August 14th, 1768

Born on August 14th, 1768

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, 2007

Four coordinated suicide bomb attacks detonated in the Yazidi communities of Qahtaniya and Jazeera, Iraq, killing a 796 people and wounding 1,562 others.

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.

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

Born on August 14th, 1768

38

María Rosa de Gálvez

Spanish writer (1768-1806)

*August 14th, 1768, Málaga †October 2nd, 1806, Madrid

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33

Kim Ki-jung

South Korean badminton player

*August 14th, 1990, Dangjin

36

Rosalie Thomass

German actress

*August 14th, 1987, Munich

73

Hans Christian Ørsted

Danish physicist and chemist (1777-1851)

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

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

90

Gisela Richter

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

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

52

Raoul Bova

Italian actor

*August 14th, 1971, Rome

54

Maj Helen Sorkmo

Norwegian cross-country skier

*August 14th, 1969, Os Municipality

79

Dieter Planck

German archaeologist

*August 14th, 1944, Rottenburg am Neckar

31

Rezo

German YouTube personality, columnist, musician and entrepreneur

*August 14th, 1992, Wuppertal

38

Alesia Zaitsava

Badminton player

*August 14th, 1985, Pružany

74

Atik Jauhari

Badminton player and trainer

*August 14th, 1949, Tangerang City

31

Chris Coles

Badminton player

*August 14th, 1992, Bristol

28

Takuro Hoki

Badminton player

*August 14th, 1995, Yamaguchi Prefecture

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

43

Annegret Dietrich

German-Swiss bobsledder

*August 14th, 1980, Zwickau

65

John Galsworthy

English novelist and playwright (1867-1933)

*August 14th, 1867, Kingston upon Thames †January 31st, 1933, London

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29

Lazare Hoche

French general (1768–1797)

*June 24th, 1768, Versailles †September 19th, 1797, Wetzlar

57

Marie-Guillemine Benoist

French painter (1768–1826)

*December 18th, 1768, Paris †October 8th, 1826, Paris

62

Joseph Fourier

French mathematician and physicist (1768 – 1830)

*March 21st, 1768, Auxerre †May 16th, 1830, Paris

24

Charlotte Corday

Figure of the French Revolution (1768-1793)

*July 27th, 1768, Ligneries †July 17th, 1793, Paris

65

Friedrich Schleiermacher

German theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar (1768-1834)

*November 21st, 1768, Wrocław †February 12th, 1834, Berlin

70

Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin

French Navy officer

*October 13th, 1768, Honfleur †April 23rd, 1839, Paris

60

Jacques Lauriston

French diplomat (1768-1828)

*February 1st, 1768, Pondicherry †June 11th, 1828, Paris

62

Benjamin Carr

American composer

*September 12th, 1768, London †May 24th, 1831, Philadelphia

67

Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor

Also known as Francis I, Emperor of Austria (1768-1835)

*February 12th, 1768, Florence †March 2nd, 1835, Vienna

76

Joseph Bonaparte

Brother of Napoleon Bonaparte; King of Naples (1806–08) and Spain (1808–13)

*January 7th, 1768, Corte †July 28th, 1844, Florence

59

Maria Reynolds

Wife of James Reynolds and Alexander Hamilton's mistress (1768–1828)

*March 30th, 1768, New York City †March 25th, 1828, United States of America

81

Maria Edgeworth

Irish writer (1768-1849)

*January 1st, 1768, Oxfordshire †May 22nd, 1849, Edgeworthstown

79

François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand

French writer, politician and historian (1768–1848)

*September 4th, 1768, Saint-Malo †July 4th, 1848, Paris

64

Joseph Vitus Burg

German Roman Catholic bishop

*August 27th, 1768, Offenburg †May 22nd, 1833, Mainz

25

Rozalia Lubomirska

Polish noble (1768-1794)

*September 16th, 1768, Chernobyl †June 30th, 1794, Paris

73

Joseph Desha

American politician (1768-1842)

*December 9th, 1768, Monroe County †October 11th, 1842, Georgetown

63

Paul Usteri

Swiss botanist (1768-1831)

*February 14th, 1768, Zürich †April 9th, 1831, Zürich

73

Sebastian Fahrländer

Politician

*January 14th, 1768, Ettenheim †February 19th, 1841, Aarau

69

Agustín Eyzaguirre

President of Chile (1768-1837)

*May 3rd, 1768, Santiago †July 19th, 1837, Santiago

37

Johann Philipp Palm

Executed German bookseller (1766-1806)

*December 17th, 1768, Schorndorf †August 26th, 1806, Braunau am Inn

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Leap year

Yes: 1768 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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