Famous Personalities Born In August - 14
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
1297 Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348) was born on this day in history.
1473 Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541) was born on August - 14.
1479 On August - 14 birth of princess Catherine of York (d. 1527)
1552 Fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher was born on August - 14.
1575 Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) was born on this day in history.
1586 William Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642) was born on this day in history.
1599 Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671) was born on August - 14.
1625 François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695) was born on August - 14.
1626 On August - 14 birth of daniel Elsevier, book publisher/publisher
1642 Cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence (1670-1723) was born on August - 14.
1653 On August - 14 birth of christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English statesman (d. 1688)
1675 On August - 14 birth of johann Georg Christian Storl, composer
1687 Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/ruler (Nassau-Dietz) [NS] was born on August - 14.
1688 On this day in history birth of frederik Willem I, king of Prussia (bodyguard of giants)
1714 On August - 14 birth of claude-Joseph Vernet, French painter
1727 Henriette-Anne of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d.1752) was born on August - 14.
1727 On August - 14 birth of louise-Elisabeth of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1759)
1737 On August - 14 birth of charles Hutton, mathematician
1740 Pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], bishop of Imola/Pope (1800-23) was born on August - 14.
1742 Marie Allard, French ballerina (Auguste Vestris) was born on August - 14.
1758 On this day in history birth of carle [Antoine CH] Vernet, French painter/lithographer
1769 On August - 14 birth of friedrich Ludwig Dulon, flautist/composer
1777 Hans Christian Oersted, Den, physicist/chemist (View of Chemical Law) was born on this day in history.
1777 On August - 14 birth of francis I of the Two Sicilies (d. 1830)
1784 Francesco Capaccini, Italian cardinal/diplomat was born on this day in history.
1802 On August - 14 birth of letitia Elizabeth Landon, England, poet (Heath's Book of Beauty)
1810 On this day in history birth of samuel Sebastian Wesley, composer
1814 Henry Hayes Lockwood, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 was born on this day in history.
1817 On this day in history birth of alexander H. Bailey, American politician (d. 1874)
1821 On this day in history birth of clement Hoffman "Rock" Stevens, Brig General (Confederate Army)
1823 On August - 14 birth of karel Miry, composer
1824 On August - 14 birth of william Terry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1888
1836 On this day in history birth of walter Besant, writer/philanthropist (Rebel Queen)
1840 On this day in history birth of baron Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, psychiatrist