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April 14 is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland April 2007 is the fourth month of that year It began on a Sunday and 30 days later ended on a Monday. Stories without links will be removed'. News stories must be in English 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 261 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Mutina, defeats the forces of the consul Pansa, who is killed. Year 43 BC was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. The Battle of Forum Gallorum was fought near a village in Northern Italy (perhaps near modern day Castelfranco Emilia) on April 14, 43 BC between Marcus Antonius (in Latin: M·ANTONIVS·M·F·M·N ( c January 14 83 BC&ndash August 1, 30 BC known in English as Mark Decimus Junius Brutus may refer to Decimus Junius Brutus Scaeva (consul 325 was consul in 325 BC Decimus Junius Brutus Scaeva (consul 292 Modena (ˈmɔːdena Mòdna in Modenese dialect is a city and a Comune ( Municipality) on the south side of the Po valley, in the Consul (abbrev cos; Latin plural consules) was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus (d 43 BC Consul of the Roman Republic in 43 BC
• 69 - Vitellius, commander of the Rhine armies, defeats Emperor Otho in the Battle of Bedriacum and seizes the throne. 69 (sex position & book by Ryu Murakami are -- already linked by "" with other meanings Aulus Vitellius Germanicus, born Aulus Vitellius and commonly known as Vitellius ( 24 September, 15 &ndash 22 December, 69 Commander is a Military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC For other uses see Otho (disambiguation. Marcus Salvius Otho ( April 25, 32 – April 16, 69) also called Marcus The Battle of Bedriacum refers to two battles fought during the Year of the four emperors ( 69) near the village of Bedriacum (now Calvatone
• 1028 - Henry III, son of Conrad, is elected king of the Germans. Henry III ( 29 October 1017 &ndash 5 October 1056) called the Black or the Pious, was a member of the Salian Dynasty Conrad II (c 990&ndash June 4, 1039) was the son of a mid-level nobleman in Franconia, Count Henry of Speyer and Adelaide of Alsace who inherited This article lists the German monarchs, ruling over the territory of Germany from the creation of a separate Eastern Frankish Kingdom in 843 until the end of monarchy Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1205 - Battle of Adrianople between Bulgarians and Crusaders. The Battle of Adrianople occurred on April 14 1205 between Bulgarians under Tsar Kaloyan of Bulgaria, and Crusaders The Bulgarians (българи balgari) are a South Slavic people generally associated with the Republic of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian language The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents
• 1341 - Sack of Saluzzo (Italy) by Italian-Angevine troops under Manfred V of Saluzzo. Saluzzo is a town and former principality in the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont region Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Manfred V was Marquess of Saluzzo from 1330 and 1332 and later usurper from 1341-1342
• 1434 - The foundation stone of Cathedral St. Peter and St. Paul in Nantes, France is laid. Nantes Cathedral or the Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul, Nantes ( French: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes Nantes (Naoned Gallo: Naunnt) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1471 - In England, the Yorkists under Edward IV defeat the Lancastrians under Warwick at the battle of Barnet; the Earl of Warwick is killed and Edward IV resumes the throne. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The House of York was a branch of the English royal House of Plantagenet, three of whom became English kings in the late 15th century Edward IV ( 28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 2 October The House of Lancaster was a branch of the English royal House of Plantagenet. Warwick (ˈwɒrɪk worrick (silent w in middle is the County town of Warwickshire, England. The Battle of Barnet, which took place 14 April 1471, was a decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses, near the town of Barnet, at the time ten Earl of Warwick (pronounced "Worrick" is a title that has been created four times in British history and is one of the most prestigious titles in the Peerages of the Edward IV ( 28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 2 October
• 1699 - Khalsa: Birth of Khalsa, the brotherhood of the Sikh religion, in Northern India in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar. For the village in Azerbaijan see Xəlsə. Khalsa ( Punjabi: pa ਖਾਲਸਾ literally "Pure" refers to the collective Sikh (English or; ਸਿੱਖ sikkh, IPA) is the title and name given to an adherent of Sikhism. Geography Northern India lies mainly on continental India and a very small part of it lies on the Indian peninsula The Nanakshahi (ਨਾਨਕਸ਼ਾਹੀ nānakashāhī) calendar is a Solar calendar that was adopted by the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee
• 1775 - The first abolition society in North America is established. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The "Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage" is organized in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush. The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage was the first American Abolition society formed April 14, 1775, in Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Benjamin Franklin ( April 17 1790 was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. Benjamin Rush ( December 24 1745 &ndash April 19 1813) was a Founding Father of the United States.
• 1828 - Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Noah Webster (October 16 1758 &ndash May 28 1843 was an American Lexicographer, textbook author Spelling reformer word enthusiast and editor A dictionary is a book of alphabetically listed Words in a specific language with definitions etymologies pronunciations and other information or a book of alphabetically
• 1831 - Soldiers marching on a bridge in Manchester, England cause it to collapse. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1846 - The Donner Party of pioneers departs Springfield, Illinois, for California, on what will become a year-long journey of hardship, cannibalism, and survival. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Donner Party timeline provides an almost day-to-day basic description of events directly associated with the Donner Party, covering the journey from Illinois to California—2500 A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established permanent residence there often to colonize the area Springfield is the capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 116482 (U California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Cannibalism (from Spanish es ''caníbal'' in connection with cannibalism among the Antillean Caribs, also called anthropophagy (from Greek ἄνθρωπος
• 1849 - Hungary declares itself independent of Austria with Louis Kossuth as its leader. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Lajos Kossuth (ˈlɒjoʃ ˈkoʃut Monok, September 19 1802 &ndash Turin, March 20 1894 was a Hungarian lawyer politician and Regent-President
• 1860 - The first Pony Express rider reaches Sacramento, California. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting The Pony Express was a fast Mail service crossing the North American continent from St
• 1864 - Battle of Dybbøl: A Prussian-Austrian army defeats Denmark and gains control of Schleswig. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Battle of Dybbøl (Slaget ved Dybbøl Erstürmung der Düppeler Schanzen was the key Battle of the Second War of Schleswig and occurred on the morning of The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising For the history of these states before 1804 see Holy Roman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, and articles on each of the component countries. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Denmark surrenders the province in the following peace settlement.
