Famous Birthdays on August 14

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• 1297 Emperor Hanazono, 95th Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)
• 1473 Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, born in Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Somerset, England (d. 1541)
• 1479 Princess Catherine of York, 9th child and sixth daughter of King Edward IV by his wife Elizabeth Woodville, born in Eltham Palace, Greenwich, England (d. 1527)

• 1552 Paolo Sarpi, Italian church historian and statesman, born in Venice (d. 1623)
• 1575 Robert Hayman, English poet, born in Wolborough, Newton Abbot, Devon (d. 1629)
• 1586 William Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist, born in Alford, Lincolnshire, England (d. 1642)
• 1599 Méric Casaubon, French-English classical scholar, born in Geneva (d. 1671)
• 1625 François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris, born in Paris (d. 1695)
• 1626 Daniel Elsevier, Dutch book publisher, born in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherland (d. 1680)
• 1642 Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, monarch of Florence (1670-1723), born in Pitti Palace, Florence, Tuscany (d. 1723)
• 1653 Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English statesman (d. 1688)
• 1675 Johann Georg Christian Störl, composer, born in Kirchberg an der Jagst, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1719)

• 1688 Frederik Willem I, King of Prussia (bodyguard of giants), born in Berlin, Prussia (d. 1740)
• 1714 Claude-Joseph Vernet, French painter, born in Avignon, France (d. 1789)
• 1727 Henriette-Anne of France, twin daughter of king Louis XV, born in Palace of Versailles, France (d. 1752)
• 1727 Louise Élisabeth of France, twin daughter of king Louis XV, born in Palace of Versailles, France (d. 1759)
• 1737 Charles Hutton, English mathematician and surveyor, born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England (d. 1823)
• 1742 Marie Allard, French ballerina (Auguste Vestris), born in Marseille, France (d. 1802)

• 1758 Carle Vernet, French painter and lithographer, born in Bordeaux, France (d. 1836)
• 1769 Friedrich Dülon, German flautist and composer, born in Oranienburg (d. 1826)
• 1777 Francis I, King of the Two Sicilies (1825-30), born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1830)

• 1784 Francesco Capaccini, Italian cardinal and diplomat, born in Rome (d. 1845)
• 1802 Letitia Elizabeth Landon, English poet (Heath's Book of Beauty), born in Chelsea, London (d. 1838)
• 1810 Samuel Sebastian Wesley, English organist and composer, born in London (d. 1876)
• 1814 Henry Hayes Lockwood, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Kent County, Delaware (d. 1899)
• 1817 Alexander H. Bailey, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), born in Minisink, New York (d. 1874)
• 1821 Clement H. Stevens, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Norwich, Connecticut (d. 1864)
• 1823 Karel Miry, Belgian composer (De Vlaamse Leeuw), born in Ghent (d. 1889)
• 1824 William Terry, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Amherst County, Virginia (d. 1888)
• 1835 Tom King, English boxer (English heavyweight champion 1862-63), rower and bookmaker, born in London, England (d. 1888)
• 1836 Walter Besant, English writer and philanthropist (Rebel Queen), born in Portsmouth, Hampshire (d. 1901)
• 1840 Richard von Krafft-Ebing, Austro–German psychiatrist and author (Psychopathia Sexualis), born in Mannheim, Duchy of Baden, German Confederation (d. 1902)
• 1842 Henry Duff Traill, British author and journalist (The Marquis of Salisbury), born in Blackheath, London (d. 1900)
• 1847 Robert Comtesse, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1899-1912), born in Valangin, Sweden (d. 1922)
• 1850 Earnest [Bachigaloupi] Tourniaire, Dutch actor (Inkwartiering, Kloris & Roses), born in Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland (d. 1921)

