April 14th, 1899

Born on April 14th, 1899

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 45,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 332 days, exactly on March 24th, 2025, people who were born on April 14th, 1899 will be 46,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 14th?

April 14th, 2014

Boko Haram militants kidnapped 276 schoolgirls from a government secondary school in the town of Chibok, Nigeria.

April 14th, 1999

A storm dropped around 500,000 tonnes of hailstones on Sydney (examples pictured) and the east coast of New South Wales, causing about A$2.3 billion in damages, the costliest natural disaster in Australian insurance history.

April 14th, 1994

Iraqi no-fly zones conflict: In a friendly-fire incident during Operation Provide Comfort, two U.S. Air Force aircraft mistakenly shot down two U.S. Army helicopters over northern Iraq, killing 26 people.

April 14th, 1983

Let's Dance, English musician David Bowie's best-selling album, was released.

April 14th, 1970

After an oxygen tank aboard Apollo 13 exploded, disabling the spacecraft's electrical and life-support systems, astronaut Jack Swigert reported: "Houston, we've had a problem here" (audio featured).

April 14th, 1967

After leading a military coup three months earlier, Gnassingbé Eyadéma installed himself as President of Togo, a post that he held until 2005.

April 14th, 1945

World War II: The German town of Friesoythe was razed by the 4th Canadian Division on the orders of Major General Christopher Vokes.

April 14th, 1944

The freighter Fort Stikine, carrying cotton bales, gold and ammunition, exploded in the harbour of Bombay, India, sinking surrounding ships and causing about 800 deaths.

April 14th, 1935

Dust Bowl: A severe dust storm swept across Oklahoma and northern Texas, removing an estimated 300 million tons of topsoil from the prairies.

April 14th, 1909

Following a reactionary military revolt against the Committee of Union and Progress, a mob began a massacre of Armenian Christians in the Adana Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.

April 14th, 1908

The first Hauser Dam in the U.S. state of Montana failed, causing severe flooding and damage downstream.

April 14th, 1865

Actor and Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth fatally shot U.S. president Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.

April 14th, 1471

Wars of the Roses: The Yorkists under Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians at the Battle of Barnet, killing Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick.

April 14th, 0966

Polish ruler Mieszko I converted to Christianity, an event considered to be the founding of the Polish state.

April 14th, 2024

Flooding in the Persian Gulf starts, killing 19 in Oman.

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

Born on April 14th, 1899

60

Josef Oesterle

German politician (1899-1959)

*April 14th, 1899, Weißensberg †August 31st, 1959, Munich

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

65

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

Indian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891–1956)

*April 14th, 1891, Bhim Janmabhoomi †December 6th, 1956, Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial

89

Egil Monn-Iversen

Norwegian composer, conductor and producer

*April 14th, 1928, Oslo †July 7th, 2017, Oslo

96

John Gielgud

British actor and theatre director

*April 14th, 1904, South Kensington †May 21st, 2000, Wotton House

95

Thomas Schelling

American economist (1921-2016)

*April 14th, 1921, Oakland †December 13th, 2016, Bethesda

29

Niklas Stark

German footballer

*April 14th, 1995, Neustadt an der Aisch

61

José Domínguez Echenique

Chilean politician (1900-1961)

*April 14th, 1900, Santiago †August 9th, 1961, Santiago

57

Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger

Nazi leader (1890-1947)

*April 14th, 1890, Zielonowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship †April 25th, 1947, Nuremberg

89

Erich von Däniken

Swiss writer

*April 14th, 1935, Zofingen

70

Lee Tracy

American actor (1898-1968)

*April 14th, 1898, Atlanta †October 18th, 1968, Santa Monica

87

Bradford Dillman

American actor (1930–2018)

*April 14th, 1930, San Francisco †January 16th, 2018, Santa Barbara

64

Brad Garrett

American actor and stand-up comedian

*April 14th, 1960, Woodland Hills

82

Margaret Alva

Governor of the Indian state of Rajasthan

*April 14th, 1942, Mangaluru

64

François Duvalier

40th President of the Republic of Haiti (1907-1971)

