August 14th, 1943

Born on August 14th, 1943

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

August 14th, 2018

The Ponte Morandi bridge collapsed in Genoa, Italy, killing 43 people.

August 14th, 2013

Security forces raided two camps of supporters of the ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in Cairo, leading to the deaths of at least 595 civilians.

August 14th, 2010

The inaugural edition of the Youth Olympic Games opened in Singapore for athletes aged between 14 and 18.

August 14th, 2007

Four coordinated suicide bomb attacks detonated in the Yazidi communities of Qahtaniya and Jazeera, Iraq, killing a 796 people and wounding 1,562 others.

August 14th, 2005

Helios Airways Flight 522 crashed into a mountain north of Marathon, Greece, killing all 121 people on board.

August 14th, 1975

The Rocky Horror Picture Show premiered in London, the first in its record-breaking run in cinemas, which continues in limited release.

August 14th, 1971

The English rock band the Who released Who's Next, the group's only album to top the UK charts.

August 14th, 1941

After a secret meeting in Newfoundland, British prime minister Winston Churchill and U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt (both pictured) issued the Atlantic Charter, establishing a vision for a post–World War II world.

August 14th, 1888

One of the first recordings of music, of Arthur Sullivan's "The Lost Chord" , was played at a press conference in London to introduce Thomas Edison's phonograph.

August 14th, 1720

The Spanish Villasur expedition, intended to slow the progress of French influence on the Great Plains of North America, ended in failure when it was ambushed by Pawnee and Otoe forces.

August 14th, 1264

War of Saint Sabas: A Genoese fleet captured or sank most of the ships of a Venetian trade convoy off the Albanian coast.

August 14th, 2023

Former U.S. President Donald Trump is charged in Georgia along with 18 others in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election in that state, his fourth indictment of 2023.

August 14th, 2022

An explosion destroys a market in Armenia, killing six people and injuring dozens.

August 14th, 2021

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes southwestern Haiti, killing at least 2,248 people and causing a humanitarian crisis.

August 14th, 2015

The U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba re-opens after 54 years of being closed when Cuba–United States relations were broken off.

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

Born on August 14th, 1943

79

Herman Vanspringel

Belgian cyclist (1943-2022)

*August 14th, 1943, Ranst †August 25th, 2022, Grobbendonk

80

Wolf Wondratschek

German author

*August 14th, 1943, Rudolstadt

80

Ronnie Campbell

British politician (1943-2024)

*August 14th, 1943, Tynemouth †February 23rd, 2024

80

Abdolali Bazargan

Iranian politician

*August 14th, 1943, Tehran

80

Flavio Tattarini

Italian politician (1943-)

*August 14th, 1943, Santa Fiora

80

Ben Sidran

American pianist and vocalist

*August 14th, 1943, Chicago

80

Jon McBride

American astronaut

*August 14th, 1943, Charleston

80

John R. Gaydos

Catholic bishop

*August 14th, 1943, St. Louis

80

Stephanie Laurens

Australian writer

*August 14th, 1943, Sri Lanka

80

John Costanza

American artist and letterer

*August 14th, 1943, Dover

80

Gerd Bachmann

East German Olympic wrestler

*August 14th, 1943, Gera

80

Dave Metchick

English footballer (born 1943)

*August 14th, 1943, Bakewell

80

Barrie Leadbeater

English county cricketer and umpire (born 1943)

*August 14th, 1943, Harehills

80

Alfred Corn

American writer

*August 14th, 1943, Bainbridge

80

Kermit Oliver

American painter

*August 14th, 1943, Refugio

80

Peter Döring

German amateur wrestler

*August 14th, 1943, Tessin

80

Fumihiko Moroyama

Japanese basketball player

*August 14th, 1943, Mie Prefecture

76

Solange Ancona

Composer

*August 14th, 1943, 3rd arrondissement of Paris †November 29th, 2019, Rueil-Malmaison

80

Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Lebedev

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Russia

*August 14th, 1943, Moscow †February 23rd, 2024, Moscow

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Who's birthday is on August 14th?

79

Dieter Planck

German archaeologist

*August 14th, 1944, Rottenburg am Neckar

33

Kim Ki-jung

South Korean badminton player

*August 14th, 1990, Dangjin

71

Arne Elsholtz

German actor, voice actor and dialogue director

*August 14th, 1944, Pritzwalk †April 26th, 2016, Berlin

36

Rosalie Thomass

German actress

*August 14th, 1987, Munich

81

Francisco Labastida

Mexican politician

*August 14th, 1942, Los Mochis

74

Atik Jauhari

Badminton player and trainer

*August 14th, 1949, Tangerang City

81

Robert Viharo

American actor

*August 14th, 1942, United States of America

78

Wim Wenders

German filmmaker

*August 14th, 1945, Düsseldorf

52

Raoul Bova

Italian actor

*August 14th, 1971, Rome

54

Maj Helen Sorkmo

Norwegian cross-country skier

*August 14th, 1969, Os Municipality

42

Anna Carina

Peruvian musician

*August 14th, 1981, Lima

35

Mariana Agathangelou

English badminton player

*August 14th, 1988, Jersey

40

Mila Kunis

Ukrainian-American actress

*August 14th, 1983, Chernivtsi

81

Aïcha Chenna

Moroccan social worker and women's rights advocate

*August 14th, 1941, Casablanca †September 25th, 2022, Casablanca

64

Marcia Gay Harden

American actress

*August 14th, 1959, La Jolla

63

Sarah Brightman

British singer and actress

*August 14th, 1960, Berkhamsted

60

Emmanuelle Béart

French film actress

*August 14th, 1963, Gassin

31

Rezo

German YouTube personality, columnist, musician and entrepreneur

*August 14th, 1992, Wuppertal

38

Alesia Zaitsava

Badminton player

*August 14th, 1985, Pružany

77

Richard Roth

American film producer

*August 14th, 1939, Beverly Hills †March 24th, 2017, New York City

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Born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

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

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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