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This page tells you about important things that happened on April 14 throughout history. It also lists famous people born and who passed away on this day, plus special holidays and celebrations.

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April 14 in recent years

April 14 is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 261 days remain until the end of the year.

Exciting Events on April 14

Important Moments Before 1600

  • 43 BC – In ancient Rome, armies loyal to the Roman Senate won a battle against the forces of Mark Antony at Forum Gallorum.
  • 69 – Vitellius, a Roman general, defeated Emperor Otho in the First Battle of Bedriacum. This win helped Vitellius become the new ruler of Rome.
  • 966Mieszko I, the leader of the Polans, became a Christian after marrying Doubravka of Bohemia. This event is seen as the start of the Polish state.
  • 972Otto II, a co-Emperor, married a Byzantine princess named Theophanu. She was crowned empress on the same day.
  • 1395 – In the Tokhtamysh–Timur war, Timur defeated the army of the Golden Horde at the Battle of the Terek River. This battle greatly weakened the Golden Horde's military power.
  • 1471 – In England, the Yorkist army, led by Edward IV, defeated the Lancastrians at the Battle of Barnet. The Lancastrian leader, the Earl of Warwick, was killed, and Edward became king again.
  • 1561 – People in Nuremberg reported seeing strange things in the sky, which they described as an aerial battle.

Events from 1601 to 1900

  • 1639 – During the Thirty Years' War, Swedish forces defeated the armies of the Holy Roman Empire and Electorate of Saxony at the Battle of Chemnitz. This victory allowed the Swedes to move into Bohemia.
  • 1775 – The first group in North America to work against slavery, called the "Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage," was started in Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush.
  • 1793 – French troops, led by Léger-Félicité Sonthonax, won against slave settlers in the Siege of Port-au-Prince.
  • 1816 – Bussa, a slave in Barbados, led a slave rebellion. He is remembered as a national hero for this brave act.
  • 1849Hungary declared itself independent from Austria, with Lajos Kossuth as its leader.
  • 1858 – A large fire in Christiania, Norway, destroyed many city blocks. About 1000 people lost their homes.
  • 1865 – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth. President Lincoln passed away the next day.
  • 1865 – On the same day, William H. Seward, the U.S. Secretary of State, and his family were attacked at home by Lewis Powell.
  • 1881 – The famous Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight happened in El Paso, Texas.
  • 1890 – The Pan-American Union was created at a meeting in Washington, D.C. This group helps countries in the Americas work together.
  • 1894 – The first movie theater opened in New York City. It had ten Kinetoscopes, which were machines where people could watch short films.
  • 1895 – The 1895 Ljubljana earthquake, the strongest and last major earthquake in that area, occurred.
  • 1900 – The world's fair, Exposition Universelle, opened in Paris.

Modern Events (1901-Present)

