December 14th, 1816

Born on December 14th, 1816

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 75,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 258 days, exactly on January 12th, 2025, people who were born on December 14th, 1816 will be 76,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 14th?

December 14th, 2012

A 20-year-old gunman shot twenty children and six adult staff members in a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

December 14th, 2009

The tino rangatiratanga flag, representing the Māori people, was officially recognized by the government of New Zealand.

December 14th, 2008

During a press conference in Baghdad, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw his shoes at U.S. president George W. Bush and Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, yelling "This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq".

December 14th, 1999

Torrential rains caused flash floods in the Venezuelan state of Vargas, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure.

December 14th, 1998

Kosovo War: Yugoslav forces ambushed a group of Kosovo Liberation Army militants attempting to smuggle weapons into Yugoslavia from Albania.

December 14th, 1992

War in Abkhazia: A helicopter carrying evacuees was shot down during the siege of Tkvarcheli, resulting in at least 52 deaths and catalysing more concerted Russian military intervention on behalf of Abkhazia.

December 14th, 1981

The Knesset passed the Golan Heights Law, extending Israeli "laws, jurisdiction and administration" to the Golan Heights, effectively annexing the territory internationally recognized as part of Syria.

December 14th, 1972

Upon completing the third extra-vehicular activity of Apollo 17, American astronaut Gene Cernan became the last person to date to walk on the Moon.

December 14th, 1963

The dam containing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir in Los Angeles failed, releasing a flood that killed five people and destroyed 277 homes.

December 14th, 1962

NASA's Mariner 2 became the world's first spacecraft to successfully conduct a planetary encounter when it flew by Venus.

December 14th, 1960

Australian cricketer Ian Meckiff was run out on the last day of the first Test match between Australia and the West Indies, resulting in the first tied Test in cricket history.

December 14th, 1948

American physicists Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann were awarded a patent for their cathode-ray tube amusement device, the first interactive electronic game.

December 14th, 1918

Giacomo Puccini's comic opera Gianni Schicchi premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

December 14th, 1913

Haruna (pictured), the fourth and last Japanese battlecruiser of the Kongō class, was launched and went on to serve in both world wars.

December 14th, 1911

Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team became the first people to reach the South Pole.

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

Born on December 14th, 1816

72

Abraham Hochmuth

Hungarian rabbi (1816-1889)

*December 14th, 1816, Bánovce nad Bebravou †June 10th, 1889, Veszprém

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

75

Paul Herrmann

German classical archaeologist

*December 14th, 1859, Halle (Saale) †August 30th, 1935, Dresden

39

Molly Nilsson

Swedish record producer, keyboardist and singer-songwriter

*December 14th, 1984, Stockholm

95

Aníbal Abreu

Venezuelan composer

*December 14th, 1928, Caracas

58

Karin Beier

German theatre director

*December 14th, 1965, Cologne

76

Dilma Rousseff

President of Brazil from 2011 to 2016

*December 14th, 1947, Belo Horizonte

80

Ingeborg Meyer-Rey

German illustrator (1920-2001)

*December 14th, 1920, Berlin †April 4th, 2001, Berlin

61

Ginger Lynn

American pornographic actress

*December 14th, 1962, Rockford

56

George VI

King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952, Emperor of India from 1936 to 1948 (1895–1952)

*December 14th, 1895, York Cottage †February 6th, 1952, Sandringham House

73

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

French artist best known for his mural painting (1824-1898)

*December 14th, 1824, Lyon †October 24th, 1898, Paris

69

Patty Duke

American actress (1946–2016)

*December 14th, 1946, Queens †March 29th, 2016, Coeur d'Alene

76

Ruth Fuchs

German politician and athlete, Olympic champion

*December 14th, 1946, Egeln †September 20th, 2023, Jena

55

Lee Remick

American actress (1935-1991)

*December 14th, 1935, Quincy †July 2nd, 1991, Brentwood

77

Karl Carstens

President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1914-1992)

*December 14th, 1914, Bremen †May 30th, 1992, Meckenheim

66

Jane Cowl

American actress and playwright

*December 14th, 1883, Boston †June 22nd, 1950, Santa Monica

51

Miranda Hart

English comedian

*December 14th, 1972, Torquay

92

Linda Hopkins

African American actress and blues and gospel singer (1924-2017)

*December 14th, 1924, New Orleans †April 10th, 2017, Milwaukee

53

Anna Maria Jopek

Polish musician and singer

*December 14th, 1970, Warsaw

35

Vanessa Hudgens

American actress and singer

*December 14th, 1988, Salinas

84

Isidor Dannström

Swedish singer and composer

*December 14th, 1812, Stockholm City †October 17th, 1897, Stockholm City

91

Abbe Lane

American singer and actress

*December 14th, 1932, Brooklyn

Same year
Born in 1816

75

Werner von Siemens

German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816-1892)

*December 13th, 1816, Lenthe †December 6th, 1892, Charlottenburg

78

Gustav Freytag

German writer and politician (1816-1895)

*July 13th, 1816, Kluczbork †April 30th, 1895, Wiesbaden

38

Charlotte Brontë

British novelist and poet (1816-1855)

*April 21st, 1816, Thornton †March 31st, 1855, Haworth

78

Rudolf von Gneist

German politician (1816–1895)

*August 13th, 1816, Berlin †July 22nd, 1895, Berlin

91

Antoine Béchamp

French scientist

*October 16th, 1816, Bassing †April 15th, 1908, Paris

62

Paul Gervais

French paleontologist and entomologist (1816-1879)

*September 26th, 1816, Paris †February 10th, 1879, Paris

59

Charlotte Cushman

American actress (1816-1876)

*July 23rd, 1816, Boston †February 18th, 1876, Boston

66

Arthur de Gobineau

French diplomat and writer known for racial theories (1816–1882)

*July 14th, 1816, Ville-d'Avray †October 13th, 1882, Turin

39

Józef Bohdan Dziekoński

Polish author

*February 7th, 1816, Warsaw †July 3rd, 1855, Paris

72

Auguste Placet

French conductor (1816-1888)

*October 14th, 1816, Paris †December 10th, 1888

68

Henri Dupuy de Lôme

French naval architect (1816-1885)

*October 15th, 1816, Ploemeur †February 1st, 1885

69

Pierre Loison

French sculptor

*July 5th, 1816, Mer †February 3rd, 1886, Cannes

72

Charles de Bouillé

French politician

*August 30th, 1816, Château de Villars †July 8th, 1889, Saint-Honoré-les-Bains

85

Anna Gardner

American abolitionist, poet, teacher

*January 25th, 1816, Nantucket †February 18th, 1901, Nantucket

69

Ram Singh

Indian activist, spiritual leader (1816–1885)

*February 3rd, 1816, Bhaini †March 1st, 1885, Dhaka

61

François Bazin

French opera composer

*September 4th, 1816, Marseille †July 2nd, 1878, Paris

86

Philip James Bailey

British writer and poet

*April 22nd, 1816, Nottingham †September 6th, 1902, Nottingham

78

Hermann Roemer

German jurist, politician, geologist and art collector (1816-1894)

*January 4th, 1816, Hildesheim †February 24th, 1894, Hildesheim

53

George Henry Thomas

United States Army general (1816-1870)

*July 31st, 1816, Southampton County †March 28th, 1870, San Francisco

71

Gaetano Fraschini

Italian tenor (1816-1887)

*February 16th, 1816, Pavia †May 23rd, 1887, Naples

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Public holidays on December 14th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 14th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1816 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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