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1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for a record 377 weeks, and finished as the year-end No.
Famous Birthdays on June 14
1969 — Steffi Graf
German tennis player
June 14 has 181 recorded notable births across history, from 1444 to 2007. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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1444 – 2007
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Major events on June 14
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- 1800 The French Army of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo in Northern Italy and re-conquers Italy. Source
- 1907 The National Association for Women's Suffrage succeeds in getting Norwegian women the right to vote in parliamentary elections. Source
- 1807 Emperor Napoleon's French Grande Armée defeats the Russian Army at the Battle of Friedland in Poland (modern Russian Kaliningrad Oblast) ending the War of the Fourth Coalition. Source
- 1775 American Revolutionary War: the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Armed Forces. Source
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Will Patton also appeared in the films The Client (1994), Armageddon (1998), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Remember the Titans (2000), The Punisher (2004), American Honey (2016), Halloween (2018), and Minari (2020).
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Harriet Beecher Stowe came from the Beecher family and wrote a popular novel called Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), which depicts the harsh conditions experienced by enslaved African Americans.
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Sergio Giavanni Kitchens, known professionally as Gunna, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
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is an American musician, songwriter and record producer.
More major people born on June 14
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1954
Will Patton
American actor
William Rankin Patton is an American actor. He starred as Colonel Dan Weaver in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies.
1811
Harriet Beecher Stowe
American author and activist (died 1896)
Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was an American author and abolitionist.
1993
Gunna
American rapper
Sergio Giavanni Kitchens, known professionally as Gunna, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
1959
Marcus Miller
American bass player, composer, and producer
William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. is an American musician, songwriter and record producer.
1855
Robert M. La Follette
American lawyer and politician, 20th Governor of Wisconsin (died 1925)
Robert Marion La Follette Sr., nicknamed "Fighting Bob", was an American lawyer and the leading progressive politician in Wisconsin from the 1890s until his death in 1925. He served as U.S.
1904
Margaret Bourke-White
American photographer and journalist (died 1971)
Margaret Bourke-White was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist.
1949
Papa Wemba
Congolese singer, known as the "King of Rumba Rock" (died 2016)
Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba, known professionally as Papa Wemba, was a Congolese singer, songwriter, bandleader, actor, and cultural icon.
1947
Barry Melton
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Barry "The Fish" Melton is an American guitarist and songwriter who is the co-founder and original lead guitarist of rock bands Country Joe and the Fish and Dinosaurs.
1929
Johnny Wilson
Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (died 2011)
John Edward Wilson was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and head coach.
1924
James Black
Scottish pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2010)
Sir James Whyte Black was a Scottish physician and pharmacologist. Together with Gertrude B. Elion and George H.
1987
Andrew Cogliano
Canadian ice hockey player
Andrew Cogliano is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for the Edmonton Oilers, Anaheim Ducks, Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks, and Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).
1977
Chris McAlister
American football player
Christopher James McAlister is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
1898
Theobald Wolfe Tone FitzGerald
Irish Army Officer and painter (died 1962)
Theobald Wolfe Tone FitzGerald was an Irish army officer and painter. He is recognised for his role in painting the Irish Republic flag that flew over the General Post Office during the Easter Rising 1916.
1972
Danny McFarlane
Jamaican hurdler and sprinter
Danny D. McFarlane, OD is a Jamaican hurdler, who has won numerous international medals in individual and relay contests.
1976
Alan Carr
English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
Alan Graham Carr is an English comedian, broadcaster, writer, and television personality. His breakthrough was in 2001, winning the City Life Best Newcomer of the Year and the BBC New Comedy Awards.
1923
Judith Kerr
German-English author and illustrator (died 2019)
Anna Judith Gertrud Helene Kerr was a German-born British writer and illustrator whose books sold more than 10 million copies around the world.
1939
Colin Thubron
English journalist and author
Colin Gerald Dryden Thubron is a British travel writer and novelist. In 2008, The Times ranked him among the 50 greatest postwar British writers.
1968
Faizon Love
Cuban-American actor and screenwriter
Faizon Andre Love is an Cuban actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles in the comedy films The Meteor Man (1993), Friday (1995), Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996),…
1982
Trine Rønning
Norwegian footballer
Trine Bjerke Rønning is a former Norwegian footballer. She has previously played for Trondheims-Ørn and Kolbotn. Since making her Norway women's national football team debut in October 1999, she has won over 150 caps.