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What happened on April 14
On April 14 history recorded 56 notable events. 160 people who left a mark were born on this day, and 114 died. Here is the full almanac.
- 56events
- 160births
- 114deaths
- 23observances
Highlights
Highlights
43 BC
War of Mutina: Despite initial success, troops loyal to Mark Antony were defeated near the Via Aemilia in northern Italy by legions loyal to the Roman Senate.
The War of Mutina was a civil war between the Roman Senate and Mark Antony in Northern Italy. It was the first civil war after the assassination of Julius Caesar. The main issue of the war was attempts by the Senate to resist Antony's forceful assumption of th
966
Mieszko I, the ruler of Poland, converted to Christianity, an event considered to be the founding of the Polish state.
Mieszko I was Duke of Poland from 960 until his death in 992 and the founder of the first unified Polish state, the Civitas Schinesghe. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was the first Christian ruler of Poland and continued the policies of both his father and
1471Wars of the Roses: The Yorkists under Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians at the Battle of Barnet, killing Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick.
The Wars of the Roses, known at the time and in the following centuries as the Civil Wars, were a series of armed confrontations, machinations, battles and campaigns fought for control of the English throne from 1455 to 1487. The conflict was fought between su
April 14
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I century BC
- 43 BC
43 BCLegions loyal to the Roman Senate, commanded by Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of Mark Antony in the Battle of Forum Gallorum.
I century
X century
- 966
966Following his marriage to the Christian Doubravka of Bohemia, the pagan ruler of the Polans, Mieszko I, converts to Christianity, an event considered to be the founding of the Polish state. - 972
972Otto II, Co-Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, marries Byzantine princess Theophanu. She is crowned empress by Pope John XIII in Rome the same day.
XIII century
XIV century
XV century
XVI century
XVII century
XVIII century
- 1775
1775The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage, the first abolition society in North America, is organized in Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush. - 1793
1793The French troops led by Léger-Félicité Sonthonax defeat the slaves settlers in the Siege of Port-au-Prince.
XIX century
- 1816
1816Bussa, a slave in British-ruled Barbados, leads a slave rebellion, for which he is remembered as the country's first national hero. - 1849
1849Hungary declares itself independent of Austria with Lajos Kossuth as its leader. - 1858
1858The 1858 Christiania fire severely destroys several city blocks near Stortorvet in Christiania, Norway, and about 1,000 people lose their homes. - 1865
1865U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth; Lincoln dies the following day. - 1865
1865William H. Seward, the U.S. Secretary of State, and his family are attacked at home by Lewis Powell. - 1881
1881The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight occurs in El Paso, Texas. - 1890
1890The Pan-American Union is founded by the First International Conference of American States in Washington, D.C. - 1894
1894The first ever commercial motion picture house opens in New York City, United States. It uses ten Kinetoscopes, devices for peep-show viewing of films. - 1895
1895The 1895 Ljubljana earthquake, both the most and last destructive earthquake in the area, occurs. - 1900
1900The world's fair Exposition Universelle opens in Paris.
XX century
- 1906
1906The first meeting of the Azusa Street Revival, which will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement, is held in Los Angeles. - 1908
1908Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1 m) high downstream. - 1909
1909Muslims in the Ottoman Empire begin a massacre of Armenians in Adana. - 1912
1912The British passenger liner RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic and begins to sink. - 1929
1929The inaugural Monaco Grand Prix takes place in the Principality of Monaco. William Grover-Williams wins driving a Bugatti Type 35. - 1931
1931The Second Spanish Republic is proclaimed and King Alfonso XIII goes into exile. Meanwhile, in Barcelona, Francesc Macià proclaims the Catalan Republic. - 1935
1935The Black Sunday dust storm, considered one of the worst storms of the Dust Bowl, sweeps across the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles and neighboring areas. - 1940
1940World War II: Royal Marines land in Namsos, Norway, preceding a larger force which will arrive two days later. - 1941
1941World War II: German and Italian forces attack Tobruk, Libya. - 1945
1945World War II: In what becomes known as the Razing of Friesoythe, the 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division deliberately destroys the German town of Friesoythe on the orders of Major General Christopher Vokes. - 1958
1958The Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 falls from orbit after a mission duration of 162 days. This was the first spacecraft to carry a living animal, a female dog named Laika, who likely lived only a few hours. - 1967
1967Gnassingbé Eyadéma overthrows Nicolas Grunitzky and installs himself as the new President of Togo, a title he will hold for the next 38 years. - 1978
1978Tbilisi demonstrations: Thousands of Georgians demonstrate against Soviet attempts to change the constitutional status of the Georgian language. - 1979
1979The Progressive Alliance of Liberia stages a protest, without a permit, against an increase in rice prices proposed by the government, with clashes between protestors and the police resulting in over 70 deaths and over 500 injuries. - 1981
1981STS-1: The first operational Space Shuttle, Columbia, completes its first test flight. - 1986
1986The heaviest hailstones ever recorded, each weighing 1 kilogram (2.2 lb), fall on the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, killing 92. - 1988
1988The USS Samuel B. Roberts strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will. - 1988
1988In a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signs an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. - 1991
1991The Republic of Georgia introduces the post of President following its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. - 1994
1994In a friendly fire incident during Operation Provide Comfort in northern Iraq, two U.S. Air Force aircraft mistakenly shoot-down two U.S. Army helicopters, killing 26 people. - 1997
1997Pai Hsiao-yen, daughter of Taiwanese artiste Pai Bing-bing, is kidnapped on her way to school, preceding her murder. - 1999
1999NATO mistakenly bombs a convoy of ethnic Albanian refugees. Yugoslav officials say 75 people were killed. - 1999
1999A severe hailstorm strikes Sydney, Australia causing A$2.3 billion in insured damages, the most costly natural disaster in Australian history.
