April 14th, 1929

Born on April 14th, 1929

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What happened on April 14th, 1929?

April 14th, 1929

The inaugural Monaco Grand Prix takes place in the Principality of Monaco. William Grover-Williams wins driving a Bugatti Type 35.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929_Monaco_Grand_Prix

What else 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.

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

Born on April 14th, 1929

83

Chadli Bendjedid

Algerian politician (1929-2012)

*April 14th, 1929, Bouteldja †October 6th, 2012, Algiers

83

Gerry Anderson

English television creator and filmmaker (1929-2012)

*April 14th, 1929, Bloomsbury †December 26th, 2012, Henley-on-Thames

82

Paavo Berglund

Finnish conductor and violinist

*April 14th, 1929, Helsinki †January 25th, 2012, Helsinki

48

Werner Lamberz

German politician (East Germany)

*April 14th, 1929, Mayen †March 6th, 1978, Libya

91

William E. Thornton

American astronaut

*April 14th, 1929, Faison †January 11th, 2021, Boerne

80

Jean-Paul Casterman

Belgian publisher (1929-2009)

*April 14th, 1929, Tournai †December 14th, 2009, Tournai

87

Tom Harpur

Canadian author, broadcaster, columnist and theologian (1929-2017)

*April 14th, 1929, Scarborough †January 2nd, 2017, Lion's Head

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89

Egil Monn-Iversen

Norwegian composer, conductor and producer

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

87

Bradford Dillman

American actor (1930–2018)

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

89

Erich von Däniken

Swiss writer

*April 14th, 1935, Zofingen

95

Thomas Schelling

American economist (1921-2016)

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

79

Alan MacDiarmid

New Zealand chemist (1927-2007)

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

65

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

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

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

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

96

John Gielgud

British actor and theatre director

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

95

Lydia Clarke

American actress and photographer (1923-2018)

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

91

Morton Subotnick

American neo-classical composer and avant-garde electronic musician

*April 14th, 1933, Los Angeles

64

Brad Garrett

American actor and stand-up comedian

*April 14th, 1960, Woodland Hills

77

Rod Steiger

American actor (1925–2002)

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

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

83

Jay Robinson

American actor (1930-2013)

*April 14th, 1930, New York City †September 27th, 2013, Sherman Oaks

90

Loretta Lynn

American country singer (1932–2022)

*April 14th, 1932, Butcher Hollow †October 4th, 2022, Hurricane Mills

84

Arno Fischer

German photographer (1927-2011)

*April 14th, 1927, Berlin †September 13th, 2011, Neustrelitz

86

Bruce Alberts

American biochemist

*April 14th, 1938, Chicago

91

Shani Wallis

English-American actress

*April 14th, 1933, Tottenham

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39

Martin Luther King Jr.

American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)

*January 15th, 1929, Atlanta †April 4th, 1968, Memphis

91

Kurt Rudolph

German religious studies scholar

*April 3rd, 1929, Dresden †May 13th, 2020

83

Hebe Camargo

Brazilian recording artist, television host, singer

*March 8th, 1929, Taubaté †September 29th, 2012, Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital

63

Audrey Hepburn

British actress (1929–1993)

*May 4th, 1929, Rue Keyenveld - Keienveldstraat †January 20th, 1993, Tolochenaz

87

Kathleen Crowley

American actress and beauty pageant contestant (1929-2017)

*December 26th, 1929, Green Bank †April 23rd, 2017, Green Bank

91

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor

*December 13th, 1929, Toronto †February 5th, 2021, Weston

87

Chuck Barris

American game show creator, producer, and host (1929-2017)

*June 3rd, 1929, Philadelphia †March 21st, 2017, Palisades

95

Christian Meier

German historian of ancient history and professor

*February 16th, 1929, Słupsk

87

Willi Fährmann

German writer

*December 18th, 1929, Duisburg †May 25th, 2017, Xanten

52

Grace Kelly

American actress and Princess consort of Monaco (1929–1982)

*November 12th, 1929, Philadelphia †September 14th, 1982, Commune of Monaco

70

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)

*July 18th, 1929, Cleveland †February 12th, 2000, Neuilly-sur-Seine

83

Robert Bonnaud

Historian

*November 13th, 1929, Marseille †January 22nd, 2013, 13th arrondissement of Paris

87

Hans Koschnick

German politician (SPD), Mayor of Bremen (1929-2016)

*April 2nd, 1929, Bremen †April 21st, 2016, Bremen

73

Dorothee Sölle

German theologian

*September 30th, 1929, Cologne †April 27th, 2003, Göppingen

86

Bud Spencer

Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player (1929–2016)

*October 31st, 1929, Naples †June 27th, 2016, Rome

94

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist

*April 1st, 1929, Brno †July 11th, 2023, 7th arrondissement of Paris

85

Karl Otto Pöhl

German banker (1929–2014)

*December 1st, 1929, Hanover †December 9th, 2014, Switzerland

87

Michael M. Ryan

American actor (1929-2017)

*March 19th, 1929, Wichita †March 1st, 2017, Kansas City

87

Josef Válka

Czech historian (1929-2017)

*July 13th, 1929, Borač †May 13th, 2017, Brno

15

Anne Frank

German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)

*June 12th, 1929, Maingau Clinic of the Red Cross †February 1st, 1945, Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1929 is a normal year and no leap year.

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