August 14th, 1871

Born on August 14th, 1871

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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

Born on August 14th, 1871

37

Guangxu Emperor

Chinese emperor (1871-1908)

*August 14th, 1871, Prince Chun Mansion †November 14th, 1908, Zhongnanhai

Same year
Born in 1871

51

Marcel Proust

French novelist, critic and essayist (1871–1922)

*July 10th, 1871, 16th arrondissement of Paris †November 18th, 1922, 16th arrondissement of Paris

47

Rosa Luxemburg

German-Polish Marxist theorist, socialist philosopher, and revolutionary, editor (1871–1919)

*March 5th, 1871, Zamość †January 15th, 1919, Berlin

66

Ernest Rutherford

British physicist of New Zealand origin, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1908) (1871–1937)

*August 30th, 1871, Nelson †October 19th, 1937, Cambridge

64

Victor Grignard

French chemist (1871-1935)

*May 6th, 1871, Cherbourg †December 13th, 1935, 7th arrondissement of Lyon

74

Theodore Dreiser

American novelist and journalist (1871–1945)

*August 27th, 1871, Terre Haute †December 28th, 1945, Hollywood

85

Émile Borel

French mathematician and politician

*January 7th, 1871, Saint-Affrique †February 3rd, 1956, Paris

76

Wilhelm von Opel

Member of the German Opel family

*May 15th, 1871, Rüsselsheim am Main †May 2nd, 1948, Wiesbaden

64

Grazia Deledda

Italian novelist (1871-1936)

*September 27th, 1871, Nuoro †August 15th, 1936, Rome

77

Franz Adam Beyerlein

German author (1871-1949)

*March 22nd, 1871, Meissen †February 27th, 1949, Leipzig

67

James Weldon Johnson

American writer and activist (1871–1938)

*June 17th, 1871, Jacksonville †June 26th, 1938, Wiscasset

87

Samuel Hopkins Adams

American investigative journalist (1871-1958)

*January 26th, 1871, Dunkirk †November 15th, 1958, Beaufort

85

Maurice Garin

French cyclist (1871–1957)

*March 3rd, 1871, Arvier †February 19th, 1957, Lens

42

Lesya Ukrainka

Ukrainian poet and writer (1871–1913)

*February 13th, 1871, Zviahel †July 19th, 1913, Surami

54

Friedrich Ebert

German politician, president of Germany (1871-1925)

*February 4th, 1871, Heidelberg †February 28th, 1925, Berlin

85

Louis Madelin

French historian (1871-1956)

*May 8th, 1871, Neufchâteau †August 18th, 1956, Paris

93

Jan Fabricius

(1871-1964) Dutch playwright and writer

*September 30th, 1871, Assen †November 23rd, 1964, Wimborne Minster

69

James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon

British politician (1871-1940)

*January 8th, 1871, Belfast †November 24th, 1940, County Down

47

Karl Liebknecht

German socialist, editor, and co-founder of the Spartacus League (1871-1919)

*August 13th, 1871, Leipzig †January 15th, 1919, Berlin

57

Segundo de Chomón

Spanish-French film director, cinematographer and animator (1871-1929)

*October 17th, 1871, Teruel †May 2nd, 1929, 20th arrondissement of Paris

68

Giuseppe Motta

Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1871-1940)

*December 29th, 1871, Airolo †January 23rd, 1940, Bern

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1871 is a normal year and no leap year.

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