August 14th, 1796

Born on August 14th, 1796

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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 1796

71

Franz Berwald

Swedish composer

*July 23rd, 1796, Stockholm †April 3rd, 1868, Stockholm

66

Edward Gibbon Wakefield

New Zealand politician (1796-1862)

*March 20th, 1796, London †May 16th, 1862, Wellington

77

Adolphe Quetelet

Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist (1796-1874)

*February 22nd, 1796, Ghent †February 17th, 1874, City of Brussels

53

Michał Mycielski

Brigadier general (1796–1849)

*June 24th, 1796, Berlin †September 27th, 1849, Maincy

43

Charles Follen

German-American educator

*September 6th, 1796, Romrod †January 13th, 1840, Long Island Sound

63

Horace Mann

American politician (1796-1859)

*May 4th, 1796, Franklin †August 2nd, 1859, Yellow Springs

21

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales

British princess (1796-1817); only child of George, Prince of Wales (later King George IV)

*January 7th, 1796, Carlton House †November 6th, 1817, Claremont

61

Daniel Elster

Composer and choir director (1796-1857)

*September 16th, 1796, Benshausen †December 19th, 1857, Wettingen

80

Fernán Caballero

Spanish women novelist

*December 24th, 1796, Morges †April 7th, 1877, Seville

77

Manuel Bretón de los Herreros

Spanish dramatist, poet, and journalist

*January 1st, 1796, Quel, La Rioja †January 1st, 1873, Madrid

90

Asher Brown Durand

American painter and engraver (1796-1886)

*August 21st, 1796, Maplewood †September 17th, 1886, Maplewood

82

Giorgio Pallavicino Trivulzio

Italian politician (1796-1878)

*April 24th, 1796, Milan †August 4th, 1878, Casteggio

56

Robert James Graves

Irish surgeon (1796–1853)

*March 27th, 1796, Dublin †March 20th, 1853, Dublin

75

Robert Wight

Scottish surgeon, botanist and botanical collector (1796-1872)

*July 6th, 1796, East Lothian †May 26th, 1872, Reading

61

Charles FitzRoy

British military officer (1796–1858)

*June 10th, 1796, Derbyshire †February 16th, 1858, London

52

Stephan Ludwig Roth

Transylvanian Saxon intellectual, pedagogue and Lutheran pastor (1796-1849)

*November 24th, 1796, Mediaș †May 11th, 1849, Cluj-Napoca

69

Philippe Buchez

French historian, sociologist, and politician (1796-1865)

*March 31st, 1796, Matagne-la-Petite †August 11th, 1865, Rodez

76

John Torrey

U.S. botanist (1796–1873)

*August 15th, 1796, New York City †March 10th, 1873, New York City

65

John Stevens Henslow

British botanist, priest and geologist (1796-1861)

*February 6th, 1796, Rochester †May 16th, 1861, Hitcham

50

Casimir de Scorbiac

French catholic priest and vicar general

*March 4th, 1796, Montauban †October 1st, 1846, Montauban

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Leap year

Yes: 1796 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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