Famous Birthdays In August - 14

1297  On this day in history birth of emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)   

1473  Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541) was born on August - 14.   

1479  Princess Catherine of York (d. 1527) was born on this day in history.   

1552  On this day in history birth of fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher   

1575  On this day in history birth of robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629)   

1586  On this day in history birth of william Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)   

1599  On this day in history birth of méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671)   

1625  On this day in history birth of françois de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695)   

1626  On this day in history birth of daniel Elsevier, book publisher/publisher   

1642  Cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence (1670-1723) was born on August - 14.   

1653  Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English statesman (d. 1688) was born on this day in history.   

1675  Johann Georg Christian Storl, composer was born on August - 14.   

1687  On August - 14 birth of johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/ruler (Nassau-Dietz) [NS]   

1688  On August - 14 birth of frederik Willem I, king of Prussia (bodyguard of giants)   

1714  Claude-Joseph Vernet, French painter was born on this day in history.   

1727  On this day in history birth of henriette-Anne of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d.1752)   

1727  On this day in history birth of louise-Elisabeth of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1759)   

1737  On this day in history birth of charles Hutton, mathematician   

1740  On this day in history birth of pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], bishop of Imola/Pope (1800-23)   

1742  Marie Allard, French ballerina (Auguste Vestris) was born on August - 14.   

1758  Carle [Antoine CH] Vernet, French painter/lithographer was born on this day in history.   

1769  Friedrich Ludwig Dulon, flautist/composer was born on August - 14.   

1777  On August - 14 birth of hans Christian Oersted, Den, physicist/chemist (View of Chemical Law)   

1777  Francis I of the Two Sicilies (d. 1830) was born on this day in history.   

1784  On this day in history birth of francesco Capaccini, Italian cardinal/diplomat   

1802  Letitia Elizabeth Landon, England, poet (Heath's Book of Beauty) was born on August - 14.   

1810  On August - 14 birth of samuel Sebastian Wesley, composer   

1814  Henry Hayes Lockwood, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 was born on August - 14.   

1817  Alexander H. Bailey, American politician (d. 1874) was born on August - 14.   

1821  On this day in history birth of clement Hoffman "Rock" Stevens, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1823  Karel Miry, composer was born on this day in history.   

1824  William Terry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1888 was born on this day in history.   

1836  On August - 14 birth of walter Besant, writer/philanthropist (Rebel Queen)   

1840  On this day in history birth of baron Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, psychiatrist   

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0582  On this day in history death of tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor   

1167  Raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies on August - 14.   

1204  Death of Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182) on this day in history.   

1390  On this day in history death of john FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364)   

1433  On August - 14 johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76   

1573  On this day in history death of saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548)   

1587  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49 on August - 14.   

1652  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60 on August - 14.