• 1857 Max Wagenknecht, German composer, born in Woldisch Tychow, Pomerania, Free State of Prussia (now Tychowo, Poland) (d. 1922)
• 1860 Ernest T. Seton, naturalist, painter and author (Buffalo Wind-1938), born in South Shields, Durham, England (d. 1946)
• 1861 Bion J. Arnold, American electrical engineer and inventor, born in Casnovia, Michigan (d. 1942)
• 1863 Ernest Thayer, American poet who wrote the famous baseball poem "Casey", born in Lawrence, Massachusetts (d. 1940)
• 1865 Guido Castelnuovo, Italian mathematician, born in Venice (d. 1952)
• 1866 Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin, Belgian mathematician (Prime number theorem), born in Leuven, Belgium (d. 1962)
• 1867 Cupid Childs, American baseball player, born in Calvert County, Maryland (d. 1912)
• 1867 John Galsworthy, English author (Forsyte Saga-Nobel 1932), born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England (d. 1933)
• 1868 Leone Sinigaglia, Italian composer, born in Turin, Italy (d. 1944)
• 1869 Armas Järnefelt, Finnish conductor and composer (Berceuse), born in Vyborg, Russian Empire (d. 1958)
• 1874 Mustafa Kamil Pasha, Egyptian lawyer, journalist and nationalist activist, born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1908)
• 1876 Alexander I [Obrenović], King of Serbia (1889-1903), born in Belgrade, Serbia (d. 1903)
• 1876 Sibilla Aleramo [Rina Faccio], Italian feminist and poet (Una Donna), born in Alessandria, Italy (d. 1960)
• 1878 Harald Kidde, Danish writer (Aage og Else), born in Vejle, Denmark (d. 1918)
• 1880 Fred Alexander, American tennis player (Australasian C'ship 1908, 5-time US Indoor winner), born in Sea Bright, New Jersey (d. 1969)

• 1882 Gisela Richter, English art historian, born in London (d. 1972)
• 1883 Ernest Everett Just, African-American embryologist known for his pioneering work in the physiology of development, especially fertilization and cell division, born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1941)
• 1887 Marija Leiko, Latvian film actress (Falscher Start), born in Riga, Russian Empire (d. 1937)
• 1891 Marinus de Jong, Dutch composer, born in Oosterhout, Netherlands (d. 1984)
• 1892 Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji [Leon Dudley Sorabji], Parsi-British pianist and composer (Opus clavicembalisticum), born in Chingford, Essex (d. 1988)
• 1892 Tommy Scott, West Indian cricket spin bowler (8 Tests, 22 wickets; Jamaica), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1961)
• 1893 Alfred Alessandrescu, Romanian composer, born in Bucharest (d. 1959)
• 1893 Carl Benton Reid, American actor (Pressure Point, In a Lonely Place), born in Lansing, Michigan (d. 1973)
• 1894 Frank Burge, Australian rugby league forward (13 Tests, 26 games NSW; Glebe, St. George; RL "Immortal") and coach (St. George, North Sydney, Western Suburbs, Newtown), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1958)
• 1895 Jack Gregory, Australian cricket all-rounder (24 Tests, 2 x 100, 7 x 50, 85 wickets, BB 7/69; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1973)
• 1899 Jaroslav Jeremiáš, Czech pianist and composer, born in Pisek, Bohemia Austria-Hungary (d. 1919)
• 1901 James Pitman, British educator and spelling reformer (Alphabets and Reading: The Initial Teaching Alphabet) (d. 1985)
• 1903 John Ringling North, American circus director (Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from 1937-43), born in Baraboo, Wisconsin (d. 1985)
