Famous people born on June 14 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is June 14, you share it with Harriet Beecher Stowe, Boy George, Steffi Graf — and you were born under Gemini, the sign of the curious, quick-witted, and endlessly social.
Birthday basics for June 14
Gemini ♊
Zodiac sign
Pearl
Birthstone
Rose
Birth flower
165th
Day of the year
June 14 is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years), with 200 days still to come.
Famous people born on June 14
Harriet Beecher Stowe — American author of Uncle Tom's Cabin (born 1811).
Boy George — English pop singer and frontman of Culture Club (born 1961).
Steffi Graf — German tennis champion with 22 Grand Slam singles titles (born 1969).
Also sharing the day:
Alois Alzheimer (b. 1864) — German psychiatrist who first described the disease that bears his name.
Burl Ives (b. 1909) — American folk singer and Oscar-winning actor who narrated Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Lucy Hale (b. 1989) — American actress who starred as Aria in Pretty Little Liars.
June 14 in history
1775 — The Continental Army was established, marking the birthday of the U.S. Army.
1777 — The Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the American flag, now honored as Flag Day.
1951 — UNIVAC I, the first commercial computer made in the United States, was dedicated.
1900 — Hawaii officially became a territory of the United States.
1954 — President Eisenhower signed the bill adding the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance.
1967 — NASA launched the Mariner 5 spacecraft on its mission to fly by Venus.
June 14 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is June 14?
Anyone born on June 14 is a Gemini — curious, quick-witted, and endlessly social.
What is the birthstone for June 14?
The birthstone for a June 14 birthday is Pearl, and the birth flower is the Rose.
Who is the most famous person born on June 14?
Harriet Beecher Stowe is among the best known — American author of Uncle Tom's Cabin (born 1811).
What happened on June 14?
In 1775, The Continental Army was established, marking the birthday of the U.S. Army.
What day of the year is June 14?
June 14 is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years), with 200 days still to come.
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