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14th January in the Stars – Star Sign Capricorn

Today, the zodiac sign Capricorn celebrates its birthday.

Personality Profile

Personality Those born on January 14th merge Capricorn's steadfast nature with Venus's refinement. They appear reserved yet possess quiet charm and discerning taste. Their character blends worldly ambition with understated sensuality.

Strengths & Weaknesses Strengths: discipline, reliability, pragmatic intellect, and emotional depth. Weaknesses: rigidity, discomfort with spontaneity, overly self-critical tendencies, and emotional guardedness in expression.

Love These individuals seek profound, meaningful partnerships. They need partners who honor their seriousness while appreciating their hidden romance. Trust-building and loyalty form the foundation of their relationships.

Caree & Finance They thrive in structured roles blending artistry or interpersonal skills: management, design, finance, or teaching. Financial security is non-negotiable; they plan deliberately and with foresight.

Health These natives risk burnout from overwork. Regular movement, creative outlets, and emotional processing are vital. Mindful breaks prevent physical tension and mental exhaustion.

That night, the moon was in its waxing gibbous phase.

Chinese year of the Snake (Wood).

Fun Facts About 14th January

Name Days in Your Language: Alair, Felice, Felicia, Felicity, Felix, Hilary, Hillary, Hillery

Someone born on this day would be just 154 days old today — roughly 3,699 hours, 221,996 minutes, or 13,319,794 seconds spent on Earth so far.

It's the 14. day of the year. In 2026, 14th January falls on a Wednesday.

There are 351 days still to come.

We’re currently in Week 3 — the year marches on.

Famous Birthdays on 14th January

On this day, 255 notable people were born on 14th January — spanning from -83 to 2002. From world leaders to artists and scientists, discover who shares this birthday.

14/01/2002

JJ Peterka, German ice hockey player

John-Jason Peterka is a German professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 34th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2020 NHL entry draft, and made his NHL debut in 2021.

14/01/2001

Cora Jade, American wrestler

Brianna Coda is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she performs under the ring name Elayna Black. She is best known for her tenure in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Cora Jade.

14/01/2000

Jonathan David, Canadian soccer player

Jonathan Christian David is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus. Born in the United States, he plays for the Canada national team.

14/01/1999

Declan Rice, English footballer

Declan Rice is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and the England national team. Known for his versatility, stamina, ball-carrying and tackling, he is considered one of the best midfielders in the world.

Emerson Royal, Brazilian footballer

Emerson Aparecido Leite de Souza Junior, known as Emerson Royal or simply Emerson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Brazil national team.

D'Andre Swift, American football player

D'Andre Tiyon Swift is an American professional football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft. In 2023, he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, where he earned his first Pro Bowl selection, before signing with the Bears in 2024.

14/01/1998

Maddison Inglis, Australian tennis player

Maddison Inglis is an Australian tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 112, achieved on 2 March 2020. Inglis has won nine titles in singles and eight in doubles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

14/01/1997

Francesco Bagnaia, Italian motorcycle racer

Francesco "Pecco" Bagnaia is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer competing in MotoGP for the Ducati Lenovo Team. He is the 2022 and 2023 MotoGP World Riders' Champion.

14/01/1994

Kai, South Korean singer, model, actor and dancer

Kim Jong-in, known professionally as Kai (카이), is a South Korean singer, actor, and television personality. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Exo and South Korean supergroup SuperM. He debuted as a soloist on November 30, 2020, with his first extended play (EP) Kai and has since released three more EPs, Peaches, Rover and Wait On Me. He is recognized for his dancing in South Korea and K-pop.

14/01/1993

Daniel Bessa, Brazilian footballer

Daniel Sartori Bessa is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Emirati club Al Bataeh. He was called up to the Italy national under-18 football team.

David Nwaba, American basketball player

David Ugochukwu Nwaba is an American professional basketball player for the San-en NeoPhoenix of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for Santa Monica College and Cal Poly.

14/01/1992

Robbie Brady, Irish footballer

Robert Brady is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a left winger, left-back or left wing-back for EFL Championship club Preston North End and the Republic of Ireland national team.

Chieh-Yu Hsu, American tennis player

Hsu Chieh-yu is a Taiwanese-American tennis player.

Qiang Wang, Chinese tennis player

Wang Qiang is a Chinese former professional tennis player. On 9 September 2019, Wang achieved her highest singles ranking of world No. 12, becoming the third-highest ranked Chinese tennis player in history after Li Na and Zheng Qinwen.

14/01/1990

Kacy Catanzaro, American athlete and wrestler

Kacy Esther Catanzaro is an American professional wrestler and a former gymnast and obstacle racer. She is known for her time in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Katana Chance. Alongside Kayden Carter, she is a one-time NXT Women's Tag Team Champion, holding the record for the longest reign in the title's history, and a one-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion. Carter and Chance are also the first women's tag team to have won the WWE and NXT Women's Tag Team Championships.

Lelisa Desisa, Ethiopian runner

Lelisa Desisa Benti is an Ethiopian former long-distance runner who specialised in road running competitions. Desisa gained his first international medal at the 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships, where he took the 10,000 metres gold medal.

Grant Gustin, American actor and singer

Thomas Grant Gustin is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Barry Allen / The Flash on The CW series The Flash (2014–2023) as part of the Arrowverse and as Sebastian Smythe on the Fox series Glee. Trained in musical theater, his first major credit was as part of the 2010 national tour of West Side Story; he returned to theater in the original Broadway production of Water for Elephants, originating the starring role of Jacob Jankowski.

Áron Szilágyi, Hungarian fencer

Áron Szilágyi is a Hungarian right-handed sabre fencer. A five-time Olympian, Szilágyi is a three-time individual Olympic champion, 2021 team Olympic bronze medalist, and 2024 team Olympic silver medalist.

14/01/1989

Frankie Bridge, English singer-songwriter and dancer

Francesca Bridge is an English singer, formerly a member of S Club Juniors and a member of girl group The Saturdays. Bridge began her career at 12 years old, when she auditioned for Simon Fuller's reality television competition S Club Search in 2001, broadcast on CBBC. She successfully auditioned and won a place in the pop group S Club Juniors. Bridge and the rest of the group then starred in their own reality TV show S Club Juniors: The Story. Together with the band, Bridge successfully released seven singles and two albums. Whilst in the group, she made an appearance in S Club 7's TV show Viva S Club. The group then began featuring in their own children's musical television programme I Dream. Bridge played a main role in the show and went onto release the duet single "Dreaming" along with fellow S Club 8 member Calvin Goldspink.

Emma Greenwell, American-English actress

Emma Greenwell is an American-born English former actress. She made her acting debut in 2012 with a five season run (2012–2016) as Mandy Milkovich on the Showtime comedy-drama Shameless, credited in the main cast for two seasons. Greenwell also appeared as a series regular on the Hulu drama The Path (2016–2018) and was the title character of the 2019 Starz miniseries The Rook. As of 2026, her last appearance was in the 2019 streaming television movie Rattlesnake.

14/01/1988

Kacey Barnfield, English actress

Kacey Louisa Barnfield, also credited as Kacey Clarke, is an English actress. As a teenager she played Maddie Gilks in the long-running British television series Grange Hill, on which she was in six series. As an adult, her roles have included Crystal in the American action film Resident Evil: Afterlife, and Katie Sutherland in British comedy The Inbetweeners. In 2014, Clarke was listed as number 99 in FHM's 100 sexiest women in the world.

Hakeem Nicks, American football player

Hakeem Amir Nicks is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels, and was selected by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2009 NFL draft. Nicks has also played for the Indianapolis Colts.

Jack P. Shepherd, English actor

Jack Peter Shepherd is an English actor. He is best known for playing David Platt on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street since 2000. For his portrayal of David, he has won various awards, including the British Soap Award for Villain of the Year in 2008 and Best Actor in 2018. In 2025, he won the twenty-fourth series of Celebrity Big Brother.

14/01/1987

Jess Fishlock, Welsh footballer

Jessica Anne Fishlock is a Welsh professional footballer and coach who plays as a midfielder for Seattle Reign FC and the Wales national team. She is Wales's all-time record goal scorer. She previously played for Bristol Academy in England's FA Women's Super League, AZ Alkmaar in the Dutch Eredivisie, Glasgow City FC in the Scottish Women's Premier League, Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City in Australia's W-League, as well as Bundesliga club FFC Frankfurt in Germany.

Atsushi Hashimoto, Japanese actor

Atsushi Hashimoto is a Japanese actor who is affiliated with Amuse, Inc. He played the role of Kai Ozu, the main character of the 2005 Super Sentai TV series Mahou Sentai Magiranger.

14/01/1986

Yohan Cabaye, French footballer

Yohan Cabaye is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Alessio Cossu, Italian footballer

Alessio Cossu is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward. He played in Serie C1 for Ravenna and Manfredonia.

Matt Riddle, American mixed martial artist and wrestler

Matthew Frederick Riddle is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW) and also makes appearances on the independent circuit. He is best known for his tenure in WWE.

14/01/1985

Aaron Brooks, American basketball player

Aaron Jamal Brooks is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He was selected 26th overall in the 2007 NBA draft. Brooks won the NBA Most Improved Player Award for the 2009–10 season.

Jake Choi, American actor

Jake Choi is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Miggy on the ABC comedy Single Parents. He previously starred in Front Cover, an LGBTQ independent film. Choi has also appeared in Younger, EastSiders, and The Sun Is Also a Star.

Joel Rosario, Dominican-American jockey

Joel Rosario is a Dominican jockey who mainly competes in American thoroughbred horse racing, originally from the Dominican Republic. In the space of five weeks in 2013 he rode the winners of the Dubai World Cup and the Kentucky Derby. In 2021 he rode Knicks Go to wins in the Pegasus World Cup, Whitney Stakes, and Breeders' Cup Classic.

Shawn Sawyer, Canadian figure skater

Shawn Sawyer is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2011 Canadian national silver medallist and a three-time Canadian national bronze medallist. He represented Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy finishing 12th overall. Unlike most skaters, Sawyer is a clockwise spinner.

14/01/1984

Erick Aybar, American baseball player

Erick Johan Aybar is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, and San Diego Padres.

Erika Matsuo, Japanese violinist

Erika Matsuo is a Japanese violinist.

Mike Pelfrey, American baseball player

Michael Alan Pelfrey is an American college baseball coach and former professional baseball pitcher. He was the pitching coach at Wichita State University from 2019 to 2023, where he played from 2003 to 2005 for head coach Gene Stephenson. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, and Chicago White Sox.

14/01/1983

Cesare Bovo, Italian footballer

Cesare Bovo is an Italian retired professional footballer who played as a centre back. He is currently in charge of the Under-17 team of Palermo.

Vincent Jackson, American football player (died 2021)

Vincent Terrell Jackson was an American professional football wide receiver who played for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northern Colorado Bears and was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2005 NFL draft. Jackson also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was selected to the Pro Bowl thrice and exceeded 1,000 receiving yards six times in his career. Jackson died in 2021, with the official cause of his death reported as chronic alcohol abuse. An autopsy found Stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy in his brain.

Jason Krejza, Australian cricketer

Jason John Krejza is a former Australian cricketer. He played for the Tasmanian Tigers and Leicestershire. Krejza's father was an association football player from Czechoslovakia and his mother was born in Poland. His nickname is "Krazy".

14/01/1982

Marc Broussard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Marc Broussard is an American singer-songwriter. His style is best described as "bayou soul", a mix of funk, blues, R&B, rock and pop, matched with distinct Southern roots. He has released twelve studio albums, one live album, and three EPs, and has charted twice on Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks.

Zach Gilford, American actor

Zachary Michael Gilford is an American actor, best known for his role as Matt Saracen on the NBC sports drama series Friday Night Lights. In 2021, he starred in the Netflix horror limited series Midnight Mass. In 2022, he appeared in the horror mystery-thriller series The Midnight Club, and in 2023, he had a main role in the horror drama miniseries The Fall of the House of Usher.

Léo Lima, Brazilian footballer

Leonardo Lima da Silva is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He played for teams such as Vasco da Gama, CSKA Sofia, Marítimo, Porto, Flamengo and Al-Nasr (Dubai).

Thomas Longosiwa, Kenyan runner

Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa is a Kenyan professional athlete who has competed at the two Olympics, winning a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is also the Kenyan 5000 metres champion from 2007.

Víctor Valdés, Spanish footballer

Víctor Valdés Arribas is a Spanish football coach and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper.

14/01/1981

Abdelmalek Cherrad, Algerian footballer

Abdelmalek Cherrad is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in France, he made 18 appearances for the Algeria national team, scoring 7 goals.

Jadranka Đokić, Croatian actress

Jadranka Đokić is a Croatian actress. One of the top Croatian actresses, she has won critical approval for her theatre, film and television performances.

Hyleas Fountain, American heptathlete

Hyleas Fountain is an American heptathlete. She was the silver medalist in the event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Concepción Montaner, Spanish long jumper

Concepción "Concha" Montaner Coll is a Spanish track and field athlete who specializes in long jump.

14/01/1980

Clive Clarke, Irish footballer

Clive Richard Luke Clarke is an Irish former footballer. He played primarily as a left back, but also as centre back, left midfielder or centre midfielder, notably for Stoke City and twice for the Ireland international team.

Cory Gibbs, American soccer player

Cory Gibbs is an American former soccer player. A defender, played professionally for clubs in Germany, the Netherlands and England. He also played 19 international matches for the U.S. national soccer team, including at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Byron Leftwich, American football player and coach

Byron Antron Leftwich is an American football coach and former quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. He played college football for the Marshall Thundering Herd, winning MAC Most Valuable Player twice and placing sixth in Heisman voting his senior season. Leftwich was selected seventh overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2003 NFL draft. Leftwich held a starting role with the Jaguars during his first four seasons and spent the remainder of his career as a backup for the Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With the Steelers, Leftwich was a member of the team that won Super Bowl XLIII.

14/01/1979

Karen Elson, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and model

Karen Jill Elson is an English model, singer, and songwriter.

Evans Soligo, Italian footballer

Evans Soligo is a retired Italian footballer who played as a midfielder, currently working as Filippo Inzaghi's technical collaborator at Serie B club Palermo. He spent his entire career at clubs in Italy's Serie B and Serie C.

14/01/1978

Shawn Crawford, American sprinter

Shawn Crawford is a retired American sprint athlete. He competed in the 100 meters and 200 meters events. In the 200 meter sprint, Crawford won gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He originally finished 4th in the race but after the 2nd and 3rd-place winners were disqualified, he moved up to a silver. On April 17, 2013, Crawford was suspended for two years for missing out-of-competition drug tests. His coach, Bob Kersee claimed that Crawford retired after the 2012 United States Olympic Trials and USA Track & Field said he filed retirement papers in 2013.

14/01/1977

Narain Karthikeyan, Indian race car driver

Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan is an Indian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One between 2005 and 2012.

Terry Ryan, Canadian ice hockey player

Terrence William James Ryan is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and actor. He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens eighth overall in the 1995 NHL entry draft and played eight games with the organization between 1996 and 1999.

14/01/1976

Vincenzo Chianese, Italian footballer

Vincenzo Chianese is an Italian former footballer who spent most of his career in Serie B and Lega Pro Prima Divisione. Chianese had a scoring ratio of 0.4 goals per game in Lega Pro Prima Divisione where he scored more than 90 goals, but just a handful in Serie B.

14/01/1975

Georgina Cates, English actress

Georgina Elaine Cates is an English film and television actress.

Jordan Ladd, American actress

Jordan Elizabeth Ladd is an American actress. The daughter of actress Cheryl Ladd and producer David Ladd, she initially worked with her mother in several made-for-television films, before appearing at nineteen in the direct-to-video erotic film Embrace of the Vampire (1994). She subsequently appeared in the drama Nowhere (1997) and the comedy Never Been Kissed (1999). Ladd became known as a scream queen, having appeared in several successful horror films, including Cabin Fever (2002), Club Dread (2004), Death Proof (2007), and Grace (2009). Ladd is also known for work with director David Lynch appearing in his films Darkened Room (2002) and Inland Empire (2006).

14/01/1974

Kevin Durand, Canadian actor

Kevin Serge Durand is a Canadian actor. He is known for his work in numerous film and television roles, including portraying Vasiliy Fet in The Strain, Joshua in Dark Angel, Martin Keamy in Lost, Frederick Gideon in Locke & Key, Fred J. Dukes / The Blob in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Barry Burton in Resident Evil: Retribution, Gabriel in Legion, Little John in Robin Hood, Jeeves Tremor in Smokin' Aces, Carlos in The Butterfly Effect, and Proximus Caesar in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. He received a 2012 Best Supporting Actor Genie nomination for his portrayal of Lenny Jackson in Citizen Gangster and Zipacna in the series Stargate SG-1.

