June 14th, 1959

Born on June 14th, 1959

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What happened on June 14th, 1959?

June 14th, 1959

Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Monorail

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, 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.

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, 1959

64

Marcus Miller

American musician, composer and producer

*June 14th, 1959, New York City

64

Władysław Pasikowski

Polish film director and screenwriter

*June 14th, 1959, Łódź

64

Alan Thompson

New Zealander canoeist

*June 14th, 1959, Gisborne

64

Jacques Torres

French chef

*June 14th, 1959, Algiers

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 14th?

65

Olaf Scholz

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

*June 14th, 1958, Osnabrück

77

Donald Trump

President of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 14th, 1946, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

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

91

George Alan Thomas

English badminton, chess and tennis player

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

39

Che Guevara

Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)

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

65

Eric Heiden

American speed skater

*June 14th, 1958, Madison

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

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

52

Marco Bülow

German politician

*June 14th, 1971, Dortmund

54

Steffi Graf

German tennis player

*June 14th, 1969, Mannheim

69

Eddie Mekka

American actor (1952–2021)

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

62

Boy George

English musician (born 1961)

*June 14th, 1961, Eltham

69

Gianna Nannini

Italian singer and songwriter

*June 14th, 1954, Siena

85

James Black

Scottish doctor and pharmacologist

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

66

Mona Simpson

American novelist

*June 14th, 1957, Green Bay

65

Maxi Jazz

British rapper (1957–2022)

*June 14th, 1957, Brixton †December 23rd, 2022, London

67

King Diamond

Danish musician

*June 14th, 1956, Copenhagen

63

Shekhar Suman

Indian actor

*June 14th, 1960, Patna

66

Jay Roach

American filmmaker

*June 14th, 1957, Albuquerque

72

Alan White

English rock drummer (1949–2022)

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

103

Gisèle Casadesus

French actress (1914-2017)

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

Same year
Born in 1959

64

Jim Kerr

Scottish singer

*July 9th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Andrew Eldritch

British singer

*May 15th, 1959, Ely

56

Nahed Hattar

Jordanian writer

*November 30th, 1959, Amman †September 25th, 2016, Amman

64

Wolfgang Rolff

German association football player and manager

*December 26th, 1959, Lamstedt

64

Mike Pence

Vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 7th, 1959, Columbus

64

Morten Andreas Meyer

Norwegian politician

*October 20th, 1959, Sarpsborg Municipality

64

Jon Fosse

Norwegian writer, theater writer and translator

*September 29th, 1959, Haugesund Municipality

64

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

64

Dave Ball

English producer and electronic musician

*May 3rd, 1959, Blackpool

64

Charlie Burchill

Scottish musician and composer

*November 27th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Rolf Mützenich

German politician (SPD)

*June 25th, 1959, Cologne

64

Martin Atkins

English musician

*August 3rd, 1959, Coventry

64

Bryan Adams

Canadian guitarist

*November 5th, 1959, Kingston

64

Steve Alten

American writer

*August 21st, 1959, Philadelphia

64

Carla Antonelli

Spanish actress and activist

*July 12th, 1959, Güímar

64

Johannes Röring

German politician

*May 16th, 1959, Vreden

64

Peter Enders

German politician (1959–)

*May 10th, 1959, Eichen

64

Allison Janney

American actress

*November 19th, 1959, Boston

65

Luc Besson

French film director, writer, and producer

*March 18th, 1959, Paris

64

Stephen Harper

22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015

*April 30th, 1959, Toronto

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on June 14th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Commemoration of the Soviet Deportation related observances) which are celebrated on June 14th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on June 14th, 1959
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1959 is a normal year and no leap year.

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