• 1865 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, one of the last major events in the American Civil War, took place on Good Friday, April 14, 1865, when Ford's Theatre is a historic Theatre in Washington DC, used for various Abraham Lincoln assassination John Wilkes Booth (May 10 1838 – April 26 1865 was an American stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the
• 1865 - U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and his family are attacked in his home by Lewis Powell. The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs This article is about the New York Governor and Secretary of State Lewis Thornton Powell ( April 22, 1844 &ndash July 7, 1865) also known as Lewis Paine or Payne, attempted unsuccessfully
• 1881 - The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight erupts in El Paso, Texas. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight was a famous gun fight that occurred on April 14 1881 on El Paso Street, El Paso Texas.
• 1890 - The Pan-American Union is founded by the First International Conference of American States in Washington, D.C.
• 1894 - Thomas Edison demonstrates the kinetoscope, a device for peep-show viewing using photographs that flip in sequence, a precursor to movies. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Organization of American States ( OAS, or as it is known in the three other official languages OEA) is an International organization, headquartered Began in 1889 under the initiative of US Secretary of State James G Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Kinetoscope is an early motion picture exhibition device Though not a Movie projector —it was designed for films to be viewed individually through the window A photograph (often shortened to photo) is an Image created by Light falling on a light-sensitive surface usually Photographic film or an electronic
• 1912 - The British passenger liner RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic, and sinks the following morning with the loss of 1,503 lives. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland
• 1915 - The Turks invade Armenia. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani
• 1927 - The first Volvo car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about Volvo Group - AB Volvo Volvo Cars is the passenger vehicle maker owned by Ford Motor Company, using the Volvo Trademark Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.
• 1931 - Spanish Cortes deposes King Alfonso XIII and proclaims the 2nd Spanish Republic. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Cortes Generales ( Spanish for General Courts or Cortes Españolas, Spanish Courts) is the Legislature of Spain. Reign Although Alfonso's reign would not end well it began well The Second Spanish Republic was the system of government in Spain between April 14 1931, when King Alfonso XIII left the country
• 1935 - "Black Sunday", the worst dust storm of the U.S. Dust Bowl. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Dust Bowl, or the dirty thirties, was a period of severe Dust storms causing major ecological and agricultural damage to American and
• 1940 - World War II: Royal Marines land in Namsos, Norway in preparation for a larger force to arrive two days later. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Royal Marines ( RM) are the marine corps and amphibious Infantry of the United Kingdom and along with the Royal Navy is a municipality and town in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
• 1941 - World War II: The Ustashe, a Croatian far-right organization is put in charge of the Independent State of Croatia by the Axis Powers after the Axis Operation 25 invasion. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the militiamen of the Military Frontier, see Uskoci The Ustaša - Croatian Revolutionary Movement ( Croatian: Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Far right, extreme right, ultra-right, or radical right are terms used to discuss the qualitative or quantitative position a group The Independent State of Croatia ( Croatian: Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, NDH was a Puppet state of the Axis powers. The Axis powers also known as the Axis alliance Axis nations Axis countries or sometimes just the Axis were those Countries In addition, Rommel attacks Tobruk.
• 1944 - Bombay Explosion (1944): A massive explosion in the Bombay harbor kills 300 causes economic damage valued then at 20 million pounds. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Bombay Explosion (or Bombay Docks Explosion occurred on April 14, 1944, in the Victoria Dock of Bombay (now Mumbai) when the SS ''Fort Stikine'' An explosion is a sudden increase in Volume and release of Energy in an extreme manner usually with the generation of high Temperatures and the release Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial A harbor or harbour (see spelling differences) or haven, is a place where ships may shelter from the Weather or are stored
• 1945 - Osijek, Croatia, is liberated from fascist occupation. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Osijek (ˈɔsjɛk is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 114616 in 2001 Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology
• 1956 - In Chicago, Illinois (U. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. S. ), videotape is first demonstrated. Videotape is a means of recording images and sound onto Magnetic tape as opposed to movie film.
• 1958 - The Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 falls from orbit after a mission duration of 162 days. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 This article is about artificial satellites For natural satellites also known as moons see Natural satellite. Mission profile Sputnik 2 was launched into a 212 x 1660 km (132 x 1031 mile orbit with a period of 103 In Physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved path of one object around a point or another body for example the gravitational orbit of a planet around a star
• 1961 - Yuri Gagarin is greeted by mass crowds and Khrushchev in Red Square following his historic first space flight on 12th April
• 1962 - Georges Pompidou becomes Prime Minister of France. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou (5 July 1911 2 April 1974 was President of the French Republic from 1969 until his death in 1974 This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1968 - At the U. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. Academy Awards, a tie for the Academy Award for Best Actress is acheived by Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12 1907 – June 29 2003 was an American actress of film television and stage Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress
• 1978 - 1978 Tbilisi Demonstrations: Thousands of Georgians demonstrate against Soviet attempts to change the constitutional status of the Georgian language. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) April 14, 1978, demonstrations in Tbilisi, capital of the Georgian SSR ( Georgia) took place in response to an attempt by Communist Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between Georgian (ka ქართული ენა kartuli ena) is the Official language of Georgia, a country in the Caucasus.
