What happened on January 14 ?

1451 - Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian composer (d. 1522)

1477 - Hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (d. 1552)

1551 - Alberico Gentili, Italian jurist (d. 1608)

1615 - John Biddle, English theologian (d. 1662)

1684 - Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter (d. 1745)

1702 - Nakamikado Emperor of Japan (d. 1737)

1705 - Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, French governor of the Mascarene Islands (d. 1786)

1741 - Benedict Arnold, American general and traitor (d. 1801)

1792 - Christian Julius De Meza, Danish general (d. 1865)

1798 - Johan Rudolf Thorbecke, Dutch politician (d. 1872)

1800 - Ludwig Alois Ferdinand Köchel, Austrian musicologist (d. 1877)

1818 - Zacharias Topelius, Finnish-Swedish writer (d. 1898)

1836 - Henri Fantin-Latour, French painter (d. 1904)

1841 - Berthe Morisot, French painter (d. 1895)

1850 - Pierre Loti, French writer (d. 1923)

1861 - Mehmed VI, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1926)

1875 - Albert Schweitzer, Alsatian physician, missionary, and musician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1965)

1886 - Hugh Lofting, English author (d. 1947)

1889 - Ema Puksec, Croatian singer (b. 1834)

1892 - Hal Roach, American film producer (d. 1992)

1896 - John Dos Passos, American author (d. 1970)

1896 - Martin Niemöller, German theologian and pacifist (d. 1984)

1904 - Emily Hahn, American writer (d. 1997)

1905 - Cecil Beaton, English photographer (d. 1980)

1906 - William Bendix, American actor (d. 1964)

1908 - Russ Columbo, American singer, bandleader, and composer (d. 1934)

1914 - Harold Russell, Canadian-born actor (d. 2002)

1915 - Mark Goodson, American game show producer (d. 1992)

1919 - Giulio Andreotti, Italian politician

1919 - Andy Rooney, American journalist

1924 - Guy Williams, American actor (d. 2002)

1925 - Yukio Mishima, Japanese writer (d. 1970)

1926 - Tom Tryon, American actor and novelist (d. 1991)

1932 - Don Garlits, American race car driver

1933 - Stan Brakhage, American filmmaker (d. 2003)

1934 - Richard Briers, English actor

1937 - Ken Higgs, English cricketer

1938 - Jack Jones, American singer and actor

1938 - Allen Toussaint, American singer

1940 - Julian Bond, American civil rights activist

1941 - Faye Dunaway, American actress

1941 - Milan Ku?an, Slovenian statesman

1943 - Shannon Lucid, astronaut

1944 - Marjoe Gortner, American evangelist and actor

1944 - Nina Totenberg, American journalist

1946 - Harold Shipman, British serial killer (d. 2004)

1947 - Bill Werbeniuk, Canadian snooker player (d. 2003)

1948 - T-Bone Burnett, American producer and musician

1948 - Carl Weathers, American actor

1949 - Lawrence Kasdan, American director and screenwriter

1950 - Marco Antonio da Silva Ramos, Brazilian Choral Conductor and Composer

1952 - Sydney Biddle Barrows, American author

1952 - C?lin Popescu-T?riceanu, Prime Minister of Romania

1954 - Jim Duggan, American professional wrestler

1956 - Ben Heppner, Canadian tenor

1957 - Suzanne Danielle, English actress

1959 - Geoff Tate, American musician (Queensrÿche)

1962 - Michael McCaul, American politician

1963 - Steven Soderbergh, American director

1964 - Shepard Smith, American news anchor

1965 - Marc Delissen, Dutch field hockey player

1965 - Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, British chef

1967 - Kerri Green, American actress

1967 - Emily Watson, English actress

1967 - Zakk Wylde, American musician (Black Label Society)

1968 - LL Cool J, American rapper and actor

1969 - Jason Bateman, American actor

1969 - David Grohl, American drummer and composer

1970 - Gene Snitsky, American professional wrestler

1971 - Lasse Kjus, Norwegian skier

1972 - Predrag Gosta, Yugoslav-born conductor, musicologist, and harpsichordist

1972 - Kyle Brady, American football player

1973 - Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian race car driver

1979 - Karen Elson, British supermodel

1979 - Angela Lindvall, American supermodel and actress

1980 - Cory Gibbs, American soccer player

1980 - Byron Leftwich, American football player

1980 - Sosuke Sumitani, Japanese announcer

1981 - Rosa López, Spanish singer

1982 - Victor Valdes, Spanish goalkeeper

1986 - 50 Pence, International Comedy Rapper

1988 - Mikalah Gordon, American singer