Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on April 14
23 holidays and special days are celebrated on April 14 around the world.
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- 56events
Holidays and observances
Ambedkar Jayanti (India)Ambedkar Jayanti, also known as Bhim Jayanti, is observed on 14 April to commemorate the memory of B. R. Ambedkar, Indian politician and social reformer. It marks Ambedkar's birthday who was born on 14 April 1891. His birthday is also referred to as Equality D
Bengali New Year (Bangladesh)Pohela Boishakh is the Bengali New Year celebrated by the Bengali people worldwide and as a holiday on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April or 14 April in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, Jharkhand and Assam. It is a festival based on the spring harve
Black Day (South Korea)Black Day (Korean: 블랙데이) is an unofficial holiday observed on April 14 each year. It is mostly observed in South Korea by singles. The day is intentionally contrasted to Valentine's Day and White Day, which are both on the 14th day of their respective months.
Burt Gummer DayTremors: Shrieker Island is a 2020 American direct-to-video horror monster film directed by Don Michael Paul and co-written with Brian Brightly. It is the seventh film in the Tremors franchise. The film stars Michael Gross, Jon Heder, Caroline Langrishe, CassiCake and Cunnilingus DayCake and Cunnilingus Day is a satirical holiday celebrated on 14 April as a female response to Steak and Blowjob Day, which is celebrated on 14 March. It was created in 2006 by web designer, writer and filmmaker Ms. Naughty and has since been adopted in multip
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Anthony, John, and EustathiusAnthony, John, and Eustathius are saints and martyrs of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Their feast day is celebrated on 14 April in the horologion. They are also commemorated in the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius each year on 13 July. Eastern Orthodoxy
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BénézetBénézet is a saint of the Catholic Church.
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Henry Beard Delany (U.S. Episcopal Church)Henry Beard Delany was an American clergyman and the first African-American person elected Bishop Suffragan of the Episcopal Church in the United States.- Christian feast day: Domnina of TerniSaint Domnina is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church. According to tradition, she was martyred at Terni along with ten consecrated virgins in the mid-3rd century, at the same time that Saint Valentine, bishop of Terni was killed.
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LidwinaLidwina was a Dutch mystic who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church. She is the patroness saint of the town of Schiedam, of chronic pain, and of ice skating.
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Peter GonzálezPeter González Telmo, OP, also known as Saint Elmo, was a Castilian Dominican friar and priest, born in 1190 in Frómista, Palencia, Kingdom of Castile and Leon.
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Tiburtius, Valerian, and MaximusSaints Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus are three Christian martyrs who were buried on 14 April of some unspecified year in the Catacombs of Praetextatus on the Via Appia near Rome.
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April 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)April 13 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - April 15- Commemoration of Anfal Genocide Against the Kurds (Iraqi Kurdistan) This is a list of public holidays in Iraq.
Day of Mologa (Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia)Mologa was a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, formerly situated at the confluence of the rivers Mologa and Volga, but now submerged under the waters of the Rybinsk Reservoir.- Day of the Georgian language (Georgia)On 14 April 1978, demonstrations in Tbilisi, capital of the Georgian SSR, took place in response to an attempt by the Soviet government to change the constitutional status of languages in Georgia. After a new Soviet Constitution was adopted in October 1977, th
Dhivehi Language Day (Maldives)Maldivian, also known by its endonym Divehi, sometimes spelled as Dhivehi is an Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family, primarily spoken by the Maldivian people native to the South Asian archipelagic state
N'Ko Alphabet Day (Mande speakers)N'Ko (ߒߞߏ), also spelled Nko, is an alphabetic script devised by Solomana Kanté in 1949, as a modern writing system for the Manding languages of West Africa. The term Nko, which means I say in all Manding languages, is also used for the Manding literary standa
Pan American Day (several countries in the Americas)Pan American Day is a holiday observed by several countries in North and South America. It commemorates the First International Conference of American States which concluded on April 14, 1890, creating the International Union of American Republics, the forerun
Takayama Spring Festival begins (Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan)The Takayama Festivals in Takayama in Japan started in the 16th to 17th century. The festivals are believed to have been started during the rule of the Kanamori family. Correspondence dated 1692 place the origin to 40 years prior to that date. One of the fest- Vaisakhi (Since 2011)Vaisakhi, also known as Baisakhi or Mesadi or Basoa, marks the first day of the month of Vaisakh and is traditionally celebrated annually on 13 April or 14 April. It is seen as a spring harvest celebration primarily in Punjab and Northern India. Whilst it is c
- Youth Day (Angola)Angola has twelve public holidays that can be increased by bridge holidays if a holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday. 2022 has fifteen national holidays.
World Quantum DayWorld Quantum Day is an international event celebrated annually on 14 April since 2022. It aims at promoting public awareness and understanding of quantum science and quantum technology around the world. The date, 14 April, was chosen as a reference to "4.14",
Frequently asked questions
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.
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.
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