April 14th, 1921

Born on April 14th, 1921

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 37,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 368 days, exactly on April 28th, 2025, people who were born on April 14th, 1921 will be 38,000 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, 1921

95

Thomas Schelling

American economist (1921-2016)

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

103

René Fournier

French businessman

*April 14th, 1921, Tours

89

Gerhard Schürer

German politician (1921-2010)

*April 14th, 1921, Zwickau †December 22nd, 2010, Berlin

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Who's birthday is on April 14th?

89

Egil Monn-Iversen

Norwegian composer, conductor and producer

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

95

Lydia Clarke

American actress and photographer (1923-2018)

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

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

Erich von Däniken

Swiss writer

*April 14th, 1935, Zofingen

87

Bradford Dillman

American actor (1930–2018)

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

96

John Gielgud

British actor and theatre director

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

29

Niklas Stark

German footballer

*April 14th, 1995, Neustadt an der Aisch

82

Margaret Alva

Governor of the Indian state of Rajasthan

*April 14th, 1942, Mangaluru

77

Rod Steiger

American actor (1925–2002)

*April 14th, 1925, Westhampton †July 9th, 2002, Los Angeles

79

Alan MacDiarmid

New Zealand chemist (1927-2007)

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

64

Brad Garrett

American actor and stand-up comedian

*April 14th, 1960, Woodland Hills

81

Valerie Hobson

Irish actress

*April 14th, 1917, Larne †November 13th, 1998, Westminster

79

Olivier Debré

French painter (1920-1999)

*April 14th, 1920, Paris †June 1st, 1999, Paris

84

Julie Christie

British actress (born 1940)

*April 14th, 1940, Chabua

66

Dominique Baudis

French political figure and journalist (1947-2014)

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

91

Morton Subotnick

American neo-classical composer and avant-garde electronic musician

*April 14th, 1933, Los Angeles

81

Robert Doisneau

French photographer

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

57

Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger

Nazi leader (1890-1947)

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

64

François Duvalier

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

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

87

Ali Akbar Khan

Hindustani musician

*April 14th, 1922, Brahmanbaria †June 18th, 2009, San Francisco

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Born in 1921

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

97

Pierre Riché

French historian (1921-2019)

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

97

Jürgen Kieser

German illustrator, draughtsperson and writer

*August 20th, 1921, Erkner †May 20th, 2019, Neu Zittau

94

Nancy Reagan

First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989

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

53

Knud Hilding

Actor

*November 21st, 1921, Denmark †September 14th, 1975, Denmark

87

Robert Étienne

French historian and classical archaeologist (1921–2009)

*February 25th, 1921, Mérignac †January 4th, 2009, Bordeaux

82

Heinz Quermann

German television presenter (1921–2003)

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

99

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021

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

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

38

Diana Barrymore

American actress (1921-1960)

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

43

Judy Holliday

American actress, comedian and singer (1921-1965)

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

86

Suharto

2nd President of Indonesia (1967—1998)

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

84

Stanisław Lem

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

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

55

James Jones

American author

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

89

Billy Taylor

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

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

72

Alexis Smith

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

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

82

Alfred Preissler

German association football player and manager (1921–2003)

*April 9th, 1921, Duisburg †July 15th, 2003, Duisburg

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Leap year

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

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