Daily Calendar for Friday, August 14, 2026
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Friday, August 14, 2026
Born
- Ernest Lawrence Thayer (poet) –
- Alice Ghostley (actress) –
- David Crosby (singer, songwriter) –
- Steve Martin (actor) –
- Danielle Steel (author) –
- Gary Larson (cartoonist, creator of The Far Side) –
- Earvin "Magic" Johnson (basketball player) –
- Susan Olsen (actress) –
- Halle Berry (actress) –
- Catherine Bell (actress) –
- Mila Kunis (actress) –
- Tim Tebow (football player) –
Died
- Sarah Childress Polk (U.S. First Lady) –
- Mary Ritter Beard (American author and historian; died in Phoenix, Arizona) –
- Alice Childress (playwright) –
- Bruno Kirby (actor) –
- Phil Rizzuto (baseball player & announcer) –
- Ron Palillo (actor) –
Events
- Oregon Territory organized by Act of Congress –
- Oliver B. Shallenberger received patent for an electric meter –
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act –
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the U.S. Social Security Act. –
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill signed an eight point agreement known as the Atlantic Charter –
- U.S. satellite Explorer VI transmitted the first picture of Earth from space –
- The biggest blackout in U.S. history, affecting some 50 million people, engulfed New York City, Albany, Hartford, Toronto, Ottawa, Detroit, Cleveland and Ontario –
- An estimated 65,000 fans attended Phish’s last concert –
- First Lady Laura Bush announced that Cristeta Comerford was hired to be executive chef at the White House—the first time that a woman has held the job –
- Aretha Franklin was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame –
Weather
- The temperature in Kansas City, Missouri, reached 113 degrees F –