Who Was Born Today – October 14 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on October 14 | ||
1644 | William Penn, English Quaker leader and founder of Pennsylvania. | |
1888 | Katherine Mansfield, short story writer. | |
1890 | Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th U.S. President (1953-1961). | |
1894 | e.e. cummings, American poet. | |
1896 | Lilian Gish, Film actress, “The First Lady of the Silent Screen.” | |
1905 | Eugene Fodor, Hungarian-born travel writer. | |
1916 | C. Everett Koop, U.S. Surgeon General. | |
1926 | Son Thomas, blues guitarist and singer. | |
1927 | Sir Roger Moore, actor; played James Bond in 7 films (1973-85) and starred as Simon Templar in The Saint TV series (1962-69). | |
1930 | Mobutu Sese Seko, President of the Congo / Zaire (1965-97); rose to power in coups that overthrew the first democratically elected president of the Republic of the Congo; the country was renamed Zaire in 1971. | |
1939 | Ralph Lauren, noted fashion designer. | |
1940 | Christopher Timothy, actor, director, writer; best known for portraying James Herriot in the British TV series All Creatures Great and Small (1978-80) and Brendan “Mac” McGuire in the BBC soap opera Doctors (2000-06). | |
1954 | Mordechai Vanunu, Israeli nuclear technician who provided details of Israel’s nuclear weapons program to the British press in 1986, citing his opposition to weapons of mass destruction. | |
1974 | Natalie Maines, singer, songwriter, activist; lead vocalist of the Dixie Chicks, the top-selling all-female band and country group since Nielsen SoundScan tracking began in 1991; Maines’ comments against the coming US invasion of Iraq in 2003 led to radio boycotts that virtually ended the group’s career for several years. | |
1978 | Usher (Usher Raymond IV), singer; among the top-selling artists in music history and multiple Grammy winner (“Nice & Slow,” “OMG”). |
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