December 14th, 1544

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Born on December 14th, 1544 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on December 14th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on December 14th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (December 1544)

Born on December 14th, 1544

Weekday

Thursday

December 14th, 1544 was a Thursday.

Age

479

People born on December 14th, 1544 will turn 480 this year (2024), in exactly 231 days .

Zodiac

♐

Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)

November 23rd, 1544 - December 21st, 1544

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 175,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 914 days, exactly on October 28th, 2026, people who were born on December 14th, 1544 will be 176,000 days old!

175,086 Days

25,012 Weeks

5,752 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on December 14th?

December 14th, 2012

A 20-year-old gunman shot twenty children and six adult staff members in a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

December 14th, 2009

The tino rangatiratanga flag, representing the Māori people, was officially recognized by the government of New Zealand.

December 14th, 2008

During a press conference in Baghdad, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw his shoes at U.S. president George W. Bush and Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, yelling "This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq".

December 14th, 1999

Torrential rains caused flash floods in the Venezuelan state of Vargas, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure.

December 14th, 1998

Kosovo War: Yugoslav forces ambushed a group of Kosovo Liberation Army militants attempting to smuggle weapons into Yugoslavia from Albania.

December 14th, 1992

War in Abkhazia: A helicopter carrying evacuees was shot down during the siege of Tkvarcheli, resulting in at least 52 deaths and catalysing more concerted Russian military intervention on behalf of Abkhazia.

December 14th, 1981

The Knesset passed the Golan Heights Law, extending Israeli "laws, jurisdiction and administration" to the Golan Heights, effectively annexing the territory internationally recognized as part of Syria.

December 14th, 1972

Upon completing the third extra-vehicular activity of Apollo 17, American astronaut Gene Cernan became the last person to date to walk on the Moon.

December 14th, 1963

The dam containing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir in Los Angeles failed, releasing a flood that killed five people and destroyed 277 homes.

December 14th, 1962

NASA's Mariner 2 became the world's first spacecraft to successfully conduct a planetary encounter when it flew by Venus.

December 14th, 1960

Australian cricketer Ian Meckiff was run out on the last day of the first Test match between Australia and the West Indies, resulting in the first tied Test in cricket history.

December 14th, 1948

American physicists Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann were awarded a patent for their cathode-ray tube amusement device, the first interactive electronic game.

December 14th, 1918

Giacomo Puccini's comic opera Gianni Schicchi premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

December 14th, 1913

Haruna (pictured), the fourth and last Japanese battlecruiser of the Kongō class, was launched and went on to serve in both world wars.

December 14th, 1911

Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team became the first people to reach the South Pole.

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

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

Tycho Brahe

Danish astronomer and alchemist, 1546–1601

*December 14th, 1546, Knutstorp Castle †October 24th, 1601, Prague

Molly Nilsson

Swedish record producer, keyboardist and singer-songwriter

*December 14th, 1984, Stockholm

Paul Herrmann

German classical archaeologist

*December 14th, 1859, Halle (Saale) †August 30th, 1935, Dresden

Nostradamus

French seer and astrologer (1503–1566)

*December 14th, 1503, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence †July 2nd, 1566, Salon-de-Provence

Karin Beier

German theatre director

*December 14th, 1965, Cologne

Aníbal Abreu

Venezuelan composer

*December 14th, 1928, Caracas

Dilma Rousseff

President of Brazil from 2011 to 2016

*December 14th, 1947, Belo Horizonte

Ingeborg Meyer-Rey

German illustrator (1920-2001)

*December 14th, 1920, Berlin †April 4th, 2001, Berlin

Ginger Lynn

American pornographic actress

*December 14th, 1962, Rockford

Patty Duke

American actress (1946–2016)

*December 14th, 1946, Queens †March 29th, 2016, Coeur d'Alene

George VI

King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952, Emperor of India from 1936 to 1948 (1895–1952)

*December 14th, 1895, York Cottage †February 6th, 1952, Sandringham House

Ruth Fuchs

German politician and athlete, Olympic champion

*December 14th, 1946, Egeln †September 20th, 2023, Jena

Lee Remick

American actress (1935-1991)

*December 14th, 1935, Quincy †July 2nd, 1991, Brentwood

Miranda Hart

English comedian

*December 14th, 1972, Torquay

Vanessa Hudgens

American actress and singer

*December 14th, 1988, Salinas

Anna Maria Jopek

Polish musician and singer

*December 14th, 1970, Warsaw

Karl Carstens

President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1914-1992)

*December 14th, 1914, Bremen †May 30th, 1992, Meckenheim

Linda Hopkins

African American actress and blues and gospel singer (1924-2017)

*December 14th, 1924, New Orleans †April 10th, 2017, Milwaukee

Noémie Lvovsky

French film director, screenwriter, and actress

*December 14th, 1964, Paris

Abbe Lane

American singer and actress

*December 14th, 1932, Brooklyn

Same year
Born in 1544

William Gilbert

English physician, physicist and natural philosopher (1544-1603)