People Born on April 14

Births Before 1600

Births from 1601 to 1900

Births from 1901 to Present

  • 1902Sylvio Mantha, a Canadian ice hockey player and coach.
  • 1903 – Henry Corbin, a French philosopher.
  • 1903 – Ruth Svedberg, a Swedish discus thrower.
  • 1904John Gielgud, a famous English actor and director.
  • 1905Elizabeth Huckaby, an American author and educator.
  • 1905 – Georg Lammers, a German sprinter.
  • 1905Jean Pierre-Bloch, a French author and activist.
  • 1906Faisal of Saudi Arabia, a Saudi Arabian king.
  • 1907François Duvalier, a Haitian physician and politician, the 40th President of Haiti.
  • 1912Robert Doisneau, a French photographer.
  • 1912Georg Siimenson, an Estonian footballer.
  • 1913Jean Fournet, a French conductor.
  • 1916Don Willesee, an Australian politician.
  • 1917Valerie Hobson, an English actress.
  • 1917Marvin Miller, an American baseball executive.
  • 1918Mary Healy, an American actress and singer.
  • 1919 – Shamshad Begum, a Pakistani-Indian singer.
  • 1919 – K. Saraswathi Amma, an Indian author.
  • 1920 – Ivor Forbes Guest, an English historian and author.
  • 1921Thomas Schelling, an American economist and Nobel Prize winner.
  • 1922Audrey Long, an American actress.
  • 1923Roberto De Vicenzo, an Argentinian golfer.
  • 1924Shorty Rogers, an American trumpet player and composer.
  • 1924Joseph Ruskin, an American actor.
  • 1924Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, an English philosopher.
  • 1925Abel Muzorewa, a Zimbabwean minister and politician.
  • 1925Rod Steiger, an American actor.
  • 1926Barbara Anderson, a New Zealand author.
  • 1926Frank Daniel, a Czech director.
  • 1926Gloria Jean, an American actress and singer.
  • 1926 – Liz Renay, an American actress.
  • 1927Alan MacDiarmid, a New Zealand chemist and Nobel Prize winner.
  • 1927Dany Robin, a French actress.
  • 1929Gerry Anderson, an English director and producer, known for puppet shows.
  • 1929Inez Andrews, an African-American singer.
  • 1930 – Martin Adolf Bormann, a German priest.
  • 1930Arnold Burns, an American lawyer and politician.
  • 1930 – René Desmaison, a French mountaineer.
  • 1930Bradford Dillman, an American actor.
  • 1931 – Geoffrey Dalton, an English admiral.
  • 1931 – Paul Masnick, a Canadian ice hockey player.
  • 1932Bill Bennett, a Canadian lawyer and politician.
  • 1932Atef Ebeid, an Egyptian politician.
  • 1932Loretta Lynn, a famous American country singer-songwriter.
  • 1932 – Cameron Parker, a Scottish businessman.
  • 1933Paddy Hopkirk, a Northern Irish racing driver.
  • 1933Boris Strugatsky, a Russian author.
  • 1933Yuri Oganessian, an Armenian-Russian nuclear physicist.
  • 1934 – Fredric Jameson, an American philosopher.
  • 1935Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton, an English athlete and politician.
  • 1935 – John Oliver, an English bishop.
  • 1935 – Erich von Däniken, a Swiss author.
  • 1936Arlene Martel, an American actress.
  • 1936 – Bobby Nichols, an American golfer.
  • 1936 – Frank Serpico, an American police officer.
  • 1937Efi Arazi, an Israeli businessman.
  • 1937Sepp Mayerl, an Austrian mountaineer.
  • 1938 – Mahmud Esad Coşan, a Turkish author.
  • 1938 – Ralph Willis, an Australian politician.
  • 1940Julie Christie, an Indian-English actress.
  • 1940 – David Hope, Baron Hope of Thornes, an English archbishop.
  • 1940 – Richard Thompson, an English physician.
  • 1941Pete Rose, an American baseball player and manager.
  • 1942Valeriy Brumel, a Soviet high jumper.
  • 1942 – Valentin Lebedev, a Russian astronaut.
  • 1942 – Björn Rosengren, a Swedish politician.
  • 1944 – John Sergeant, an English journalist.
  • 1945Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, a Samoan politician and the 8th Prime Minister of Samoa.
  • 1945Ritchie Blackmore, an English guitarist and songwriter.
  • 1945 – Roger Frappier, a Canadian producer and director.
  • 1946 – Mireille Guiliano, a French-American author.
  • 1946 – Michael Sarris, a Cypriot economist and politician.
  • 1946 – Knut Kristiansen, a Norwegian pianist.
  • 1947Dominique Baudis, a French journalist and politician.
  • 1947 – Bob Massie, an Australian cricketer.
  • 1948 – Berry Berenson, an American model and actress.
  • 1948 – Anastasios Papaligouras, a Greek lawyer and politician.
  • 1949 – Dave Gibbons, an English author and illustrator.
  • 1949 – DeAnne Julius, an American-British economist.
  • 1949 – Chris Langham, an English actor.
  • 1949 – Chas Mortimer, an English motorcycle racer.
  • 1949 – John Shea, an American actor.
  • 1950Francis Collins, an American physician and geneticist.
  • 1950Péter Esterházy, a Hungarian author.
  • 1951Milija Aleksic, an English footballer.
  • 1951 – José Eduardo González Navas, a Spanish politician.
  • 1951Julian Lloyd Webber, an English cellist.
  • 1951 – Elizabeth Symons, Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, an English politician.
  • 1952 – Kenny Aaronson, an American bass player.
  • 1952 – Mickey O'Sullivan, an Irish footballer.
  • 1952 – David Urquhart, a Scottish bishop.
  • 1954Katsuhiro Otomo, a Japanese director and illustrator.
  • 1956Boris Šprem, a Croatian lawyer and politician.
  • 1957 – Lothaire Bluteau, a Canadian actor.
  • 1957Bobbi Brown, an American make-up artist.
  • 1957Mikhail Pletnev, a Russian pianist and conductor.
  • 1958Peter Capaldi, a Scottish actor.
  • 1958 – Jim Smith, an English musician.
