August 14th, 1739

Born on August 14th, 1739

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What happened on August 14th?

August 14th, 2021

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck in Haiti, killing at least 2,248 people and causing $1.5 billion in damages and economic loss.

August 14th, 1816

The United Kingdom formally annexed the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, administering the islands from the Cape Colony in South Africa.

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 (depicted) 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, 2001

Jeffrey Skilling resigns as CEO of Enron.

August 14th, 1974

Turkey launches the second phase of the invasion of Cyprus, which eventually resulted in the Turkish occupation of 37% of Cyprus.

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.

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

Same year
Born in 1739

56

Friedrich Wilhelm Rust

German violinist and composer (1739-1796)

*July 6th, 1739, Wörlitz †February 28th, 1796, Dessau

75

Camillo Marcolini

German noble (1739-1814)

*April 2nd, 1739, Fano †July 10th, 1814, Prague

72

George Clinton

Vice president of the United States from 1805 to 1812

*July 26th, 1739, Little Britain †April 20th, 1812, Washington, D.C.

52

Grigory Potemkin

Russian military leader and politician (1739–1791)

*September 13th, 1739, Chizhevo †October 5th, 1791, Rădenii Vechi

60

John Rutledge

Chief justice of the United States in 1795

*September 17th, 1739, Charleston †July 23rd, 1800, Charleston

71

Juan de Villanueva

Spanish architect (1739–1811)

*September 15th, 1739, Madrid †August 22nd, 1811, Madrid

84

Charles François Dumouriez

French general (1739–1823)

*January 26th, 1739, Cambrai †March 14th, 1823, Turville

63

Helfrich Bernhard Wenck

German historian (1739-1803)

*June 19th, 1739, Idstein †April 27th, 1803, Darmstadt

86

Louis Alexandre d'Albignac

French major general

*March 22nd, 1739, Arrigas †April 12th, 1825, Le Vigan

73

Stanisław Trembecki

Polish writer (1739–1812)

*May 8th, 1739, Jastrzębniki, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship †December 12th, 1812, Tulchyn

79

Mariano Salvador Maella

Spanish painter (1739-1819)

*August 21st, 1739, Valencia †May 10th, 1819, Madrid

50

Philipp Matthäus Hahn

German pastor and inventor (1739-1790)

*November 25th, 1739, Scharnhausen †May 2nd, 1790, Echterdingen

73

George Clymer

American politician (1739-1813)

*March 16th, 1739, Philadelphia †January 23rd, 1813, Morrisville

69

Philemon Dickinson

American politician

*April 5th, 1739, Trappe †February 4th, 1809, Trenton

74

Johann Baptist Vanhal

Czech composer (1739-1813)

*May 12th, 1739, Nechanice †August 20th, 1813, Vienna

53

Alois Friedrich von Brühl

Polish-Saxon diplomat, politician, soldier, actor and dramatist (1739-1793)

*June 21st, 1739, Dresden †January 27th, 1793, Berlin

78

Alphonse-Hubert de Latier de Bayane

French cardinal (1739-1818)

*October 30th, 1739, Valence †July 26th, 1818, Paris

28

Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany

British prince

*March 25th, 1739, London †September 17th, 1767, Monte Carlo

68

Christian Friedrich von Jäger

German physician, botanist and chemist (1739-1808)

*October 13th, 1739, Stuttgart †September 7th, 1808, Stuttgart

75

Jabez Bowen

American politician

*June 2nd, 1739, Providence †May 7th, 1815, Providence

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No: With 365 days 1739 is a normal year and no leap year.

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