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Who was born on December 14

160 notable people were born on December 14. If it is your birthday too, you are in good company.

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Shyam Benegal — Indian director and screenwriter, born on December 14 1934.

Lewis Arquette — American actor, born on December 14 1935.

Lee Remick — American actress, born on December 14 1935.

Leonardo Boff — Brazilian theologian, philosopher writer, and former Catholic priest (born 1938), born on December 14 1938.

Ernie Davis — American football player, born on December 14 1939.

Karan Armstrong — American operatic soprano, born on December 14 1941.

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Who was born on December 14?

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on December 14, including Shyam Benegal, Lewis Arquette, Lee Remick. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

What happened on December 14?

54 documented historical events happened on December 14, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: In the Sweet Dew incident, Emperor Wenzong of the Tang dynasty conspired to kill the powerful eunuchs of the Tang court, but the plot was foiled. On the same day, in another year: English domestic servant Anne Greene survived being hanged for infanticide. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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