• 1981 - STS-1 - The first operational space shuttle, Columbia (OV-102) completes its first test flight. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The first Space Shuttle mission STS (Space Transportation System-1, was launched April 12 1981, and returned April 14. NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System ( STS) is the Spacecraft currently used by the United States Space Shuttle Columbia ( NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first spaceworthy Space shuttle in NASA 's Space Shuttle Columbia ( NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first spaceworthy Space shuttle in NASA 's
• 1986 - In retaliation for the April 5 bombing in West Berlin that killed two U. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop The Berlin discotheque bombing of April 5, 1986 was a terrorist attack on the La Belle discotheque West Berlin, Germany, that was West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990 S. servicemen, U. S. president Ronald Reagan orders major bombing raids against Libya, killing 60 people. The United States bombing of Libya (code-named Operation El Dorado Canyon) comprised the joint United States Air Force, Navy and Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab
• 1986 - 1 kg (2. 2 pound) hailstones fall on the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, killing 92. Hail is a form of precipitation which consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice (hailstones Gopalganj is a district ( zila in Bangla) in the Dhaka division ( bibhag in Bangla) of Bangladesh ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially These are the heaviest hailstones ever recorded. Hail is a form of precipitation which consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice (hailstones
• 1988 - The USS Samuel B. Roberts strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Commissioning and namesake The frigate was named for Samuel B A naval mine is a self-contained Explosive device placed in water to destroy Ships or Submarines Unlike Depth charges mines are deposited The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region is an extension of the Operation Earnest Will ( 24 July 1987 - 26 September 1988) was the U
• 1988 - In a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signs an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Geneva (Genève is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French -speaking Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت,
• 1994 - In a U. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) S. friendly fire incident during Operation Provide Comfort in northern Iraq, two United States Air Force aircraft mistakenly shoot-down two United States Army helicopters, killing 26 people. Friendly fire or non-hostile fire, a term originally adopted by the United States military, refers to fire from one's own side or allied forces as Operation Provide Comfort and Provide Comfort II were a military operations by the United States and some of its Gulf War allies starting in April 1991 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident, sometimes referred to as the Black Hawk Incident, was a " Friendly fire " incident over northern Iraq that The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys.
• 1999 - NATO mistakenly bombs a convoy of ethnic Albanian refugees - Yugoslav officials say 75 people are killed. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The North Atlantic Treaty This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian
• 1999 - A severe hailstorm strikes Sydney, Australia causing A$1. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The 1999 Sydney hailstorm was the costliest Natural disaster in Australian Insurance history causing extensive damage along the east coast of New Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas 7 billion in insured damages, the most costly natural disaster in Australian history.
• 2000 - Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich files a lawsuit against P2P sharing phenomenon Napster. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Lars Ulrich (born December 26 1963) is a Danish Drummer best known as the co-founder of the American heavy metal Napster was an online music file sharing service created by Shawn Fanning while he was attending Northeastern University in Boston and operating This law-suit eventually leads the movement against file-sharing programs.
• 2002 - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returns to office two days after being ousted and arrested by the country's military. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (ˈuɰo rafaˈel ˈtʃaβ̞es ˈfɾias (born July 28 1954 is the current President of Venezuela.
• 2003 - The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Human Genome Project (HGP was an international Scientific research project with a primary goal to determine the sequence of chemical base pairs which make up DNA In classical genetics the genome of a Diploid Organism including Eukarya refers to a full set of chromosomes or genes in a Gamete, thereby 99%.
• 2003 - U. S. troops in Baghdad capture Abu Abbas, leader of the Palestinian group that killed an American on the hijacked cruise liner the Achille Lauro in 1985. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous Muhammad Zaydan ( December 10, 1948, Safed, Israel - March 8, 2004, Iraq) also known as Abū Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Concept and construction Ordered in 1938 her Keel was laid in 1939 at Vlissingen, Netherlands, for Rotterdamsche Lloyd Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)
• 2005 - The U. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. Oregon Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to gay couples a year earlier by Multnomah County. The Oregon Supreme Court ( OSC) is the highest State court in the U Multnomah County (məltˈnoʊmə is one of 36 counties in the U
• 2007 - At least 200,000 demonstrators in Ankara, Turkey protest against the possible candidacy of incumbent Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Republic Protests (Cumhuriyet Mitingleri were a series of peaceful mass rallies that took place in Turkey in the spring of 2007 in support of the Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after İstanbul. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches "Erdoğan" redirects here For the Turkish Helicopter Erdoğan see Kamov Ka-50.

Births

• 1336 - Emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. Emperor Go-Kōgon (後光厳天皇 Go-Kōgon-tennō) ( April 14, 1336 &ndash March 12, 1374) was the fourth of the Ashikaga Pretenders 1374)
• 1572 - Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. Adam Tanner (in Latin, Tannerus) ( April 14, 1572 &ndash May 25, 1632) was an Austrian Jesuit professor 1632)
• 1578 - King Philip III of Spain (d. after he farted he ate chicken and farted some more Philip III (Felipe III April 14, 1578 &ndash March 31, 1621) was the King 1621)
• 1629 - Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician (d. Christiaan Huygens (ˈhaɪgənz in English ˈhœyɣəns in Dutch) ( April 14, 1629 &ndash July 8, 1695) was a Dutch 1695)