David Flitcroft, English footballer and manager

David John Flitcroft is an English professional football manager and former player. His older brother is the former Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City player Garry Flitcroft.

14/01/1973

Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian race car driver

Giancarlo "Giano" Fisichella, nicknamed Fisico and Fisi, is an Italian racing driver and motorsport executive who competed in Formula One from 1996 to 2009. Fisichella won three Formula One Grands Prix across 14 seasons.

Paul Tisdale, English footballer and manager

Paul Robert Tisdale is an English professional football manager and former player.

14/01/1972

Kyle Brady, American football player and sportscaster

Kyle James Brady is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, and New England Patriots. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, earning first-team All-American honors in 1994. He was the Jets' first round draft choice in the 1995 NFL draft.

Dion Forster, South African minister, theologian, and author

Dion Angus Forster is a South African academic and clergyman. He serves as University Research Professor of Public Theology and Ethics in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, in the School of Religion and Theology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

James Key, English engineer

James Key is a British Formula One engineer who is the technical director of the Audi Formula One team since 2023.

14/01/1971

Lasse Kjus, Norwegian skier

Lasse Kjus is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Norway. He won the overall World Cup title twice, an Olympic gold medal, and several World Championships. His combined career total of 16 Olympic and World Championship medals ranks second all-time behind fellow Norwegian Kjetil André Aamodt.

Bert Konterman, Dutch footballer and manager

Bert Konterman is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Antonios Nikopolidis, Greek footballer and manager

Antonis Nikopolidis is a Greek professional football manager and former player.

14/01/1969

Jason Bateman, American actor, director, and producer

Jason Kent Bateman is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Michael Bluth in the Fox / Netflix sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2019) and Marty Byrde in the Netflix crime drama series Ozark (2017–2022), as well as for his work in numerous comedy films. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Martin Bicknell, English cricketer

Martin Paul Bicknell is a former English cricketer. He played in four Test matches, with the last two, against South Africa in 2003, coming ten years after the first two in the 1993 Ashes series. England had played 114 matches between his appearances, a record. He was considered most unlucky to be constantly overlooked for selection in home Test matches when constantly proving himself a prolific wicket taker in county cricket.

Dave Grohl, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer

David Eric Grohl is an American musician and songwriter. He founded the rock band Foo Fighters, of which he is the lead singer, guitarist, principal songwriter, and only consistent member. From 1990 to 1994, he was the drummer of the grunge band Nirvana.

14/01/1968

Ruel Fox, English-Montserratian footballer, manager and chairman

Ruel Adrian Fox is a former professional footballer and the club chairman of Whitton United.

LL Cool J, American rapper and actor

James Todd Smith, known professionally as LL Cool J, is an American rapper and actor. He is one of the earliest rappers to realize crossover commercial success, alongside fellow new-school hip-hop acts like Run-DMC.

14/01/1967

Leonardo Ortolani, Italian author and illustrator, created Rat-Man

Leonardo Ortolani, better known as Leo, is an Italian comics author, creator of the comic book series Rat-Man.

Emily Watson, English actress

Emily Margaret Watson is an English actress. She began her career on stage and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1992. In 2002, she starred in productions of Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya at the Donmar Warehouse, and was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress for the latter. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her debut film role as a newlywed in Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves (1996) and for her portrayal of Jacqueline du Pré in Anand Tucker's Hilary and Jackie (1998).

Zakk Wylde, American guitarist and singer

Zachary Phillip Wylde is an American musician. He is best known as the lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and as the founder, lead guitarist, lead singer, songwriter and producer of the heavy metal band Black Label Society.

14/01/1966

Terry Angus, English footballer

Terence Norman Angus is an English retired professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Marko Hietala, Finnish singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

Marko Tapani "Marco" Hietala is a Finnish heavy metal musician. Internationally, he is best known as the former bassist, male vocalist and secondary composer to Tuomas Holopainen, of the symphonic metal band Nightwish. He is also the vocalist and bassist as well as composer and lyricist for the heavy metal band Tarot.

Nadia Maftouni, Iranian philosopher

Nadia Maftouni is an Iranian academic, philosophical author and artist. She is best known as a leading Researcher on Farabian, Avicennian and Suhrawardian philosophy with her modern reading of their works. She is also an established researcher in Jurisprudence and Islamic History. She is a professor at the University of Tehran, where she is an alumna and a member of the department of Philosophy and Islamic Theology. She is a Senior Research Scholar at Yale Law School and she is on the board of History of Philosophy Quarterly. She is also famous for proposing to Iranian artist Hossein Nuri when he was already in a wheelchair.

Dan Schneider, American TV producer

Daniel James Schneider is an American television producer, screenwriter, and actor. He created and produced a string of children's shows on Nickelodeon from 1994 to 2019. In the years since 2018, he has faced significant media coverage and controversy regarding allegations of inappropriate behavior.

14/01/1965

Marc Delissen, Dutch field hockey player, coach, and lawyer

Marcus Johannes Elisabeth Leopold "Marc" Delissen is a former field hockey player for the Netherlands.

Bob Essensa, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Robert Earle Essensa is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former goaltender who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Since 2003, he has served as the goaltending coach for the Boston Bruins.

Jemma Redgrave, English actress

Jemima Rebecca "Jemma" Redgrave is an English actress, and a member of the Redgrave family. She is best known for playing Dr Eleanor Bramwell in Bramwell (1995–1998), Kate Lethbridge-Stewart in Doctor Who and its spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea (2025), and Bernie Wolfe in Holby City. As well as television, she has appeared on stage and film, starring as Evie Wilcox in Howards End.

Slick Rick, English-American rapper and producer

Ricky Martin Lloyd Walters known professionally as Slick Rick, is a British and American rapper and record producer based in New York City. He rose to prominence as part of Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew in the mid-1980s. His songs "The Show" and "La Di Da Di" are considered early hip-hop classics. "La Di Da Di" is one of the most sampled songs in history.

14/01/1964

Beverly Kinch, English long jumper and sprinter

Beverly "Bev" Kinch is an English former long jumper and sprinter. She held the UK long jump record for 29 years (1983–2012) with 6.90 metres. She is the 1983 Universiade Champion at 100 metres and the 1984 European Indoor Champion at 60 metres. She also represented Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.

Sergei Nemchinov, Russian ice hockey player

Sergei Lvovich Nemchinov is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders and the New Jersey Devils for twelve seasons, bookended by ten seasons in the Soviet Championship League with PHC Krylya Sovetov and HC CSKA Moscow, and two in the Russian Superleague with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Nemchinov works in the Admiral Vladivostok.

Shepard Smith, American television journalist

David Shepard Smith Jr. is an American former broadcast journalist. He served as chief general news anchor and host of The News with Shepard Smith on CNBC, a daily evening newscast launched in late September 2020; but his program was canceled in November 2022. Smith is best known for his 23-year career at the Fox News Channel, which he joined at its 1996 inception and where he served as chief anchor and managing editor of the breaking news division. Smith hosted several programs in his tenure at Fox, including Fox Report, Studio B and Shepard Smith Reporting.

14/01/1963

Steven Soderbergh, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Steven Andrew Soderbergh is an American filmmaker, cinematographer, and editor. A pioneer of modern independent cinema, Soderbergh later drew acclaim for formally inventive films made within the studio system.

14/01/1961

Rob Hall, New Zealand mountaineer (died 1996)

Robert Edwin Hall was a New Zealand mountaineer. He was the head guide of a 1996 Mount Everest expedition during which he, a fellow guide, and two clients died. A best-selling account of the expedition was given in Jon Krakauer's book Into Thin Air and the expedition was dramatised in the 2015 film Everest. At the time of his death, Hall had just completed his fifth ascent to the summit of Everest, more at that time than any other non-Sherpa mountaineer.

14/01/1959

Geoff Tate, German-American singer-songwriter and musician

Geoff Tate is an American singer and songwriter. He rose to fame with the progressive metal band Queensrÿche, who had commercial success with their 1988 album Operation: Mindcrime and 1990 album Empire. Tate is ranked fourteenth on Hit Parader's list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time. He was voted No. 2 on That Metal Show's top 5 hard rock vocalists of the 1980s. In 2012, he won the Vegas Rocks! Magazine Music Award for "Voice in Progressive Heavy Metal". In 2015, he placed ninth on OC Weekly's list of the 10 Best High-Pitched Metal Singers. After his farewell tour as Queensrÿche, he renamed his band Operation: Mindcrime, after the Queensrÿche album of the same name.

14/01/1957

Anchee Min, Chinese-American painter, photographer, and author

Anchee Min is a Chinese-American author who lives in San Francisco and Shanghai. Min has published two memoirs, Red Azalea and The Cooked Seed: A Memoir, and six historical novels. Her fiction emphasizes strong female characters, such as Jiang Qing, the wife of chairman Mao Zedong, and Empress Dowager Cixi, the last ruling empress of China.

14/01/1956

Étienne Daho, Algerian-French singer-songwriter and producer

Étienne Daho is a French singer-songwriter. He has released a number of synth-driven and rock-surf influenced pop hit singles since 1981.

14/01/1954

Jim Duggan, American professional wrestler

James Edward Duggan Jr., better known by his ring name "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, is an American retired professional wrestler currently signed with the WWE under a Legends contract. He is best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation, where he won the first Royal Rumble match in 1988. In 2011 he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

14/01/1953

David Clary, English chemist and academic

Sir David Charles Clary, FRS is a British theoretical chemist. He was president of Magdalen College, Oxford, from 2005 to 2020. He was the first chief scientific adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 2009 to 2013. He is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford.

Denzil Douglas, Caribbean educator and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis

The Right Hon. Denzil Llewellyn Douglas is a Saint Kittitian and Nevisian politician and the longest-serving prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, in office from 1995 to 2015. He was the leader of the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) from 1989 to 2021. He was the leader of the parliamentary opposition from 1989 to 1995 and from 2015 to 2022. A medical doctor by training, he has been the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade, Industry, Commerce, and Consumer Affairs since 15 August 2022.

Hans Westerhoff, Dutch biologist and academic

Hans Victor Westerhoff is a Dutch biologist and biochemist who is professor of synthetic systems biology at the University of Amsterdam and AstraZeneca professor of systems biology at the University of Manchester. Currently he is a Chair of AstraZeneca and a director of the Manchester Centre for Integrative Systems Biology.

14/01/1952

Sydney Biddle Barrows, American businesswoman and author

Sydney Biddle Barrows is an American businesswoman and socialite who became known as an escort agency owner under the name Sheila Devin; she later became known as "The Mayflower Madam". She has since become a management consultant and writer.

Maureen Dowd, American journalist and author

Maureen Brigid Dowd is an American columnist for The New York Times and an author.

Konstantinos Iosifidis, Greek footballer and manager

Konstantinos Iosifidis is a former Greek international footballer who played as a left back and spent his entire career from 1971 to 1985 at PAOK.

Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, Romanian engineer and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Romania

Călin Constantin Anton Popescu-Tăriceanu is a Romanian politician who served as prime minister of Romania from 2004 to 2008. He was also president of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the vice-president of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR), two positions he assumed in 2004.

14/01/1951

Ron Behagen, American basketball player

Ronald Michael Behagen is an American former professional basketball player.

O. Panneerselvam, Indian politician, 7th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

Ottakarathevar Panneerselvam, popularly known as O. Panneerselvam or OPS, is an Indian politician who was the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in December 2016 and previously from 2001 to 2002 and from 2014 to 2015. He also served as the deputy chief minister from 2017 to 2021 in the Edappadi K. Palaniswami-led government. As a finance minister, he has presented the state budget of Tamil Nadu 11 times.

14/01/1950

Arthur Byron Cover, American author and screenwriter

Arthur Byron Cover is an American science fiction author.

Swen Nater, Dutch-American basketball player

Swen Erick Nater is a Dutch former professional basketball player. He played primarily in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA), and is the only player to have led both the NBA and ABA in rebounding. Nater was a two-time ABA All-Star and was the 1974 ABA Rookie of the Year. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, winning two National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) titles.

Rambhadracharya, Indian religious leader, scholar, and author

Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya is an Indian Hindu spiritual leader, educator, Sanskrit scholar, polyglot, poet, author, textual commentator, philosopher, composer, singer, playwright and Katha artist based in Chitrakoot, India. He is one of four incumbent Jagadguru Ramanandacharyas, and has held this title since 1988.

14/01/1949

Lawrence Kasdan, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Lawrence Edward Kasdan is an American filmmaker. He wrote and directed Body Heat (1981), The Big Chill (1983), Silverado (1985), The Accidental Tourist (1988), and Dreamcatcher (2003). Kasdan also wrote Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and The Bodyguard (1992). Kasdan co-wrote four Star Wars films: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983), The Force Awakens (2015), and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018).

Mary Robison, American short story writer and novelist

Mary Cennamo Robison is an American short story writer and novelist. She has published four collections of stories, and four novels, including her 2001 novel Why Did I Ever, winner of the 2001 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for fiction. Her most recent novel, released in 2009, is One D.O.A., One on the Way. She has been categorized as a founding "minimalist" writer along with authors such as Amy Hempel, Frederick Barthelme, and Raymond Carver. In 2009, she won the Rea Award for the Short Story.

İlyas Salman, Turkish actor, director, and screenwriter

İlyas Salman is a Turkish actor, film director, author, screenwriter and musician.

Lamar Williams, American bass player (died 1983)

Lamar Williams was an American musician best known for serving as the bassist of the Allman Brothers Band (1972–1976) and Sea Level (1976–1980).

14/01/1948

T Bone Burnett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III is an American record producer, guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was a guitarist in Bob Dylan's band during the 1970s. Burnett has won several Grammy Awards for his work on film soundtracks, including O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Cold Mountain (2004), Walk the Line (2005), and Crazy Heart (2010). He won another Grammy for producing the album Raising Sand (2007), in which he united the contemporary bluegrass of Alison Krauss with the blues rock of Led Zeppelin lead vocalist Robert Plant.

Muhriz of Negeri Sembilan, Yamtuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan

Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir is the eleventh Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. He is the only son out of six siblings of royal spouse, the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Munawir and his spouse, Tunku Ampuan Durah.

Nasrollah Mardani, Iranian poet, (died 2004)

Nasrollah Mardani, was a prominent Iranian poet. He was one of the influential poets in the years after the iranian revolution and one of the Ever-lasting Names of Iran in the field of literature and culture. Mardani, under the influence of the new Ghazals of her fellow citizen poet, Mohsen Pezeshkian, turned to this style. He is mentioned as the inventor of the epic lyric style. The book Khoonnameh Khak from Mardani's books was selected as the selected book of the year in Iran in 1985. Mardani can be considered one of the most prominent poets after the revolution in Iran. His tomb is located in Mardani Park complex in Kazerun city.

Carl Weathers, American football player and actor (died 2024)

Carl Weathers was an American actor, director and football player. His prominent roles included boxer Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films (1976–1985), Colonel Al Dillon in Predator (1987), Chubbs Peterson in Happy Gilmore (1996), and Combat Carl in the Toy Story franchise. He also starred in the 1988 film Action Jackson and portrayed Det. Beaudreaux in the television series Street Justice (1991–1993) and a fictionalized version of himself in the comedy series Arrested Development, and voiced Omnitraxus Prime in Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2017–2019). He had a recurring role as Greef Karga in the Star Wars series The Mandalorian (2019–2023), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.

14/01/1947

Taylor Branch, American historian and author

Taylor Branch is an American author and historian who wrote a Pulitzer Prize winning trilogy chronicling the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and much of the history of the American civil rights movement. The final volume of the 2,912-page trilogy, collectively called America in the King Years, was released in January 2006, and an abridgment, The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement, was published in 2013.

Bev Perdue, American educator and politician, 73rd Governor of North Carolina

Beverly Marlene Eaves Perdue is an American businesswoman, politician, and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 73rd governor of North Carolina from 2009 to 2013. She was the first woman to serve as governor of North Carolina.

Bill Werbeniuk, Canadian snooker player (died 2003)

William Alexander Werbeniuk was a Canadian professional snooker and pool player. Recognisable for his girth, he was nicknamed "Big Bill". Werbeniuk was a four-time snooker World Championship quarter-finalist and also a snooker UK Championship semi-finalist, reaching a career high world ranking of #8 for the 1983–84 season.

