What Happened on April 14?
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EVENTS ON APRIL 14
Explore the most important historical events that happened on April 14, featuring key moments that shaped the world.
Film
Year:
1894
The first ever commercial motion picture house opens in New York City, United States. It uses ten Kinetoscopes, devices for peep-show viewing of films.
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1895 Ljubljana earthquake
Year:
1895
The 1895 Ljubljana earthquake, both the most and last destructive earthquake in the area, occurs.
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Organization of American States
Year:
1890
The Pan-American Union is founded by the First International Conference of American States in Washington, D.C.
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Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight
Year:
1881
The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight occurs in El Paso, Texas.
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Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Year:
1865
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth; Lincoln dies the following day.
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Exposition Universelle (1900)
Year:
1900
The world's fair Exposition Universelle opens in Paris.
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Hauser Dam
Year:
1908
Hauser 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.
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Second Spanish Republic
Year:
1931
The Second Spanish Republic is proclaimed and King Alfonso XIII goes to exile. Meanwhile, in Barcelona, Francesc Macià proclaims the Catalan Republic.
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BIRTHS ON APRIL 14
Discover famous people and historical figures born on April 14, including leaders, artists, scientists, and cultural icons.
Inez Andrews
Year of birth:
1929
Inez Andrews, African-American singer-songwriter (died 2012)
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Gerry Anderson
Year of birth:
1929
Gerry Anderson, English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2012)
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Alan MacDiarmid
Year of birth:
1927
Alan MacDiarmid, New Zealand chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2007)
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Dany Robin
Year of birth:
1927
Dany Robin, French actress and singer (died 1995)
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Barbara Anderson (writer)
Year of birth:
1926
Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (died 2013)
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Bradford Dillman
Year of birth:
1930
Bradford Dillman, American actor and author (died 2018)
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René Desmaison
Year of birth:
1930
René Desmaison, French mountaineer (died 2007)
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Bill Bennett
Year of birth:
1932
Bill Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Premier of British Columbia (died 2015)
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DEATHS ON APRIL 14
Look back at notable individuals who passed away on April 14, and learn about their lasting influences on history.
M. Visvesvaraya
Year of death:
1962
M. Visvesvaraya, Indian engineer and scholar (born 1860)
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Rahul Sankrityayan
Year of death:
1963
Rahul Sankrityayan, Indian monk and historian (born 1893)
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Rachel Carson
Year of death:
1964
Rachel Carson, American biologist and author (born 1907)
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Tatyana Afanasyeva-Ehrenfest
Year of death:
1964
Tatyana Afanasyeva, Russian-Dutch mathematician and theorist (born 1876)
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Christie brothers
Year of death:
1951
Al Christie, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1881)
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Ramana Maharshi
Year of death:
1950
Ramana Maharshi, Indian guru and philosopher (born 1879)
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Richard Armstedt
Year of death:
1931
Richard Armstedt, German philologist, historian, and educator (born 1851)
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Emmy Noether
Year of death:
1935
Emmy Noether, German-American mathematician and academic (born 1882)
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HOLIDAYS ON APRIL 14
See which holidays, observances, and special celebrations take place on April 14 around the world.
Maldivian language
Dhivehi Language Day (Maldives)
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Mologa
Day of Mologa (Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia)
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April 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: April 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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N'Ko script
N'Ko Alphabet Day (Mande speakers)
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Pan American Day
Pan American Day (several countries in the Americas)
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World Quantum Day
World Quantum Day
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Vaisakhi
Vaisakhi (Since 2011)
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Takayama Festival
Takayama Spring Festival begins (Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan)
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