December 14th, 1587

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Born on December 14th, 1587 – 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 1587)

Born on December 14th, 1587

Weekday

Monday

December 14th, 1587 was a Monday.

Age

436

People born on December 14th, 1587 will turn 437 this year (2024), in exactly 222 days .

Zodiac

♐

Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)

November 23rd, 1587 - December 21st, 1587

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 159,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 610 days, exactly on January 6th, 2026, people who were born on December 14th, 1587 will be 160,000 days old!

159,390 Days

22,770 Weeks

5,236 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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?

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

Tycho Brahe

Danish astronomer and alchemist, 1546–1601

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

Karin Beier

German theatre director

*December 14th, 1965, Cologne

Aníbal Abreu

Venezuelan composer

*December 14th, 1928, Caracas

Nostradamus

French seer and astrologer (1503–1566)

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

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

Georg Calixtus

German Lutheran theologian (1586-1656)

*December 14th, 1586, Medelby †March 19th, 1656, Helmstedt

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

Same year
Born in 1587

Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna

Swedish statesman (1587-1640)

*June 15th, 1587, Tallinn †November 27th, 1640, Stockholm

436

Virginia Dare

First child born in the Americas to English parents

*August 18th, 1587, Roanoke Colony

Simon VII, Count of Lippe

Count of Lippe-Detmold

*December 30th, 1587, Schloss Brake †March 26th, 1627, Detmold

Louis De Geer

Dutch politician, industrialist, gun merchant (1587-1652)

*November 17th, 1587, Liège †June 19th, 1652, Amsterdam

Thomas Weinrich

*January 1st, 1587, Jelenia Góra †May 4th, 1629

Joost van den Vondel

Dutch poet and writer (1587-1679)

*November 17th, 1587, Cologne †February 5th, 1679, Amsterdam

Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares

Spanish royal favourite of Philip IV and minister (1587-1645)

*January 6th, 1587, Rome †July 22nd, 1645, Toro

Victor Amadeus I of Savoy

Duke of Savoy (1587–1637)

*May 8th, 1587, Turin †October 7th, 1637, Vercelli

Khusrau Mirza

Son of the Mughal emperor Jahangir (1587-1622)

*August 16th, 1587, Lahore †January 26th, 1622, Lahore

Anders Arrebo

Danish writer

*January 2nd, 1587, Ærøskøbing †March 12th, 1637, Vordingborg

Dorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst

*February 3rd, 1587, Wolfenbüttel †October 16th, 1609, Zerbst

Kaspar von Barth

German philologist (1587-1658)

*June 21st, 1587, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †September 17th, 1658, Leipzig

Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick

Royal Navy admiral (1587-1658)

*June 5th, 1587, Leez Priory †April 19th, 1658, London

Antoine Boësset

French musician (1587-1643)

*February 24th, 1587, Blois †December 8th, 1643, Paris

Johannes Bergius

German theologian

*February 24th, 1587, Szczecin †December 19th, 1658, Berlin

Nikolaus von Wolkenstein

Austrian canon

*January 4th, 1587, Schloss Bruck †April 6th, 1624, Padua

Paul Röber

German theologian

*February 5th, 1587, Wurzen †March 18th, 1651, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Hans van Steenwinckel the Younger

Danish architect

*June 24th, 1587, Copenhagen †August 6th, 1639, Copenhagen

Countess Juliane of Nassau-Siegen

Daughter of Count John of Nassau-Siegen, by marriage Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel

*September 3rd, 1587, Dillenburger Schloss †February 15th, 1643, Eschwege

Raffaello Vanni

Italian painter (1587-1673)

*October 4th, 1587, Siena †November 29th, 1673, Siena

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.MDLXXXVII

14.12.1587

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

IV = 4

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1587 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
December 1587

December 1587

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December 14th, 1587

Born on December 14th, 1587

Weekday

Monday

Age

Zodiac

♐

Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 159,000 days old!

159,390 Days

22,770 Weeks

5,236 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 1587

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