14/01/1945

Kathleen Chalfant, American actress

Kathleen Ann Chalfant is an American actress best known for her extensive work on stage. Over the course of her career, her performances on Broadway and Off-Broadway have earned her numerous accolades, including two Obie Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards, a Drama Desk Award, a Drama League Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, and the Joe A. Callaway Award.

Maina Gielgud, English ballerina and director

Maina Gielgud is a British former ballet dancer and a veteran ballet administrator. She was artistic director of The Australian Ballet from 1983 to 1996. She had a twenty-year career as a dancer in Europe and the United Kingdom. Gielgud directed the Royal Danish Ballet between 1997 and 1999. Until 2005, she held the artistic associate position at the Houston Ballet. She is a daughter of Lewis Gielgud and actress Zita Gordon and niece of actor Sir John Gielgud.

14/01/1944

Marjoe Gortner, American actor and evangelist

Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner is an American former evangelist preacher and actor. He first gained public attention during the late 1940s when his parents arranged for him to be ordained as a preacher at age four due to his extraordinary speaking ability, making him the youngest known in that position to this day. As a young man, he preached on the revival circuit and brought celebrity to the revival movement.

Graham Marsh, Australian golfer and architect

Graham Vivian Marsh MBE is an Australian golfer. In 1968, Marsh turned pro and won several tournaments on the Australasian circuits early in his career. He joined the PGA Tour in the mid-1970s and won the 1977 Heritage Classic. However, he elected to focus the remainder of his career overseas, ultimately winning ten times on the European Tour and twenty times on the Japan Golf Tour. As a senior, he continued with much success on the Champions Tour, winning two senior majors, including the U.S. Senior Open.

Nina Totenberg, American journalist

Nina Totenberg is an American legal affairs correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR) focusing primarily on the Supreme Court of the United States. Her reports air regularly on NPR's news magazines All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition. From 1992 to 2013, she was also a panelist on the syndicated TV political commentary show Inside Washington.

14/01/1943

Angelo Bagnasco, Italian cardinal

Angelo Bagnasco is an Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Genoa from 2006 to 2020. He was President of the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI) from 2007 to 2017 and was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2007. He was President of the Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe (CCEE) from 2016 to 2021.

Mariss Jansons, Latvian conductor (died 2019)

Mariss Ivars Georgs Jansons was a Latvian conductor, best known for his interpretations of Mahler, Strauss, and Russian composers such as Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and Shostakovich. During his lifetime he was often cited as among the world's leading conductors; in a 2015 Bachtrack poll, he was ranked by music critics as the world's third best living conductor. Jansons was long associated with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra as music director.

Shannon Lucid, American biochemist and astronaut

Shannon Matilda Wells Lucid is an American biochemist and retired NASA astronaut. She has flown in space five times, including a prolonged mission aboard the Russian space station Mir in 1996, and is the only American woman to have stayed on Mir. From 1996 to 2007, Lucid held the record for the longest duration spent in space by an American and by a woman. She was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in December 1996, making her the tenth person and the first woman to be accorded the honor.

Holland Taylor, American actress and playwright

Holland Taylor is an American actress. She won the 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Judge Roberta Kittleson on ABC's The Practice (1998–2003) and she received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her role as Evelyn Harper on Two and a Half Men (2003–15).

14/01/1942

Dave Campbell, American baseball player and sportscaster

David Wilson Campbell is an American former baseball player and sportscaster. He played parts of eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily as an infielder for the San Diego Padres. He was nicknamed "Soup", a reference to the brand name Campbell's Soup.

Gerben Karstens, Dutch cyclist (died 2022)

Gerben Karstens was a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who won the gold medal in the 100 km team trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics, alongside Bart Zoet, Evert Dolman, and Jan Pieterse. At the same Olympics he finished 27th in the individual road race. Karstens ranks 6th in all-time stage wins in Vuelta a España history.

14/01/1941

Nicholas Brooks, English historian (died 2014)

Nicholas Peter Brooks was an English medieval historian.

Faye Dunaway, American actress and producer

Dorothy Faye Dunaway is an American actress. She is the recipient of many accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and a BAFTA Award.

Gibby Gilbert, American golfer

C. L. "Gibby" Gilbert II is an American professional golfer. He played on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.

Barry Jenner, American actor (died 2016)

Barry Francis Jenner was an American actor, known for his roles as Dr. Jerry Kenderson in Dallas and as Admiral William Ross in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Milan Kučan, Slovenian politician, 1st President of Slovenia

Milan Kučan is a Slovenian former politician who served as the first President of Slovenia from 1991 to 2002. Before being president of Slovenia, he was the 13th President of the Presidency of SR Slovenia from 1990 to 1991.

14/01/1940

Julian Bond, American academic and politician (died 2015)

Horace Julian Bond was an American social activist, leader of the civil rights movement, politician, professor, and writer. While he was a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, during the early 1960s, he helped establish the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). In 1971, he co-founded the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Alabama, and served as its first president for nearly a decade.

Ron Kostelnik, American football player (died 1993)

Ronald Michael Kostelnik was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons with the Green Bay Packers and one with the Baltimore Colts. He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats. He won two Super Bowls with the Packers and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.

Siegmund Nimsgern, German opera singer (died 2025)

Siegmund Nimsgern was a German bass-baritone who made an international career. His signature roles were "evil, dark, ambiguous figures" such as Pizarro in Beethoven's Fidelio and Telramund in Wagner's Lohengrin. Other dark roles he performed include Kaspar in Weber's Der Freischütz, Ruthven in Marschner's Der Vampyr, Klingsor in Wagner's Parsifal, Scarpia in Puccini's Tosca, Bartók's Bluebeard and Hindemith's Cardillac. He performed at La Scala in Milan and the Metropolitan Opera in New York, and portrayed Wotan in Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Bayreuth Festival from 1983 to 1986. He was also known for performing works by Bach in concert and in recordings, including cantata cycles and major works with Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Helmuth Rilling. He recorded Schoenberg's Die Jakobsleiter and Gurre-Lieder conducted by Pierre Boulez and took part in a 1989 recording of Lohengrin that won a Grammy Award.

Trevor Nunn, English director and composer

Sir Trevor Robert Nunn is an English theatre director and lyricist. He has been the artistic director for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre, and, currently, the Theatre Royal Haymarket. He has directed dramas for the stage, including Macbeth, as well as opera and musicals, such as Cats (1981) and Les Misérables (1985).

Vasilka Stoeva, Bulgarian discus thrower

Vasilka Rafailova Stoeva is a Bulgarian athlete who competed mainly in the women's discus throw event during her career.

14/01/1939

Kurt Moylan, Guamanian businessman and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Guam

Kurt Scott Kaleo Moylan is a Guamanian politician who served as the first lieutenant governor of Guam from January 4, 1971, to January 6, 1975, and the seventh and last Secretary of Guam from July 20, 1969, to January 4, 1971, in the administration of Governor of Guam Carlos Camacho.

14/01/1938

Morihiro Hosokawa, Japanese journalist and politician, 79th Prime Minister of Japan

Morihiro Hosokawa is a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1993 to 1994. He led an eight-party coalition government which was the first Japanese government not headed by a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) premier since 1955.

Jack Jones, American singer and actor (died 2024)

John Allan Jones was an American singer and actor. He was primarily a straight-pop singer whose forays into jazz were mostly of the big-band/swing music variety. He won two Grammy Awards and received five additional nominations. Notably, he sang the opening theme song for the television series The Love Boat.

Allen Toussaint, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (died 2015)

Allen Richard Toussaint was an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer. He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, described as "one of popular music's great backroom figures." Many musicians recorded Toussaint's compositions. He was a producer for hundreds of recordings: the best known are "Right Place, Wrong Time", by longtime friend Dr. John, and "Lady Marmalade" by Labelle.

14/01/1937

J. Bernlef, Dutch author and poet (died 2012)

Hendrik Jan Marsman, better known by his pen name, J. Bernlef, was a Dutch writer, poet, novelist and translator, much of whose work centres on mental perception of reality and its expression. He won numerous literary awards, including the Constantijn Huygens Prize in 1984 and the P. C. Hooft Award in 1994, both of which were for his work as a whole. His book Hersenschimmen features on the list of NRC's Best Dutch novels.

Ken Higgs, English cricketer and coach (died 2016)

Kenneth Higgs was an English fast-medium bowler, who was most successful as the opening partner to Brian Statham with Lancashire in the 1960s. He later played with success for Leicestershire.

Leo Kadanoff, American physicist and academic (died 2015)

Leo Philip Kadanoff was an American physicist. He was a professor of physics at the University of Chicago and a former president of the American Physical Society (APS). He contributed to the fields of statistical physics, chaos theory, and theoretical condensed matter physics.

Rao Gopal Rao, Indian actor, producer, and politician (died 1994)

Rao Gopal Rao was an Indian actor and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. In a film career spanning more than 25 years, Rao starred in over 400 feature films in a variety of characters. He was known for his gruesome portrayals of antagonist roles with a touch of humor. He was presented with Kala Prapoorna in 1990 by Andhra University and was honored with "Natavirat" and "Chittoor Nagayya Award" in 1987.

Sonny Siebert, American baseball player

Wilfred Charles "Sonny" Siebert is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher from 1964 to 1975. He finished with a record of 140-114 and a 3.21 ERA. He threw a no-hitter on June 10, 1966, against the Washington Senators. He was drafted simultaneously by the Cleveland Indians and the St. Louis Hawks of the NBA.

Billie Jo Spears, American country singer (died 2011)

Billie Jo Spears was an American country music singer. She was known for a series of singles whose characters often represented women in assertive positions. Among these recordings was a song about sexual harassment, and a song about rekindling sexual desire.

14/01/1936

Clarence Carter, American blues and soul singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer (died 2026)

Clarence George Carter was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. His most successful songs include "Slip Away", "Back Door Santa", "Patches" (1970), and "Strokin'" (1986).

14/01/1934

Richard Briers, English actor (died 2013)

Richard David Briers was an English actor whose five-decade career encompassed film, radio, stage and television.

Pierre Darmon, French tennis player

Pierre Darmon is a French former tennis player. He was ranked No.8 in the world in 1963, and also reached the top ten in 1958 and 1964.

Alberto Rodríguez Larreta, Argentinian race car driver (died 1977)

Alberto Rodríguez Larreta was a racing driver from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He participated in one World Championship Formula One Grand Prix, the 1960 Argentine Grand Prix on 7 February 1960. Driving a Lotus 16 for Team Lotus, he qualified 15th and finished in ninth place. Larreta was reportedly offered a drive by Colin Chapman, but turned it down and continued competing in a wide variety of other motorsports until 1970. He died from a heart attack in 1977.

14/01/1933

Stan Brakhage, American director and producer (died 2003)

James Stanley Brakhage was an American experimental filmmaker. He is considered to be one of the most important figures in 20th-century experimental film.

14/01/1932

Don Garlits, American race car driver and engineer

Donald Glenn Garlits is an American race car driver and automotive engineer. Born in Tampa, Florida, Garlits is considered the godfather of drag racing, he is known as "Big Daddy" to drag racing fans around the world. A pioneer in the field of drag racing, he perfected the rear-engine Top Fuel dragster, an innovation motivated by the loss of part of his foot in a dragster accident. This design was notably safer since it put most of the fuel processing and rotating parts of the dragster behind the driver. The driver was placed in front of nearly all the mechanical components, thus protecting him and allowing him to activate a variety of safety equipment in the event of catastrophic mechanical failure or a fire. Garlits was an early promoter of the full-body, fire-resistant Nomex driving suit, complete with socks, gloves, and balaclava.

14/01/1931

Frank Costigan, Australian lawyer and politician (died 2009)

Francis Xavier Costigan,, was an Australian lawyer, Royal Commissioner and social justice activist. Costigan is renowned for presiding over the Costigan Commission into organised crime.

Martin Holdgate, English biologist and academic

Sir Martin Wyatt Holdgate is an English biologist and environmental scientist.

Caterina Valente, Italian-French singer and dancer (died 2024)

Caterina Germaine Maria Valente was an Italian-French multilingual singer, guitarist, and dancer. She spoke six languages and sang in thirteen. While she was best known as a performer in Europe, Valente spent part of her career in the United States, where she performed alongside Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Perry Como, and Ella Fitzgerald, among others.

14/01/1930

Johnny Grande, American pianist and accordion player (died 2006)

John Andrew Grande was a member of Bill Haley's backing band, The Comets.

Kenny Wheeler, Canadian-English trumpet player and composer (died 2014)

Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, OC was a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based in the U.K. from the 1950s onwards.

14/01/1929

Peter Barkworth, English actor (died 2006)

Peter Wynn Barkworth was an English actor. He twice won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor; for Crown Matrimonial in 1975 and for Professional Foul and The Country Party in 1978. He also starred in the ITV series Manhunt (1970) and the BBC series Telford's Change (1979). His film appearances included Where Eagles Dare (1968), Patton (1970), International Velvet (1978) and Champions (1984).

14/01/1928

Lars Forssell, Swedish author, poet, and songwriter (died 2007)

Lars Hans Carl Abraham Forssell was a Swedish writer and member of the Swedish Academy. Forssell was a versatile writer who worked within many genres, including poetry, drama and songwriting. He was awarded the Bellman Prize in both 1968 and 1981

Hans Kornberg, German-English biologist and academic (died 2019)

Sir Hans Leo Kornberg, FRS was a British-American biochemist. He was Sir William Dunn Professor of Biochemistry in the University of Cambridge from 1975 to 1995, and Master of Christ's College, Cambridge from 1982 to 1995.

Garry Winogrand, American photographer and author (died 1984)

Garry Winogrand was an American street photographer, who portrayed U.S. life and its social issues in the mid-20th century. Photography curator, historian, and critic John Szarkowski called Winogrand the central photographer of his generation.

14/01/1927

Zuzana Růžičková, Czech harpsichord player (died 2017)

Zuzana Růžičková was a Czech harpsichordist. An interpreter of classical and baroque music, Růžičková was the first harpsichordist to record Johann Sebastian Bach's complete works for keyboard, in recordings made in the 1960s and 1970s for Erato Records.

14/01/1926

Frank Aletter, American actor (died 2009)

Frank George Aletter was an American actor.

Warren Mitchell, English actor and screenwriter (died 2015)

Warren Mitchell was an English actor best known for playing bigoted cockney Alf Garnett in television, film and stage productions from the 1960s to the 1990s. He was a BAFTA TV Award winner and twice a Laurence Olivier Award winner.

Tom Tryon, American actor and author (died 1991)

Thomas Lester Tryon was an American actor and novelist. As an actor, he was billed as Tom Tryon and is best known for playing the title role in the film The Cardinal (1963), featured roles in the war films The Longest Day (1962) and In Harm's Way (1965), acting with John Wayne in both movies, and especially the Walt Disney television character Texas John Slaughter (1958–1961). Tryon later turned to the writing of prose fiction and screenplays, and wrote several successful science fiction, horror and mystery novels as Thomas Tryon.

14/01/1925

Jean-Claude Beton, Algerian-French engineer and businessman, founded Orangina (died 2013)

Jean-Claude Beton was a French businessman and entrepreneur. He was a key figure in the rise of the French soft drink maker Orangina, being credited with transforming the drink from a little-known citrus soda first manufactured by his father, Léon Beton, into a major global brand. Beton launched Orangina's iconic, signature 8-ounce bottle in 1951, which became a symbol of the brand. The bottle is shaped like an orange, with a glass texture designed to mimic the fruit. In 2009, Beton called Orangina the "champagne of soft drinks", saying that "It doesn't contain added colorants. It was and still is slightly sparkling. It had a little bulby bottle."

Moscelyne Larkin, American ballerina (died 2012)

Edna Moscelyne Larkin Jasinski was an Native American ballerina and one of the Five Moons", Indigenous ballerinas from Oklahoma who gained international fame in the 20th century. After dancing with the Original Ballet Russe and the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, she and her husband settled in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where in 1956 they founded the Tulsa Ballet and its associated school. It became a major regional company in the American Southwest and made its New York City debut in 1983. She is portrayed in the mural Flight of Spirit displayed in the Rotunda of the Oklahoma State Capitol building.

Yukio Mishima, Japanese author, poet, and playwright (died 1970)

Kimitake Hiraoka, known by his pen name Yukio Mishima, was a Japanese novelist, playwright, short story writer, actor, martial artist, model, and the leader of an attempted coup d'état that culminated in his seppuku. He is considered one of the most important postwar stylists of the Japanese language.

