August 14 in History
August 14 is the birthday of Franco Mastantuono (2007) and the anniversary of the death of Mike Castle (2025). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for August 14, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Catherine of York was born in 1479, while Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine emperor died in 582.
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Famous people born on August 14
Famous people who died on August 14
2023
Delwar Hossain Sayeedi (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Bangladeshi politician convicted of war crimes (1940–2023)
2021
Michael Aung-Thwin (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Burmese American historian and professor (1946–2021)
2020
Julian Bream (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
English classical guitarist and lutenist (1933–2020)
2020
Jim Thompson (Illinois politician) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Governor of Illinois from 1977 to 1991
2004
Czesław Miłosz (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Polish-American poet and Nobel laureate (1911–2004)
2002
Larry Rivers (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American artist, musician, filmmaker, and occasional actor (1923–2002)
1996
Sergiu Celibidache (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Romanian conductor, composer, musical theorist, and teacher (1912–1996)
1994
Alice Childress (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American novelist, playwright, and actress (1916–1994)
What happened on August 14
- 2023
Former U.S. president Donald Trump is charged in Georgia along with 18 others in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election in that state, his fourth indictment of 2023.
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An explosion destroys a market in Armenia, killing six people and injuring dozens.
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A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes southwestern Haiti, killing at least 2,248 people and causing a humanitarian crisis.
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The collapse of the Ponte Morandi bridge in Genoa, Italy, left 16 people injured and 43 people killed.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2015
The U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba re-opens after 54 years of being closed when Cuba–United States relations were broken off.
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Egypt declares a state of emergency as security forces kill hundreds of demonstrators supporting former president Mohamed Morsi.
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UPS Airlines Flight 1354 crashes short of the runway at Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, killing both crew members on board.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2007
The Kahtaniya bombings kill at least 500 people.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2006
Lebanon War: A ceasefire takes effect three days after the United Nations Security Council's approval of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, formally ending hostilities between Lebanon and Israel.
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Sri Lankan Civil War: Sixty-one schoolgirls killed in Chencholai bombing by Sri Lanka Air Force air strike.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2005
Helios Airways Flight 522, en route from Larnaca, Cyprus to Prague, Czech Republic via Athens, crashes in the hills near Grammatiko, Greece, killing 121 passengers and crew.
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A widescale power blackout affects the northeast United States and Canada.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1996
Greek Cypriot refugee Solomos Solomou is shot and killed by a Turkish security officer while trying to climb a flagpole in order to remove a Turkish flag from its mast in the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus.
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Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as "Carlos the Jackal", is captured.
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Lech Wałęsa leads strikes at the Gdańsk, Poland shipyards.
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Editor's picks
Born on August 14
- 1479 — Catherine of York (died 1527)
- 1499 — John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford, English politician (died 1526)
- 1502 — Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter (died 1550)
Died on August 14
- 582 — Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine emperor
- 1040 — Duncan I of Scotland
- 1167 — Rainald of Dassel, Italian archbishop
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for August 14
Quick answers
Who was born on August 14? Franco Mastantuono (2007), Marsai Martin (2004), Doechii (1998).
Who died on August 14? Mike Castle (2025), Gena Rowlands (2024), Delwar Hossain Sayeedi (2023).
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