October 14th, 1623

Born on October 14th, 1623

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 146,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 705 days, exactly on April 4th, 2026, people who were born on October 14th, 1623 will be 147,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on October 14th?

October 14th, 2021

Approximately 10,000 John Deere employees went on strike in one of the largest private-sector strikes in the United States.

October 14th, 2014

A snowstorm and series of avalanches occurred on and around the Himalayan peaks of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri, resulting in the deaths of at least 43 people.

October 14th, 2012

Felix Baumgartner jumped from a helium balloon in the stratosphere to become the first person to break the sound barrier without vehicular power.

October 14th, 1980

The 6th Congress of the Workers' Party concluded, having anointed North Korean president Kim Il Sung's son Kim Jong Il as his successor.

October 14th, 1964

Members of the Politburo voted to remove Nikita Khrushchev as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and replace him with Leonid Brezhnev.

October 14th, 1957

After three days of heavy rain, the Turia overflowed and flooded the city of Valencia, Spain, causing at least 81 deaths.

October 14th, 1956

B. R. Ambedkar, a leader of India's "Untouchable" caste, publicly converted to Buddhism and became the leader of the Dalit Buddhist movement.

October 14th, 1953

Israeli military commander Ariel Sharon and his Unit 101 special forces attacked the village of Qibya on the West Bank, destroying 45 buildings, killing 42 villagers, and wounding 15 others.

October 14th, 1949

The first of the Smith Act trials concluded in New York City, with eleven leaders of the Communist Party of the United States found guilty of violating the Smith Act.

October 14th, 1947

American test pilot Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier, reaching Mach 1.06 on board the Bell X-1, an experimental rocket-powered aircraft.

October 14th, 1943

The Second Philippine Republic, a Japanese puppet state, was established with Jose P. Laurel as its first president.

October 14th, 1940

Second World War: During the Blitz, a semi-armour-piercing fragmentation bomb fell on the road above Balham station in London, which was being used as an air raid shelter, killing at least 64 people.

October 14th, 1939

Second World War: The German submarine U-47 torpedoed and sank the Royal Navy battleship HMS Royal Oak while the latter was anchored at Scapa Flow in Orkney, Scotland.

October 14th, 1926

The first book featuring English author A. A. Milne's fictional bear Winnie-the-Pooh was published.

October 14th, 1912

Former U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt was shot in an assassination attempt, but delivered a speech before receiving treatment from preeminent surgeon John Benjamin Murphy.

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

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

79

Udo Kier

German actor

*October 14th, 1944, Cologne

25

Nina Chuba

German singer and television actor

*October 14th, 1998, Wedel

89

Roger Moore

English actor (1927–2017)

*October 14th, 1927, Stockwell †May 23rd, 2017, Crans-Montana

40

Lin Dan

Chinese badminton player

*October 14th, 1983, Longyan

78

Dwight D. Eisenhower

President of the United States from 1953 to 1961

*October 14th, 1890, Denison †March 28th, 1969, Washington, D.C.

25

Victor Nelsson

Danish association football player

*October 14th, 1998, Hornbæk

71

Paul Arndt

German classical archaeologist

*October 14th, 1865, Dresden †July 17th, 1937, Munich

83

Sophia of Hanover

Princess of the Palatinate, Electress of Hanover, heir presumptive and ancestor of British monarchs following the Act of Settlement 1701

*October 14th, 1630, The Hague †June 8th, 1714, Hanover

67

James II of England

King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1633–1701)

*October 14th, 1633, London †September 5th, 1701, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

22

Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi

Indonesian badminton player

*October 14th, 2001, Sukoharjo

73

William Penn

English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, early Quaker and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)

*October 14th, 1644, London †July 30th, 1718, Ruscombe

71

Joan Maetsuycker

Dutch colonial governor (1606–1678)

*October 14th, 1606, Amsterdam †January 24th, 1678, Jakarta

45

Usher

American R&B singer (born 1978)

*October 14th, 1978, Dallas

69

Hannah Arendt

German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)

*October 14th, 1906, Lindener Marktplatz 2, Hannover †December 4th, 1975, Upper West Side

99

Lillian Gish

American actress (1893–1993)

*October 14th, 1893, Springfield †February 27th, 1993, New York City

52

Alexandra Lamy

French actress

*October 14th, 1971, Alès

76

Rikky von Opel

Racecar driver

*October 14th, 1947, New York City

25

Ariela Barer

American actor and singer

*October 14th, 1998, United States of America

91

Jacqueline Beer

French actress

*October 14th, 1932, Paris

86

Emilie Lieberherr

Swiss politician (1924–2011)

*October 14th, 1924, Erstfeld †January 3rd, 2011, Zollikerberg

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Born in 1623

39

Blaise Pascal

French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher (1623–1662)

*June 19th, 1623, Clermont-Ferrand †August 19th, 1662, Paris

64

Ferdinand Verbiest

Flemish Jesuit missionary (1623–1688)

*October 9th, 1623, Pittem †January 28th, 1688, Beijing

61

Frederick Casimir, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg and Hanau-Münzenberg (1623-1685)

*August 4th, 1623, Bouxwiller †March 30th, 1685, Hanau

70

Maria van Oosterwijck

Dutch Golden Age painter (1630-1693)

*August 20th, 1623, Nootdorp †November 12th, 1693, Uitdam

64

Johannes Colberg

German theologian

*March 31st, 1623, Kołobrzeg †September 19th, 1687, Greifswald

59

Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg

German noble (1623-1683)

*July 14th, 1623, Berlin †June 26th, 1683, Schmalkalden

85

François de Laval

Catholic saint, First Bishop of Quebec

*April 30th, 1623, Montigny-sur-Avre †May 6th, 1708, Quebec City

64

William Petty

English scientist, philosopher, statistician and economist (1623-1687)

*May 26th, 1623, Romsey †December 16th, 1687, London

53

Mathias Palbitzki

Swedish judge (1623-1677)

*December 23rd, 1623, Słupsk †October 20th, 1677, Katrineholm Municipality

65

Juan Torrecillas y Ruiz de Cárdenas

17th-century Catholic bishop

*April 2nd, 1623, Almería †June 24th, 1688, Brindisi

68

Pierre Du Bosc

French theologian

*February 21st, 1623, Bayeux †January 2nd, 1692, Rotterdam

72

Karl II von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn

Prince-Bishop of Olomouc

*March 17th, 1623, Kłodzko †September 23rd, 1695, Olomouc

68

Christian Louis I, Duke of Mecklenburg

Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

*December 1st, 1623, Schwerin †June 21st, 1692, The Hague

84

Wilhelmus Beekman

Dutch politician

*April 28th, 1623, Hasselt †September 21st, 1707, Rhinebeck

71

Jean Bégrand

Belgian architect (1623-1694)

*February 23rd, 1623, Ypres †February 28th, 1694, Azpeitia

53

Henri Sauval

French historian

*March 5th, 1623, Paris †March 21st, 1676, Paris

57

Gillis Valckenier

Dutch politician (1623-1680)

*August 13th, 1623, Amsterdam †November 6th, 1680, Amsterdam

80

Christoph Leopold von Schaffgotsch

(1623-1703)

*April 8th, 1623, Żmigród †June 30th, 1703, Wrocław

61

Carpoforo Tencalla

Italian painter (1623-1685)

*September 10th, 1623, Bissone †March 9th, 1685, Bissone

47

William Byam

Governor of Suriname (1623-1670)

*March 9th, 1623, Luccombe †December 1st, 1670, Antigua

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1623 is a normal year and no leap year.

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