*April 14th, 1907, Port-au-Prince †April 21st, 1971, Port-au-Prince

95

Lydia Clarke

American actress and photographer (1923-2018)

*April 14th, 1923, Two Rivers †September 3rd, 2018, Santa Monica

81

Robert Doisneau

French photographer

*April 14th, 1912, Gentilly †April 1st, 1994, Montrouge

66

Dominique Baudis

French political figure and journalist (1947-2014)

*April 14th, 1947, 9th arrondissement of Paris †April 10th, 2014, Val-de-Grâce

69

King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

King of Saudi Arabia (1906-1975)

*April 14th, 1905, Riyadh †March 25th, 1975, Riyadh

84

Julie Christie

British actress (born 1940)

*April 14th, 1940, Chabua

79

Alan MacDiarmid

New Zealand chemist (1927-2007)

*April 14th, 1927, Masterton †February 7th, 2007, Drexel Hill

49

Tino Chrupalla

German politician

*April 14th, 1975, Weißwasser

Same year
Born in 1899

76

Gustav Heinemann

German politician, President of Germany 1969–1974

*July 23rd, 1899, Schwelm †July 7th, 1976, Essen

80

Alfred Hitchcock

English filmmaker (1899–1980)

*August 13th, 1899, Leytonstone †April 29th, 1980, Bel Air

61

Ernest Hemingway

American author and journalist (1899–1961)

*July 21st, 1899, Oak Park †July 2nd, 1961, Ketchum

86

Jorge Luis Borges

Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)

*August 24th, 1899, Buenos Aires †June 14th, 1986, Geneva

57

Humphrey Bogart

American actor (1899–1957)

*December 25th, 1899, New York City †January 14th, 1957, Los Angeles

73

Noël Coward

English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer

*December 16th, 1899, Teddington †March 26th, 1973, Firefly Estate

82

Huang Xianfan

Chinese historian, ethnologist and educator (1899-1982)

*November 13th, 1899, Fusui County †January 18th, 1982, Guilin

72

Yasunari Kawabata

Japanese novelist (1899–1972)

*June 11th, 1899, Osaka †April 16th, 1972, Zushi

73

Paul-Henri Spaak

Belgian politician (1899-1972)

*January 25th, 1899, Schaerbeek †July 31st, 1972, Braine-l'Alleud

88

Fred Astaire

American dancer, actor, and singer (1899–1987)

*May 10th, 1899, Omaha †June 22nd, 1987, Los Angeles

52

Edwin L. Marin

American film director

*February 21st, 1899, Jersey City †May 2nd, 1951, Los Angeles

92

Friedrich Hayek

Austrian and British economist

*May 8th, 1899, Vienna †March 23rd, 1992, Freiburg im Breisgau

86

Marcel Arland

French writer

*July 5th, 1899, Varennes-sur-Amance †January 12th, 1986, Saint-Sauveur-sur-École

86

Gale Sondergaard

American actress (1899-1985)

*February 15th, 1899, Litchfield †August 14th, 1985, Woodland Hills

56

Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg

Austrian politician and nobleman (1899-1956)

*May 10th, 1899, Eferding †March 15th, 1956, Schruns

66

Gertrude Berg

American actress, screenwriter (1899-1966)

*October 3rd, 1899, New York City †September 14th, 1966, New York City

84

Gloria Swanson

American actress (1899–1983)

*March 27th, 1899, Chicago †April 4th, 1983, Weill Cornell Medical Center

69

Lucio Fontana

Italian-Argentine sculptor, painter and theorist, Manifiesto blanco, Spatialism (1899-1968)

*February 19th, 1899, Rosario †September 7th, 1968, Comabbio

75

Duke Ellington

American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974)

*April 29th, 1899, Washington, D.C. †May 24th, 1974, New York City

78

Vladimir Nabokov

Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor (1899–1977)

*April 10th, 1899, Saint Petersburg †July 2nd, 1977, Montreux

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1899 is a normal year and no leap year.

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