July 14th, 1556

Born on July 14th, 1556

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 170,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 133 days, exactly on September 18th, 2024, people who were born on July 14th, 1556 will be 171,000 days old!

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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

58

Cardinal Mazarin

French cardinal and statesman

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

97

Marc Chagall

Belarusian-born French artist (1887–1985)

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

42

Ng Wei

Hong Kong badminton player

*July 14th, 1981, Jiangsu

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

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

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

36

Sara Canning

Canadian actress

*July 14th, 1987, Gander

Same year
Born in 1556

86

Sophia Brahe

Danish horticulturalist

*September 22nd, 1556, Knutstorp Castle †January 1st, 1643, Helsingør

43

Jerzy Radziwiłł

Catholic cardinal

*May 31st, 1556, Lukiškės †January 21st, 1600, Rome

69

Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana

Mughal court poet and minister (1556–1627)

*December 17th, 1556, Lahore †October 1st, 1626, Agra

83

Jeanne de Lestonnac

French saint

*December 27th, 1556, Bordeaux †February 2nd, 1640, Bordeaux

62

Jacques Davy Duperron

Catholic cardinal

*November 15th, 1556, Saint-Lô †December 6th, 1618, Paris

52

Philipp Nicolai

German Lutheran pastor, hymnwriter

*August 10th, 1556, Bad Arolsen †October 2nd, 1608, Hamburg

25

Alexander Briant

Jesuit martyr

*August 17th, 1556, Somerset †December 1st, 1581, Tyburn

70

Ahmad Baba al Massufi

Malian academic (1556-1627)

*October 26th, 1556, Araouane †April 22nd, 1627, Timbuktu

69

François Béroalde de Verville

French writer

*April 27th, 1556, Paris †January 1st, 1626, Tours

37

Andreas von Auersperg

Carniolan noble and military commander in the battle of Sisak

*April 9th, 1556, Žužemberk †September 5th, 1593, Karlovac

49

Nyaungyan Min

King of Burma

*March 6th, 1556, Bago †March 3rd, 1606, Hsipaw

60

Countess Maria of Nassau

Countess of Nassau (1556-1616)

*February 7th, 1556, Breda †October 10th, 1616, Buren

91

Joseph Calasanz

Spanish writer and saint

*September 11th, 1556, Peralta de la Sal †August 25th, 1648, Rome

65

Aurelio Lomi

Italian painter (1556-1622)

*February 29th, 1556, Pisa †January 1st, 1622, Pisa

59

Sethus Calvisius

German music theorist, composer, chronologer, astronomer, and teacher

*February 21st, 1556, Gorsleben †November 24th, 1615, Leipzig

67

Uesugi Kagekatsu

Daimyo during the Sengoku and Edo periods

*January 8th, 1556, Echigo Province †April 19th, 1623, Yonezawa

29

Kunigunde Jakobäa of Simmern

(1556-1586)

*October 9th, 1556, Simmern †January 26th, 1586, Dillenburg

57

Matthaeus Entzlin

German university teacher (1556-1613)

*May 16th, 1556, Stuttgart †November 22nd, 1613, Bad Urach

40

George Peele

English poet and dramatist (1556-1596)

*January 1st, 1556, London †November 7th, 1596, London

65

Guillaume du Vair

French bishop, Magistrate of the Parliament, Keeper of the Seals of France under Louis XIII

*March 7th, 1556, Paris †August 3rd, 1621, Tonneins

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Leap year

Yes: 1556 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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