14/01/1924

Carole Cook, American actress and singer (died 2023)

Mildred Frances Cook, known professionally as Carole Cook, was an American actress, active on screen and stage, best known for appearances on Lucille Ball's comedy television series The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy.

Guy Williams, American actor (died 1989)

Armando Joseph Catalano, better known as Guy Williams, was an American actor. He played swashbuckling action heroes in the 1950s and 1960s.

14/01/1923

Gerald Arpino, American dancer and choreographer (died 2008)

Gerald Arpino was an American dancer and choreographer. He was the co-founder of the Joffrey Ballet and succeeded Robert Joffrey as its artistic director in 1988.

Fred Beckey, American mountaineer and author (died 2017)

Friedrich Wolfgang Beckey, known as Fred Beckey, was an American rock climber, mountaineer and book author, who in seven decades of climbing achieved hundreds of first ascents of some of the tallest peaks and most important routes throughout Alaska, the Canadian Rockies and the Pacific Northwest. Among the Fifty Classic Climbs of North America, seven were established by Beckey, often climbing with some of the best known climbers of each generation.

14/01/1922

Hank Biasatti, Italian-Canadian baseball and basketball player (died 1996)

Henry Arcado Biasatti was an Italian-Canadian National Basketball Association (NBA) player and a Major League Baseball first baseman. He is the only Canadian to play at the top professional level in both sports. He was also the first international player to appear in a game in NBA history, doing so with the Toronto Huskies on November 1, 1946, against the New York Knicks; he shares this distinction with German teammate Charlie Hoefer, who played for the Huskies in the same game.

Diana Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (died 2010)

Diana Ruth Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington, was the wife of Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, and a British intelligence officer during World War II.

14/01/1921

Murray Bookchin, American author and philosopher (died 2006)

Murray Bookchin was an American social theorist, author, orator, historian, and political philosopher. Influenced by the works of G. W. F. Hegel, Karl Marx, and Peter Kropotkin, he was a pioneer in the environmental movement. Bookchin formulated and developed the theory of social ecology and urban planning within anarchist, libertarian socialist, and ecological thought. He was the author of two dozen books covering topics in politics, philosophy, history, urban affairs, and social ecology. Among the most important were Our Synthetic Environment (1962), Post-Scarcity Anarchism (1971), The Ecology of Freedom (1982), and Urbanization Without Cities (1987). In the late 1990s, he became disenchanted with what he saw as an increasingly apolitical "lifestylism" of the contemporary anarchist movement, stopped referring to himself as an anarchist, and founded his own libertarian socialist ideology called "communalism", which seeks to reconcile and expand Marxist, syndicalist, and anarchist thought.

Kenneth Bulmer, American author (died 2005)

Henry Kenneth Bulmer was a British writer, primarily of science fiction.

Ken Sailors, American basketball player (died 2016)

Kenneth Lloyd Sailors was an American professional basketball player and played in the 1940s and early 1950s. A 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) point guard, he is regarded as being one of the players who developed the jump shot as an alternative to the two-handed, flat-footed set shot. After being named All-American in college basketball for Wyoming in 1942 and 1943, Sailors served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and returned to play for the Cowboys after the war again winning All-American honors in 1946. Sailors played pro basketball for several teams, then moved to Alaska with his wife and became a high school basketball coach in Glennallen, Alaska north of Valdez.

14/01/1920

Bertus de Harder, Dutch footballer and manager (died 1982)

Johannes Lambertus (Bertus) de Harder was a Dutch footballer who played as a striker. He scored 3 goals in 11 games for the Netherlands national team. He represented the Netherlands at the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

14/01/1919

Giulio Andreotti, Italian journalist and politician, 41st Prime Minister of Italy (died 2013)

Giulio Andreotti was an Italian politician and statesman who served as the 41st prime minister of Italy in seven governments. He was leader of the Christian Democracy party and its conservative faction; he was the sixth-longest-serving prime minister since the Italian unification and the second-longest-serving post-war prime minister. Andreotti is widely considered the most powerful and prominent politician of the First Republic.

Andy Rooney, American soldier, journalist, critic, and television personality (died 2011)

Andrew Aitken Rooney was an American radio and television writer who was best known for his weekly broadcast "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney", a part of the CBS News program 60 Minutes from 1978 to 2011. His final regular appearance on 60 Minutes aired on October 2, 2011; he died a month later at the age of 92.

14/01/1915

Mark Goodson, American game show producer, created Family Feud and The Price Is Right (died 1992)

Mark Leo Goodson was an American television producer who specialized in game shows, most frequently with his business partner Bill Todman, with whom he created Goodson-Todman Productions.

14/01/1914

Harold Russell, Canadian-American soldier and actor (died 2002)

Harold John Avery Russell was an American World War II veteran and actor. After losing his hands during his military service, Russell was cast in the epic drama film The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was the first non-professional actor to win an Academy Award for acting and the first Oscar recipient to sell his award.

Selahattin Ülkümen, Turkish diplomat (died 2003)

Selahattin Ülkümen was a Turkish diplomat who was recognized by Israel as one of the Righteous Among the Nations in 1989, with his name being listed at Yad Vashem in the city of Jerusalem. During World War II, he was serving as a consul-general of Turkey on the island of Rhodes, Greece, which had been invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany. Ülkümen assisted the island's Jews by personally intervening to prevent as many of them as possible from being deported by the Germans amidst the Holocaust. In total, he managed to save around 50 Jews—13 on the basis of their Turkish citizenship, and the remainder through his own initiatives.

14/01/1912

Tillie Olsen, American short story writer (died 2007)

Tillie Lerner Olsen was an American writer who was associated with the political turmoil of the 1930s and the first generation of American feminists.

14/01/1911

Anatoly Rybakov, Russian-American author (died 1998)

Anatoly Naumovich Rybakov was a Soviet and Russian writer, the author of the anti-Stalinist Children of the Arbat trilogy, the novel Heavy Sand, and many popular children books including Adventures of Krosh, Dirk and Bronze Bird. One of the last of his works was his memoir The Novel of Memoirs (Роман-Воспоминание) telling about all the different people he met during his long life. Writer Maria Rybakova is his granddaughter.

14/01/1909

Brenda Forbes, English-American actress (died 1996)

Brenda Forbes was a British-born American actress of stage and screen.

Joseph Losey, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1984)

Joseph Walton Losey III was an American film and theatre director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Wisconsin, he studied in Germany with Bertolt Brecht and then returned to the United States. Blacklisted by Hollywood in the 1950s, he moved to Europe where he made the remainder of his films, mostly in the United Kingdom.

14/01/1908

Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist, and actor (died 1934)

Ruggiero Eugenio di Rodolfo Colombo, known as Russ Columbo, was an American baritone, songwriter, violinist, and actor. He is famous for romantic ballads such as his signature tune "You Call It Madness, But I Call It Love" and his own compositions "Prisoner of Love" and "Too Beautiful for Words".

14/01/1907

Georges-Émile Lapalme, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1985)

Georges-Émile Lapalme was a Quebec, Canada, politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec and leader of the Quebec Liberal Party.

14/01/1906

William Bendix, American actor (died 1964)

William Bendix was an American film, radio, and television actor, known for his portrayals of rough, blue-collar characters. He gained significant recognition for his role in Wake Island, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Bendix is also remembered for playing Chester A. Riley, the earnest and clumsy aircraft plant worker, in both the radio and television versions of The Life of Riley. Additionally, he portrayed baseball legend Babe Ruth in The Babe Ruth Story. Bendix frequently co-starred with Alan Ladd, appearing in ten films together; both actors died in 1964.

14/01/1905

Mildred Albert, American fashion commentator, TV and radio personality, and fashion show producer (died 1991)

Mildred Elizabeth Albert was an American fashion commentator, modeling agency director, fashion show producer, radio and television personality, and society columnist. Known as the "Mighty Atom" and Boston's "First Lady of Fashion", she produced thousands of fashion shows during her career. She founded the Academie Moderne finishing school in 1936 and co-founded the Hart Model Agency in 1944. After selling both concerns in 1981, she remained active on the Boston fashion scene, covering fashion shows and hosting charity benefits, which earned her the title of "official grande dame" of Boston.

Takeo Fukuda, Japanese politician, 67th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1995)

Takeo Fukuda was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1976 to 1978.

Sterling Holloway, American actor (died 1992)

Sterling Price Holloway Jr. was an American actor who appeared in over 100 films and 40 television shows. He did voice acting for The Walt Disney Company, playing Mr. Stork in Dumbo, Adult Flower in Bambi, the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland, Kaa in The Jungle Book, Roquefort the Mouse in The Aristocats, and the title character in Winnie the Pooh, among many others.

14/01/1904

Cecil Beaton, English photographer, painter, and costume designer (died 1980)

Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton was a British photographer, designer, and diarist. Renowned for his elegant and often theatrical style, Beaton's work appeared in leading publications such as Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. He gained international acclaim for his portraits of celebrities, royalty, and socialites, as well as his work in fashion, theatre, and film. Though he is best known for his celebrity portraits, Beaton was also one of the most prolific photographers of life during World War II, taking over 7,000 photographs between 1940 and 1945 in Britain as well as in China and Africa.

Emily Hahn, American journalist and author (died 1997)

Emily "Mickey" Hahn was an American journalist and writer. Considered an early feminist and called "a forgotten American literary treasure" by The New Yorker magazine, she was the author of over 50 books and more than 200 articles and short stories.

Babe Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1939)

Charles Albert "Babe" Siebert was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. A left winger and defenceman, he played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Maroons, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens. He won the 1926 Stanley Cup championship with the Maroons, and was a member of the famous "S Line", and another with the Rangers in 1933.

14/01/1901

Bebe Daniels, American actress (died 1971)

Phyllis Virginia "Bebe" Daniels was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer, and producer.

Alfred Tarski, Polish-American mathematician and philosopher (died 1983)

Alfred Tarski was a Polish-American logician and mathematician. A prolific author best known for his work on model theory, metamathematics, and algebraic logic, he also contributed to abstract algebra, topology, geometry, measure theory, mathematical logic, set theory, type theory, and analytic philosophy.

14/01/1899

Carlos P. Romulo, Filipino soldier and politician, President of the United Nations General Assembly (died 1985)

Carlos Peña Rómulo Sr. was a Filipino diplomat, statesman, soldier, journalist and author. He was a co-founder of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, a general in the US Army and the Philippine Army, university president, and president of the United Nations General Assembly.

14/01/1897

Hasso von Manteuffel, German general and politician (died 1978)

Hasso Eccard Freiherr von Manteuffel was a German baron born to the Prussian noble von Manteuffel family and was a general during World War II who commanded the 5th Panzer Army in the Battle of the Bulge. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds of Nazi Germany.

14/01/1896

John Dos Passos, American novelist, poet, and playwright (died 1970)

John Roderigo Dos Passos was an American novelist, most notable for his U.S.A. trilogy. He was a descendant of the Lee family of Virginia.

14/01/1894

Ecaterina Teodoroiu, Romanian soldier and nurse (died 1917)

Ecaterina Teodoroiu was a Romanian woman who fought on the front and died in World War I, and is regarded as a heroine of Romania.

14/01/1892

Martin Niemöller, German pastor and theologian (died 1984)

Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller was a German theologian and Lutheran pastor. He opposed the Nazi regime during the late 1930s, and was sent to a concentration camp for his affiliation with the Confessing Church and his opposition to state involvement in Church. After the war, he went on tour around the world to condemn the Nazi cause and educate people about the importance of human rights. In 1946 he published the confessional piece "First They Came".

Hal Roach, American actor, director, and producer (died 1992)

Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr. was an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter, who was the founder of the namesake Hal Roach Studios.

George Wilson, English footballer (died 1961)

George Wilson was an English footballer who played in his club career at Blackpool and Sheffield Wednesday between 1912 and 1925. He made twelve appearances for England, seven as captain.

14/01/1887

Hugo Steinhaus, Polish mathematician and academic (died 1972)

Hugo Dyonizy Steinhaus was a Polish mathematician and educator. Steinhaus obtained his PhD under David Hilbert at Göttingen University in 1911 and later became a professor at the Jan Kazimierz University in Lwów, where he helped establish what later became known as the Lwów School of Mathematics. He is credited with "discovering" mathematician Stefan Banach, with whom he gave a notable contribution to functional analysis through the Banach–Steinhaus theorem. After World War II Steinhaus played an important part in the establishment of the mathematics department at Wrocław University and in the revival of Polish mathematics from the destruction of the war.

14/01/1886

Hugh Lofting, English author and poet, created Doctor Dolittle (died 1947)

Hugh John Lofting was an English-American writer, trained as a civil engineer, who created the classic children's literature character Doctor Dolittle. The fictional physician talking to animals, based in an English village, first appeared in illustrated letters to his children which Lofting sent from British Army trenches in the First World War. Lofting settled in the United States soon after the war and before his first book was published.

14/01/1883

Nina Ricci, Italian-French fashion designer (died 1970)

Nina Ricci was an Italian-born French fashion designer.

14/01/1882

Hendrik Willem van Loon, Dutch-American historian and journalist (died 1944)

Hendrik Willem van Loon was a Dutch-American historian, journalist, and children's book author.

14/01/1875

Albert Schweitzer, French-German physician and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1965)

Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer was a German polymath from Alsace. He was a theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician. As a Lutheran minister, Schweitzer challenged both the secular view of the historical Jesus as depicted by the historical-critical method current at this time, as well as the traditional Christian view. His contributions to the interpretation of Pauline Christianity concern the role of Paul's mysticism of "being in Christ" as primary and the doctrine of justification by faith as secondary.

14/01/1870

George Pearce, Australian carpenter and politician (died 1952)

Sir George Foster Pearce KCVO was an Australian politician who served as a Senator for Western Australia from 1901 to 1938. He began his career in the Labor Party but later joined the National Labor Party, the Nationalist Party, and the United Australia Party; he served as a cabinet minister under prime ministers from all four parties.

14/01/1869

Robert Fournier-Sarlovèze, French polo player and politician (died 1937)

Mortimer Henri-Robert Fournier-Sarlovèze was a French politician and polo player in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was born in Paris and died in Compiègne. In 1900 he was part of the Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris polo team which won the bronze medal.

14/01/1863

Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa, Portuguese general and politician, 10th President of Portugal (died 1929)

Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa was a Portuguese army officer and politician who served as president of Portugal in 1926. He was the second president of the Ditadura Nacional.

Richard F. Outcault, American author and illustrator (died 1928)

Richard Felton Outcault was an American cartoonist. He was the creator of the series The Yellow Kid and Buster Brown and is considered a key pioneer of the modern comic strip.

14/01/1862

Carrie Derick, Canadian botanist and geneticist (died 1941)

Carrie Matilda Derick was a Canadian botanist and geneticist, the first woman professor in a Canadian university, and the founder of McGill University's genetics department.

14/01/1861

Mehmed VI, Ottoman sultan (died 1926)

Mehmed VI Vahideddin, also known as Şahbaba among the Osmanoğlu family, was the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the penultimate Ottoman caliph, reigning from 4 July 1918 until 1 November 1922, when the Ottoman Sultanate was abolished and replaced by the Republic of Turkey on 29 October 1923.

14/01/1856

J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher, co-founded The Bulletin (died 1919)

Jules François Archibald was an Australian journalist and publisher, best known for co-founding and editing The Bulletin, Australia's most popular magazine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was also the founder and namesake of the annual Archibald Prize, Australia's most prestigious art prize for portraiture.

14/01/1850

Pierre Loti, French captain and author (died 1923)

Pierre Loti was a French naval officer and novelist, known for his exotic novels and short stories.

14/01/1849

Frank Cowper, English yachtsman, author and illustrator (died 1930)

1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1949th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 949th year of the 2nd millennium, the 49th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1940s decade.

14/01/1845

Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, English politician, 34th Governor-General of India (died 1927)

Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne KG GCSI GCMG GCIE PC, was a British statesman who served successively as Governor General of Canada, Viceroy of India, Secretary of State for War and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

14/01/1841

Berthe Morisot, French painter (died 1895)

Berthe Marie Pauline Morisot was a French painter, printmaker and a member of the circle of painters in Paris who became known as the Impressionists.

14/01/1836

Henri Fantin-Latour, French painter and lithographer (died 1904)

Ignace Henri Jean Theodore Fantin-Latour was a French painter and lithographer best known for his flower paintings and group portraits of Parisian artists and writers.

14/01/1834

Duncan Gillies, Scottish-Australian politician, 14th Premier of Victoria (died 1903)

Duncan Gillies, was an Australian colonial politician who served as the 14th Premier of Victoria.

