Born on April 14

Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (1629–1695), Huygens invented the pendulum clock and developed the wave theory of light. He discovered Titan, Saturn's largest moon, and formulated the laws of elastic collision.

British colonial governor and ethnologist, George Grey successively administered South Australia, New Zealand, and the Cape Colony. Passionate about indigenous cultures, he devoted part of his life to collecting and publishing Māori myths and language.

American singer-songwriter, Loretta Lynn is one of the founding figures of country music. Born into a poor family in the Appalachians, she authentically sang about the lives of rural American women, their joys and struggles.