What happened on August 14

57 documented historical events happened on August 14, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: War of Saint Sabas: A Genoese fleet captured or sank most of the ships of a Venetian trade convoy off the Albanian coast. On the same day, in another year: The Spanish Villasur expedition, intended to slow the progress of French influence on the Great Plains of North America, ended in failure when it was ambushed by Pawnee and Otoe forces. 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.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on August 14, including Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, Frederick William I of Prussia, Claude-Joseph Vernet. 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.

81 people with a Wikipedia article died on August 14, including Tiberius II Constantine, Rainald of Dassel, Minamoto no Yoriie. 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.

12 observances are celebrated on August 14 around the world: Christian feast day: Arnold of Soissons, Christian feast day: Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia, Christian feast day: Eusebius of Rome, Christian feast day: Fachtna of Rosscarbery, Christian feast day: Jonathan Myrick Daniels (Episcopal Church), Christian feast day: Maria Elisabetta Renzi. 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.