XXI century
- 2001
2001Series of bombings at Ramna Park in Dhaka during the Bengali New Year celebrations leave 10 people dead and dozens other injured. - 2002
2002Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez returns to office two days after being ousted and arrested by the country's military. - 2003
2003The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%. - 2003
2003U.S. troops in Baghdad capture Abu Abbas, leader of the Palestinian group that killed an American on the hijacked cruise liner MS Achille Lauro in 1985. - 2005
2005The Oregon Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples a year earlier by Multnomah County. - 2006
2006Twin blasts triggered by crude bombs during Asr prayer in the Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi injure 13 people. - 2014
2014Two bombs detonate at a bus station in Nyanya, Nigeria, killing at least 88 people and injuring hundreds. Boko Haram claims responsibility. - 2014
2014Boko Haram abducts 276 girls from a school in Chibok, Nigeria. - 2016
2016The foreshock of a major earthquake occurs in Kumamoto, Japan. - 2022
2022Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Russian warship Moskva is struck by two anti-ship missiles and sinks into the Black Sea. - 2023
2023The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency. - 2024
2024Flooding in the Persian Gulf starts, killing 19 in Oman.
Best known
Born on April 14
Best known
Died on April 14
1070Gerard, Duke of Lorraine
Duke of Lorraine (c. 1030–1070)
1132Mstislav I of Kiev
Grand Prince of Kiev from 1125 to 1132
1279Bolesław the Pious
Duke of Greater Poland from 1239 to 1247
1322Bartholomew Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere
Member of the Parliament of England
1345Richard de Bury
14th-century Bishop of Durham, Chancellor of England, Treasurer of England
1433Lidwina
Dutch mystic
Holidays and observances
- Ambedkar Jayanti (India)
- Bengali New Year (Bangladesh)
- Black Day (South Korea)
- Burt Gummer Day
- Cake and Cunnilingus Day
- Christian feast day: Anthony, John, and Eustathius
- Christian feast day: Bénézet
- Christian feast day: Henry Beard Delany (U.S. Episcopal Church)
- Christian feast day: Domnina of Terni
- Christian feast day: Lidwina
- Christian feast day: Peter González
- Christian feast day: Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus
- Christian feast day: April 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Commemoration of Anfal Genocide Against the Kurds (Iraqi Kurdistan)
Frequently asked questions
What happened on April 14?
56 documented historical events happened on April 14, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: War of Mutina: Despite initial success, troops loyal to Mark Antony were defeated near the Via Aemilia in northern Italy by legions loyal to the Roman Senate. On the same day, in another year: Mieszko I, the ruler of Poland, converted to Christianity, an event considered to be the founding of the Polish state. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
Who was born on April 14?
160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on April 14, including Barbara Anderson (writer), Alan MacDiarmid, Dany Robin. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.
Who died on April 14?
114 people with a Wikipedia article died on April 14, including Gerard, Duke of Lorraine, Mstislav I of Kiev, Bolesław the Pious. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What is celebrated on April 14?
23 observances are celebrated on April 14 around the world: Ambedkar Jayanti (India), Bengali New Year (Bangladesh), Black Day (South Korea), Burt Gummer Day, Cake and Cunnilingus Day, Christian feast day: Anthony, John, and Eustathius. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
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