• 1668 - Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. Magnus Julius De la Gardie, ( April 14 1668 – April 28 1741) son of Axel Julius De la Gardie, was a Swedish general and statesman 1741)
• 1714 - Adam Gib, Scottish religious leader (d. Year 1741 ( MDCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Adam Gib ( April 14, 1714 &ndash June 18, 1788) was a Scottish religious leader head of the Antiburgher section of the Scottish 1788)
• 1738 - William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke of Portland PC (14 April 1738 &ndash 30 October 1809 was a British Whig and Tory The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1809)
• 1741 - Emperor Momozono of Japan (d. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1741 ( MDCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Emperor Momozono (桃園天皇 Momozono-tennō) ( April 14, 1741 - August 31, 1762) was the 116th emperor of 1762)
• 1773 - Jean-Baptiste de Villèle, French statesman (d. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jean-Baptiste Guillaume Joseph Marie Anne Séraphin comte de Villèle (14 April 1773 - 13 March 1854 was a French statesman 1854)
• 1788 - David G. Burnet, interim president of the Republic of Texas (d. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap David Gouverneur Burnet ( April 14, 1788 &ndash December 5, 1870) was an early politician within the Republic of Texas, serving 1870)
• 1818 - Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, queen of Hanover (d. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg (Alexandrina Mary Wilhelmina Catherine Charlotte Theresa Henrietta Louise Pauline Elizabeth Frederica Georgina Alexandrine Marie Wilhelmine Katharine Charlotte 1909)
• 1827 - Augustus Pitt Rivers, English archaeologist (d. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Lieutenant-General Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers ( 14 April, 1827 – 4 May, 1900) was an English army 1900)
• 1857 - Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, Youngest daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Prince Consort (d. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the The Princess Beatrice (Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore later (1885&ndash1917 Princess Henry of Battenberg; 14 April 1857 &ndash 26 October 1944 was a member of the British Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1944)
• 1866 - Anne Sullivan, Helen Keller's teacher (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Anne Sullivan Macy, born Johanna Mansfield Sullivan, ( April 14, 1866 &ndash October 20, 1936) was a Teacher best Helen Adams Keller (June 27 1880 – June 1 1968 was an American Author, Activist and lecturer 1936)
• 1868 - Peter Behrens, German architect (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap For the Canadian writer see Peter Behrens (writer. For the German musician and member of Trio, see Peter Behrens (musician 1940)
• 1870 - Victor Borisov-Musatov, Russian painter (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Victor Elpidiforovich Borisov-Musatov (Виктор Эльпидифорович Борисов-Мусатов ( -) was a Russian painter prominent for his unique 1905)
• 1870 - Syd Gregory, Australian cricketer (d. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Sydney Edward Gregory ( 14 April 1870 &mdash 1 August 1929) sometimes known as Edward Sydney Gregory, was a Cricketer 1929)
• 1872 - Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Islamic scholar (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Hafiz Abdullah Yusuf Ali ( 14 April 1872 - 10 December 1953) was a South Asian Islamic scholar who translated 1953)
• 1886 - Ernst Robert Curtius, Alsatian philologist (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ernst Robert Curtius ( April 14, 1886 &ndash April 19, 1956) was a German literary scholar a Philologist and Romance language 1956)
• 1891 - B. R. Ambedkar, Indian jurist (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar ( Marathi:डॊभीमराव रामजी आंबेडकर ( April 14, 1891 — December 6, 1956 1956)
• 1892 - Vere Gordon Childe, Australian philologist (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Vere Gordon Childe (14 April 1892 Sydney, New South Wales –19 October 1957 Mt 1957)
• 1897 - Claire Windsor, American actress (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Claire Windsor ( April 14, 1892 – October 24, 1972) was a notable film Actress of the early silent screen era 1972)
• 1902 - Sylvio Mantha, Canadian ice hockey player (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Sylvio Mantha ( April 14, 1902 - August 7, 1974) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played fourteen seasons in the 1974)
• 1904 - Sir John Gielgud, English actor (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH ( 14 April, 1904 – 21 May 2000) known as Sir John Gielgud, was an 2000)
• 1905 - Elizabeth Huckaby, American educator (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Elizabeth Paisley Huckaby ( 14 April 1905 in Hamburg Arkansas - 18 March 1999 in Little Rock Arkansas) was an educator 1999)
• 1907 - François Duvalier, Haitian politician (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Dr François Duvalier, known as " Papa Doc " ( April 14, 1907 – April 21, 1971) was the President of 1971)
• 1917 - Marvin Miller, American labor activist
• 1917 - Valerie Hobson, British actress (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Marvin Julian Miller (born April 14 1917) is the former executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA from 1966 Valerie Hobson ( 14 April 1917 Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland – 13 November 1998 Westminster 1998)
• 1921 - Thomas Schelling, American economist, Nobel laureate
• 1923 - Roberto DeVicenzo, Argentine golf player
• 1924 - Shorty Rogers, American jazz musician (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Thomas Crombie Schelling (born 14 April 1921) is an American Economist and professor of Foreign affairs, National security The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roberto DeVicenzo (born April 14 1923) is a former professional Golfer DeVicenzo was born in Villa Ballester, Buenos Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Milton “Shorty” Rogers ( April 14, 1924 &ndash November 7, 1994) born Milton Rajonsky in Great Barrington Massachusetts 1994)
• 1925 - Gene Ammons, American jazz saxophonist (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eugene "Jug" Ammons ( April 14, 1925 - August 6, 1974) was an American Jazz tenor saxophone player, 1974)
• 1925 - Abel Muzorewa, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
• 1925 - Rod Steiger, American actor (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Abel Tendekayi Muzorewa (born on 4 April 1925) served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia from the Internal Settlement to the Lancaster Rod Steiger ( April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an American Academy Award -winning Actor known for his 2002)
• 1926 - Frank Daniel, Czech-born writer, director and teacher (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frank (František Daniel ( 14 April 1926 – March 29, 1996) was a Film director, producer and Scriptwriter 1996)
