March 14th, 1939

Born on March 14th, 1939

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What happened on March 14th, 1939?

March 14th, 1939

Slovakia declares independence under German pressure.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovak_Republic_(1939–1945)

What else happened on March 14th?

March 14th, 1972

Italian publisher Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, known for his translation of Boris Pasternak's novel Doctor Zhivago after it had been smuggled out of the Soviet Union, died in an explosion.

March 14th, 1969

Edward M. Burke, the longest-serving alderman in the history of the Chicago City Council, was sworn into office.

March 14th, 1945

The Royal Air Force first used the Grand Slam, a 22,000 lb (10,000 kg) earthquake bomb, on a strategic railway viaduct in Bielefeld, Germany.

March 14th, 1864

The Petite messe solennelle was first performed in Paris, 34 years after Gioachino Rossini (pictured) retired as a composer.

March 14th, 1931

Alam Ara, the first Indian sound film, premiered at the Majestic Cinema in Bombay.

March 14th, 1885

The Mikado, Gilbert and Sullivan's most frequently performed Savoy opera, debuted at the Savoy Theatre in London.

March 14th, 1757

Royal Navy Admiral John Byng was executed by firing squad for failing to "do his utmost" during the Battle of Minorca at the start of the Seven Years' War.

March 14th, 1593

Japanese invasions of Korea: A force of 3,000 Korean soldiers successfully defended Haengju Fortress against 30,000 Japanese invaders.

March 14th, 1489

Catherine Cornaro (pictured), Queen of Cyprus, was forced to abdicate and sell the administration of the island to the Republic of Venice.

March 14th, 1309

On Eid al-Fitr, the citizens of Granada stormed palaces in the city, deposing Sultan Muhammad III and placing his half-brother Nasr on the throne.

March 14th, 2021

The Burmese military and police forces killed at least 65 civilians during the Hlaingthaya massacre in Yangon, including those protesting a recent coup d'état.

March 14th, 1988

China defeated Vietnam in a naval altercation while attempting to establish oceanographic observation posts on the Spratly Islands.

March 14th, 1984

Gerry Adams, leader of Sinn Féin, was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt by Ulster Freedom Fighters in central Belfast, Northern Ireland.

March 14th, 1973

Vietnam War: After having been captured by North Vietnamese forces five and a half years earlier, U.S. Navy pilot John McCain was released with 108 other prisoners of war.

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

Born on March 14th, 1939

85

Raymond J. Barry

American film, television and stage actor

*March 14th, 1939, Hempstead

82

Pilar Bardem

Spanish film and television actress

*March 14th, 1939, Seville †July 17th, 2021, Madrid

85

Bertrand Blier

French film director

*March 14th, 1939, Boulogne-Billancourt

85

Yves Boisset

French film director

*March 14th, 1939, 5th arrondissement of Paris

80

Wulf-Dieter Geyer

German mathematician (1939-2019)

*March 14th, 1939, Berlin †November 10th, 2019

71

William B. Lenoir

American astronaut (1939–2010)

*March 14th, 1939, Miami †August 26th, 2010, Sandoval County

73

Keiji Nakazawa

Japanese manga artist (1939-2012)

*March 14th, 1939, Naka-ku †December 19th, 2012, Hiroshima

42

Glauber Rocha

Brazilian film director, actor and writer

*March 14th, 1939, Vitória da Conquista †August 22nd, 1981, Rio de Janeiro

85

Michael Hudson

US economist

*March 14th, 1939, Chicago

83

Héctor Bonilla

Mexican actor and politician (1939–2022)

*March 14th, 1939, Mexico City †November 25th, 2022, Mexico City

65

Hildegard Temporini

German historian of classical antiquity (1939-2004)

*March 14th, 1939, Berlin †November 30th, 2004

85

Larry Heinemi

American professional wrestler

*March 14th, 1939, Minneapolis

85

Melvin Small

American historian

*March 14th, 1939, New York City

85

Benoit de Bonvoisin

Businessman

*March 14th, 1939, Etterbeek

85

Maury Klein

American historian

*March 14th, 1939, Memphis

85

Stavros Xarchakos

Greek composer and conductor

*March 14th, 1939, Athens

76

Armin Reese

German historian and educationist (1939-2015)

*March 14th, 1939, Grave †September 5th, 2015

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Who's birthday is on March 14th?

