Birthday facts

Born on August 14.

Everyone born on August 14 is a Leo — ruled by the Sun, generous, and would like that noted. The stone is peridot, the flower gladiolus, and the day is shared with Mila Kunis and James Horner.

Sun sign

Leo ♌︎

the Lion · ruled by the Sun · generous, and would like that noted

Birthstone

Peridot

August

Birth flower

Gladiolus

& poppy

Your book

Born on August 14? Add the year.

Then it is a pop-up book: the sky the day you arrived, the No. 1 that week, the president, what a stamp cost, your life in weeks, and who was exactly your age when they did the thing they are known for — and at the end, a birthday poster of the day, engraved, to take home. One field. The date lives after the # in the link, which no server sees — nothing about you leaves your browser.

Making it for someone else? Send it as a pop-up birthday card.

The old books say

Leo, July 23 to August 22.

The Lion, ruled by the Sun itself, and the books do not pretend otherwise: this is the sign of the centre of the room. A fire sign, credited with warmth, generosity and a need to be seen that its people would call a gift for being seen. The tradition gives Leo courage and a big heart and a weakness for applause, and notes that it tends to earn the applause, which is the annoying part.

Astrology, reported rather than endorsed — the astronomy is the part of the book that is real.

Good company

Also born on August 14.

The names most looked up among everyone who shares the day — leaning on the ones who last.

1983

Mila Kunis

Ukrainian-American actress

1953

James Horner

American composer and conductor

1947

Danielle Steel

American author

1966

Halle Berry

American actress and model

1851

Doc Holliday

American dentist and gambler

1945

Steve Martin

American actor and comedian

1912

Frank Oppenheimer

American physicist

1959

Magic Johnson

American basketball player and coach

On this day

What August 14 has seen.

It is Independence Day in Pakistan.

1720The Spanish Villasur expedition, intended to slow the progress of French influence on the Great Plains of North America, ended in failure when it was ambushed by Pawnee and Otoe forces.

1888One of the first recordings of music, of Arthur Sullivan's "The Lost Chord", was played at a press conference in London to introduce Thomas Edison's phonograph.

1945Kenji Hatanaka and other Japanese military officers launched an attempted coup d'état to prevent the surrender of Japan.

The calendar

When August 14 falls.

A Friday in 2026, a Saturday in 2027, a Monday in 2028, a Tuesday in 2029, and a Wednesday in 2030.