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

1994

Alice Childress died on August 14, 1994 I continue to create because writing is a labor of love and also an act of defiance, a way to light a candle in a gale wind: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was God, and the Word was God." More quotations from Alice Childress

1994

Elias Canetti died on August 14, 1994 Bulgarian playwright and novelist, 1905-1994 All the things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams. More quotations from Elias Canetti

1999

Lane Kirkland died on August 14, 1999 Don't believe that winning is really everything. It's more important to stand for something. If you don't stand for something, what do you win? More quotations from Lane Kirkland