• 1926 - Liz Renay, American actress (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Liz Renay, nee Pearl Elizabeth Dobbins ( April 14, 1926 - January 22, 2007) was an American Author, Actress 2007)
• 1927 - Alan MacDiarmid, New Zealand chemist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alan Graham MacDiarmid ONZ ( April 14 1927 - February 7 2007) was a chemist and one of three recipients of the Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 2007)
• 1927 - Dany Robin, French actress (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Dany Robin dæni ʁɔbɑ̃(born '''Danielle Robin''' ([[14 April] 1927 - 25 May, 1995) was a French actress (Leading Lady in the 1950s and the 1995)
• 1929 - Gerry Anderson, English television producer
• 1930 - Bradford Dillman, American actor
• 1931 - Paul Masnick, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1932 - Bob Grant, English actor (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a detailed article on collaborations with Sylvia Anderson see Sylvia and Gerry Anderson; the separated strands aren't working - GA is the common thread throughout Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bradford Dillman (born April 14, 1930 in San Francisco, California) is a retired American film and television actor and author Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Masnick (born April 14, 1931 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey forward. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Bob Grant, usually known as (born Robert St Clair Grant 14 April, 1932 &ndash 8 November, 2003) was an English Actor, 2003)
• 1934 - Fredric Jameson, American philosopher, cultural theorist
• 1935 - Loretta Lynn, American singer/songwriter
• 1935 - Erich von Däniken, Swiss writer
• 1936 - Kenneth Mars, American actor
• 1936 - Frank Serpico, American policeman
• 1936 - Bobby Nichols, American professional golfer
• 1941 - Julie Christie, British actress
• 1941 - Pete Rose, American baseball player
• 1942 - Valentin Lebedev, Russian cosmonaut
• 1942 - Björn Rosengren, Swedish politician
• 1945 - Ritchie Blackmore, English guitarist
• 1945 - Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, 8th Prime Minister of Samoa
• 1948 - Anastasios Papaligouras, Greek lawyer and politician
• 1949 - DeAnne Julius, American/English economist
• 1949 - John Shea, American actor
• 1951 - Julian Lloyd Webber, English cellist
• 1952 - Mickey O'Sullivan, Irish sportsman
• 1953 - David Buss, Evolutionary psychologist
• 1954 - Bruce Sterling, American science fiction author
• 1957 - Lothaire Bluteau, Canadian actor
• 1957 - Richard Jeni, American comedian (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fredric Jameson (born April 14, 1934) is an American literary critic and Marxist political theorist. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1934) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter; she was one of the leading Erich Anton Paul von Däniken (b Zofingen, Aargau, Switzerland, April 14 1935 is a controversial Swiss author best known for his books which present Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kenneth Mars (born April 14, 1936) is an American Television, movie and Voice actor, perhaps best known for his roles in several Francisco Vincent Serpico (born April 14, 1936) is a retired New York City Police Department (NYPD officer who is most famous for testifying Robert Herman "Bobby" Nichols (born April 14, 1936) is an American Professional golfer, best known for winning the 1964 PGA Championship Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julie Frances Christie (born April 14, 1941) is a British actress. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Valentin Vitaliyevich Lebedev (Валентин Витальевич Лебедев born April 14, 1942 in Moscow) was a Soviet cosmonaut Björn Folke Rosengren, born April 14, 1942 in Täby, county of Stockholm Swedish active in the labour union and a Social Democratic politician Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar For the rugby league footballer of the same name see Richie Blackmore (rugby league Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore (born Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi (born 14 April 1945 in Lepa Samoa) is the current Prime Minister of Samoa. The Prime Minister of Samoa is the head of government in Samoa. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anastasios Papaligouras (Αναστάσιος Παπαληγούρας (born April 14 1948) is a Greek lawyer and New Democracy politician and Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr DeAnne Shirley Julius (born April 14, 1949) is a respected British -based American Economist, notable as a founder member of the John Victor Shea III (born April 14, 1949) is an American Emmy award -winning Actor and director who has starred on stage television Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Julian Lloyd Webber (born April 14 1951) is one of the world's most renowned solo cellists Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mickey ‘Ned’ O’Sullivan (born 14 April, 1952) is a former Irish sportsperson who played Gaelic football with Kenmare Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Buss (born April 14, 1953) is a professor of Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin, known for his Evolutionary psychology Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Michael Bruce Sterling (born April 14, 1954) is an American Science fiction author, best known for his novels and his seminal work on the Mirrorshades Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Lothaire Bluteau (born April 14, 1957) is a Canadian Actor. He was born in in Montreal, Quebec, and performs in both Richard John Colangelo ( April 14, 1957 &ndash March 10 2007) better known by the Stage name of Richard Jeni, was 2007)
• 1957 - Mikhail Pletnev, Russian pianist, conductor and composer
• 1958 - John D'Aquino, American actor
• 1960 - Brad Garrett, American actor
• 1961 - Robert Carlyle, British actor
• 1964 - Greg Battle, Canadian Football League player
• 1965 - Tom Dey, American film director
• 1966 - David Justice, American baseball player
• 1966 - Greg Maddux, American baseball player
• 1966 - André Boisclair, Quebec politician (Parti Québécois)
• 1967 - Barrett Martin, American drummer and composer
• 1967 - Nicola Berti, Italian International footballer
• 1967 - Alain Côté, French Canadian ice hockey player
• 1968 - Anthony Michael Hall, American actor
• 1969 - Brad Ausmus, American baseball player
• 1969 - Vebjørn Selbekk, Norwegian journalist
• 1969 - Martyn LeNoble, Dutch musician
• 1969 - Mark Macon, American basketball player
• 1970 - Shizuka Kudō, Japanese singer
• 1970 - Emre Altuğ, Turkish singer
• 1971 - Miguel Calero, Colombian footballer
• 1971 - Peter Gibson, American writer
• 1971 - Gregg Zaun, American baseball player
• 1972 - Paul Devlin, England-born Scottish footballer
• 1972 - Roberto Mejia, Dominican baseball player
• 1973 - Roberto Ayala, Argentine footballer
• 1973 - Adrien Brody, American actor
• 1973 - David Miller, American tenor (Il Divo)
• 1974 - Shawntae Harris, American rapper
• 1975 - Amy Dumas, American professional wrestler
• 1975 - Veronika Zemanová, Czech model
• 1975 - Avner Dorman, Israeli composer
• 1976 - Anna DeForge, American basketball player