14/01/1824

Vladimir Stasov, Russian critic (died 1906)

Vladimir Vasilievich Stasov was a Russian critic of music and art.

14/01/1820

Bezalel HaKohen, Russian rabbi (died 1878)

Bezalel Ben Moses HaKohen was a rabbi and Talmudist at Vilnius, then in the Russian Empire.

14/01/1819

Dimitrie Bolintineanu, Romanian poet and politician (died 1872)

Dimitrie Bolintineanu was a Romanian poet, though he wrote in many other styles as well, diplomat, politician, and a participant in the revolution of 1848. He was of Aromanian origin. His poems of nationalist overtone fueled emotions during the unification of Wallachia and Moldavia.

14/01/1818

Zachris Topelius, Finnish author and journalist (died 1898)

Zacharias Topelius was a Finnish author, poet, journalist, historian, and rector of the University of Helsinki who wrote novels related to Finnish history. He wrote his works exclusively in Swedish, although they were translated early on into Finnish. In Finland Topelius emerged as one of the foremost heirs to Sir Walter Scott’s legacy of exploring the nation through the historical novel.

14/01/1806

Charles Hotham, English-Australian soldier and politician, 1st Governor of Victoria (died 1855)

Captain Sir Charles Hotham KCB was Lieutenant-Governor and, later, Governor of Victoria, Australia from 22 June 1854 to 10 November 1855.

Matthew Fontaine Maury, American astronomer, oceanographer, and historian (died 1873)

Matthew Fontaine Maury was an American oceanographer and naval officer, serving the United States and then joining the Confederacy during the American Civil War.

14/01/1800

Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, Austrian composer, botanist, and publisher (died 1877)

Ludwig Ritter von Köchel was an Austrian musicologist, writer, composer, botanist, and publisher. He is best known for cataloguing the works of Mozart and originating the 'KV-numbers' by which they are known.

14/01/1798

Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, Dutch historian, jurist, and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 1872)

Johan Rudolph Thorbecke was a Dutch liberal statesman, one of the most important Dutch politicians of the 19th century. Thorbecke is best known for heading the commission that drafted the revision of the Constitution of the Netherlands in 1848, amidst the liberal democratic revolutions of 1848. The new constitution transformed the country from an absolute monarchy into a constitutional monarchy, with the States General and the Council of Ministers becoming more powerful than the king. The amended constitution also granted individual rights to residents and citizens of the kingdom. This made the constitution one of the more progressive at the time. Thorbecke is generally considered a founding father of the modern political system of the Netherlands.

14/01/1793

John C. Clark, American lawyer and politician (died 1852)

John Chamberlain Clark was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a United States representative from New York from 1827 to 1829 and from 1837 to 1843.

14/01/1792

Christian de Meza, Danish general (died 1865)

Christian Julius de Meza was the commander of the Danish Army during the 1864 Second Schleswig War. De Meza was responsible for the withdrawal of the Danish army from the Danevirke, an event which shocked the Danish public and resulted in the loss of his command.

14/01/1780

Henry Baldwin, American judge and politician (died 1844)

Henry Baldwin was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from January 6, 1830, to April 21, 1844.

14/01/1767

Maria Theresa of Austria (died 1827)

Maria Theresa of Austria was born an Archduchess of Austria and a Princess of Tuscany. She was later Queen of Saxony as the second wife and consort of King Anthony of Saxony.

14/01/1749

James Garrard, American farmer, Baptist minister and politician (died 1822)

James Garrard was an American farmer, Baptist minister and politician who served as the second governor of Kentucky from 1796 to 1804. Because of term limits imposed by the state constitution adopted in 1799, he was the last Kentucky governor elected to two consecutive terms until the restriction was eased by a 1992 amendment, allowing Paul E. Patton's re-election in 1999.

14/01/1741

Benedict Arnold, American-British general (died 1801)

Benedict Arnold was an American-born British military officer who served during the American Revolutionary War. He fought with distinction for the American Continental Army and rose to the rank of major general before defecting to the British in 1780. General George Washington had given him his fullest trust and had placed him in command of West Point in New York. Arnold was planning to surrender the fort to British forces, but the plot was discovered in September 1780, whereupon he fled to the British lines. In the later part of the war, Arnold was commissioned as a brigadier general in the British Army and placed in command of the American Legion. He led British forces in battle against the army which he had once commanded, and his name became synonymous with treason and betrayal in the United States.

14/01/1705

Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, French sailor, explorer, and politician (died 1786)

Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier was a French explorer and colonial administrator of the Mascarene Islands to the east of Madagascar.

14/01/1702

Emperor Nakamikado of Japan (died 1737)

Yasuhito , posthumously honored as Emperor Nakamikado , was the 114th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He was enthroned as Emperor in 1709, a reign that would last until 1735 with his abdication.

14/01/1700

Picander, German poet and playwright (died 1764)

Christian Friedrich Henrici, writing under the pen name Picander, was a German poet and librettist for many works by Johann Sebastian Bach, notably the St Matthew Passion of 1727.

14/01/1699

Jakob Adlung, German organist, historian, and theorist (died 1762)

Jakob Adlung, or Adelung, was a German organist, teacher, instrument maker, music historian, composer and music theorist.

14/01/1684

Johann Matthias Hase, German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (died 1742)

Johann Matthias (Matyhias) Hase was a German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer.

Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter (died 1745)

Jean-Baptiste van Loo was a French portrait painter.

14/01/1683

Gottfried Silbermann, German instrument maker (died 1753)

Gottfried Silbermann was a German builder of keyboard instruments. He built harpsichords, clavichords, organs, and fortepianos; his modern reputation rests mainly on the latter two.

14/01/1552

Alberico Gentili, Italian-English academic and jurist (died 1608)

Alberico Gentili was an Italian jurist, a tutor of Queen Elizabeth I, and a standing advocate to the Spanish Embassy in London, who served as the Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford for 21 years. He is regarded as the co-founder of the field of international law, and thus is known as the "Father of international law".

14/01/1551

Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, Grand vizier of emperor Akbar (died 1602)

Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, also known as Abul Fazl, Abu'l Fadl and Abu'l-Fadl 'Allami, was an Indian writer, historian, and politician who served as the grand vizier of the Mughal Empire from his appointment in 1579, until his death in 1602. His notable works include the Akbarnama, Ain-i-Akbari, and a Persian translation of the Bible.

14/01/1507

Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal (died 1578)

Catherine of Austria or Catherine of Spain was a Queen of Portugal as the wife of King John III, and a regent during the minority of her grandson, King Sebastian, from 1557 until 1562.

Luca Longhi, Italian painter (died 1580)

Luca Longhi was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period, active in and near Ravenna, where he mainly produced religious paintings and portraits.

14/01/1477

Hermann of Wied, German archbishop (died 1552)

Hermann of Wied was the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne from 1515 to 1546.

14/01/1476

Anne St Leger, Baroness de Ros, English baroness (died 1526)

Anne St Leger was a niece of two kings of England, Edward IV and Richard III. Before she was eight years old, she had inherited a vast fortune and been disinherited of it. Married at 14, she had eleven children and is a link in the maternal line that was used to identify the remains of Richard III.

14/01/1451

Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian composer and theorist (died 1522)

Franchinus Gaffurius was an Italian music theorist and composer of the Renaissance.

14/01/1273

Joan I of Navarre, queen regnant of Navarre, queen consort of France (died 1305)

Joan I was ruling Queen of Navarre and Countess of Champagne from 1274 until 1305. She was also Queen of France by marriage to King Philip IV. She founded the College of Navarre in Paris in 1305.

14/01/1131

Valdemar I of Denmark (died 1182)

Valdemar I Knudsen, also known as Valdemar the Great, was King of Denmark from 1154 until his death in 1182. The reign of King Valdemar I saw the rise of Denmark, which reached its medieval zenith under his son King Valdemar II.

01/01/1970

Mark Antony, Roman general and politician (died 30 BC)

Marcus Antonius, commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the autocratic Roman Empire.

Lives Remembered on 14th January

On 14th January, 118 remarkable people passed away — from 378 to 2025. Remember the lives and legacies of those we lost on this day.

14/01/2025

Arthur Blessitt, American Christian preacher (born 1940)

Arthur Owen Blessitt was an American traveling Christian preacher who was known for carrying a cross through every nation of the world.

Tony Slattery, British actor, comedian and television personality (born 1959)

Tony Declan James Slattery was an English actor and comedian. He appeared on British television regularly from the mid-1980s, including as a regular on the Channel 4 improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway?. His serious and comedic film work included roles in The Crying Game, Peter's Friends and How to Get Ahead in Advertising.

14/01/2023

Mukarram Jah, 8th Nizam of Hyderabad (born 1933)

Nizam Mir Barkat Ali Khan Siddiqi Mukarram Jah, Asaf Jah VIII, less formally known as Mukarram Jah, was the titular Nizam of Hyderabad between 1967 and 1971. He was the head of the House of Asaf Jah until he died in 2023.

14/01/2021

Joel Robert, Belgian motorcycle racer (born 1943)

Joël Robert was a Belgian professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1962 to 1976 when the sport experienced a surge in popularity worldwide. A six-time world champion, Robert dominated the 250cc class for almost a decade when, he placed either first or second every year between 1964 and 1972 including, five consecutive world championships. In 1964, he was named the recipient of the Belgian National Sports Merit Award. He won a total of 50 Grand Prix races over his career, a record which stood for nearly 30 years.

14/01/2018

Spanky Manikan, Filipino veteran actor (born 1942)

Manuel S. Manikan, known professionally as Spanky Manikan, was a Filipino theater, film and television actor.

Cyrille Regis, French Guianan-English footballer (born 1958)

Cyrille Regis was a professional footballer who played as a forward. His professional playing career spanned 19 years, where he made 614 league appearances and scored 158 league goals, most prolifically at West Bromwich Albion and Coventry City. Born in French Guiana, Regis also won five caps with the England national team.

14/01/2017

Zhou Youguang, Chinese sociologist, (born 1906)

Zhou Youguang, also known as Chou Yu-kuang or Chou Yao-ping, was a Chinese economist, linguist, sinologist, and supercentenarian. He has been credited as the father of pinyin, the most popular romanization system for Chinese, which was adopted by the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1958, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1982, and the United Nations in 1986.

14/01/2016

René Angélil, Canadian music producer, talent manager, and singer (born 1942)

René Angélil was a Canadian musical producer, talent manager, and singer. He was the husband and longtime manager of singer Celine Dion.

Alan Rickman, English actor (born 1946)

Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman was an English actor. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he was renowned for his stage and screen roles and for his deep and distinctive voice. He received various accolades, including a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and an Actor Award, in addition to nominations for two Tony Awards and a Laurence Olivier Award.

14/01/2015

Bob Boyd, American basketball player and coach (born 1930)

William Robert Boyd was an American collegiate men's basketball coach who was head coach at Seattle University, the University of Southern California (USC) and Mississippi State University.

Zhang Wannian, Chinese general (born 1928)

Zhang Wannian was a general of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China.

14/01/2014

Jon Bing, Norwegian author, scholar, and academic (born 1944)

Jon Bing was a Norwegian writer and law professor at the Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law (NRCCL), and the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo. Bing was considered a pioneer in international IT and information law. He held honorary doctorates from the Stockholm University and the University of Copenhagen, and was a visiting professor at King's College London. Bing was part of The Protection of Privacy Committee. From 1979 to 1981 he was head of Norsk Filmråd. Between 1981 and 1982, he was the head of The Council of Europe Committee on Legal Data Processing. Between 1993 and 2000, he headed Norsk kulturråd.

Juan Gelman, Argentinian poet and author (born 1930)

Juan Gelman was an Argentine poet. He published more than twenty books of poetry between 1956 and his death in early 2014. He was a naturalized citizen of Mexico, where he arrived as a political exile of the Process, the military junta that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983.

Flavio Testi, Italian composer and musicologist (born 1923)

Flavio Testi was an Italian composer of contemporary classical music and musicologist.

14/01/2013

Conrad Bain, Canadian-American actor (born 1923)

Conrad Stafford Bain was a Canadian-American actor. His television credits include a leading role as Phillip Drummond in the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986), as Dr. Arthur Harmon on Maude (1972–1978), and as Charlie Ross in Mr. President (1987–1988).

14/01/2012

Txillardegi, Spanish linguist and politician (born 1929)

José Luis Álvarez Enparantza, better known by his pseudonym Txillardegi, was a Basque linguist, politician, and writer. He was born and raised in the Basque Country, and although he did not learn the Basque language until the age of 17, he later came to be considered one of the most influential figures in Basque nationalism and culture in the second half of the 20th century. He was one of the founders of ETA, but in 1967 he left because he did not agree with its political line.

Dan Evins, American businessman, founded Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (born 1935)

Danny Wood Evins was an American entrepreneur and founder of Cracker Barrel, a Southern-themed restaurant chain.

Arfa Karim, Pakistani student and computer prodigy, youngest Microsoft Certified Professional in 2004 (born 1995)

Arfa Abdul Karim Randhawa (Urdu: ارفع عبد الکریم رندھاوا‎, Punjabi: ارفع عبد الکریم رندھاوا‎; 2 February 1995 – 14 January 2012) was a Pakistani student and computer prodigy who became the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in 2004. She was submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records for her achievement. Arfa kept the title until 2008 and went on to represent Pakistan on various international forums, including the TechEd Developers Conference. She received Pakistan's highest literary award, the Presidential Pride of Performance from General Pervez Musharraf in 2005. A science park in Lahore, the Arfa Software Technology Park, is named in her honour. At the age of 10, Arfa was invited by Bill Gates to visit Microsoft's headquarters in the United States. She died in 2012, aged 16, from a cardiac arrest.

Giampiero Moretti, Italian entrepreneur and race car driver (born 1940)

Gianpiero Moretti was an Italian racing driver and the founder of the MOMO company in the 1960s. He was born in Milan.

Rosy Varte, Armenian-French actress (born 1923)

Rosy Varte was a French actress of Armenian descent. She made more than 100 film and television appearances during her career.

14/01/2011

Georgia Carroll, American singer, model and actress (born 1919)

Georgia Carroll was an American singer, model and actress, best known for her work with Kay Kyser's big band orchestra in the mid-1940s. She and Kyser were married in 1944 until he died in 1985.

14/01/2010

Antonio Fontán, Spanish journalist and academic (born 1923)

Antonio Fontán Pérez, 1st Marquess of Guadalcanal was a Spanish journalist recognized for his work in promoting press freedom in his country. He was also a well-known Catholic and a member of Opus Dei.

14/01/2009

Jan Kaplický, Czech architect, designed the Selfridges Building (born 1937)

Jan Kaplický was a Neofuturistic Czech architect who spent a significant part of his life in the United Kingdom. He was the leading architect behind the innovative design office, Future Systems. He was best known for the neofuturistic Selfridges Building in Birmingham, England, and the Media Centre at Lord's Cricket Ground in London.

Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican actor (born 1920)

Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino was a Mexican and American film and television actor. Montalbán's career spanned seven decades, during which he became widely known for performances in genres from crime and drama to musicals and comedy.

14/01/2008

Judah Folkman, American physician, biologist, and academic (born 1933)

Moses Judah Folkman was an American biologist and pediatric surgeon best known for his research on tumor angiogenesis, the process by which a tumor attracts blood vessels to nourish itself and sustain its existence. He founded the field of angiogenesis research, which has led to the discovery of a number of therapies based on inhibiting or stimulating neovascularization.

14/01/2007

Vassilis Photopoulos, Greek painter, director, and set designer (born 1934)

Vassilis Photopoulos was an influential Greek painter, film director, art director and set designer.

14/01/2006

Henri Colpi, French director and screenwriter (born 1921)

Henri Colpi was a French film editor and film director.

Jim Gary, American sculptor (born 1939)

Jim Gary was an American sculptor popularly known for his large, colorful creations of dinosaurs made from discarded automobile parts. These sculptures were typically finished with automobile paint although some were left to develop a natural patina during display outdoors.

Shelley Winters, American actress (born 1920)

Shelley Winters was an American actress, whose film career spanned seven decades. In 1943 she changed her name to Shelley, after her favorite poet, and Winter(s) taking her mother's maiden name. She won two Academy Awards for The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and A Patch of Blue (1965), and received Oscar nominations for A Place in the Sun (1951) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972). She was also a Golden Globe Award winner for the Poseidon Adventure, a Primetime Emmy Award winner, and a two-time BAFTA Award nominee. She was an active member of the Actors Studio.