• 1903 Millard Mitchell, Cuban actor (12 O'Clock High, Gunfighter), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1953)
• 1905 Nicolás Cotoner, 23rd Marquess of Mondéjar, Spanish nobleman and military officer, born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain (d. 1996)
• 1907 Stanley Adams, American lyricist and songwriter (What a Diff'rence a Day Makes), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1994)
• 1908 Jean Knox, Director of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (1941-43) (d. 1993)
• 1908 Manos Katrakis, Greek actor (Antigone; Marinos Kontaras), born in Kastelli Kissamou, Crete (d. 1984)
• 1909 (Hezekiah) "Stuff" Smith, American jazz violinist, vocalist, and composer ("It's Wonderful"; "You'se A Viper"), born in Portsmouth, Ohio (d. 1967) [1]
• 1909 Len Darling, Australian cricketer (South Australian & Test batsman of 30's), born in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia (d. 1992)
• 1910 Pierre Schaeffer, French electronics engineer and composer, born in Nancy, France (d. 1995)
• 1911 Ethel Lois Payne, American civil rights journalist and "1st Lady of the Black Press", born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1991)
• 1911 Jan Koetsier, Dutch composer, born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (d. 2006)
• 1911 Pieter Platteel, Dutch civil servant and last governor Dutch New Guinea, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1978)
• 1912 Eva Strittmatter, German writer (Tinko), born in Spremberg, Niederlausitz, Germany (d. 1930)
• 1912 Karel Poons, Jewish-Dutch ballet dancer, educator, and Holocaust survivor, born in Amsterdam (d. 1994)
• 1913 Fred Davis, English snooker player (World C'ship 1948-49, 51), born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire (d. 1998)
• 1913 Paul Dean, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), born in Lucas, Arkansas (d. 1981)
• 1915 B.A. Santamaria, Australian political activist and journalist, born in Melbourne (d. 1998)
• 1915 Victor Mishcon, Baron Mishcon, British solicitor and a Labour politician, born in London (d. 2006)
• 1916 Wellington Mara, Co-Owner of the New York Giants, born in Rochester, New York (d. 2005)
• 1921 Giorgio Strehler, Italian opera and theatre director, born in Barcola, Trieste, Italy (d. 1997)
• 1923 Alice Ghostley, American singer and actress (Bewitched, Designing Women), born in Eve, Vernon County, Missouri (d. 2007)
• 1923 Jorja Curtright, American stage and screen actress (Whistle Stop, Heaven Only Knows), and interior decorator, born in Amarillo, Texas (d. 1985)
• 1923 William Flanagan, American composer, and music critic, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1969)
• 1924 Georges Prêtre, French classical and opera conductor known for interpretation of Poulenc, born in Waziers, France (d. 2017)
• 1925 Paul Beaver, American experimental, electronic, and psychedelic rock Moog synthesizer player (Beaver & Krause), born in Columbiana, Ohio (d. 1975)
• 1925 Russell Baker, American columnist, author and humorist (NY Times), born in Loudoun County, Virginia (d. 2019)
• 1926 (Armando) "Buddy" Greco, American jazz and pop singer ("Ooh! Look-A There, Ain't She Pretty"; "The Lady Is A Tramp"), pianist, and television personality (Away We Go), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
• 1926 Alice Adams, American author (Beautiful Girl), born in Fredericksburg, Virginia (d. 1999)

