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After winning a national championship with the Michigan State Spartans in 1979, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the Lakers, then led the team to five NBA championships during their "Showtime" era.
Famous Birthdays on August 14
1959 — Magic Johnson
American basketball player and coach
August 14 has 164 recorded notable births across history, from 1479 to 2004. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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1479 – 2004
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Major events on August 14
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- 1791 Slaves from plantations in Saint-Domingue hold a Vodou ceremony led by houngan Dutty Boukman at Bois Caïman, marking the start of the Haitian Revolution. Source
- 1885 Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint. Source
- 1959 Founding and first official meeting of the American Football League. Source
- 1941 World War II: Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt sign the Atlantic Charter of war stating postwar aims. Source
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Martin received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2005, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2007, the Honorary Academy Award in 2013, and an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2015.
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John Henry Holliday, better known as Doc Holliday, was an American dentist, gambler, and gunfighter who was a close friend and associate of lawman Wyatt Earp.
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Tebow played college football for the Florida Gators, becoming the first underclassman to win the Heisman Trophy and leading the team to two BCS National Championship titles in 2006 and 2008.
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Stanley A. McChrystal previously served as Director, Joint Staff from August 2008 to June 2009.
More major people born on August 14
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1945
Steve Martin
American actor, comedian, musician, producer, and screenwriter
Stephen Glenn Martin is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and musician.
1851
Doc Holliday
American dentist and gambler (died 1887)
John Henry Holliday, better known as Doc Holliday, was an American dentist, gambler, and gunfighter who was a close friend and associate of lawman Wyatt Earp.
1987
Tim Tebow
American football and baseball player and sportscaster
Timothy Richard Tebow is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons, primarily with the Denver Broncos.
1954
Stanley A. McChrystal
American general
Stanley Allen McChrystal is a retired United States Army general best known for his command of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) from 2003 to 2008 during which his organization was credited with the elimination of…
1984
Robin Söderling
Swedish tennis player
Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 4 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in November 2010.
1930
Earl Weaver
American baseball player and manager (died 2013)
Earl Sidney Weaver was an American professional baseball manager, author, and television color commentator. Weaver played in minor league baseball as a second baseman from 1948 to 1960.
1949
Morten Olsen
Danish footballer
Morten Per Olsen is a Danish former football manager and former player.
1890
Bruno Tesch
German chemist and businessman (died 1946)
Bruno Emil Tesch was a German chemist, entrepreneur, and war criminal. Together with Gerhard Peters and Walter Heerdt, he invented the insecticide Zyklon B.
1892
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji
English pianist, composer, and critic (died 1988)
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji was an English composer, music critic, pianist and writer. His music, written over a period of seventy years, ranges from sets of miniatures to works lasting several hours.
1895
Amaza Lee Meredith
American architect (died 1984)
Amaza Lee Meredith was an American architect, educator and artist.
1552
Paolo Sarpi
Italian writer (died 1623)
Paolo Sarpi, O.S.M. was an Italian Servite friar and Catholic priest who was a notable historian, scientist, canon lawyer, polymath, and statesman active on behalf of the Venetian Republic during the period of its…
1985
Shea Weber
Canadian ice hockey player
Shea Weber is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who was a defenceman for 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).
1983
Elena Baltacha
Ukrainian-Scottish tennis player (died 2014)
Elena Sergeevna Baltacha was a Ukrainian-born British professional tennis player. Being a four-time winner of the AEGON Awards, she was also a long-term British No.
1987
Johnny Gargano
American wrestler
John Anthony Nicholas Gargano is an American professional wrestler. He is signed in WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand.
1871
Guangxu Emperor of China (died 1908)
The Guangxu Emperor, also known by his temple name Emperor Dezong of Qing, personal name Zaitian, was the tenth and penultimate emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China proper.
1946
Larry Graham
American soul/funk bass player and singer-songwriter
Larry Graham Jr. is an American bassist and baritone singer, with the psychedelic soul/funk band Sly and the Family Stone and as the founder and frontman of Graham Central Station.
1814
Charlotte Fowler Wells
American phrenologist and publisher (died 1901)
Charlotte Fowler Wells was an American phrenologist and publisher from New York.
1994
Maya Jama
British TV presenter.
Maya Indea Jama is a British broadcaster and media personality. She rose to prominence as a presenter on MTV and BBC Radio 1.
2004
Marsai Martin
American actress and producer
Caila Marsai Martin is an American actress and producer, best known for her role as Diane Johnson on the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014–2022).