July 14th, 1712

Born on July 14th, 1712

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 113,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 121 days, exactly on August 27th, 2024, people who were born on July 14th, 1712 will be 114,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 14th?

July 14th, 2016

A man deliberately drove a truck into crowds in Nice, France, resulting in 86 deaths.

July 14th, 2003

In an effort to discredit U.S. ambassador Joseph C. Wilson, who had written an op-ed criticizing the invasion of Iraq, his wife Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA operative was leaked to and published by journalist Robert Novak.

July 14th, 1987

More than 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain fell in a two-and-a-half-hour period in parts of Montreal, causing severe flooding.

July 14th, 1960

Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 1-11 ditches off Polillo Island in the Philippines, killing one person and injuring 44.

July 14th, 1950

Early in the Korean War, North Korean troops began attacking the headquarters of the American 24th Infantry Division in Taejon, South Korea.

July 14th, 1916

The Battle of Delville Wood begins as an action within the Battle of the Somme, lasting until 3 September 1916.

July 14th, 1902

The medieval St Mark's Campanile in Venice collapsed, also demolishing the Loggetta del Sansovino.

July 14th, 1881

While on the run from a death sentence, American outlaw Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Sherriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

July 14th, 1874

A fire destroyed 812 structures and killed 20 people in Chicago, leading to reforms in the city's fire-prevention and firefighting efforts.

July 14th, 1798

The Sedition Act became law, making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the U.S. government.

July 14th, 1791

The Priestley Riots (depicted), targeting religious dissenters such as Joseph Priestley, began in Birmingham, England.

July 14th, 1789

The Bastille, a fortress and prison in Paris, was stormed by a crowd during the flashpoint of the French Revolution.

July 14th, 2016

A man ploughs a truck into a Bastille Day celebration in Nice, France, killing 86 people and injuring another 434 before being shot by police.

July 14th, 2015

NASA's New Horizons probe performs the first flyby of Pluto, and thus completes the initial survey of the Solar System.

July 14th, 2013

Dedication of statue of Rachel Carson, a sculpture named for the environmentalist, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

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

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

68

Lino Ventura

Italian-French actor

*July 14th, 1919, Parma †October 22nd, 1987, Saint-Cloud

89

Ingmar Bergman

Swedish director and screenwriter (1918–2007)

*July 14th, 1918, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly †July 30th, 2007, Fårö parish

23

Mata

Polish rapper

*July 14th, 2000, Warsaw

93

Gerald Ford

President of the United States from 1974 to 1977

*July 14th, 1913, Omaha †December 26th, 2006, Rancho Mirage

47

George Green

British mathematical physicist (*1793 – †1841)

*July 14th, 1793, Nottingham †May 31st, 1841, Nottingham

97

Marc Chagall

Belarusian-born French artist (1887–1985)

*July 14th, 1887, Vitebsk †March 28th, 1985, Saint-Paul-de-Vence

63

Jane Lynch

American actress

*July 14th, 1960, Evergreen Park

42

Ng Wei

Hong Kong badminton player

*July 14th, 1981, Jiangsu

30

Milica Simić

Badminton player

*July 14th, 1993, Peć

45

Kristof Hopp

German badminton player

*July 14th, 1978, Kiel

23

Ashwathi Pillai

Badminton player

*July 14th, 2000, Kanyakumari

51

Hans Graf von Bülow

German noble (1774–1825)

*July 14th, 1774, Essenrode †August 11th, 1825, Lądek-Zdrój

80

Karel Gott

Czech singer and actor

*July 14th, 1939, Plzeň †October 1st, 2019, Prague

81

Javier Solana

Spanish politician

*July 14th, 1942, Madrid

56

Valérie Pécresse

French politician (born 1967)

*July 14th, 1967, Neuilly-sur-Seine

80

Christopher Priest

British author (1943–2024)

*July 14th, 1943, Cheadle †February 2nd, 2024

80

Sid Haig

American actor (1939–2019)

*July 14th, 1939, Fresno †September 21st, 2019, Los Angeles

51

Manfred Weber

German politician, current president of the European People's Party and the EPP Group

*July 14th, 1972, Niederhatzkofen

71

Joel Silver

American film producer (born 1952)

*July 14th, 1952, South Orange

78

Owen Wister

American writer

*July 14th, 1860, Germantown †July 21st, 1938, Kingston

Same year
Born in 1712

66

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712–1778)

*June 28th, 1712, Geneva †July 2nd, 1778, Ermenonville

74

Frederick II of Prussia

King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786

*January 24th, 1712, Berlin †August 17th, 1786, Potsdam

80

Francesco Guardi

Italian painter (1712-1793)

*October 5th, 1712, Venice †January 1st, 1793, Venice

67

Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn

Painter (1712-1780)

*February 14th, 1712, Hamburg †January 24th, 1780, Dresden

51

Francesco Algarotti

Italian philosopher (1712-1764)

*December 11th, 1712, Venice †May 3rd, 1764, Pisa

47

Louis-Joseph de Montcalm

French soldier

*February 28th, 1712, Nîmes †September 14th, 1759, Quebec City

45

Johann Gottfried Brendel

German physician

*February 23rd, 1712, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †January 17th, 1758, Göttingen

66

Claude Bourgelat

French veterinary surgeon

*March 27th, 1712, Lyon †January 3rd, 1779, Paris

72

Pietro Chiari

Italian playwright (1712-1785)

*December 25th, 1712, Brescia †August 31st, 1785, Brescia

68

John Fothergill

English physician and plant collector (1712–1780)

*March 8th, 1712, Bainbridge †December 26th, 1780, London

74

John Stanley

English composer and organist

*January 17th, 1712, London †May 19th, 1786, London

73

Fernando de Sousa e Silva

Portuguese cardinal (1712-1786)

*November 27th, 1712, Lisbon †April 11th, 1786, Lisbon

58

George Grenville

Prime Minister of Great Britain (1712-1770)

*October 14th, 1712, Westminster †November 13th, 1770, London

67

Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine

Austrian general (1712-1780)

*December 12th, 1712, Lunéville †July 4th, 1780, Tervuren

73

Richard Glover

English poet and politician (1712-1785)

*January 1st, 1712, London †November 25th, 1785

83

Sayat-Nova

Armenian musician and poet

*June 14th, 1712, Tbilisi †November 22nd, 1795, Haghpat

71

Carlo Vittorio Amedeo delle Lanze

Italian cardinal

*September 1st, 1712, Turin †January 23rd, 1784, Fruttuaria

30

Charles Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

German noble (1712-1743)

*July 18th, 1712, Meiningen †March 28th, 1743, Meiningen

63

Georg Friedrich Schmidt

German engraver and designer (1712–1775)

*January 24th, 1712, Wandlitz †January 25th, 1775, Berlin

46

Vincent de Gournay

French economist and intendant of commerce

*May 28th, 1712, Saint-Malo †June 27th, 1758, Cádiz

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Leap year

Yes: 1712 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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