Birthdays occurring on August, 14

1867

John Galsworthy was born on August 14, 1867 English novelist and playwright. Nobel Prize for Literature in 1932. 1867-1933 A man of action, forced into a state of thought, is unhappy until he can get out of it More quotations from John Galsworthy

1925

Russell Baker was born on August 14, 1925 American journalist and columnist, b.1925 By the age of six the average child will have completed the basic American education.... From television, the child will have learned how to pick a lock, commit a fairly elaborate bank holdup, prevent wetness all day long, get the laundry twice as white, and kill people with a variety of sophisticated armaments. More quotations from Russell Baker

1930

Earl Weaver was born on August 14, 1930 American baseball player, I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else. More quotations from Earl Weaver

Deaths occurring on August, 14

1870

Admiral David G. Farragut died on August 14, 1870 American Navy's first four-star admiral, 1801-1870 Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead! More quotations from Admiral David G. Farragut

1956

Bertolt Brecht died on August 14, 1956 German poet and playwright, 1898-1956 People are too durable, that's their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long. More quotations from Bertolt Brecht