Born on August 14th, 1888
Weekday
Tuesday
August 14th, 1888 was a Tuesday.
Zodiac
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Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1888 - August 23rd, 1888
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 49,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 437 days, exactly on July 7th, 2025, people who were born on August 14th, 1888 will be 50,000 days old!
49,563 Days
7,080 Weeks
1,628 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on 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.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_SullivanWhat else happened on August 14th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 14th
Born on August 14th, 1888
57 John Logie Baird
Scottish inventor, demonstrating the world's first working television
*August 14th, 1888, Helensburgh †June 14th, 1946, Bexhill-on-SeaJulio Rey Pastor
Spanish mathematician (*1888 – †1962)
*August 14th, 1888, Logroño †February 21st, 1962, Buenos AiresEmma Zimmer
Ravensbrook concentration camp overseer (1888-1948)
*August 14th, 1888, Schlüchtern †September 20th, 1948, HamelinRichard Kaselowsky
German entrepreneur and jurist (1888-1944), member of Nazi party
*August 14th, 1888, Bielefeld †September 30th, 1944, BielefeldSame Day
Who's birthday is on August 14th?
Gisela Richter
British-American art historian and archaeologist (1882–1972)
*August 14th, 1882, London †December 24th, 1972, Rome
Walter Freitag
German politician and trade unionist (1889–1958)
*August 14th, 1889, Remscheid †June 7th, 1958, Herdecke
Rezo
German YouTube personality, columnist, musician and entrepreneur
*August 14th, 1992, Wuppertal
65 John Galsworthy
English novelist and playwright (1867-1933)
*August 14th, 1867, Kingston upon Thames †January 31st, 1933, London
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84 Alice Ghostley
American actress
*August 14th, 1923, Vernon County †September 21st, 2007, Studio CitySame year
Born in 1888
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85 Oswald Menghin
Austrian prehistorian
*April 19th, 1888, Merano †November 29th, 1973, Buenos Aires.jpg "T. S. Eliot")
76 T. S. Eliot
US-born British poet (1888–1965)
*September 26th, 1888, St. Louis †January 4th, 1965, Kensington
101 Irving Berlin
American composer and lyricist (1888–1989)
*May 11th, 1888, Talačyn †September 22nd, 1989, New York City
65 Eugene O'Neill
American playwright (1888–1953)
*October 16th, 1888, New York City †November 27th, 1953, Boston
88 Edith Evans
British actress (1888–1976)
*February 8th, 1888, London †October 14th, 1976, Cranbrook
77 Clemence Dane
English novelist (1888-1965)
*February 21st, 1888, London Borough of Lewisham †March 28th, 1965, London
58 Antoinette Perry
American actress, stage director and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing
*June 27th, 1888, Denver †June 28th, 1946, Manhattan
81 Otto Stern
German-American physicist (1888–1969)
*February 17th, 1888, Żory †August 17th, 1969, Berkeley.jpg "Sol Hurok")
85 Sol Hurok
Ukraine-born American impresario
*April 9th, 1888, Pogar †March 5th, 1974, New York City.jpg "Hermann Pünder")
53 José Raúl Capablanca
Cuban chess player (1888-1942)
*November 6th, 1888, Havana †March 8th, 1942, New York City
72 George Relph
British stage and film actor (1888-1960)
*January 27th, 1888, Cullercoats †April 24th, 1960, London
88 Paul Morand
French writer (1888-1976)
*March 13th, 1888, 8th arrondissement of Paris †July 23rd, 1976, ParisMaurice Chevalier
French singer, actor, and entertainer (1888–1972)
*September 12th, 1888, Paris †January 1st, 1972, ParisWerner Jaeger
German-american classical philologist (1888-1961)
*July 30th, 1888, Lobberich †October 19th, 1961, Cambridge.jpg "Giorgio de Chirico")
Maxwell Anderson
American playwright and writer (1888–1959)
*December 15th, 1888, Atlantic †February 28th, 1959, StamfordGladys Cooper
British actress (1888-1971)
*December 18th, 1888, Hither Green †November 17th, 1971, Henley-on-ThamesBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on August 14th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 14th.
Jonathan Myrick Daniels (Episcopal Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_DanielsFalklands Day is the celebration of the first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis in 1592.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falklands_DayIndependence Day, celebrates the independence of Pakistan from the United Kingdom in 1947.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Pakistan)Partition Horrors Remembrance Day commemorates the victims and sufferings of people during the Partition of India in 1947.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_Horrors_Remembrance_DayNational Navajo Code Talkers Day is a holiday in the United States honoring Navajo code talkers in the military.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_talkerIndependence Day celebrates the independence of Pakistan from the United Kingdom in 1947.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Pakistan)Date as a Roman numeral / digit
14.8.1888
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | IV = 4 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1888 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).