Hans Christian Ørsted

Hans Christian Ørsted was a Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, which was the first connection found between electricity and magnetism. Oersted's law and the oersted unit (Oe) are named after him.

14 August 1777

Born on the same birth day (14 August): Albert Ball • Alice Ghostley • B. A. Santamaria • Ben Bass (actor) • Bennie Muller • Cosimo III de' Medici • Frank Oppenheimer • Gary Larson • Giovanny Gallegos • Guangxu Emperor • Herman Branson • Karl Petter Løken • Magic Johnson • Mstislav Dobuzhinsky • Pope Pius VII • Raoul Bova • Robin Söderling • Ronnie Campbell • Sarah Brightman • Spencer Pratt • Stig Tøfting • Wellington Mara

Born in the same month (August 1777): Francis I of the Two Sicilies • Hyacinth (Bichurin)