• 1976 - Jason Wiemer, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1976 - Kyle Farnsworth, American baseball player
• 1977 - Sarah Michelle Gellar, American actress
• 1979 - Rebecca DiPietro, American model
• 1979 - Randal McCloy, Survivor of the Sago Mine Disaster
• 1979 - Noé Pamarot, French footballer
• 1980 - Ben Wells, American actor
• 1980 - Win Butler, American/Canadian musician (Arcade Fire)
• 1983 - James McFadden, Scottish footballer
• 1983 - William Yaw Obeng, Arena Football League lineman
• 1983 - Nikoloz Tskitishvili, American basketball player
• 1984 - Adán Sánchez, Mexican-American singer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Mikhail Vasilievich Pletnev ( Russian: Михаил Васильевич Плетнёв Mikhail Vasil'evič Pletnëv - pronounced Pletnyóv) (born Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John D'Aquino (born April 14, 1958) is an American Actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Lt Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brad Garrett (born April 14, 1960) is an Emmy Award winning American television/ voice Actor and Stand-up comedian. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Carlyle OBE (born April 14, 1961) is an acclaimed BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning Scottish Film Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Greg Battle (born April 14, 1964) was an award winning Canadian Football League Linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Thomas Ridgeway Dey (born 14 April 1965 in Hanover, New Hampshire) is an American film director Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. David Justice (born April 14 1966 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former Right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Gregory Alan Maddux (born April 14, 1966 in San Angelo Texas) is a Pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. André Boisclair (born April 14, 1966 in Montreal, Quebec) is a politician in Quebec, Canada. The Parti Québécois ' is a Sovereignist Political party that advocates national sovereignty for the Canadian province of Quebec and Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Barrett Martin (born April 14, 1967 in Olympia, Washington) was the drummer for the Seattle, Washington group the Screaming Trees Nicola Berti (born 14 April 1967 in Salsomaggiore Terme) is an Italian former footballer who played during the 1980s and 1990s Alain Côté (born 14 April, 1967 in Montmagny, Quebec) is a former professional Ice hockey player and Roller Hockey player Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Anthony Hall (born April 14 1968 known professionally as Anthony Michael Hall, is an American actor producer and director who achieved Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bradley David Ausmus (born April 14 1969) is an American Catcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Houston Astros Vebjørn K Selbekk (born April 14, 1969) is a Norwegian Newspaper editor and Journalist. Martyn LeNoble (nl Martijn LeNoble) is a Bassist who has played in Porno for Pyros, The Cult, Jane's Addiction and others Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mark L Macon (born April 14 1969, in Saginaw, Michigan) is a retired American professional Basketball player who was selected Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a Japanese singer and J-Pop idol who made her debut on 31 August 1987. Niyazi Emre Altuğ ( April 14 1970, Istanbul) is a Turkish pop singer actor Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Miguel Ángel Calero Rodríguez (born 14 April, 1971 in Ginebra Valle del Cauca) is a Colombian football goalkeeper who played 50 Peter Hansen Gibson is an American writer He was born April 14, 1971 in Greenwich Connecticut, and is the third of five children Robert Christian Gibson Gregory Owen Zaun (zɑːn born April 14, 1971 in Glendale California) is a Major League Baseball player with the Toronto Blue Jays Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Devlin (born April 14 1972) is an English -born Scottish international professional footballer currently without a club after Roberto Antonio Mejia Diaz (born April 14 1972 in Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic) was a Major League Baseball Second baseman. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Roberto Fabián "El Ratón" Ayala (born 14 April 1973 in Paraná Argentina) is an Argentine football player for the Adrien Brody (born April 14 1973 is an Academy Award -winning American Actor. David Miller, born April 14 1973, is an American Tenor and member of the Operatic pop musical quartet Il Divo. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Shawntae Harris (born April 14, 1974) better known by her Stage name Da Brat is an American female rapper. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Amy Christine Dumas (born April 14 1975 After briefly working on the Independent circuit and in Extreme Championship Wrestling, Dumas signed with Veronika Zemanová (born April 14, 1975 in České Budějovice) is a Czech nude model. Avner Dorman (born April 14, 1975 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an Israeli Composer. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anna Louise DeForge (born on April 14, 1976 in Iron Mountain Michigan) is an American professional Basketball player currently plays for Jason Wiemer (born 14 April, 1976 in Kimberley, British Columbia) is a Canadian Ice hockey centre who last played for the Kyle Lynn Farnsworth (born April 14 1976 in Wichita, Kansas) is a Major League Baseball Relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Sarah Michelle Prinze, (born April 14 1977 better known by her birth name of Sarah Michelle Gellar, is an American actress. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Rebecca DiPietro (born April 14 1979) is an American model and former WWE Diva best known for her stint as the backstage Randal L McCloy Jr (born April 14, 1979) of Simpson, West Virginia is a Coal miner who was the sole survivor of the 2006 Sago The Sago Mine disaster was a Coal mine Explosion on January 2, 2006, in the Sago Mine (ˈseɪgoʊ in Sago, West Virginia Noé Pamarot (born 14 April 1979 in Fontenay-sous-Bois) is a French football defender who plays for Portsmouth in the Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Ben Wells (Born on April 14, 1982 in Springfield, Illinois) is an American television and movie actor Win Butler (born April 14 1980) is the Texas -born lead vocalist and songwriter of the Montreal -based Indie rock band Arcade Arcade Fire (often referred to as The Arcade Fire) is an Indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec and fronted by the husband and wife duo Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) James McFadden (born 14 April, 1983) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing as a Striker for Birmingham City William Yaw Obeng (born April 14, 1983 in Accra, Ghana, Africa) is an Arena Football League Offensive lineman Nikoloz Tskitishvili ( Georgian: ნიკოლოზ ცქიტიშვილი; born April 14 1983 in Tbilisi, Georgian Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Adán Santos Sánchez Vallejo ( April 14, 1984 - March 27 2004) was a popular Mexican-American singer 2004)
• 1986 - Matt Derbyshire, English footballer
