June 14th, 1718

Born on June 14th, 1718

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

June 14th, 2017

A fire severely damaged Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, London, killing 72 people.

June 14th, 2014

War in Donbas: An Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down by forces of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, killing all 49 people on board.

June 14th, 1982

Falklands War: British prime minister Margaret Thatcher announced that white flags were flying over Port Stanley, in advance of the formal surrender of Argentine forces.

June 14th, 1971

Emerson, Lake & Palmer released the progressive rock album Tarkus.

June 14th, 1966

The Vatican formally abolished its 427-year-old list of prohibited books.

June 14th, 1949

Albert II became the first monkey in space, reaching an altitude of 134 km (83 mi) in a V-2 rocket.

June 14th, 1944

Second World War: The British Army abandoned its attempt to capture the German-occupied city of Caen.

June 14th, 1940

Second World War: Four days after the French government fled Paris, German forces occupied the French capital, a major accomplishment in the Fall Rot operation.

June 14th, 1846

Settlers in Sonoma began rebelling against Mexico, later proclaiming the California Republic and raising a homemade flag with a bear and a star.

June 14th, 1822

In a paper presented to the Royal Astronomical Society, English mathematician Charles Babbage proposed a difference engine (pictured), an automatic, mechanical calculator designed to tabulate polynomial functions.

June 14th, 1800

War of the Second Coalition: In the Battle of Marengo, Napoleonic forces secured victory over the Habsburgs when defeat had appeared inevitable until the arrival of French troops led by Louis Desaix.

June 14th, 1777

The Second Continental Congress adopted the stars and stripes design for the flag of the United States.

June 14th, 1646

Franco-Spanish War: French and Spanish fleets fought the inconclusive Battle of Orbetello, with sailing vessels of both sides having to be towed into action by galleys due to light winds.

June 14th, 1644

First English Civil War: Prince Maurice abandoned his siege of Lyme Regis in Dorset after learning of the approach of a Parliamentarian relief force.

June 14th, 1381

During the Peasants' Revolt in England, rebels stormed the Tower of London, killing Simon Sudbury, Lord Chancellor, and Robert Hales, Lord High Treasurer (both pictured).

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

Same year
Born in 1718

62

Mariana Victoria of Spain

Infanta of Spain by birth, later regent of Portugal

*March 31st, 1718, Madrid †January 15th, 1781, Palace of Ajuda

69

Bernhard Friedrich Quistorp

German theologian

*April 11th, 1718, Rostock †January 4th, 1788, Greifswald

72

Robert Henry

Scottish minister and historian (1718-1790)

*February 18th, 1718, St. Ninians †November 24th, 1790, Edinburgh

73

Søren Abildgaard

Naturalist, writer and illustrator (1718-1791)

*February 18th, 1718, Flekkefjord Municipality †July 2nd, 1791, Copenhagen

76

Leopold August Abel

Violinist, composer

*March 24th, 1718, Köthen †August 25th, 1794, Ludwigslust

80

Antoine de Chézy

French engineer

*September 1st, 1718, Châlons-en-Champagne †October 5th, 1798, Paris

57

Matthew Maty

Dutch physician

*May 17th, 1718, Montfoort †March 21st, 1776, London

71

Jacob Christian Schäffer

German inventor, professor, botanist, entomologist and ornithologist (1718-1790)

*May 30th, 1718, Querfurt †January 7th, 1790, Regensburg

89

Francis Willis

British physician (1718-1807)

*August 17th, 1718, Lincoln †December 5th, 1807, Bourne

77

Otto Jacob Zöge von Manteuffel

Swedish military personnel

*April 22nd, 1718, Stockholm †February 6th, 1796, Stockholm

65

Benjamin Kennicott

British theologian

*April 4th, 1718, Devon †September 18th, 1783, Cornwall

75

Christianus Carolus Henricus van der Aa

Dutch pastor, preacher and theologian (1718-1793)

*August 25th, 1718, Zwolle †September 23rd, 1793, Haarlem

69

Pasquale Acquaviva d'Aragona

Italian cardinal

*November 3rd, 1718, Naples †February 29th, 1788, Rome

72

Joseph von Spaur

Austrian priest (1718-1791)

*September 23rd, 1718, Innsbruck †May 26th, 1791, Brixen

82

Hugh Blair

British philosopher

*April 7th, 1718, Edinburgh †December 27th, 1800, Edinburgh

48

Empress Nara

Qing dynasty empress (1718-1766)

*March 11th, 1718, Beijing †July 14th, 1766, Beijing

61

Thomas Chippendale

British cabinet-maker

*June 5th, 1718, Otley †November 13th, 1779, London

58

Élie Catherine Fréron

French writer (1718-1776)

*January 20th, 1718, Quimper †March 10th, 1776, Montrouge

69

Ambrosio de Benavides

Spanish colonial governor

*January 20th, 1718, Granada †April 27th, 1787, Cauquenes

72

Christian Georg Schütz

German painter and engraver (1718-1791)

*September 24th, 1718, Flörsheim am Main †January 1st, 1791, Frankfurt

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on June 14th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Commemoration of the Soviet Deportation related observances) which are celebrated on June 14th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1718 is a normal year and no leap year.

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