Did you know
Beth Orton's UK/US first solo album, Trailer Park, received much critical acclaim in 1996.
Famous Birthdays on December 14
1970 — Beth Orton
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
December 14 has 241 recorded notable births across history, from 1009 to 2002. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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1009 – 2002
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Major events on December 14
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- 1918 The 1918 United Kingdom general election occurs, the first where women were permitted to vote. In Ireland the Irish republican political party Sinn Féin wins a landslide victory with nearly 47% of the popular vote. Source
- 1985 Wilma Mankiller takes office as the first woman elected to serve as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. Source
- 1958 The 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition becomes the first to reach the southern pole of inaccessibility. Source
- 1964 American Civil Rights Movement: Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Congress can use the Constitution's Commerce Clause to fight discrimination. Source
Did you know
William Joseph Buckner was an American first baseman and left fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for five teams from 1969 through 1990, most notably the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Boston Red Sox.
Did you know
Michaela Watkins is an American actress and comedian.
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With longtime teammates Jeff Bagwell and Lance Berkman, he formed the core of the "Killer B's" who led Houston to six playoff appearances from 1997 to 2005, culminating in the franchise's first World Series appearance in 2005.
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In 2005, he was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema.
More major people born on December 14
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1949
Bill Buckner
American baseball player and manager (died 2019)
William Joseph Buckner was an American first baseman and left fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for five teams from 1969 through 1990, most notably the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Boston Red…
1971
Michaela Watkins
American actor and comedian
Michaela Watkins is an American actress and comedian. After several years performing with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Watkins achieved widespread attention for her brief stint as a featured player on…
1965
Craig Biggio
American baseball player and coach
Craig Alan Biggio is an American former professional baseball second baseman, outfielder, and catcher who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros, from 1988 to 2007.
1934
Shyam Benegal
Indian director and screenwriter (died 2024)
Shyam Benegal was an Indian film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. Often regarded as a pioneer of parallel cinema, he is considered as one of the greatest filmmakers post 1970s.
1640
Aphra Behn
English playwright and author (died 1689)
Aphra Behn was an English playwright, poet, prose writer and translator from the Restoration era.
1866
Roger Fry
English painter and critic (died 1934)
Roger Eliot Fry was an English painter and critic, and a member of the Bloomsbury Group.
1911
Hans von Ohain
German-American physicist and engineer (died 1998)
Hans Joachim Pabst von Ohain was a German physicist, engineer, and the designer of the first aircraft to use a turbojet engine.
1978
Patty Schnyder
Swiss tennis player
Patty Schnyder is a Swiss former professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 7, achieved in November 2005.
1941
Karan Armstrong
American soprano and actress (died 2021)
Karan Armstrong was an American operatic soprano, who was celebrated as a singing actress.
1949
David A. Cherry
American artist and illustrator
David Alan Cherry is an American artist, author, and illustrator of science fiction and fantasy and has also done substantial work as a marketing artist, concept artist, and 3D modeler in the game production industry.
1789
Maria Szymanowska
Polish composer and pianist (died 1831)
Maria Szymanowska was a Polish composer and one of the first professional virtuoso pianists of the 19th century.
1967
Ewa Białołęcka
Polish author
Ewa Białołęcka is a Polish fantasy writer. She currently lives in Gdańsk. Her literary debut was her short story Wariatka (Madwoman), published in 1993.
1966
Bill Ranford
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
William Edward Ranford is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and current director of goaltending for the Los Angeles Kings.
1964
Dino Stamatopoulos
American writer, producer, and actor
Konstantinos Pollux Alexandros "Dino" Stamatopoulos is an American writer, producer, and actor. He has worked on TV programs such as Mr.
1965
Ted Raimi
American actor, director, and screenwriter
Theodore Raimi is an American character actor, director and writer.
1918
B. K. S. Iyengar
Indian yoga instructor and author, founded Iyengar Yoga (died 2014)
Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar was an Indian teacher of yoga and author.
1939
Ernie Davis
American football player (died 1963)
Ernest R. Davis was an American college football player who was a halfback for the Syracuse Orangemen and won the Heisman Trophy in 1961. He was the award's first black recipient.
1899
DeFord Bailey
American Hall of Fame country and blues musician (died 1982)
DeFord Bailey was an American old-time musician and songwriter considered to be the first African American country music star.
1949
Cliff Williams
Australian bass player
Clifford Williams is an English musician, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC.