Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on August 14
12 holidays and special days are celebrated on August 14 around the world.
- 12observances
- 57events
Holidays and observances
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Arnold of SoissonsArnold (Arnoul) of Soissons or Arnold or Arnulf of Oudenburg is a saint of the Catholic Church, the patron saint of hop-pickers, Belgian brewers.
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Domingo Ibáñez de ErquiciaDomingo Ibáñez de Erquicia was a Spanish Dominican priest and missionary. After teaching at the Colegio de Santo Tomas in Manila, he went to Japan in 1623, where he ministered incognito to the Catholic community for about ten years. Betrayed by an apostate, he- Christian feast day: Eusebius of RomeEusebius of Rome, the founder of the church on the Esquiline Hill in Rome that bears his name, is listed in the Roman Martyrology as one of the saints venerated on 14 August.
- Christian feast day: Fachtna of RosscarberyFachtna of Rosscarbery, known also as Fachanan, was an Irish Christian leader known as the founder of the monastery of Rosscarbery, County Cork. He died around 600.
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Jonathan Myrick Daniels (Episcopal Church)Jonathan Myrick Daniels was an Episcopal seminarian and civil rights activist. In 1965, he was killed by Tom Coleman, a highway worker and part-time deputy sheriff, in Hayneville, Alabama, while in the act of shielding 17-year-old Ruby Sales from a racist atta
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Maria Elisabetta RenziMaria Elisabetta Renzi, O.L.S. was an Italian Catholic Religious Sister who, in 1839, founded the Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows, an international religious institute of women dedicated to education.
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Martyrs of OtrantoThe Martyrs of Otranto, also known as Saints Antonio Primaldo and his Companions, were 813 inhabitants of Otranto, Salento, Apulia, in southern Italy, who were killed on 14 August 1480 after the city had fallen to an Ottoman force under Gedik Ahmed Pasha. Acco
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Maximilian KolbeMaximilian Maria Kolbe, OFM Conv. was a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, priest, missionary, and martyr. He volunteered to die in place of a man named Franciszek Gajowniczek in the German death camp of Auschwitz, located in German-occupied Poland during Wor
National Navajo Code Talkers Day is a holiday in the United States honoring Navajo code talkers in the military.A code talker was a person employed by the military during wartime to use a little-known language as a means of secret communication. The term is most often used for United States service members during the World Wars who used their knowledge of Native America- Falklands Day is the celebration of the first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis in 1592.Falklands Day is the celebration of the first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis in 1592, and is celebrated on 14 August.
Independence Day celebrates the independence of Pakistan from the United Kingdom in 1947.Independence Day, observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence from the United Kingdom and was declared a sovereign state following the termination of the British Raj at midnight
Partition Horrors Remembrance Day commemorates the victims and sufferings of people during the Partition of India in 1947.Partition Horrors Remembrance Day is an annual national memorial day observed on 14 August in India, commemorating the victims and sufferings of people during the 1947 partition of India. It was first observed in 2021, after an announcement by Prime Minister N
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on August 14?
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.
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.
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