Famous people born on April 14 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is April 14, you share it with Anne Sullivan, Loretta Lynn, Adrien Brody — and you were born under Aries, the sign of the bold, energetic, and first through every door.
Birthday basics for April 14
Aries ♈
Zodiac sign
Diamond
Birthstone
Daisy
Birth flower
104th
Day of the year
April 14 is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years), with 261 days still to come.
Famous people born on April 14
Anne Sullivan — American teacher famed as Helen Keller's lifelong instructor (born 1866).
Loretta Lynn — American country music legend known as the Coal Miner's Daughter (born 1932).
Adrien Brody — American actor who won an Oscar for The Pianist (born 1973).
Also sharing the day:
Rod Steiger (b. 1925) — Oscar-winning American actor of In the Heat of the Night.
Sarah Michelle Gellar (b. 1977) — American actress who starred as Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Abigail Breslin (b. 1996) — American actress Oscar-nominated for Little Miss Sunshine at age ten.
April 14 in history
1865 — President Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth.
1894 — The first commercial motion picture house opened in New York City, using ten Kinetoscopes.
1981 — The Space Shuttle Columbia landed safely, completing the first Space Shuttle test flight.
1910 — William Howard Taft became the first U.S. president to throw out a ceremonial first pitch on baseball's opening day.
1939 — John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath was published.
2003 — Scientists announced the successful completion of the Human Genome Project.
April 14 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is April 14?
Anyone born on April 14 is a Aries — bold, energetic, and first through every door.
What is the birthstone for April 14?
The birthstone for a April 14 birthday is Diamond, and the birth flower is the Daisy.
Who is the most famous person born on April 14?
Anne Sullivan is among the best known — American teacher famed as Helen Keller's lifelong instructor (born 1866).
What happened on April 14?
In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth.
What day of the year is April 14?
April 14 is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years), with 261 days still to come.
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