• 1927 Frank Cvitanovich, Canadian filmmaker, born in Vancouver (d. 1995)
• 1927 Lord Whaddon, CEO (Daltrade & Skorimpex-Rind), born in Sale, Cheshire (d. 2005)
• 1928 Laurens van Deenen, Dutch biochemist, born in Maastricht, Germany (d. 1994)
• 1928 Lina Wertmüller [Arcangela Braueich], Italian screenwriter, film director, and 1st woman nominated for an Academy Award for Directing (Seven Beauties), born in Rome, Italy
• 1929 Dick Tiger, Nigerian professional boxer, born in Amaigbo, Nigeria (d. 1971)
• 1929 Lorez Alexandria [Taylor] American jazz and gospel singer (Alexandria the Great), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2001)
• 1929 Louise Slaughter, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), born in Lynch, Kentucky (d. 2018)
• 1929 Oliver Neville, English educator (principal of RADA Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2021)
• 1929 Thomas Meehan, American writer (Annie, The Producers, Hairspray), born in Ossining, New York (d. 2017)

• 1930 Gerald Solomon, American businessman and politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), born in Okeechobee, Florida (d. 2001)
• 1930 Roger Chorley [Baron Chorley), English accountant and peer (Chorley Report, President of the Royal Geographical Society) (d. 2016)
• 1931 Frederic Raphael, American-British writer (After the War, California Time), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1931 Marylyn Roberts, librarian/founding member (WIC)
• 1932 Barry Frank, American television sports impresario (CBS, ABC and IMG), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2019)
• 1932 James V. Hansen, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2018)
• 1932 Lee Hoffman, American author (The Valdez Horses), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2007)
• 1933 Bryce Courtenay, Australian novelist (The Power of One), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2012)
• 1933 Richard R. Ernst, Swiss physical chemist (Nobel 1991 -techniques for high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy), born in Winterthur, Switzerland
• 1934 André Boniface, French rugby union outside back (48 Tests; Stade Montois Rugby; IRB HOF), born in Montfort-en-Chalosse, France (d. 2024)
• 1934 Robin McLaren, British ambassador (China)
• 1936 Trevor Bannister, British actor (Are You Being Served?), born in Durrington, Wiltshire (d. 2011)
• 1937 Brian Curvis, Welsh boxer and British welterweight champion (1960-1964), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2012)
• 1937 Brian Fennelly, American classical composer (A Thoreau Symphony), born in Kingston, New York (d. 2015)
• 1938 Bennie Muller, Dutch soccer midfielder (43 caps; AFC Ajax 341 games), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2024)
• 1938 Niara Sudarkasa [Gloria Albertha Marshall], American educator and anthropologist (Lincoln College), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (d. 2019)
• 1940 (Darrell) "Dash" Crofts, American singer (Seals & Crofts - "Summer Breeze"; "Diamond Girl"), born in Cisco, Texas
• 1940 Galen Hall, American Football Coach (University of Florida, Orlando Thunder, Rhein Fire), born in Altoona, Pennsylvania
• 1940 Judith Kazantzis, English poet and feminist, born in Oxford, England (d. 2018)
• 1941 Connie Smith, American singer (Dream Painter, New Horizons), born in Elkhart, Indiana
• 1941 David Crosby, American rock singer-songwriter (The Byrds, 1964-67 - "Eight Miles High"; Crosby, Stills & Nash - "Guinnevere"; "Wooden Ships"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2023) [1]
• 1941 Peter Truscott, New Zealand cricketer (one Test NZ v Pakistan 1965, 3 & 26), born in Pahiatua, Manawatu, New Zealand
• 1942 Sandy Gilmour, newscaster (Prime Time Sunday), born in Montclair, New Jersey
• 1943 Barrie Leadbeater, English cricketer and umpire, born in Harehills, Leeds
• 1943 Herman Van Springel, Belgian road cyclist (Tour de France, 5 career stage wins; Tour de France 1968 & Giro d'Italia 1971 runner-up; Vuelta a España 1970 3rd), born in Grobbendonk, Belgium (d. 2022)
• 1943 Jon Andrew McBride, Capt USN/astronaut (STS 41G), born in Charleston, West Virginia
• 1943 Keith Hampson, British politician (C), arrested, not charged for sexual assault
• 1943 Terry Ellis, British record producer, artist manager (Jethro Tull; Paula Cole: Baby Animals), and label executive (co-founder of Chrysalis Records), born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England
• 1944 Robyn Smith Astaire [Melody Dawn Miller], American jockey, wife of Fred Astaire, born in San Francisco, California
• 1945 Brenda Benet, American actress (Lee-Days of Our Lives, Beach Ball), born in Hollywood, California
• 1945 Jennifer d'Abo, British entrepreneur (Ryman, Moyses Stevens)

• 1945 Tony Scannel, Irish actor (Bill, Blue Money), born in Kinsale, Ireland
• 1945 Wim Wenders, German filmmaker (American Friend, Hammett), born in Düsseldorf, Germany
• 1946 Alexander Curly [Harm Breemer], Dutch artist, born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 2012)
• 1946 Antonio Fargas, American actor (Huggy Bear-Starsky & Hutch), born in The Bronx, New York
• 1946 Larry Graham Jr., American bass guitar player (Graham Central Station, Sly and the Family Stone), born in Beaumont, Texas
• 1946 Marga van Praag, Dutch radio hostess, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 1946 Susan Saint James, American actress (Kate & Allie), born in Los Angeles, California

• 1947 Maddy Prior, English folk singer (Steeleye Span, Silly Sisters, Carnival Band), born in Blackpool, United Kingdom
• 1947 Peter Christian, English actor, born in Liverpool, England
• 1948 Joseph Marcell, British actor (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), born in Castries, Saint Lucia
• 1948 Terry Adams, American piano player and composer (NRBQ - "Me And The Boys"), born in Louisville, Kentucky
• 1949 Bob Backlund, American pro wrestler (WWWF/WWF Heavyweight C'ship 1978-93, 1994; WWF Tag Team C'ship with Pedro Morales), born in Princeton, Minnesota
• 1949 John Tarrant, 1st Australian born Zen teacher, born in Tasmania, Australia