14/01/2005

Charlotte MacLeod, Canadian-American author (born 1922)

Charlotte MacLeod was a Canadian-American mystery fiction writer.

Conroy Maddox, English painter and educator (born 1912)

Conroy Maddox was an English surrealist painter, collagist, writer and lecturer; and a key figure in the Birmingham Surrealist movement.

Rudolph Moshammer, German fashion designer (born 1940)

Rudolph Moshammer was a German fashion designer. He built a reputation for the extravagant clothes he designed and wore, and was well known in Germany's celebrity circuit.

Jesús Rafael Soto, Venezuelan sculptor and painter (born 1923)

Jesús Rafael Soto was a Venezuelan kinetic and op artist, sculptor, and painter.

14/01/2004

Uta Hagen, German-American actress (born 1919)

Uta Thyra Hagen was a German and American actress and theatre practitioner. She originated the role of Martha in the 1962 Broadway premiere of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee, who called her "a profoundly truthful actress." Because Hagen was on the Hollywood blacklist, in part because of her association with Paul Robeson, her film opportunities dwindled and she focused her career on New York theatre.

Ron O'Neal, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1937)

Ron O'Neal was an American actor, director and screenwriter, who rose to fame in his role as Youngblood Priest, a New York City cocaine dealer, in the blaxploitation film Super Fly (1972) and its sequel Super Fly T.N.T. (1973). O'Neal was also a director and writer for the sequel, and for the film Up Against the Wall.

14/01/2000

Leonard Weisgard, American author and illustrator (born 1916)

Leonard Joseph Weisgard was an American writer and illustrator of more than 200 children's books. He is known best for his collaborations with writer Margaret Wise Brown.

14/01/1997

Dollard Ménard, Canadian general (born 1913)

Brigadier Dollard Ménard was a senior officer in the Canadian Army. As a lieutenant colonel, he was wounded five times during the Dieppe Raid in 1942 while leading Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal. His story inspired a famous Canadian World War II poster Ce qu’il faut pour vaincre. He was later made a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order. Since all of the other commanding officers were either killed or captured, he was the only commanding officer who had landed at Dieppe to return to Britain after the raid.

14/01/1996

Onno Tunç, Armenian-Turkish composer (born 1948)

Ohannes Tunçboyacıyan, better known as Onno Tunç, was a leading Turkish musician of Armenian descent, working mainly as a composer, arranger and a music producer. Tunç also played bass guitar and occasionally double bass, contributing to the albums of several musicians. He was one of the prominent names of Turkish pop music in the 1980s and 1990s with his arrangements. He was the elder brother of musician Arto Tunçboyacıyan.

14/01/1995

Alexander Gibson, Scottish conductor (born 1926)

Sir Alexander Drummond Gibson was a Scottish conductor and opera intendant. He was also well known for his service to the BBC and his achievements during his reign as the longest serving principal conductor of the Scottish National Orchestra in which the orchestra was awarded its royal patronage.

14/01/1991

Gordon Bryant, Australian educator and politician (born 1914)

Gordon Munro Bryant was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and represented the Division of Wills in Victoria from 1955 to 1980. During this time, he took an active interest in Indigenous land rights in Australia, in particular the case in Yirrkala, Arnhem Land, which led to the Yirrkala bark petitions. He served as Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (1972–1973) and Minister for the Capital Territory (1973–1975) in the Whitlam government.

14/01/1988

Georgy Malenkov, Russian engineer and politician, 5th Premier of the Soviet Union (born 1902)

Georgy Maximilianovich Malenkov was a Soviet politician who succeeded Joseph Stalin as Premier and the overall leader of the Soviet Union in March 1953. Shortly thereafter, Malenkov entered into a power struggle with the party's First Secretary, Nikita Khrushchev, which culminated in his removal from the premiership in 1955 as well as the Central Committee Presidium in 1957.

14/01/1987

Turgut Demirağ, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921)

Turgut Demirağ was a Turkish film producer, director, and screenwriter. He directed 16 films between 1947 and 1973. His 1964 film Love and Grudge was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.

Douglas Sirk, German-Swiss director and screenwriter (born 1900)

Douglas Sirk was a German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s. However, he also directed comedies, westerns, and war films. Sirk started his career in Germany as a stage and screen director, but he left for Hollywood in 1937 after his Jewish wife was persecuted by the Nazis.

14/01/1986

Donna Reed, American actress (born 1921)

Donna Reed was an American actress. Her career spanned more than 40 years and included appearances in over 40 films. She is best known for playing Mary Hatch Bailey in Frank Capra's Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946), and for her Academy Award–winning performance as Lorene in Fred Zinnemann's war drama From Here to Eternity (1953).

14/01/1984

Ray Kroc, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1902)

Raymond Albert Kroc was an American businessman who was instrumental in turning McDonald's into the most successful global fast food corporation by revenue. He purchased the brand from the McDonald brothers in 1961, after several years as their franchising agent, and served as the leader of the company until his death.

14/01/1981

G. Lloyd Spencer, American lieutenant and politician (born 1893)

George Lloyd Spencer was an American politician from Arkansas. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the state in the United States Senate from 1941 to 1943.

14/01/1980

Robert Ardrey, American-South African author, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1908)

Robert Ardrey was an American playwright, screenwriter and science writer, best known for his books African Genesis (1961) and The Territorial Imperative (1966). After a Broadway and Hollywood career, he returned to his academic training in anthropology in the 1950s.

14/01/1978

Harold Abrahams, English sprinter, lawyer, and journalist (born 1899)

Harold Maurice Abrahams was an English track and field athlete. He was Olympic champion in 1924 in the 100 metres sprint, a feat depicted in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire.

Kurt Gödel, Austrian-American mathematician and philosopher (born 1906)

Kurt Friedrich Gödel was a logician, mathematician, and philosopher. Considered along with Aristotle and Gottlob Frege to be one of the most significant logicians in history, Gödel profoundly influenced scientific and philosophical thinking in the 20th century, building on earlier work by Frege, Richard Dedekind, and Georg Cantor.

Robert Heger, German conductor and composer (born 1886)

Robert Heger was a German conductor and composer from Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine.

Blossom Rock, American actress (born 1895)

Edith Marie Blossom MacDonald, also known as Blossom Rock, was an American actress of vaudeville, stage, film and television. During her career she was also billed as Marie Blake or Blossom MacDonald. Her younger sister was screen actress and singer Jeanette MacDonald. Rock is best known for her role as "Grandmama" on the 1960s macabre/black comedy sitcom The Addams Family.

14/01/1977

Anthony Eden, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1897)

Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, was a British politician and military officer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1955 until his resignation in 1957.

Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (born 1916)

Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch was an English and Australian actor.

Anaïs Nin, French-American essayist and memoirist (born 1903)

Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell was a French-born American diarist, essayist, novelist, and writer of short stories and erotica. Born to Cuban parents in France, Nin was the daughter of the composer Joaquín Nin and the classically trained singer Rosa Culmell. Nin spent her early years in Spain and Cuba, about sixteen years in Paris (1924–1940), and the remaining half of her life in the United States, where she became an established author.

14/01/1976

Abdul Razak Hussein, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia (born 1922)

Abdul Razak bin Hussein was a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as the second prime minister of Malaysia from 1970 until his death in 1976. He also served as the first deputy prime minister of Malaysia from 1957 to 1970. He is referred to as the "Father of Development" of Malaysia.

14/01/1972

Horst Assmy, German footballer (born 1933)

Horst Assmy was a German footballer who played as a forward. Assmy played in East Germany for Einheit Pankow, Motor Oberschöneweide and Vorwärts Berlin, and won 12 caps for the national team, scoring 4 goals. He defected as a republikflucht to West Germany in 1959, appearing for Tennis Borussia Berlin, Schalke 04 and Hessen Kassel.

Frederik IX of Denmark (born 1899)

Frederik IX was King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972.

14/01/1970

William Feller, Croatian-American mathematician and academic (born 1906)

William "Vilim" Feller, born Vilibald Srećko Feller, was a Croatian–American mathematician specializing in probability theory.

Asım Gündüz, Turkish general (born 1880)

Âsım Gündüz was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army.

14/01/1968

Dorothea Mackellar, Australian poet and author (born 1885)

Isobel Marion Dorothea Mackellar was an Australian poet and fiction writer. Her poem "My Country" is widely known in Australia, especially its second stanza, which begins: "I love a sunburnt country / A land of sweeping plains, / Of ragged mountain ranges, / Of droughts and flooding rains."

14/01/1966

Sergei Korolev, Ukrainian-Russian engineer and academic (born 1906)

Sergei Pavlovich Korolev was a Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer who led the development of the Soviet space program during the early years of the Space Race.

14/01/1965

Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer (born 1903)

Jeanette Anna MacDonald was an American soprano and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier and Nelson Eddy. During the 1930s and 1940s she starred in 29 feature films, four nominated for Best Picture Oscars, and recorded extensively, earning three gold records. She later appeared in opera, concerts, radio, and television. MacDonald was one of the most influential sopranos of the 20th century, introducing opera to film-going audiences and inspiring a generation of singers.

14/01/1961

Barry Fitzgerald, Irish actor (born 1888)

William Joseph Shields, known professionally as Barry Fitzgerald, was an Irish stage, film, and television actor. In a career spanning almost forty years, he appeared in such notable films as Bringing Up Baby (1938), The Long Voyage Home (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), The Sea Wolf (1941), Going My Way (1944), None but the Lonely Heart (1944), and The Quiet Man (1952). For Going My Way, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and was simultaneously nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the same performance. In 2020, he was listed at number 11 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

14/01/1959

Eivind Berggrav, Norwegian bishop and translator (born 1884)

Eivind Josef Berggrav was a Norwegian Lutheran bishop. As primate of the Church of Norway, Berggrav became known for his central role in the Church of Norway's resistance against the Nazi occupation of Norway during World War II. Berggrav also became an important figure in 20th-century ecumenical movement and served as president of the United Bible Societies.

14/01/1957

Humphrey Bogart, American actor (born 1899)

Humphrey DeForest Bogart, nicknamed Bogie, was an American actor. His performances in classic Hollywood cinema made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Bogart as the greatest male star of classic American cinema.

14/01/1952

Artur Kapp, Estonian composer and conductor (born 1878)

Artur Kapp was an Estonian composer.

14/01/1951

Gregorios Xenopoulos, Greek author, journalist, and playwright (born 1867)

Gregorios Xenopoulos was a novelist, journalist and playwright from Zakynthos.

14/01/1949

Harry Stack Sullivan, American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (born 1892)

Herbert "Harry" Stack Sullivan was an American neo-Freudian psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who held that "personality can never be isolated from the complex interpersonal relationships in which [a] person lives" and that "[t]he field of psychiatry is the field of interpersonal relations under any and all circumstances in which [such] relations exist". Having studied therapists Sigmund Freud, Adolf Meyer, and William Alanson White, he devoted years of clinical and research work to helping people with psychotic illness.

14/01/1947

Gustave Mathieu, French illegalist anarchist, suspected of being one of Ravachol's main accomplices (born 1866)

Gustave Mathieu was a French worker and illegalist anarchist. A very militant anarchist and central to the birth of illegalism, he notably associated with Placide Schouppe, one of the first illegalists. Mathieu was also one of the most wanted people in France at the start of the Ère des attentats (1892-1894), being accused of being one of Ravachol's main accomplices for the Saint-Germain and the Clichy bombings.

14/01/1944

Mehmet Emin Yurdakul, Turkish author and politician (born 1869)

Mehmet Emin Yurdakul was a Turkish nationalist writer, poet and politician. Being an ideologue of Pan-Turkism, his writings and poems had a major impact on defining the term vatan (Fatherland).

14/01/1943

Laura E. Richards, American author and poet (born 1850)

Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards was an American writer. She wrote more than 90 books including biographies, poetry, and several for children. One well-known children's poem is her literary nonsense verse Eletelephony.

14/01/1942

Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and author (born 1883)

Miguel Ángel Osorio Benítez, better known by his pseudonym, Porfirio Barba-Jacob, was a Colombian poet and writer.

14/01/1938

Jaakko Mäki, Finnish politician (born 1878)

Jaakko Mäki was a Finnish coppersmith, politician and member of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Vaasa Province South between August 1908 and September 1918. Mäki went to Soviet Russia during the Finnish Civil War and was executed there in January 1938 during Stalin's Great Purge.

14/01/1937

Jaishankar Prasad, Indian poet, author, and playwright (born 1889)

Jaishankar Prasad was a prominent figure in modern Hindi literature as well as Hindi theatre. Prasad was his pen name. He was also known as Chhayavadi kavi.

14/01/1934

Ioan Cantacuzino, Romanian physician and bacteriologist (born 1863)

Ioan I. Cantacuzino was a renowned Romanian physician and bacteriologist, a professor at the School of Medicine and Pharmacy of the University of Bucharest, and a titular member of the Romanian Academy. He established the fields of microbiology and experimental medicine in Romania, and founded the Cantacuzino Institute.

14/01/1926

August Sedláček, Czech historian and author (born 1843)

August Sedláček was a Czech historian and archivist.

14/01/1920

John Francis Dodge, American businessman, co-founded the Dodge Automobile Company (born 1864)

John Francis Dodge was an American automobile manufacturing pioneer and co-founder of Dodge Brothers Company.

14/01/1919

Platon, Estonian bishop and saint (born 1869)

Platon, born Paul Kulbusch, was an Estonian bishop and the first Orthodox saint of Estonian ethnicity.

14/01/1915

Richard Meux Benson, English priest and saint, founded the Society of St. John the Evangelist (born 1824)

Richard Meux Benson was a priest in the Church of England and founder of the Society of St. John the Evangelist, the first religious order of monks in the Anglican Communion since the Reformation. He is commemorated in the Calendar of Saints of the Anglican Church of Canada on 15 January and on the Episcopal Church calendar on 14 January with Charles Gore.

14/01/1908

Holger Drachmann, Danish poet and playwright (born 1846)

Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann was a Danish poet, dramatist and painter. He was a member of the Skagen artistic colony and became a figure of the Scandinavian Modern Breakthrough Movement.

14/01/1907

Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet, Scottish soldier and politician, 6th Governor of New Zealand (born 1832)

Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet was a British soldier, Conservative politician and colonial administrator who was the sixth governor of New Zealand from 1873 to 1874.

14/01/1905

Ernst Abbe, German physicist and engineer (born 1840)

Ernst Karl Abbe, was a German businessman, optical engineer, physicist, and social reformer. Together with Otto Schott and Carl Zeiss, he developed numerous optical instruments. He was also a co-owner of Carl Zeiss AG, a German manufacturer of scientific microscopes, astronomical telescopes, planetariums, and other advanced optical systems.

14/01/1901

Mandell Creighton, English bishop and historian (born 1843)

Mandell Creighton was a British historian, Anglican priest and bishop. The son of a successful cabinet-maker in north-west England, Creighton studied at the University of Oxford, focusing his scholarship on the Renaissance Papacy, and then became a don in 1866. He was appointed the first occupant of the Dixie Chair of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Cambridge in 1884. The following year, he also was engaged as the founding editor of The English Historical Review, the first English-language academic journal in its field. In these posts, he helped to establish history as an independent academic discipline in England.

Charles Hermite, French mathematician and theorist (born 1822)

Charles Hermite was a French mathematician who studied analysis, number theory, and algebra. One of his most remarkable achievements was the proof of the transcendence of the number e.

14/01/1898

Lewis Carroll, English novelist, poet, and mathematician (born 1832)

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet, mathematician, photographer and reluctant Anglican deacon. His most notable works are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass (1871), some of the most important examples of Victorian literature. He was noted for his facility with word play, logic, and fantasy. His poems Jabberwocky (1871) and The Hunting of the Snark (1876) are classified in the genre of literary nonsense. Some of Alice's nonsensical wonderland logic reflects his published work on mathematical logic.

14/01/1892

Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (born 1864)

Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, was the eldest child of the Prince and Princess of Wales. From birth, he was second in the line of succession to the British throne, but did not become king or Prince of Wales because he died before both his father and paternal grandmother Queen Victoria.

Alexander J. Davis, American architect (born 1803)

Alexander Jackson Davis was an American architect known particularly for his association with the Gothic Revival style.

14/01/1889

Ema Pukšec, Croatian soprano (born 1834)

Ema Pukšec, also known as Ilma de Murska, as well as Ilma di Murska, was a 19th-century operatic coloratura soprano with a voice with nearly three octaves compass from Croatia.

