August 14th, 1684

Born on August 14th, 1684

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 14th?

August 14th, 2018

The Ponte Morandi bridge collapsed in Genoa, Italy, killing 43 people.

August 14th, 2013

Security forces raided two camps of supporters of the ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in Cairo, leading to the deaths of at least 595 civilians.

August 14th, 2010

The inaugural edition of the Youth Olympic Games opened in Singapore for athletes aged between 14 and 18.

August 14th, 2005

Helios Airways Flight 522 crashed into a mountain north of Marathon, Greece, killing all 121 people on board.

August 14th, 1975

The Rocky Horror Picture Show premiered in London, the first in its record-breaking run in cinemas, which continues in limited release.

August 14th, 1971

The English rock band the Who released Who's Next, the group's only album to top the UK charts.

August 14th, 1941

After a secret meeting in Newfoundland, British prime minister Winston Churchill and U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt (both pictured) issued the Atlantic Charter, establishing a vision for a post–World War II world.

August 14th, 1888

One of the first recordings of music, of Arthur Sullivan's "The Lost Chord" , was played at a press conference in London to introduce Thomas Edison's phonograph.

August 14th, 1720

The Spanish Villasur expedition, intended to slow the progress of French influence on the Great Plains of North America, ended in failure when it was ambushed by Pawnee and Otoe forces.

August 14th, 1264

War of Saint Sabas: A Genoese fleet captured or sank most of the ships of a Venetian trade convoy off the Albanian coast.

August 14th, 2023

Former U.S. President Donald Trump is charged in Georgia along with 18 others in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election in that state, his fourth indictment of 2023.

August 14th, 2022

An explosion destroys a market in Armenia, killing six people and injuring dozens.

August 14th, 2021

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes southwestern Haiti, killing at least 2,248 people and causing a humanitarian crisis.

August 14th, 2015

The U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba re-opens after 54 years of being closed when Cuba–United States relations were broken off.

August 14th, 2013

UPS Airlines Flight 1354 crashes short of the runway at Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, killing both crew members on board.

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

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

33

Kim Ki-jung

South Korean badminton player

*August 14th, 1990, Dangjin

79

Dieter Planck

German archaeologist

*August 14th, 1944, Rottenburg am Neckar

36

Rosalie Thomass

German actress

*August 14th, 1987, Munich

51

Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia

King of Prussia

*August 14th, 1688, Berlin †May 31st, 1740, City Palace

35

Mariana Agathangelou

English badminton player

*August 14th, 1988, Jersey

42

Anna Carina

Peruvian musician

*August 14th, 1981, Lima

40

Mila Kunis

Ukrainian-American actress

*August 14th, 1983, Chernivtsi

52

Raoul Bova

Italian actor

*August 14th, 1971, Rome

54

Maj Helen Sorkmo

Norwegian cross-country skier

*August 14th, 1969, Os Municipality

90

Gisela Richter

British-American art historian and archaeologist (1882–1972)

*August 14th, 1882, London †December 24th, 1972, Rome

31

Rezo

German YouTube personality, columnist, musician and entrepreneur

*August 14th, 1992, Wuppertal

38

Alesia Zaitsava

Badminton player

*August 14th, 1985, Pružany

31

Chris Coles

Badminton player

*August 14th, 1992, Bristol

28

Takuro Hoki

Badminton player

*August 14th, 1995, Yamaguchi Prefecture

74

Atik Jauhari

Badminton player and trainer

*August 14th, 1949, Tangerang City

64

Marcia Gay Harden

American actress

*August 14th, 1959, La Jolla

60

Emmanuelle Béart

French film actress

*August 14th, 1963, Gassin

63

Sarah Brightman

British singer and actress

*August 14th, 1960, Berkhamsted

73

Hans Christian Ørsted

Danish physicist and chemist (1777-1851)

*August 14th, 1777, Rudkøbing †March 9th, 1851, Copenhagen

43

Annegret Dietrich

German-Swiss bobsledder

*August 14th, 1980, Zwickau

Same year
Born in 1684

71

Johann David Köhler

German historian (1684–1755)

*January 18th, 1684, Colditz †March 10th, 1755, Göttingen

43

Catherine I of Russia

Empress of Russia from 1725 to 1727

*April 5th, 1684, Krustpils †May 6th, 1727, Saint Petersburg

69

Ludvig Holberg

Danish-Norwegian writer, philosopher and historian (1684–1754)

*December 3rd, 1684, Bergen †January 28th, 1754, Copenhagen

36

Jean-Antoine Watteau

French painter (1684-1721)

*October 10th, 1684, Valenciennes †July 18th, 1721, Nogent-sur-Marne

71

Francesco Durante

Italian composer

*March 31st, 1684, Frattamaggiore †September 30th, 1755, Naples

35

Maria Barbara Bach

First wife of composer Johann Sebastian Bach

*October 20th, 1684, Gehren †July 7th, 1720, Köthen

82

Jean Astruc

Professor of medicine:Montpellier/Paris/wrote the first great treatise on syphilis/venereal diseases (1684-1766)

*March 19th, 1684, Sauve †May 5th, 1766, Paris

72

Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin

German general

*October 26th, 1684, Löwitz †May 6th, 1757, Prague

72

Edward Vernon

Royal Navy admiral (1684-1757)

*November 12th, 1684, Westminster †October 30th, 1757, Nacton

48

Ippolito Desideri

Italian tibetologist (1684-1733)

*December 21st, 1684, Pistoia †April 14th, 1733, Rome

67

Frans Decker

Dutch painter (1684-1751)

*March 17th, 1684, Haarlem †November 28th, 1751, Haarlem

65

Georg Engelhard Schröder

Swedish artist (1684-1750)

*May 31st, 1684, Stockholm †May 17th, 1750, Stockholm

60

Wilhelmine von Grävenitz

German noblewoman, favorite and royal mistress of Duke Eberhard Ludwig of Württemberg

*January 1st, 1684, Schwerin †October 21st, 1744, Berlin

62

Johann Jacob Dillenius

German botanist (1684-1747)

*December 12th, 1684, Darmstadt †April 2nd, 1747, Oxford

60

Christoph Starke

German theologian

*March 10th, 1684, Bad Freienwalde †December 12th, 1744, Drezdenko

81

Axel Erik Roos

Swedish politician

*May 25th, 1684, Västergötland †December 14th, 1765

68

Alessio de Marchis

Landscape Painter (1684-1752)

*January 1st, 1684, Naples †August 1st, 1752, Urbino

62

Ditlev Revenfeld

Danish military personnel

*January 1st, 1684, Sandbjerg †July 18th, 1746

68

Philipp Otto Grumbkow

(1684-1752)

*May 12th, 1684, Runowo, Pomeranian Voivodeship †August 26th, 1752, Berlin

75

Martin Cnobloch

German theologian (1684-1759)

*January 18th, 1684, Halle (Saale) †September 30th, 1759, Wurzen

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Leap year

Yes: 1684 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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