• 1986 - Anne Watanabe, Japanese model
• 1993 - Vivien Cardone, an American actress
• 1993 - Graham Phillips (actor), American actor
• 1996 - Abigail Breslin, American child actress

Deaths

• 1132 - Mstislav of Kiev (b. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Matthew Anthony "Matt" Derbyshire (born 14 April, 1986 in Blackburn, England) is an English footballer currently Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) is a Japanese Fashion model. She is the daughter of film actor Ken Watanabe. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Vivien Elisabeth Cardone (born April 14, 1993) is an American child actress. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Graham Phillips (born April 14, 1993) is an American actor born in Norwalk Ohio. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Abigail Ashley Breslin (born April 14, 1996) is an Academy-Award nominated American child actress. Mstislav of Kiev may refer to Mstislav I of Kiev Mstislav II of Kiev Mstislav III of Kiev 1076)
• 1279 - Boleslaus of Greater Poland
• 1322 - Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. Boleslaw the Pious (born between 1221-1227 died 14 April 1279) was a Duke of Greater Poland (provinces of Poznań, Kalisz Bartholomew Badlesmere (1275 &ndash 14 April 1322) English nobleman was the son and heir of Gunselm de Badlesmere (died 1301 and fought in the English 1275)
• 1345 - Richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. Richard Aungerville (or Aungervyle) ( January 24 1287 &ndash April 14 1345) commonly known as Richard de Bury, was 1287)
• 1471 - Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, English kingmaker (b. Richard Neville Jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick and Suo jure 6th Earl of Salisbury ( 22 November 1428)
• 1574 - Louis of Nassau, Dutch general (killed in battle) (b. Louis of Nassau ( January 10, 1538 &ndash April 14, 1574) was the third son of William Count of Nassau, and Juliana of Stolberg 1538)
• 1578 - James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, consort of Mary I of Scotland
• 1599 - Henry Wallop, English statesman
• 1662 - William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (b. James Hepburn 1st Duke of Orkney (c 1534 – 14 April 1578) better known by his inherited title as 4th Earl of Bothwell, was Hereditary Lord High Sir Henry Wallop (c 1540 - 14 April 1599) was an English statesman William Fiennes 1st Viscount Saye and Sele ( June 28, 1582 &ndash April 14, 1662) was born at the family home of Broughton Castle 1582)
• 1682 - Avvakum, Russian priest and writer (b. Avvakum Petrov (Kondratiev (Аввакум Петров (Кондратьев ( November 20, 1620 or 1621 - April 14, 1682) was a 1621)
• 1716 - Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, British admiral
• 1721 - Michel Chamillart, French statesman (b. Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Arthur Herbert 1st Earl of Torrington (c 1648 &ndash 14 April 1716) was a British Admiral and politician of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Michel Chamillart or Chamillard ( 1652 - 14 April 1721) was a French Statesman, a minister of King Louis XIV of 1652)
• 1759 - George Frideric Handel, German composer (b. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 1685)
• 1785 - William Whitehead, English writer (b. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common __FORCETOC__ William Whitehead, (baptized February 12, 1715 – April 14 1785) was an English Poet and Playwright 1715)
• 1792 - Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Maximilian Hell (Hell Miksa Maximilián Hell May 15 1720 &ndash April 14 1792) was an astronomer and an ordained Jesuit 1720)
• 1910 - Mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter (b. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel ( Russian: Михаил Александрович Врубель; March 17, 1856 - April 14, 1856)
• 1911 - Addie Joss, American baseball player (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Adrian Joss ( April 1880)
• 1911 - Henri Elzéar Taschereau, French Canadian jurist and Chief Justice of Canada (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Sir Henri-Elzéar Taschereau, PC, ( October 7 1836 &ndash April 14 1911) was a Canadian jurist and Chief The Supreme Court of Canada consists of the Chief Justice of Canada ( Juge en chef du Canada) and eight Puisne Justices all appointed by 1836)
• 1912 - Henri Brisson, French statesman (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Eugène Henri Brisson (31 July 1835 14 April 1912 was a French statesman Prime minister of France for a period in 1885-1886 and again in 1898 1835)
• 1914 - Hubert Bland, English co-founder of the Fabian Society (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Hubert Bland ( 3 January 1855 - 14 April 1914) was an early English Socialist and one of the founders of the Fabian 1855)
• 1917 - Ludovich Lazarus Zamenhof, Polish creator of Esperanto (b. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof (ˈzɑːmɨnhɒf in English born Eliezer Samenhof December 15 1859 &ndash April 14 1917 was an ophthalmologist, Philologist 1859)
• 1925 - John Singer Sargent, English artist (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Singer Sargent (January 12 1856 &ndash April 14 1925 was the most successful portrait painter of his era During his career he created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 1856)
• 1930 - Vladimir Mayakovsky, Russian writer (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky (Влади́мир Влади́мирович Маяко́вский ( &ndash April 14, 1930) was a Russian poet and 1893)
• 1935 - Amalie Emmy Noether, German mathematician (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Amalie Emmy Noether, ˈnøːtɐ (23 March 1882 – 14 April 1935 was a German Mathematician known for her groundbreaking contributions to Abstract algebra and 1882)
• 1941 - Guillermo Kahlo, father of Frida Kahlo (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carl Wilhelm Kahlo ( 26 October 1871 in Pforzheim, Germany &ndash 14 April 1941) was a Mexican Photographer Frida Kahlo (July 6 1907 – July 13 1954 was a Mexican painter, who has achieved great international popularity 1871)
• 1950 - Sri Ramana Maharshi, Indian philosopher (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sri Ramana Maharshi ( December 30, 1879 – April 14, 1950) born Venkataraman Iyer, was an Indian sage 1879)
• 1964 - Tatyana Alexeyevna Afanasyeva, Russian/Dutch mathematician (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Tatyana Alexeyevna Afanasyeva (Татьяна Алексеевна Афанасьева ( Kiev, November 19, 1876 &ndash Leiden, April 1876)
• 1964 - Rachel Carson, American environmentalist (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Rachel Louise Carson (May 27 1907 – April 14 1964 was an American marine biologist and Nature writer whose writings are credited with advancing the global 1907)
• 1968 - Al Benton, American baseball player (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Alton Benton ( March 18, 1911 - April 14, 1968) was a Major League Baseball right-handed Pitcher who played with the 1911)
• 1975 - Fredric March, American actor (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fredric March ( August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American two-time Academy Award and Tony Award -winning 1897)
