AUGUST 14 | Birthdays and Events
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Notable Birthdays for August 14
Doc Holliday (1851-1887) - Dentist, gambler and outlaw.
Ernest Thompson Seton (1860-1946) - One of the founding pioneers of the Boy Scouts of America.
Ernest Thayer (1863-1940) - Poet who wrote the famous baseball poem Casey at the Bat.
Ernest Everett Just (1883-1941) - Black embryologist who pioneered the study of fertilization and cell division.
John Ringling North (1903-1985) - Circus director and co-founder of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
David Crosby (1941-2023) - Member of the fold rock band the Byrds and later founding member of the band Crosby, Stills and Nash.
Steve Martin (1945-Still Living) - Critically acclaimed actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (The Jerk, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Father of the Bride, and Cheaper by the Dozen).
Gary Larson (1950-Still Living) - Cartoonist who created The Far Side comic strip.
James Horner (1953-2015) - Award-winning film score composer who wrote the theme compositions for Titanic, Apollo 13, and Avatar.
Magic Johnson (1959-Still Living) - NBA player who is considered one of the greatest point guards of all time.
Susan Olsen (1961-Still Living) - Actress widely recognized for her role as Cindy in the sitcom The Brady Bunch.
Halle Berry (1966-Still Living) - Actress with lead roles in Monster's Ball, Perfect Stranger, and the X-Men film series.
Memorable Events for August 14
1820 - The first "eye hospital" (NY Eye Infirmary) opens in NY City.
1862 - President Lincoln receives the first group of Black Americans to ever meet with a U.S. President.
1909 - The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of the Indy 500, holds its first motorized competition (motorcycle races).
1935 - President Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act.
1945 - The Japan Empire surrenders to the Allies, ending World War II (V-J Day).
1959 - The American Football League is founded.
1966 - The first U.S. lunar orbiter begins orbiting Moon.
1974 - Congress authorizes US. .citizens to own gold.