• 1951 Carl Lumbly, American actor (Cagney & Lacey, Alias), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• 1951 Peter Blegvad, American avant-garde guitarist, lyricist (Slapp Happy), and cartoonist, born in New York City
• 1952 Debbie Meyer, American 200m/400m/800m swimmer (Olympic 3 gold-68), born in Annapolis, Maryland
• 1952 Mark C. Lee, American NASA astronaut (STS 30, 47, 64, 82, sk: 98), born in Viroqua, Wisconsin
• 1953 Cliff Johnson, American computer game author, born in Hanover, New Hampshire
• 1953 James Horner, American Academy Award-winning film composer (Titanic; Apollo 13; Avatar), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
• 1954 Mark Fidrych, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers) nicknamed "The Bird", born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 2009)
• 1954 Monica Baltodano, Nicaraguan Sandinista Revolution commander, born in Leon, Nicaragua
• 1955 Gillian Taylforth, British actress (EastEnders, 1985-2000, 2015-present - "Kathy Beale"; Footballers' Wives (2002–2006), born in Islington, London, England
• 1956 Adele Sebastian, American jazz flute player and vocalist (The Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra), born in Riverside, California (d. 1983)
• 1956 Rusty Wallace, American auto racer (NASCAR Winston Cup 1989; NASCAR Cup series Rookie of the Year 1984) and broadcaster (ESPN, ABC), born in Arnold, Missouri
• 1956 Sharon Bryant, American vocalist (Atlantic Starr), born in Westchester County, New York
• 1957 Jackée Harry, American actress (Sandra-227), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• 1958 Bobby Eaton, American wrestler (SMW/ECW/NJPW/WCW, Midnight Express), born in Huntsville, Alabama
• 1959 Bill Hagerty, American politician (Senator-R-Tennessee 2021-), born in Gallatin, Tennessee

• 1959 Frank Brickowski, American NBA player (Seattle Supersonics), born in Bayville, New York
• 1959 Marcia Gay Harden, American actress, born in La Jolla, California
• 1960 Broderick Thompson, American NFL offensive lineman (Denver Broncos), born in Birmingham, Alabama
• 1960 Cecilia Gasdia, Italian soprano, born in Verona, Italy

• 1961 Eddie Gilbert, American wrestler, born in Lexington, Tennessee (d. 1995)
• 1961 Susan Olson, American actress (The Brady Bunch -"Cindy"), born in Santa Monica, California
• 1962 Jerry Foltz, American golfer and commentator (Golf Channel), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
• 1962 Lady Bunny [Jon Ingle], American drag queen, promoter and founder of the annual Wigstock event, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
• 1962 Mark Gubicza, American baseball pitcher (KC Royals), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1962 Mark Robert Isfeld, Canadian soldier and United Nations peacekeeper, born in Zweibrücken, Germany
• 1962 Rameez Raja, Pakistani cricketer (prolific Pakistani batsman), born in Faisalabad, Pakistan
• 1964 Brannon Braga, American scriptwriter, born in Bozeman, Montana
• 1965 Emmanuelle Seigner, French actress (The Smile), born in Paris, France
• 1965 Paul Broadhurst, British golfer (British Senior Open 2016), born in Walsall, England
• 1966 David Hallyday, French singer-songwriter and actor (He's My Girl), born in Boulougne, France
• 1966 Freddy Rincón, Colombian soccer midfielder (84 caps; Santa Fe, América de Cali, SC Corinthians), born in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia (d. 2022)

• 1966 Karl Petter Løken, Norwegian footballer, born in Karlskoga, Sweden
• 1968 Adrian Lester, English actor, born in Birmingham, United Kingdom
• 1968 Billy Mavreas, Greek-Canadian cartoonist
• 1968 Catherine Bell, British-American actress (JAG - "Sarah MacKenzie"; The Good Witch - "Cassie"), born in London, England
• 1968 Darren Clarke, Northern Irish golfer (British Open 2011; British Senior Open 2022), born in Dungannon, Northern Ireland
• 1968 Praveen Amre, Indian cricketer (Indian batsman, century on Test debut 1992), born in Mumbai, India
• 1969 DJ Uncle Al, American hip-hop DJ, born in Miami, Florida (d. 2001)
• 1969 Keitaro Hoshino, Japanese boxer (WBA minimumweight title 2000-01, 02), born in Yokohama, Japan (d. 2021)
• 1969 Stig Tøfting, Danish footballer, born in Aarhus, Denmark
• 1970 Kevin Rene Cadogan, American singer-songwriter (Third Eye Blind), born in Oakland, California
• 1970 Slava Dosedel, Czech tennis star, born in Přerov, Czechoslovakia
• 1971 Adam Timmerman, American NFL guard (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Cherokee, Iowa
• 1971 Christopher R. Nelloms, American sprinter, born in Dayton, Ohio

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