• 1976 - José Revueltas, Mexican writer (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. José Revueltas Sánchez ( 20 November 1914– 14 April 1976) was a Mexican Writer, Essayist, and political activist 1914)
• 1983 - Pete Farndon, English bassist (The Pretenders) (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Pete Farndon (12 June 1952 &ndash 14 April 1983 was an English bassist and founding member of the rock band The Pretenders. The Pretenders are a British rock band The original band consisted of group founder and main Songwriter Chrissie Hynde ( lead vocals 1952)
• 1984 - Dionisis Papagiannopoulos, Greek actor (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Dionyssis Papagiannopoulos (Greek Διονύσης Παπαγιαννόπουλος 1912 - April 13, 1984 was a Greek Actor 1912)
• 1985 - Noele Gordon, English actress (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Noele Gordon ( 25 December 1919 - 14 April 1985) was a British Film and Television actress. 1919)
• 1986 - Simone de Beauvoir, French feminist writer (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) "La Beauvoir" redirects here also see Beauvoir (disambiguation 1908)
• 1990 - Thurston Harris, American singer (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Thurston Harris (born Thurston Theodore Harris, 11 July 1931, Indianapolis, Indiana — died 14 April 1990, Pomona 1931)
• 1994 - Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, Pakistani scientist and scholar (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Prof Dr Salimuzzaman Siddiqui ( Urdu سلیم الزّماںصدّیقی səliːmʊzəmã sɪðiqi (19 October 1897 - 14 April 1994 was a leading 1897)
• 1995 - Burl Ives, American singer and actor (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives ( 14 June 1909 &ndash 14 April 1995) was an Academy Award winning American actor and acclaimed 1909)
• 1999 - Ellen Corby, American actress (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Ellen Corby ( June 3, 1911 &ndash April 14, 1999) was an American Academy Award -nominated Actor. 1911)
• 1999 - Anthony Newley, British actor and singer (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Anthony George Newley ( September 24, 1931 &ndash April 14, 1999) was an English Actor, Singer and 1931)
• 2000 - Frenchy Bordagaray, American baseball player (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Stanley George "Frenchy" Bordagaray ( January 3 1910 - April 13 2000) was a major-league baseball player for eleven seasons with the 1910)
• 2000 - Phil Katz, American computer programmer (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Phillip Walter Katz ( November 3, 1962 – April 14, 2000) better known as Phil Katz, was a Computer 1962)
• 2000 - Wilf Mannion, English footballer (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wilfred ("Wilf" James Mannion ( 16 May 1918 - 14 April 2000) was an English professional football player 1918)
• 2001 - Hiroshi Teshigahara, Japanese director (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. was an Avant-garde Japanese filmmaker. He was born in Tokyo, son to the famous Sofu Teshigahara, founder and grand master of the Sogetsu 1927)
• 2004 - Micheline Charest, French Canadian television producer (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Micheline Charest ( 1953 - April 14 2004) was a successful television producer and founder (and former co-chair of the Cinar (now Cookie Jar Entertainment 1953)
• 2006 - Mahmut Bakalli, Kosovo politician (b. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Mahmut Bakalli ( Gjakova, January 19, 1936 – April 14, 2006 in Prishtina) was a Kosovar Albanian 1936)
• 2007 - June Callwood, Canadian journalist, author and social activist (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. June Rose Callwood, CC, OOnt ( June 2, 1924 &ndash April 14, 2007) was a Canadian journalist author 1924)
• 2007 - Don Ho, American musician (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Don Ho, born Donald Tai Loy Ho ( Chinese: 何[[wikt 大|大]] 來; Cantonese Ho4 Daai6 Loi4 ( August 13 1930 &ndash 1930)
• 2008 - Tommy Holmes, American baseball player (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Thomas Francis Holmes ( March 29 1917 — April 14 2008) was an American right and Center fielder and manager 1918)
• 2008 - Ollie Johnston, the last living member of Disney's Nine Old Men. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Oliver Martin Johnston Jr ( October 31 1912 &ndash April 14 2008) was an American motion picture animator. Disney's Nine Old Men were the core Animators (some of whom later became directors who created the Disney studio 's most famous works from Snow (b. 1912)

• 2008 - Miguel Galvan, Mexican actor/comedian. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Miguel Galván October 13, 1957 - April 14[[ 008]] was a Mexican actor and comedian born in Juan Aldama Zacatecas. (b. 1957)

Holidays and observances

• Astrological New Year (sidreal equinox)- celebrated as new year in South and South East Asia. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Namely by Bengalis, Burmese, Cambodians, Laotians, Malayalees, Punjabis, Sinhalese, Tamils and Thais. Bengali New Year ( Bengali: নববর্ষ Nôbobôrsho) or Pohela Boishakh (পহেলা বৈশাখ Pôhela Boishakh or পয়লা Cambodian New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmey in the Khmer language, literally "Enter the New Year" is the name of the Cambodian holiday that celebrates The Lao New Year called "Bpee Mai" or "Songkan" ( Lao: ປີໃໝ່) is celebrated every year mostly around April 13 to April Vishu ( Malayalam:- (American Vjéshu ( Tamil:வீஷூ is Astronomical new year day festival held in the state of Kerala in South Vaisakhi (ਵਸਾਖੀ vaisākhī, also known as Baisakhi) is an ancient Harvest festival in Punjab, which also marks beginning of In April (the month of Bak when the sun moves from the Meena Rashiya (House of Pisces to the Mesha Rashiya (House of Aries in the celestial sphere Sri Lankans Puthandu, or better known as Tamil New Year, is the celebration of the first day of the new Tamil year by people of Tamil origin The Thai New Year (สงกรานต์ Songkran, from Sanskrit sankrānti "astrological passage" is celebrated every year from April
• N'Ko Alphabet Day - the anniversary of the day the N'Ko alphabet was completed in 1949. N'Ko (ߒߞߏ is both a script devised by Solomana Kante in 1949 as a writing system for the Mande languages of West Africa, and the name of Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• Black Day - Informal celebration day for single people in South Korea. Black Day ( April 14) is an informal tradition for single people (a South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː
• Youth Day in Angola. Youth Day is a holiday dedicated to the Youths of a country International Youth Day International Youth Day is an International observance Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central
• Mologa Day in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia
• Day of the Georgian language in Georgia
• Ambedkar Jayanti in India
• Sri Rama Navami in India
• Vaisakhi in India

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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