1538, Ribeira Palace †September 7th, 1577, Parma

53

Johan II of East Frisia

Count of East Friesland (1538-1591)

*September 29th, 1538, Aurich †September 29th, 1591, Stickhausen Castle

73

Gregor Bersman

German university teacher and writer (1538-1611)

*March 10th, 1538, Annaberg-Buchholz †October 5th, 1611, Zerbst

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1538 is a normal year and no leap year.

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