14/01/1888

Stephen Heller, Hungarian pianist and composer (born 1813)

Stephen Heller was a Hungarian pianist, teacher, and composer whose career spanned the period from Schumann to Bizet. Heller was an influence for later Romantic composers. He outlived his reputation, and was a near-forgotten figure at his death in 1888.

14/01/1883

Napoléon Coste, French guitarist and composer (born 1806)

Claude Antoine Jean Georges Napoléon Coste was a French classical guitarist and composer.

14/01/1874

Johann Philipp Reis, German physicist and academic, invented the Reis telephone (born 1834)

Johann Philipp Reis was a self-taught German scientist and inventor. In 1861, he constructed the first make-and-break telephone, today called the Reis telephone. It was the first device to transmit a voice via electronic signals, and is regarded by some as the first telephone. Reis also coined the term telephone.

14/01/1867

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, French painter and illustrator (born 1780)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was a French Neoclassical painter. Ingres was profoundly influenced by past artistic traditions and aspired to become the guardian of academic orthodoxy against the ascendant Romantic style. Although he considered himself a painter of history in the tradition of Nicolas Poussin and Jacques-Louis David, it is his portraits, both painted and drawn, that are recognized as his greatest legacy. His expressive distortions of form and space made him an important precursor of modern art, influencing Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and other modernists.

14/01/1833

Seraphim of Sarov, Russian monk and saint (born 1759)

Seraphim of Sarov, born Prókhor Isídorovich Moshnín (Mashnín) [Про́хор Иси́дорович Мошни́н (Машни́н)], is one of the most renowned Russian saints and is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Anglican Communion. And in Eastern Catholicism in some churches. He is generally considered the greatest of the 18th-century startsy (elders). Seraphim extended the monastic teachings of contemplation, theoria and self-denial to the layperson. He taught that the purpose of the Christian life was to receive the Holy Spirit. Perhaps his most popular quotation amongst his devotees is "Acquire the Spirit of Peace, and thousands around you will be saved."

14/01/1825

George Dance the Younger, English architect and surveyor (born 1741)

George Dance the Younger RA was an English architect, surveyor and painter who specialised in portrait painting. The fifth and youngest son of the architect George Dance the Elder, he came from a family of architects, artists and dramatists. He was described by Sir John Summerson as "among the few really outstanding architects of the century", but few of his buildings remain.

14/01/1823

Athanasios Kanakaris, Greek politician (born 1760)

Athanasios Kanakaris was a Greek politician. He fought in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire.

14/01/1786

Michael Arne, English organist and composer (born 1741)

Michael Arne was an English composer, harpsichordist, organist, singer, and actor. He was the son of the composer Thomas Arne and the soprano Cecilia Young, a member of the famous Young family of musicians of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Like his father, Arne worked primarily as a composer of stage music and vocal art song, contributing little to other genres of music. He wrote several songs for London's pleasure gardens, the most famous of which is Lass with the Delicate Air (1762). A moderately prolific composer, Arne wrote nine operas and collaborated on at least 15 others. His most successful opera, Cymon (1767), enjoyed several revivals during his lifetime and into the early nineteenth century.

Meshech Weare, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of New Hampshire (born 1713)

Meshech Weare was an American farmer, lawyer, and statesman from Seabrook and Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. He served as the first president of New Hampshire. Before 1784 the position of governor was referred to as “president of New Hampshire.”

14/01/1776

Edward Cornwallis, English general and politician, Governor of Gibraltar (born 1713)

Lieutenant-General Edward Cornwallis was a British Army officer and member of the aristocratic Cornwallis family. After Cornwallis fought in Scotland, putting down the Jacobite rebellion of 1745, he was appointed Groom of the Chamber for King George II. He was then made Governor of Nova Scotia (1749–1752), one of the colonies in North America, and assigned to establish the new town of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Later Cornwallis returned to London, where he was elected as MP for Westminster and married the niece of Robert Walpole, Great Britain's first Prime Minister. Cornwallis was next appointed as Governor of Gibraltar.

14/01/1766

Frederick V of Denmark (born 1723)

Frederick V was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein from 6 August 1746 until his death in 1766. A member of the House of Oldenburg, he was the son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.

14/01/1753

George Berkeley, Anglo-Irish philosopher and author (born 1685)

George Berkeley, known as Bishop Berkeley, was an Anglo-Irish philosopher, writer, and clergyman who is regarded as the founder of immaterialism, a philosophical theory he developed which later came to be known as subjective idealism. He has also been called "the father of idealism" by German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. Berkeley played a leading role in the empiricism movement and was one of its pioneers. He was among the most cited philosophers of 18th-century Europe, and his works deeply influenced later thinkers such as Immanuel Kant and David Hume.

14/01/1701

Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese daimyō (born 1628)

Tokugawa Mitsukuni , also known as Mito Kōmon , was a Japanese daimyo who was known for his influence in the politics of the early Edo period. He was the third son of Tokugawa Yorifusa and succeeded him, becoming the second daimyo of the Mito Domain.

14/01/1679

Jacques de Billy, French mathematician and academic (born 1602)

Jacques de Billy was a French Jesuit mathematician. Born in Compiègne, he subsequently entered the Society of Jesus. From 1629 to 1630, Billy taught mathematics at the Jesuit College at Pont-à-Mousson. He was still studying theology at this time. From 1631 to 1633, Billy taught mathematics at the Jesuit college at Rheims. From 1665 to 1668 he was professor of mathematics at the Jesuit college at Dijon. One of his pupils there was Jacques Ozanam. Billy also taught in Grenoble. He also served as rector of a number of Jesuit Colleges in Châlons-en-Champagne, Langres and in Sens.

14/01/1676

Francesco Cavalli, Italian organist and composer (born 1602)

Francesco Cavalli was a Venetian composer, organist and singer of the early Baroque period. He succeeded his teacher Claudio Monteverdi as the dominant and leading opera composer of the mid 17th-century. A central figure of Venetian musical life, Cavalli wrote more than thirty operas, almost all of which premiered in the city's theaters. His best known works include Ormindo (1644), Giasone (1649) and La Calisto (1651).

14/01/1648

Caspar Barlaeus, Dutch historian, poet, and theologian (born 1584)

Caspar Barlaeus was a Flemish polymath and Renaissance humanist, a theologian, poet, and historian.

14/01/1640

Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer, judge, and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (born 1578)

Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry was a prominent English lawyer, politician and judge during the early 17th century.

14/01/1555

Jacques Dubois, French anatomist (born 1478)

Jacques Dubois was a French anatomist who was professor of surgery at Collège Royal. He was the first to describe venous valves, although their function was later discovered by William Harvey.

14/01/1476

John de Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk (born 1444)

John de Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk, KG, known as 1st Earl of Surrey between 1451 and 1461, was the only son of John de Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk and Eleanor Bourchier. His maternal grandparents were William Bourchier, Count of Eu and Anne of Gloucester.

14/01/1465

Thomas Beckington, English statesman and prelate

Thomas Beckington was the Bishop of Bath and Wells and King's Secretary in medieval England under Henry VI.

14/01/1331

Odoric of Pordenone, Italian priest and explorer (born 1286)

Odoric of Pordenone was a Franciscan friar and missionary explorer from Friuli in northeast Italy. He journeyed through India, Sumatra, Java, and China, where he spent three years in the imperial capital of Khanbaliq. After more than ten years of travel, he returned home and dictated a narrative of his experiences and observations called the Relatio, highlighting various cultural, religious, and social peculiarities he encountered in Asia.

14/01/1301

Andrew III of Hungary (born 1265)

Andrew III the Venetian was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1290 and 1301. His father, Stephen the Posthumous, was the posthumous son of Andrew II of Hungary although Stephen's older half brothers considered him a bastard. Andrew grew up in Venice, and first arrived in Hungary upon the invitation of a rebellious baron, Ivan Kőszegi, in 1278. Kőszegi tried to play Andrew off against Ladislaus IV of Hungary, but the conspiracy collapsed and Andrew returned to Venice.

14/01/1236

Saint Sava, Serbian archbishop and saint (born 1175)

Saint Sava, known as the Enlightener or the Illuminator, was a Serbian prince and Eastern Orthodox monk who became the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church. He was also a writer, diplomat, and the founder of Serbian law.

14/01/1163

Ladislaus II of Hungary (born 1131)

Ladislaus II or Ladislas II was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1162 and 1163, having usurped the crown from his nephew, Stephen III.

14/01/1092

Vratislaus II of Bohemia

Vratislaus II, the son of Bretislaus I and Judith of Schweinfurt, was the first King of Bohemia as of 15 June 1085, his royal title granted as a lifetime honorific from Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV that did not establish a hereditary monarchy. Before his elevation to the royal dignity, Vratislaus had ruled Bohemia as duke since 1061.

14/01/0973

Ekkehard I, Frankish monk and poet

Ekkehard I, called Major or Senex, was a monk of the Abbey of Saint Gall. He was of noble birth, of the Jonschwyl family in Toggenburg, and was educated in the monastery of St. Gall. After joining the Benedictine Order, he was appointed director of the inner school there. Later, under Abbot Kralo, who trusted him implicitly, he was elected dean of the monastery and, for a time, directed all the affairs of the abbey.

14/01/0937

Zhang Yanlang, Chinese official

Zhang Yanlang was an official of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period states Later Liang and Later Tang. He had his most powerful positions during the reign of Later Tang's last emperor Li Congke, as both chancellor and the director of the three financial agencies. After Li Congke was overthrown by his brother-in-law Shi Jingtang, who established his own Later Jin, Shi ordered Zhang be put to death.

14/01/0927

Wang Yanhan, king of Min (Ten Kingdoms)

Wang Yanhan, courtesy name Ziyi (子逸), also known by his posthumous name as the King Si of Min (閩嗣王), was a ruler of Min during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of China. He ruled briefly after the death of his father Wang Shenzhi without a regal title, but later declared himself king. Just two months after declaring himself king, he was overthrown and killed in a revolt by his adoptive brother Wang Yanbing and younger biological brother Wang Yanjun. Wang Yanjun took over the state thereafter.

14/01/0769

Cui Huan, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty

Cui Huan (崔渙) was a Chinese politician during the Tang dynasty, serving as a chancellor briefly during the reign of Emperor Suzong—although he was commissioned by Emperor Suzong's father Emperor Xuanzong, not Emperor Suzong.

14/01/0378

Chak Tok Ichʼaak I, ajaw of the Maya city of Tikal

Chak Tok Ichʼaak I also known as Great Paw, Great Jaguar Paw, and Toh Chak Ichʼak was an ajaw of the Maya city of Tikal. He took the throne on 7 August 360 and reigned until his death in 378, apparently at the hands of invaders from central Mexico.

Celebrations & Special Days Worldwide on 14th January

Christian feast day: Barba'shmin

Barbaʿshmin, also called Barbasceminus, was a fourth-century bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, primate of the Church of the East, and martyr. He succeeded Shahdost as bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon in 343, during the great persecution of Shapur II, and was martyred three years later, in 346. Like several other early bishops of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, he is included in the traditional list of patriarchs of the Church of the East, which also considers him a saint. His feast day is January 14.

Christian feast day: Devasahayam Pillai (Catholic Church)

'Devasahayam Pillai’ was an Indian layman and martyr of the Catholic Church. He was canonized as a saint of the church by Pope Francis on 15 May 2022.

Christian feast day: Divina Pastora (Barquisimeto)

Divina Pastora is a statue of the Madonna and Child, the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus, with a lamb at her side. It is considered to be one of the most important religious icons of Venezuela. Divina Pastora is the patroness saint of the city of Barquisimeto and of the Venezuelan National Militia. The image dates from 1735. Divina Pastora is celebrated in a procession on January 14 of each year, when a massive Marian procession occurs, considered to be one of the largest in the world, attracting millions of pilgrims.

Christian feast day: Eivind Berggrav (Lutheran)

Eivind Josef Berggrav was a Norwegian Lutheran bishop. As primate of the Church of Norway, Berggrav became known for his central role in the Church of Norway's resistance against the Nazi occupation of Norway during World War II. Berggrav also became an important figure in 20th-century ecumenical movement and served as president of the United Bible Societies.

Christian feast day: Felix of Nola

Felix of Nola was a Christian priest at Nola near Naples in Italy. He sold off his possessions to give to the poor, but was arrested and tortured for his Christian faith during the persecution of Roman Emperor Decius. He was believed to have died a martyr's death during the persecution of Decius or Valerian but is now listed in the General Roman Calendar as a Confessor of the Faith who survived his tortures.

Christian feast day: Macrina the Elder

Macrina the Elder was the mother of Basil the Elder, and the grandmother of Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Peter of Sebaste, and Macrina the Younger.

Christian feast day: Odoric of Pordenone

Odoric of Pordenone was a Franciscan friar and missionary explorer from Friuli in northeast Italy. He journeyed through India, Sumatra, Java, and China, where he spent three years in the imperial capital of Khanbaliq. After more than ten years of travel, he returned home and dictated a narrative of his experiences and observations called the Relatio, highlighting various cultural, religious, and social peculiarities he encountered in Asia.

Christian feast day: January 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

January 13 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - January 15

Defender of the Motherland Day (Uzbekistan)

Defenders of the Motherland Day also known as Uzbek Army Day is a holiday observed in Uzbekistan. It is celebrated on 14 January. It is the official professional holiday of the Uzbek Armed Forces.

Feast of the Ass (Medieval Christianity)

The Feast of the Ass is a medieval Christian feast observed on 14 January, celebrating the flight into Egypt. It was originally celebrated primarily in France, as a by-product of the Feast of Fools celebrating the donkey-related stories in the Bible, in particular the donkey bearing the Holy Family into Egypt after Jesus' birth.

Flag Day (Georgia)

A flag day is a flag-related holiday, a day designated for flying a certain flag or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event such as a nation's adoption of its flag.

National Forest Conservation Day (Thailand)

Public holidays in Thailand are regulated by the government, and most are observed by both the public and private sectors. There are usually nineteen public holidays in a year, but more may be declared by the cabinet. Other observances, both official and non-official, local and international, are observed to varying degrees throughout the country.

Old New Year, and its related observance: Azhyrnykhua (Abkhazia)

The following is a list of public holidays in Abkhazia. The working days are marked in cursive.

Old New Year, and its related observance: Yennayer (Berbers)

Yennayer is the first month of the Berber (Amazigh) calendar. The first day of Yennayer corresponds to the first day of January in the Julian Calendar, which is shifted thirteen days compared to the Gregorian calendar, thus falling on 12 January every year. The Berber calendar was created in 1980 by Ammar Negadi, an Algerian scholar. He chose 943 BC, the year in which the Meshwesh Shoshenq I ascended to the throne of Egypt, as the first year of the Berber calendar.

Ratification Day (United States)

Ratification Day in the United States is the anniversary of the congressional proclamation of the ratification of the Treaty of Paris, on January 14, 1784, at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland, by the Confederation Congress, which marked the official end of the American Revolutionary War.

Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14): Magh Bihu (Assam)

Magh Bihu (also called Bhogali Bihu or Maghar Domahi is a harvest festival celebrated in Assam, North-East India, which marks the end of harvesting season in the month of Magh. A bonfire is lit for the ceremonial conclusion and prayer to the God of Fire. The festival is developed by the Tibeto-Burman cultures and festivals Magan of Kachari.

Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14): Maghe Sankranti (Nepal)

Maghe Sankranti is a Nepali festival observed on the first of Magh in the Vikram Sambat (B.S) or Yele calendar marking the end of the winter solstice and the month of Poush. The Tharu people celebrate this day as their new year. It is also regarded as a major government-declared annual festival of the Magar community. Maghe Sankranti shares similarities with solstice festivals in various other religious traditions.

Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14): Maghi (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh)

Maghi is a Punjabi cultural festival, the Indian harvest festival celebrated on winter solstice. Maghi falls on the first day of the month of Magh and is celebrated in Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Himachal Pradesh. It follows on the heels of the mid-winter festival of Lohri which is marked by bonfires in North Indian fields and yards. The next morning is seen as an auspicious occasion for ritual bathing in ponds and rivers.

Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14): Makar Sankranti (India)

Makar(a) Sankrānti, also referred to as Uttarāyana, Makara, or simply Sankrānti, is a Hindu observance and a mid-winter harvest festival in India and Nepal. The Sun God (Surya) is worshipped in Makar Sankranti. It is typically celebrated on 14 January annually. This occasion marks the transition of the sun from the zodiac of Sagittarius (dhanu) to Capricorn (makara). As this transition coincides with the sun's movement from south to north, the festival is dedicated to the solar deity, Surya, and is observed to mark a new beginning. Across India, the occasion is celebrated with numerous multi-day festivals.

Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14): The first day of Pongal (Tamil Nadu)

Pongal is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival celebrated by Tamils. The festival is celebrated over three or four consecutive days, which are named Bhogi, Thai Pongal, Mattu Pongal and Kaanum Pongal, beginning on the last day of the Tamil calendar month of Margazhi. Thai Pongal is observed on the first day of the Tamil calendar month of Thai and usually falls on 14 or 15 January in the Gregorian calendar.

Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14): Uttarayan (Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Rajasthan)

The term Uttarāyaṇa is derived from two different Sanskrit words – "uttaram" (North) and "ayanam" (movement) – thus indicating the northward movement of the Sun. In the Gregorian calendar, this pertains to the "actual movement of the sun with respect to the earth." It is also known as the six-month period that occurs between the winter solstice and the summer solstice. According to the Indian solar calendar, it refers to the movement of the Sun through the zodiac. This difference occurs because the solstices continually precess at a rate of about 50 arcseconds per year due to the precession of the equinoxes, i.e. this difference is the difference between the sidereal and tropical zodiacs. The Surya Siddhanta bridges this difference by juxtaposing the four solstitial and equinoctial points with four of the twelve boundaries of the rashis.

World Logic Day (UNESCO)

World Logic Day is an international day proclaimed by UNESCO in association with the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences (CIPSH) in November 2019 to be celebrated on 14 January every year. It was first celebrated on 14 January 2019, before the UNESCO declaration. World Logic Day intends to bring the intellectual history, conceptual significance and practical implications of logic to the attention of interdisciplinary science communities and the broader public.

What Happened on 14th January?

30 significant events took place on Friday, 14th January — stretching from 1236 to 2026. Explore the moments that shaped history on this day.

14/01/2026

Thirty-two people are killed when a crane falls onto a passenger train in Sikhio district, Thailand.

At 09:13 Indochina Time (UTC+07:00) on 14 January 2026, a construction crane fell on a passenger train with 157 passengers on board in Sikhio district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, killing 30 and injuring 69 others.

14/01/2024

Queen Margrethe II abdicates as Queen of Denmark and is succeeded by her son, Frederik X.

The abdication of Margrethe II as Queen of Denmark took place on 14 January 2024, the 52nd anniversary of her accession, being the first voluntary abdication of a Danish monarch since that of Eric III in 1146.

14/01/2019

A Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crashes at Fath Air Base near Karaj in Alborz Province, Iran, killing 15 people.

Saha Airlines is an Iranian airline based in Tehran that operates scheduled domestic flights. It is owned by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force and banned from the European Union. It operates domestic passenger services as well as cargo charters and was the last civil operator of the Boeing 707 in the world.

14/01/2016

Multiple explosions reported near the Sarinah Building, Jakarta, followed by shootout between perpetrators and the police, killing seven people. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility.

On 14 January 2016, multiple explosions and gunfire were reported near the Sarinah shopping mall in central Jakarta, Indonesia, at the intersection of Jalan Kyai Haji Wahid Hasyim and Jalan MH Thamrin. One blast went off in a Burger King restaurant outside the mall. The attack occurred near a United Nations (UN) information centre, as well as luxury hotels and foreign embassies. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) confirmed that a Dutch UN official was seriously injured in the attacks. It was reported an armed stand-off took place on the fourth level of the Menara Cakrawala on Jalan MH Thamrin. At least eight people—four attackers and four civilians —were killed, and 23 others were injured due to the attack. The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility.

14/01/2010

Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda.

The Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen is an ongoing armed conflict between the Yemeni government, the United States and their allies, and al-Qaeda-affiliated groups in Yemen. It was formerly a part of the Global War on Terrorism.

14/01/1993

Sinking of the MS Jan Heweliusz: In Poland's worst peacetime maritime disaster, ferry MS Jan Heweliusz sinks off the coast of Rügen, drowning 55 passengers.

MS Jan Heweliusz sank on 14 January 1993, between about 04:10 and 05:12 (UTC+1) as the ship was crossing the Baltic Sea, en route from Świnoujście, Poland, to Ystad, Sweden. Out of 65 passengers and crew, 56 died in the disaster, making it the largest peacetime maritime disaster in Polish history.

14/01/1973

Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.

Elvis Aaron Presley was an American singer and actor. Referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant figures of the 20th century. Presley's energetic and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a mixture of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, brought both great success and initial controversy.

14/01/1972

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederik or Christian since 1513.

Margrethe II is a member of the Danish royal family who reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until her abdication on 14 January 2024. Having reigned for exactly 52 years, she is the second-longest-reigning Danish monarch after Christian IV.

14/01/1969

USS Enterprise fire: An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 28 people.

The 1969 USS Enterprise fire was a major fire and series of explosions that broke out aboard aircraft carrier USS Enterprise on January 14, 1969, off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, US. A Zuni rocket detonated under a plane's wing, causing a fire that touched off more munitions, blowing holes in the flight deck that allowed burning jet fuel to enter the ship. The blaze killed 28 sailors, injured 314, and destroyed 15 aircraft. The cost of replacing the aircraft and repairing the ship was over US$126 million. Even graver damage was likely prevented by improvements made after the similar 1967 USS Forrestal fire.

14/01/1967

Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.

The counterculture of the 1960s was an anti-establishment cultural phenomenon and political movement that developed in the Western world during the mid-20th century. It began in the mid-1960s and continued through the early 1970s. It is often synonymous with cultural liberalism and with the various social changes of the decade. The effects of the movement have been ongoing to the present day. The aggregate movement gained momentum as the civil rights movement in the United States had made significant progress, such as the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and with the intensification of the Vietnam War that same year, it became revolutionary to some.

14/01/1960

The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is Australia's central bank and banknote issuing authority. It has had this role since 14 January 1960, when the Reserve Bank Act 1959 removed the central banking functions from the Commonwealth Bank.

14/01/1957

Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars.

Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj was an Indian spiritual guru who founded Prem Mandir, a major pilgrimage and tourist destination in Vrindavan and Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat (JKP). JKP is a Hindu non-profit organization with five main ashrams, four in India and one in the United States.

14/01/1954

The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.

The Hudson Motor Car Company made Hudson and other branded automobiles in Detroit, Michigan, and abroad, from 1909 until 1954.

14/01/1953

Josip Broz Tito is elected the first President of Yugoslavia.

Josip Broz', commonly known as Tito, was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and politician who led Yugoslavia as prime minister from 1943 to 1963 and as president from 1953 until his death in 1980. He was the longtime leader of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, supreme commander of the Yugoslav Partisans during World War II, and was one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement. The political ideology and policies associated with his rule are known as Titoism.

14/01/1952

NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network, serving as the flagship property of NBC Entertainment, a division of NBCUniversal, which is a subsidiary of Comcast. It is one of NBCUniversal's two flagship subsidiaries, alongside Universal Studios. It is the first and oldest major broadcast network in the United States.

14/01/1951

National Airlines Flight 83 crashes during landing at Philadelphia International Airport, killing seven passengers and crew.

National Airlines Flight 83 was a United States domestic flight from Newark International Airport, serving New York City, to Philadelphia. On January 14, 1951, the Douglas DC-4 of National Airlines crashed on landing at Philadelphia International Airport. The aircraft over-shot the runway, ran into a ditch and caught fire. Of the 28 people on board, 7 were killed and 11 injured. One of the dead was the lone flight attendant, Frankie Housley, who had gone back into the burning aircraft to try to save more passengers.

14/01/1943

World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign.

World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, the latter enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the only nuclear weapons used in war. World War II was the deadliest conflict in history, causing the death of 60 to 75 million people. Millions died as a result of massacres, starvation, disease, and genocides, including the Holocaust. After the Allied victory, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea were occupied, and German and Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes.

World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving US president and the only one to have served more than two terms. His first two terms were centered on combating the Great Depression, while his third and fourth focused on US involvement in World War II. A member of the Democratic Party, Roosevelt served in the New York State Senate from 1911 to 1913 and as the 44th governor of New York from 1929 to 1932.

14/01/1939

Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.

Queen Maud Land is a roughly 2.7-million-square-kilometre (1.0-million-square-mile) region of Antarctica claimed by Norway as a dependent territory. It borders the claimed British Antarctic Territory 20° west, specifically the Caird Coast, Coats Land on the West, and the Australian Antarctic Territory 45° east, specifically Enderby Land on the East. In addition, a small unclaimed area from 1939 was annexed in June 2015. Positioned in East Antarctica, it makes out about one-fifth of the continent, and is named after the Norwegian Queen Maud (1869–1938).

14/01/1911

Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.

Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

14/01/1907

An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.

The 1907 Kingston earthquake which shook the capital of the island of Jamaica with a magnitude of 6.2 on the moment magnitude scale on Monday 14 January, at about 3:30 p.m. local time, is described by the United States Geological Survey as one of the world's deadliest earthquakes recorded in history. Every building in Kingston was damaged by the earthquake and subsequent fires, which lasted for three hours before any efforts could be made to check them, culminating in the death of about 1,000 people, and causing approximately $30 million in material damage. Shortly after, a tsunami was reported on the north coast of Jamaica, with a maximum wave height of about 2 m (6–8 ft).

14/01/1900

Giacomo Puccini's Tosca opens in Rome.

Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas. Widely regarded as the greatest and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Verdi, he was descended from a long line of composers, stemming from the late Baroque era. Though his early work was firmly rooted in traditional late-nineteenth-century Romantic Italian opera, it later developed in the realistic verismo style, of which he became one of the leading exponents.

14/01/1899

RMS Oceanic, the largest ship afloat since SS Great Eastern, is launched.

RMS Oceanic was a transatlantic ocean liner built for the White Star Line. She sailed on her maiden voyage on 6 September 1899 and was the largest ship in the world until 1901. At the outbreak of World War I she was converted into an armed merchant cruiser. On 8 August 1914 she was commissioned into Royal Navy service.

14/01/1858

Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris.

Napoleon III was President of France from 1848 to 1852 and then Emperor of the French from 1852 until his deposition in 1870. He was the second president, second emperor, and last monarch of France. He created the Second French Empire in 1852, and this period saw rapid industrialization in France, rapid expansion of infrastructure and rise of French influence in world politics after several decades of instability. He was the son of Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland and the nephew of Napoleon, Emperor of the French. As head of state of France for 22 years, he was the longest-reigning French head of state since the end of the ancien régime.

14/01/1814

Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for Pomerania.

The Treaty of Kiel or Peace of Kiel was concluded between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Kingdom of Sweden on one side and the Kingdoms of Denmark and Norway on the other side on 14 January 1814 in Kiel. It ended the hostilities between the parties in the ongoing Napoleonic Wars, where the United Kingdom and Sweden were part of the anti-French camp while Denmark–Norway was allied to the French Empire.

14/01/1797

The Battle of Rivoli is fought with a decisive French victory by Napoleon Bonaparte, marking the beginning of the end of the War of the First Coalition and the start of French hegemony over Italy for two decades.

The Battle of Rivoli was a key military engagement during the War of the First Coalition near the village of Rivoli, then part of the Republic of Venice. In the climax of the Italian campaign of 1796–1797, the outnumbered French Army of Italy, commanded by General Napoleon Bonaparte, decisively defeated the attacking Austrian army led by General of the Artillery József Alvinczi. Alvinczi was attempting to march south in a fourth and final effort to relieve the siege of Mantua, despite his deteriorating health. The French victory at Rivoli demonstrated Bonaparte's capability and deftness as a military commander. The French victory also led to the Austrian surrender of Mantua in February, French consolidation of northern Italy, and ultimately France's victory over Austria in the war later that year.

14/01/1784

American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States: Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.

The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army. The conflict was fought in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. The war's outcome seemed uncertain for most of the war, but Washington and the Continental Army's decisive victory in the Siege of Yorktown in 1781 led King George III and the Kingdom of Great Britain to negotiate an end to the war. In 1783, in the Treaty of Paris, the British monarchy acknowledged the independence of the Thirteen Colonies, leading to the establishment of the United States as an independent and sovereign nation.

14/01/1761

The Third Battle of Panipat, the largest battle of the 18th century, is fought in India between the Afghan Durrani Empire under Ahmad Shah Durrani, and the Maratha Empire under Sadashivrao Bhau.

The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761 between the Maratha Empire and the invading army of the Durrani Empire. The battle took place in and around the city of Panipat, approximately 97 kilometres (60 mi) north of Delhi. The Afghans were supported by three key allies in India: Najib-ud-Daula who persuaded the support of the Rohilla chiefs, elements of the declining Mughal Empire, and most prized the Oudh State under Shuja-ud-Daula. The Maratha army was led by Sadashivrao Bhau, who was third-highest authority of the Maratha Confederacy after the Chhatrapati and the Peshwa. The bulk of the Maratha army was stationed in the Deccan Plateau with the Peshwa.

14/01/1301

Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary.

Andrew III the Venetian was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1290 and 1301. His father, Stephen the Posthumous, was the posthumous son of Andrew II of Hungary although Stephen's older half brothers considered him a bastard. Andrew grew up in Venice, and first arrived in Hungary upon the invitation of a rebellious baron, Ivan Kőszegi, in 1278. Kőszegi tried to play Andrew off against Ladislaus IV of Hungary, but the conspiracy collapsed and Andrew returned to Venice.

14/01/1236

King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence.

Henry III, also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272. With a reign period of 56 years and 19 days, he remains as the second longest-reigning male monarch after George III and the fourth Longest-reigning British monarch in British history.

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World Logic Day

What the Weather Had in Store for Lissabon on 14th January 2026

14th January in the Stars – Star Sign Capricorn

Personality Profile

Fun Facts About 14th January

Famous Birthdays on 14th January

JJ Peterka, German ice hockey player

Cora Jade, American wrestler

Jonathan David, Canadian soccer player

Declan Rice, English footballer

Emerson Royal, Brazilian footballer

D'Andre Swift, American football player

Maddison Inglis, Australian tennis player

Francesco Bagnaia, Italian motorcycle racer

Kai, South Korean singer, model, actor and dancer

Daniel Bessa, Brazilian footballer

David Nwaba, American basketball player

Robbie Brady, Irish footballer

Chieh-Yu Hsu, American tennis player

Qiang Wang, Chinese tennis player

Kacy Catanzaro, American athlete and wrestler

Lelisa Desisa, Ethiopian runner

Grant Gustin, American actor and singer

Áron Szilágyi, Hungarian fencer

Frankie Bridge, English singer-songwriter and dancer

Emma Greenwell, American-English actress

Kacey Barnfield, English actress

Hakeem Nicks, American football player

Jack P. Shepherd, English actor

Jess Fishlock, Welsh footballer

Atsushi Hashimoto, Japanese actor

Yohan Cabaye, French footballer

Alessio Cossu, Italian footballer

Matt Riddle, American mixed martial artist and wrestler

Aaron Brooks, American basketball player

Jake Choi, American actor

Joel Rosario, Dominican-American jockey

Shawn Sawyer, Canadian figure skater

Erick Aybar, American baseball player

Erika Matsuo, Japanese violinist

Mike Pelfrey, American baseball player

Cesare Bovo, Italian footballer

Vincent Jackson, American football player (died 2021)

Jason Krejza, Australian cricketer

Marc Broussard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Zach Gilford, American actor

Léo Lima, Brazilian footballer

Thomas Longosiwa, Kenyan runner

Víctor Valdés, Spanish footballer

Abdelmalek Cherrad, Algerian footballer

Jadranka Đokić, Croatian actress

Hyleas Fountain, American heptathlete

Concepción Montaner, Spanish long jumper

Clive Clarke, Irish footballer

Cory Gibbs, American soccer player

Byron Leftwich, American football player and coach

Karen Elson, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and model

Evans Soligo, Italian footballer

Shawn Crawford, American sprinter

Narain Karthikeyan, Indian race car driver

Terry Ryan, Canadian ice hockey player

Vincenzo Chianese, Italian footballer

Georgina Cates, English actress

Jordan Ladd, American actress

Kevin Durand, Canadian actor

David Flitcroft, English footballer and manager

Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian race car driver

Paul Tisdale, English footballer and manager

Kyle Brady, American football player and sportscaster

Dion Forster, South African minister, theologian, and author

James Key, English engineer

Lasse Kjus, Norwegian skier

Bert Konterman, Dutch footballer and manager

Antonios Nikopolidis, Greek footballer and manager

Jason Bateman, American actor, director, and producer

Martin Bicknell, English cricketer

Dave Grohl, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer

Ruel Fox, English-Montserratian footballer, manager and chairman

LL Cool J, American rapper and actor