45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

76

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist; developer of the theory of relativity (1879–1955)

*March 14th, 1879, Ulm †April 18th, 1955, Princeton

81

Wolfgang Petersen

German film director (1941–2022)

*March 14th, 1941, Emden †August 12th, 2022, Brentwood

39

Koen Ridder

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1985, Haarlem

91

Michael Caine

English actor (born 1933)

*March 14th, 1933, Rotherhithe

66

Reinhard Wolters

German historian of classical history and numismatist

*March 14th, 1958, Duisburg

41

Vitaa

French singer-songwriter

*March 14th, 1983, Mulhouse

95

Frank Borman

American astronaut

*March 14th, 1928, Gary †November 7th, 2023, Billings

25

Sheldon Riley

Australian singer (1999-)

*March 14th, 1999, Sydney

59

Aamir Khan

Indian actor

*March 14th, 1965, Mumbai

52

Ong Ewe Hock

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1972, Penang

91

Quincy Jones

American record producer and composer

*March 14th, 1933, Chicago

61

Paul Ehrlich

German physician and scientist

*March 14th, 1854, Strzelin †August 20th, 1915, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe

61

Ruth Strauss

British squash player

*March 14th, 1963, Southend-on-Sea

84

Hans-Olaf Henkel

German manager and politician

*March 14th, 1940, Hamburg

82

Eugene Cernan

NASA astronaut, Naval aviator, aeronautical engineer, electrical engineer, fighter pilot, eleventh human to walk on the Moon (Apollo 10 and Apollo 17)

*March 14th, 1934, Chicago †January 16th, 2017, Houston

52

Helga Vala Helgadóttir

Icelandic politician

*March 14th, 1972, Reykjavík

73

Otto Hünnerkopf

German politician

*March 14th, 1951, Wiesentheid

36

Rico Freimuth

German decathlete

*March 14th, 1988, Potsdam

24

Pearly Tan

Badminton player

*March 14th, 2000, Kedah

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Born in 1939

85

Hans Kloft

German historian of classical antiquity

*April 10th, 1939, Düsseldorf

64

João César Monteiro

Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic

*February 2nd, 1939, Figueira da Foz †February 3rd, 2003, Lisbon

77

Dudley Storey

New Zealand rower

*November 27th, 1939, Wairoa †March 6th, 2017, Auckland

84

Thilo Ulbert

German christian archaeologist

*June 20th, 1939, Augsburg

83

Tina Turner

American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)

*November 26th, 1939, Brownsville †May 24th, 2023, Küsnacht

83

Hans-Christian Ströbele

German lawyer and politician (1939–2022)

*June 7th, 1939, Halle (Saale) †August 29th, 2022, Moabit

78

Oscar Fulloné

Argentine association football player and manager (1939-2017)

*April 4th, 1939, La Plata †May 22nd, 2017, Casablanca

84

Helga Piur

German actress and voice actress

*May 24th, 1939, Berlin

84

Yves Meyer

French mathematician

*July 19th, 1939, Paris

84

Margaret Atwood

Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist,pépiniériste and inventor

*November 18th, 1939, Ottawa

56

Peter Aust

1939-1996 German actor

*March 17th, 1939, Bytom †January 26th, 1996, Bad Wildungen

70

Dixie Carter

American actress (1939–2010)

*May 25th, 1939, McLemoresville †April 10th, 2010, Houston

78

Irio De Paula

Brazilian composer

*May 10th, 1939, Rio de Janeiro †May 23rd, 2017, Rome

78

Peter Grünberg

German physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (1939-2018)

*May 18th, 1939, Plzeň †April 7th, 2018, Jülich

59

Dusty Springfield

British singer (1939–1999)

*April 16th, 1939, London †March 2nd, 1999, Henley-on-Thames

74

Karen Black

American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter (1939-2013)

*July 1st, 1939, Park Ridge †August 8th, 2013, Santa Monica

80

Karel Gott

Czech singer and actor

*July 14th, 1939, Plzeň †October 1st, 2019, Prague

84

Brenda Vaccaro

American actress

*November 18th, 1939, Brooklyn

80

Valerie Harper

American actress (1939-2019)

*August 22nd, 1939, Suffern †August 30th, 2019, Los Angeles

84

Jane Alexander

American actress (b. 1939)

*October 28th, 1939, Boston

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No: With 365 days 1939 is a normal year and no leap year.

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