December 14th, 1706

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Born on December 14th, 1706 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on December 14th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on December 14th
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Calendar (December 1706)

Born on December 14th, 1706

Weekday

Tuesday

December 14th, 1706 was a Tuesday.

Age

317

People born on December 14th, 1706 will turn 318 this year (2024), in exactly 219 days .

Zodiac

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Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)

November 23rd, 1706 - December 21st, 1706

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 115,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 71 days, exactly on July 19th, 2024, people who were born on December 14th, 1706 will be 116,000 days old!

115,929 Days

16,561 Weeks

3,808 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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

Aníbal Abreu

Venezuelan composer

*December 14th, 1928, Caracas

Karin Beier

German theatre director

*December 14th, 1965, Cologne

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

Tycho Brahe

Danish astronomer and alchemist, 1546–1601

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

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

Ruth Fuchs

German politician and athlete, Olympic champion

*December 14th, 1946, Egeln †September 20th, 2023, Jena

Nostradamus

French seer and astrologer (1503–1566)

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

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

Karl Carstens

President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1914-1992)

*December 14th, 1914, Bremen †May 30th, 1992, Meckenheim

Anna Maria Jopek

Polish musician and singer

*December 14th, 1970, Warsaw

Linda Hopkins

African American actress and blues and gospel singer (1924-2017)

*December 14th, 1924, New Orleans †April 10th, 2017, Milwaukee

Jane Cowl

American actress and playwright

*December 14th, 1883, Boston †June 22nd, 1950, Santa Monica

Noémie Lvovsky

French film director, screenwriter, and actress

*December 14th, 1964, Paris

Same year
Born in 1706

Benjamin Franklin

American author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, diplomat, Founding Father (1706–1790)

*January 17th, 1706, Boston †April 17th, 1790, Philadelphia