*May 24th, 1544, Colchester †November 30th, 1603, London

Francis II of France

King of France (1544-1560)

*January 19th, 1544, Fontainebleau †December 5th, 1560, Orléans

Torquato Tasso

Italian poet (1544–1595)

*March 11th, 1544, Sorrento †April 25th, 1595, Rome

Giovanni Maria Nosseni

Swiss sculptor

*May 1st, 1544, Lugano †September 20th, 1620, Dresden

Anna of Saxony

Dutch princess (1545-1577)

*December 23rd, 1544, Dresden †December 18th, 1577, Dresden

Renata of Lorraine

Duchess consort of Bavaria

*April 20th, 1544, Nancy †May 22nd, 1602, Munich

Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania

Duke of Pomerania-Stettin from 1603 to 1606

*August 9th, 1544, Wolgast †March 7th, 1606, Szczecin

Gillis van Coninxloo

Flemish painter (1544-1607)

*January 24th, 1544, Antwerp †January 4th, 1607, Amsterdam

Dorothea Susanne of Simmern

Duchess of Saxe-Weimar

*November 15th, 1544, Simmern †April 8th, 1592, Weimar

Isaac Habrecht

Swiss clockmaker

*February 23rd, 1544, Schaffhausen †November 11th, 1620, Strasbourg

Takenaka Shigeharu

Japanese samurai

*September 27th, 1544, Ōno district †July 6th, 1579, Miki Castle

César de Bus

French Roman Catholic priest and saint

*February 3rd, 1544, Cavaillon †April 15th, 1607, Avignon

Johann Conrad Meyer

Swiss politician (1544-1604)

*May 5th, 1544, Schaffhausen †June 18th, 1604, Maienfeld

Margarethe von Diez

(1544-1608)

*October 14th, 1544, Spangenberg †July 12th, 1608

Georg Besserer

German theologian (1544-1604)

*October 7th, 1544, Kitzingen †April 20th, 1604

Diane de La Marck

*June 16th, 1544, Château-Thierry †April 30th, 1622

Thomas Hobson

English keeper of a livery stable

*January 1st, 1544, Stratford-upon-Avon †January 1st, 1631, Wales

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 14th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 14th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XIV.XII.MDXLIV

14.12.1544

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

XL = 40

X = 10

IV = 4

I = 1

Leap year

Yes: 1544 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).

Calendar
December 1544

December 1544

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
48					1	2	3
49	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
50	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
51	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
52	25	26	27	28	29	30	31

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
48					1	2	3
49	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
50	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
51	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
52	25	26	27	28	29	30	31

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
48					1	2	3
49	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
50	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
51	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
52	25	26	27	28	29	30	31

December 14th, 1544

Born on December 14th, 1544

Weekday

Thursday

Age

Zodiac

♐

Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 175,000 days old!

175,086 Days

25,012 Weeks

5,752 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on December 14th?

A 20-year-old gunman shot twenty children and six adult staff members in a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

The tino rangatiratanga flag, representing the Māori people, was officially recognized by the government of New Zealand.

During a press conference in Baghdad, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw his shoes at U.S. president George W. Bush and Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, yelling "This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq".

Torrential rains caused flash floods in the Venezuelan state of Vargas, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure.

Kosovo War: Yugoslav forces ambushed a group of Kosovo Liberation Army militants attempting to smuggle weapons into Yugoslavia from Albania.

War in Abkhazia: A helicopter carrying evacuees was shot down during the siege of Tkvarcheli, resulting in at least 52 deaths and catalysing more concerted Russian military intervention on behalf of Abkhazia.

The Knesset passed the Golan Heights Law, extending Israeli "laws, jurisdiction and administration" to the Golan Heights, effectively annexing the territory internationally recognized as part of Syria.

Upon completing the third extra-vehicular activity of Apollo 17, American astronaut Gene Cernan became the last person to date to walk on the Moon.

The dam containing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir in Los Angeles failed, releasing a flood that killed five people and destroyed 277 homes.

NASA's Mariner 2 became the world's first spacecraft to successfully conduct a planetary encounter when it flew by Venus.

Australian cricketer Ian Meckiff was run out on the last day of the first Test match between Australia and the West Indies, resulting in the first tied Test in cricket history.

American physicists Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann were awarded a patent for their cathode-ray tube amusement device, the first interactive electronic game.

Giacomo Puccini's comic opera Gianni Schicchi premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

Haruna (pictured), the fourth and last Japanese battlecruiser of the Kongō class, was launched and went on to serve in both world wars.

Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team became the first people to reach the South Pole.

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

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

Same year Born in 1544

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 14th

Folcwin

John of the Cross

John III of the Sedre (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Matronian

Nicasius of Rheims

Nimatullah Kassab (Maronite Church)

Spyridon (Western Church)

Venantius Fortunatus

December 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Alabama Day (Alabama)

Forty-seven Ronin Remembrance Day (Sengaku-ji, Tokyo)

Martyred Intellectuals Day (Bangladesh)

Monkey Day