  • 1959Steve Byrnes, an American sportscaster.
  • 1959 – Marie-Thérèse Fortin, a Canadian actress.
  • 1960Brad Garrett, an American actor and comedian.
  • 1960 – Myoma Myint Kywe, a Burmese historian.
  • 1960 – Osamu Sato, a Japanese graphic artist and composer.
  • 1960 – Tina Rosenberg, an American journalist.
  • 1960 – Pat Symcox, a South African cricketer.
  • 1961Robert Carlyle, a Scottish actor and director.
  • 1962 – Guillaume Leblanc, a Canadian athlete.
  • 1964Brian Adams, an American wrestler.
  • 1964 – Jeff Andretti, an American race car driver.
  • 1964 – Jim Grabb, an American tennis player.
  • 1964 – Jeff Hopkins, a Welsh footballer.
  • 1964Gina McKee, an English actress.
  • 1965 – Tom Dey, an American director.
  • 1965 – Alexandre Jardin, a French author.
  • 1965 – Craig McDermott, an Australian cricketer.
  • 1966 – André Boisclair, a Canadian lawyer and politician.
  • 1966 – Jan Boklöv, a Swedish ski jumper.
  • 1966David Justice, an American baseball player.
  • 1966Greg Maddux, an American baseball player.
  • 1967Nicola Berti, an Italian footballer.
  • 1967 – Barrett Martin, an American drummer.
  • 1967Julia Zemiro, a French-Australian actress and comedian.
  • 1968Anthony Michael Hall, an American actor.
  • 1969Brad Ausmus, an American baseball player and manager.
  • 1969 – Martyn LeNoble, a Dutch-American bass player.
  • 1969 – Vebjørn Selbekk, a Norwegian journalist.
  • 1970 – Shizuka Kudo, a Japanese singer and actress.
  • 1971Miguel Calero, a Colombian footballer.
  • 1971 – Carlos Pérez, a Dominican-American baseball player.
  • 1971 – Gregg Zaun, an American baseball player.
  • 1972 – Paul Devlin, an English-Scottish footballer.
  • 1972 – Roberto Mejía, a Dominican baseball player.
  • 1972Dean Potter, an American rock climber.
  • 1973Roberto Ayala, an Argentinian footballer.
  • 1973Adrien Brody, an American actor.
  • 1973 – Hidetaka Suehiro, a Japanese video game director.
  • 1973 – David Miller, an American tenor.
  • 1974Da Brat, an American rapper.
  • 1975 – Lita, an American wrestler.
  • 1975 – Luciano Almeida, a Brazilian footballer.
  • 1975 – Avner Dorman, an Israeli-American composer.
  • 1975Anderson Silva, a Brazilian mixed martial artist.
  • 1976 – Christian Älvestam, a Swedish singer.
  • 1976 – Georgina Chapman, an English fashion designer.
  • 1976 – Anna DeForge, an American basketball player.
  • 1976 – Kyle Farnsworth, an American baseball player.
  • 1976 – Nadine Faustin-Parker, a Haitian hurdler.
  • 1976 – Jason Wiemer, a Canadian ice hockey player.
  • 1977 – Nate Fox, an American basketball player.
  • 1977 – Martin Kaalma, an Estonian footballer.
  • 1977Sarah Michelle Gellar, an American actress.
  • 1977Rob McElhenney, an American actor and producer.
  • 1977 – Luke Priddis, an Australian rugby league player.
  • 1978 – Roland Lessing, an Estonian biathlete.
  • 1979 – Rebecca DiPietro, an American wrestler and model.
  • 1979 – Marios Elia, a Cypriot footballer.
  • 1979 – Ross Filipo, a New Zealand rugby player.
  • 1979 – Noé Pamarot, a French footballer.
  • 1979 – Kerem Tunçeri, a Turkish basketball player.
  • 1980 – Win Butler, an American-Canadian singer.
  • 1980 – Jeremy Smith, a New Zealand rugby league player.
  • 1981 – Mustafa Güngör, a German rugby player.
  • 1981 – Amy Leach, an English director.
  • 1982 – Uğur Boral, a Turkish footballer.
  • 1982 – Larissa França, a Brazilian volleyball player.
  • 1983 – Simona La Mantia, an Italian triple jumper.
  • 1983James McFadden, a Scottish footballer.
  • 1983 – William Obeng, a Ghanaian-American football player.
  • 1983 – Nikoloz Tskitishvili, a Georgian basketball player.
  • 1984 – Blake Costanzo, an American football player.
  • 1984Charles Hamelin, a Canadian speed skater.
  • 1984 – Harumafuji Kōhei, a Mongolian sumo wrestler.
  • 1984 – Tyler Thigpen, an American football player.
  • 1986 – Matt Derbyshire, an English footballer.
  • 1987 – Michael Baze, an American jockey.
  • 1987 – Erwin Hoffer, an Austrian footballer.
  • 1987 – Wilson Kiprop, a Kenyan runner.
  • 1988 – Eric Gryba, a Canadian ice hockey player.
  • 1988 – Eliška Klučinová, a Czech heptathlete.
  • 1988 – Brad Sinopoli, a Canadian football player.
  • 1988 – Anthony Modeste, a French footballer.
  • 1989 – Joe Haden, an American football player.
  • 1995Baker Mayfield, an American football player.
  • 1995 – Georgie Friedrichs, an Australian rugby sevens player.
  • 1996Abigail Breslin, an American actress.
  • 1997 – D. J. Moore, an American football player.
  • 1999Chase Young, an American football player.
  • 2000Patrick Surtain II, an American football player.

People Who Passed Away on April 14

Deaths Before 1600

Deaths from 1601 to 1900

Deaths from 1901 to Present

Special Days and Celebrations

  • Ambedkar Jayanti (India)
  • Bengali New Year (Bangladesh)
  • Black Day (South Korea)
  • Christian feast day:
  • Commemoration of Anfal Genocide Against the Kurds (Iraqi Kurdistan)
  • Day of Mologa (Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia)
  • Day of the Georgian language (Georgia)
  • Dhivehi Language Day (Maldives)
  • N'Ko Alphabet Day (Mande speakers)
  • Pan American Day (several countries in the Americas)
  • Takayama Spring Festival begins (Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan)
  • Vaisakhi (Since 2011)
  • Youth Day (Angola)
  • World Quantum Day

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