Notable Birthdays and January 14
William Whipple (1730-1785) - Signatory of the Declaration of Independence.
Benedict Arnold (1741-1801) - Distinguished American general who became a traitor to the country.
Hugh Judson Kilpatrick (1836-1881) - Major General for the Union Army.
Richard F. Outcault (1863-1928) - Pioneer comic strip illustrator and creator of Buster Brown.
Hal Roach (1892-1992) - Actor, producer and founder of Hal Roach Studios.
Bebe Daniels (1901-1971) - Child star actress who played Dorothy in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910).
Mildred Albert (1905-1991) - Fashion commentator often referred to as the First Lady of Fashion.
Dudley Randall (1914-2000) - Black poet and founder of Broadside Press.
Mark Goodson (1915-1992) - Game show producer who created the Family Feud and The Price Is Right.
Andy Rooney (1919-2011) - Journalist on 60 Minutes.
Nathaniel Rochester (1919-2001) - Computer scientist and architect of the IBM 701.
Ken Sailors (1921-2016) - Professional basketball player credited with inventing the jump shot.
Don Garlits (1932-Still Living) - Considered the father of drag racing.
Faye Dunaway (1941-Still Living) - Award winning actress who gained fame for the character Bonnie Parker in Bonnie and Clyde (1967).
Carl Weathers (1948-2024) - Actor who played Apollo Creed in Rocky I-IV.
LL Cool J (1968-Still Living) - Rapper and actor who played Agent Sam Hanna in NCIS: Los Angeles.
Jason Bateman (1969-Still Living) - Actor, director, and producer who has been gaining accolades since his debut on Little House on the Prairie.
Dave Grohl (1969-Still Living) - Lead singer for the Foo Fighters.
Memorable Events for January 14
1639 - Connecticut adopts their first constitution entitled Fundamental Orders.
1699 - Massachusetts holds day of fasting for wrongly persecuting people accused of being witches.
1784 - Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain (Ratification Day).
1794 - The first successful Cesarean section is performed by Dr. Jesse Bennett, who was also his wife.
1799 - Gun inventor Eli Whitney receives a government contract for 10,000 muskets.
1943 – President Roosevelt meets with Winston Churchill in Casablanca Conference to discuss WWII.
1952 - The Today Show makes it's debut.
1960 - The Army promotes Elvis Presley to Sergeant.
1973 - Elvis Presley's concert from Hawaii sets the record as the most watched television broadcast by an entertainer.
1979 - President Carter declares Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday as a federal holiday.