June 14th, 1940

Born on June 14th, 1940

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 30,000 days old!

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What happened on June 14th, 1940?

June 14th, 1940

Seven hundred and twenty-eight Polish political prisoners from Tarnów become the first inmates of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarnów

June 14th, 1940

The Soviet Union issued an ultimatum to Lithuania demanding that the Red Army be allowed to enter the country and form a pro-Soviet government.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_ultimatum_to_Lithuania

What else happened on June 14th?

June 14th, 2017

A fire severely damaged Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, London, killing 72 people.

June 14th, 2014

War in Donbas: An Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down by forces of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, killing all 49 people on board.

June 14th, 1982

Falklands War: British prime minister Margaret Thatcher announced that white flags were flying over Port Stanley, in advance of the formal surrender of Argentine forces.

June 14th, 1971

Emerson, Lake & Palmer released the progressive rock album Tarkus.

June 14th, 1966

The Vatican formally abolished its 427-year-old list of prohibited books.

June 14th, 1949

Albert II became the first monkey in space, reaching an altitude of 134 km (83 mi) in a V-2 rocket.

June 14th, 1944

Second World War: The British Army abandoned its attempt to capture the German-occupied city of Caen.

June 14th, 1846

Settlers in Sonoma began rebelling against Mexico, later proclaiming the California Republic and raising a homemade flag with a bear and a star.

June 14th, 1822

In a paper presented to the Royal Astronomical Society, English mathematician Charles Babbage proposed a difference engine (pictured), an automatic, mechanical calculator designed to tabulate polynomial functions.

June 14th, 1800

War of the Second Coalition: In the Battle of Marengo, Napoleonic forces secured victory over the Habsburgs when defeat had appeared inevitable until the arrival of French troops led by Louis Desaix.

June 14th, 1777

The Second Continental Congress adopted the stars and stripes design for the flag of the United States.

June 14th, 1646

Franco-Spanish War: French and Spanish fleets fought the inconclusive Battle of Orbetello, with sailing vessels of both sides having to be towed into action by galleys due to light winds.

June 14th, 1644

First English Civil War: Prince Maurice] abandoned his siege of Lyme Regis in Dorset after learning of the approach of a Parliamentarian relief force.

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

Born on June 14th, 1940

83

Laura Efrikian

Italian actress

*June 14th, 1940, Treviso

72

Ben Davidson

Player of American football (1940-2012)

*June 14th, 1940, Los Angeles †July 3rd, 2012, San Diego

76

Zubaida Tharwat

Egyptian actress

*June 14th, 1940, Alexandria †December 13th, 2016, Cairo

77

Jack Bannon

American actor (1940–2017)

*June 14th, 1940, Los Angeles †October 25th, 2017, Coeur d'Alene

83

Horst Teltschik

German manager

*June 14th, 1940, Kujavy

83

Luisa Muraro

Italian philosopher and writer

*June 14th, 1940, Montecchio Maggiore

50

Bruno Lomas

Spanish singer

*June 14th, 1940, Xàtiva †August 17th, 1990, La Pobla de Farnals

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Who's birthday is on June 14th?

77

Donald Trump

President of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 14th, 1946, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

65

Olaf Scholz

German politician (SPD) and 9th Federal Chancellor of Germany (since 2021)

*June 14th, 1958, Osnabrück

39

Che Guevara

Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)

*June 14th, 1928, Rosario †October 9th, 1967, La Higuera

91

George Alan Thomas

English badminton, chess and tennis player

*June 14th, 1881, Tarabya †July 23rd, 1972, London

85

James Black

Scottish doctor and pharmacologist

*June 14th, 1924, Uddingston †March 22nd, 2010, London

52

Marco Bülow

German politician

*June 14th, 1971, Dortmund

69

Eddie Mekka

American actor (1952–2021)

*June 14th, 1952, Worcester †November 27th, 2021, Newhall

78

Peter Mayle

British writer (1939-2018)

*June 14th, 1939, Oxshott †January 18th, 2018, Aix-en-Provence

54

Steffi Graf

German tennis player

*June 14th, 1969, Mannheim

103

Gisèle Casadesus

French actress (1914-2017)

*June 14th, 1914, 18th arrondissement of Paris †September 24th, 2017, Paris

72

Alan White

English rock drummer (1949–2022)

*June 14th, 1949, Ferryhill †May 26th, 2022, Seattle

86

Jørgen Leth

Danish film director and poet

*June 14th, 1937, Aarhus

85

Harriet Beecher Stowe

American abolitionist and author (1811–1896)

*June 14th, 1811, Litchfield †July 1st, 1896, Hartford

72

Antony Sher

British actor, writer and theatre director

*June 14th, 1949, Cape Town †December 2nd, 2021, Stratford-upon-Avon

65

Eric Heiden

American speed skater

*June 14th, 1958, Madison

91

Joe Arpaio

Maricopa County Sheriff

*June 14th, 1932, Springfield

69

Gianna Nannini

Italian singer and songwriter

*June 14th, 1954, Siena

84

Steny Hoyer

American politician (born 1939)

*June 14th, 1939, New York City

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Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

83

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Public holidays on June 14th

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Born on June 14th, 1940
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Leap year

Yes: 1940 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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