January 14th, 1608

Born on January 14th, 1608

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 152,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 953 days, exactly on December 8th, 2026, people who were born on January 14th, 1608 will be 153,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 14th?

January 14th, 2011

Tunisian president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali fled the country after several violent protests.

January 14th, 1978

Austrian logician Kurt Gödel, who suffered from an obsessive fear of being poisoned, died of starvation after his wife was hospitalized and unable to cook for him.

January 14th, 1973

Elvis Presley's (pictured) concert Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite was broadcast live to audiences in Asia and Oceania.

January 14th, 1970

The self-proclaimed Republic of Biafra in southeastern Nigeria surrendered to the federal government less than three years after declaring independence, ending the Nigerian Civil War.

January 14th, 1969

A major fire and series of explosions aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise killed 28 sailors, injured 314 others, and destroyed 15 aircraft.

January 14th, 1967

The Human Be-In, a countercultural event forming a prelude to the Summer of Love, was held in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.

January 14th, 1960

The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote-issuing authority, was established.

January 14th, 1957

Hindu spiritual leader Kripalu Maharaj was named the fifth original jagadguru, meaning 'world teacher'.

January 14th, 1953

Josip Broz Tito was inaugurated as the first president of Yugoslavia.

January 14th, 1943

Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Charles de Gaulle, and Henri Giraud met in Casablanca to plan the Allies' European strategy for the next phase of World War II.

January 14th, 1939

Norway claimed Queen Maud Land, a 2.7-million km2 (1.0-million sq mi) region of Antarctica, as a dependent territory.

January 14th, 1933

The England cricket team employed bodyline tactics against Australia during a Test match at the Adelaide Oval, the peak of a major controversy in the sport.

January 14th, 1907

An earthquake registering 6.2 Mw struck Kingston, Jamaica, resulting in approximately 1,000 deaths.

January 14th, 1900

Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca, based on the play La Tosca by French dramatist Victorien Sardou, premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome.

January 14th, 1301

King Andrew III died without any male heirs, ending the Árpád dynasty, which had ruled Hungary since the late 9th century.

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

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

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

70

Stan Brakhage

American filmmaker and writer (1933–2003)

*January 14th, 1933, Kansas City †March 9th, 2003, Victoria

42

Kamila Augustyn

Badminton player

*January 14th, 1982, Słupsk

24

Line Christophersen

Badminton player

*January 14th, 2000, Dianalund

55

Emanuel Hegenbarth

German painter (1868-1923)

*January 14th, 1868, Česká Kamenice †July 18th, 1923, Dresden

84

Eva Ebner

German actor, screenwriter ans assistant director

*January 14th, 1922, Gdańsk †January 31st, 2006, Berlin

41

Rodrigo Pacheco

Badminton player

*January 14th, 1983, Lima

83

Faye Dunaway

American actress

*January 14th, 1941, Bascom

55

Jason Bateman

American actor (born 1969)

*January 14th, 1969, Rye

38

Yohan Cabaye

French association football player (born 1986)

*January 14th, 1986, Tourcoing

45

Yukio Mishima

Japanese author (1925–1970)

*January 14th, 1925, Tokyo †November 25th, 1970, Tokyo

81

Holland Taylor

American actress

*January 14th, 1943, Philadelphia

77

Peter Nogly

German association football player and manager

*January 14th, 1947, Lübeck

59

Désirée Nosbusch

Luxembourgian presenter and actress

*January 14th, 1965, Esch-sur-Alzette

90

Albert Schweitzer

French-German physician, theologian, musician, and philosopher

*January 14th, 1875, Gunsbach †September 4th, 1965, Lambaréné

82

Jan Six I

Politician from the Northern Netherlands (1618-1700)

*January 14th, 1618, Amsterdam †May 28th, 1700, Amsterdam

65

Tom Tryon

American actor and novelist (1926–1991)

*January 14th, 1926, Hartford †September 4th, 1991, Los Angeles

61

Steven Soderbergh

American film producer, screenwriter and cinematographer

*January 14th, 1963, Atlanta

79

Richard Briers

English actor (1934–2013)

*January 14th, 1934, Surrey †February 17th, 2013, London

94

Giulio Andreotti

Italian politician and statesman (1919–2013)

*January 14th, 1919, Rome †May 6th, 2013, Rome

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65

John Milton

English poet and civil servant (1608–1674)

*December 9th, 1608, Cheapside †November 8th, 1674, London

39

Evangelista Torricelli

Italian physicist and mathematician (1608-1647)

*October 15th, 1608, Rome †October 25th, 1647, Florence

48

Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor

Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1608-1657)

*July 13th, 1608, Graz †April 2nd, 1657, Vienna

48

Jean-Jacques Olier

French Catholic priest and founder (1608-1657)

*September 20th, 1608, Paris †April 2nd, 1657, Paris

51

Judith Leyster

Dutch Golden Age painter (1609-1660)

*November 30th, 1608, Haarlem †February 10th, 1660, Heemstede

89

António Vieira

Portuguese diplomat and missionary (1608-1697)

*February 6th, 1608, Sé †July 18th, 1697, Salvador

61

George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle

English soldier and politician (1608-1670)

*December 6th, 1608, London Borough of Merton †January 3rd, 1670, London

74

Cesare Facchinetti

Catholic cardinal

*September 17th, 1608, Bologna †January 30th, 1683, Rome

73

Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches

Austrian marshall

*August 16th, 1608, La Rochelle †August 12th, 1682, Jevišovice

51

Gaston, Duke of Orléans

French prince

*April 25th, 1608, Fontainebleau †February 2nd, 1660, Château de Blois

71

Giovanni Alfonso Borelli

Italian physicist (*1608 – †1679)

*January 28th, 1608, Naples †December 31st, 1679, Rome

34

René Goupil

French Jesuit lay brother and missionary (1608-1642)

*May 15th, 1608, Saint-Martin-du-Bois †September 29th, 1642, Auriesville

69

Andrzej Wiszowaty

Polish theologian (1608-1678)

*November 26th, 1608, Filipów, Podlaskie Voivodeship †July 29th, 1678, Amsterdam

57

Francisco Manuel de Melo

Portuguese writer, politician and military officer (1608-1666)

*November 23rd, 1608, Lisbon †August 24th, 1666, Lisbon

58

Gaspar Schott

German scientist

*February 5th, 1608, Bad Königshofen im Grabfeld †May 22nd, 1666, Würzburg

70

Alfonso Litta

Cardinal Archbishop of Milan

*September 19th, 1608, Milan †August 28th, 1679, Rome

75

Christian Lorentz von Adlershelm

German politician (1608-1684)

*July 26th, 1608, Leipzig †February 7th, 1684, Leipzig

76

Daniello Bartoli

Italian Jesuit cleric-scientist

*February 12th, 1608, Ferrara †January 13th, 1685, Rome

69

Giacomo Torelli

Italian stage designer, engineer, and architect (1608-1678)

*September 1st, 1608, Fano †June 17th, 1678, Fano

48

Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine

French noble

*October 3rd, 1608, Nancy †February 2nd, 1657, Paris

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 14th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Old New Year, and its related observance, Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period.) which are celebrated on January 14th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1608 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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