January 14th, 1921

Born on January 14th, 1921

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on January 14th?

January 14th, 2011

Arab Spring: Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the country after several violent protests.

January 14th, 1978

Austrian logician Kurt Gödel, who suffered from an obsessive fear of being poisoned, died of starvation after his wife was hospitalized and unable to cook for him.

January 14th, 1973

Elvis Presley's (pictured) concert Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite was broadcast live to audiences in Asia and Oceania.

January 14th, 1970

The self-proclaimed Republic of Biafra in southeastern Nigeria surrendered to the federal government less than three years after declaring independence, ending the Nigerian Civil War.

January 14th, 1969

A major fire and series of explosions aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise killed 28 sailors, injured 314 others, and destroyed 15 aircraft.

January 14th, 1967

The Human Be-In, a countercultural event forming a prelude to the Summer of Love, was held in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.

January 14th, 1960

The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote-issuing authority, was established.

January 14th, 1957

Hindu spiritual leader Kripalu Maharaj was named the fifth original jagadguru, meaning 'world teacher'.

January 14th, 1953

Josip Broz Tito was inaugurated as the first president of Yugoslavia.

January 14th, 1943

Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Charles de Gaulle, and Henri Giraud met in Casablanca to plan the Allies' European strategy for the next phase of World War II.

January 14th, 1939

Norway claimed Queen Maud Land, a 2.7-million km2 (1.0-million sq mi) region of Antarctica, as a dependent territory.

January 14th, 1933

The England cricket team employed bodyline tactics against Australia during a Test match at the Adelaide Oval, the peak of a major controversy in the sport.

January 14th, 1907

An earthquake registering 6.2 Mw struck Kingston, Jamaica, resulting in approximately 1,000 deaths.

January 14th, 1900

Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca (poster pictured), based on the play La Tosca by French dramatist Victorien Sardou, premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome.

January 14th, 1301

King Andrew III died without any male heirs, ending the Árpád dynasty, which had ruled Hungary since the late 9th century.

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

Born on January 14th, 1921

85

Murray Bookchin

American libertarian socialist author, orator, and philosopher (1921–2006)

*January 14th, 1921, The Bronx †July 30th, 2006, Burlington

89

Roland Chenail

Canadian actor

*January 14th, 1921, Montreal †June 6th, 2010, Chandler

95

Ken Sailors

American basketball player (1921-2016)

*January 14th, 1921, Bushnell †January 30th, 2016, Laramie

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Born in 1921

97

Pierre Riché

French historian (1921-2019)

*October 4th, 1921, 14th arrondissement of Paris †May 6th, 2019, Ivry-sur-Seine

85

Arve Opsahl

Norwegian actor

*May 14th, 1921, Christiania †April 29th, 2007, Oslo

95

Kenneth Arrow

American economist (1921-2017)

*August 23rd, 1921, New York City †February 21st, 2017, Palo Alto

95

Clifton James

American actor (1920-2017)

*May 29th, 1921, Spokane †April 15th, 2017, Gladstone

94

Nancy Reagan

First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989

*July 6th, 1921, Manhattan †March 6th, 2016, Bel Air

99

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021

*June 10th, 1921, Corfu †April 9th, 2021, Windsor Castle

82

Heinz Quermann

German television presenter (1921–2003)

*February 10th, 1921, Hanover †October 14th, 2003, Berlin

97

Carol Channing

American actress (1921–2019)

*January 31st, 1921, Seattle †January 15th, 2019, Rancho Mirage

68

Andrei Sakharov

Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist

*May 21st, 1921, Moscow †December 14th, 1989, Moscow

95

Thomas Schelling

American economist (1921-2016)

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

43

Judy Holliday

American actress, comedian and singer (1921-1965)

*June 21st, 1921, New York City †June 7th, 1965, New York City

38

Diana Barrymore

American actress (1921–1960)

*March 3rd, 1921, New York City †January 25th, 1960, New York City

86

Suharto

2nd President of Indonesia

*June 8th, 1921, Kemusuk †January 27th, 2008, Jakarta

68

Bendt Rothe

Actor

*May 9th, 1921, Denmark †December 31st, 1989, Denmark

91

Hal David

American poet and lyricist (1921–2012)

*May 25th, 1921, New York City †September 1st, 2012, Los Angeles

84

Stanisław Lem

Polish science fiction author, philosopher and futurologist (1921-2006), studied medical doctor

*September 12th, 1921, Lviv †March 27th, 2006, Kraków

89

Billy Taylor

American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator (1921-2010)

*July 24th, 1921, Greenville †December 28th, 2010, Manhattan

55

James Jones

American author

*November 6th, 1921, Robinson †May 9th, 1977, Southampton

72

Alexis Smith

Canadian-born American actress and singer (1921-1993)

*June 8th, 1921, Penticton †June 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

94

Elizabeth Wilson

American actress (1921-2015)

*April 4th, 1921, Grand Rapids †May 9th, 2015, New Haven

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 14th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Old New Year, and its related observance, Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period.) which are celebrated on January 14th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1921 is a normal year and no leap year.

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