March 14th, 1949

Born on March 14th, 1949

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What 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.

March 14th, 1967

The body of U.S. President John F. Kennedy is moved to a permanent burial place at Arlington National Cemetery.

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

Born on March 14th, 1949

75

Dennis Báthory-Kitsz

American composer

*March 14th, 1949, Plainfield

75

Lodve Solholm

Norwegian politician

*March 14th, 1949, Vestnes

75

Garth Turner

Canadian businessman and politician

*March 14th, 1949, Woodstock

75

Doris Ziegler

German painter

*March 14th, 1949, Weimar

75

Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier

President of Costa Rica

*March 14th, 1949, Diriamba

75

Q. Byrum Hurst, Jr.

American attorney

*March 14th, 1949, Hot Springs

75

Helmut Rabis

German field hockey player

*March 14th, 1949, Braunsbedra

75

Margaret Abela

First Lady of Malta

*March 14th, 1949, Valletta

75

Ronald Fava

American politician

*March 14th, 1949, Paterson

75

Ismet Đuherić

Bosnian Serb army commander

*March 14th, 1949, Sijekovac

75

Helle Meri

First Lady of Estonia

*March 14th, 1949, Rapla

75

Graham Oates

British association football player (born 1949)

*March 14th, 1949, Bradford

75

Heo Nam-sik

South Korean politician

*March 14th, 1949, Uiryeong County

75

V. Vinichayakul

Thai author

*March 14th, 1949, Bangkok

75

Manly Barton

American politician

*March 14th, 1949, Mobile

75

Gopal Krishna Pillai

Indian civil servant

*March 14th, 1949, Kerala

75

Han Jin-hee

South Korean actor

*March 14th, 1949, Yongin

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45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

39

Koen Ridder

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1985, Haarlem

76

Albert Einstein

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

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

66

Reinhard Wolters

German historian of classical history and numismatist

*March 14th, 1958, Duisburg

76

Billy Crystal

American actor and comedian

*March 14th, 1948, New York City

73

Otto Hünnerkopf

German politician

*March 14th, 1951, Wiesentheid

41

Vitaa

French singer-songwriter

*March 14th, 1983, Mulhouse

91

Michael Caine

English actor (born 1933)

*March 14th, 1933, Rotherhithe

59

Aamir Khan

Indian actor

*March 14th, 1965, Mumbai

25

Sheldon Riley

Australian singer (1999-)

*March 14th, 1999, Sydney

52

Ong Ewe Hock

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1972, Penang

81

Wolfgang Petersen

German film director (1941–2022)

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

61

Ruth Strauss

British squash player

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

95

Frank Borman

American astronaut

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

66

Albert II, Prince of Monaco

Prince of Monaco

*March 14th, 1958, Prince's Palace of Monaco

52

Helga Vala Helgadóttir

Icelandic politician

*March 14th, 1972, Reykjavík

76

Nicole Capitaine

French astronomer

*March 14th, 1948, Neuilly-sur-Seine

68

Toine Manders

Dutch politician and MEP

*March 14th, 1956, Stiphout

61

Paul Ehrlich

German physician and scientist

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

36

Rico Freimuth

German decathlete

*March 14th, 1988, Potsdam

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Born in 1949

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg Municipality †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

74

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

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

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

74

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

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Born on March 14th, 1949
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No: With 365 days 1949 is a normal year and no leap year.

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