Who Was Born Today – January 14 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on January 14 | ||
1730 | William Whipple, signatory of Declaration of Independence. | |
1741 | Benedict Arnold, American colonial General turned traitor. | |
1875 | Dr. Albert Schweitzer, French theologian who set up a native hospital in French Equatorial Africa in 1913. | |
1919 | Andy Rooney, American humorist, author and television personality (60 Minutes). | |
1940 | Julian Bond, civil rights leader and Georgia state senator. | |
1944 | Nina Totenberg, journalist; legal affairs correspondent for National Public Radio. | |
1947 | Taylor Branch, author, historian; best known for his America in the King Years trilogy chronicling the life of Martin Luther King Jr. | |
1948 | T Bone Burnett (Joseph Henry Burnett), musician, songwriter, Grammy-winning producer (O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack). | |
1952 | Maureen Dowd, New York Times columnist, author; won Pulitzer Prize for her series on the Monica Lewinsky scandal during the Clinton administration. | |
1968 | LL Cool J (James Todd Smith), influential rapper (“I’m Bad”); actor (NCIS: Los Angeles TV series). |