What are the important events that happened on April 14? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
April 14: Facts & Myths About This Day
April 14 is the 104th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 261 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 1, 2025 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 29,076,480 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectatetragon’ day.
Birthdays come every year, so why not make them special? 🎉 Original songs, trivia & facts await! Join us now and subscribe to the ultimate birthday channel! 🎂✨ (Sponsored)
Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 309 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,497 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
Do people and celebrities interest you? Discover all the April 14 famous birthdays who share your special day. Learn some fun facts about your birthday!
(Sponsored by MyBirthday.Ninja)
April 14 Historical Events
- 1434 –The foundation stone of Cathedral St. Peter and St. Paul in Nantes, France is laid.
- 1828 –Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary.
- 1865 –U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and his family are attacked in his home by Lewis Powell.
- 1909 –A massacre is organized by Ottoman Empire against Armenian population of Cilicia.
- 1931 –First edition of the Highway Code published in Great Britain.
- 1939 –The Grapes of Wrath, by American author John Steinbeck is first published by the Viking Press.
- 1940 –World War II: Royal Marines land in Namsos, Norway in preparation for a larger force to arrive two days later.
- 1956 –In Chicago, Illinois, videotape is first demonstrated.
- 1988 –The USS Samuel B. Roberts strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will.
- 1999 –NATO mistakenly bombs a convoy of ethnic Albanian refugees – Yugoslav officials say 75 people are killed.
Who were born on April 14?
- 1866 –Anne Sullivan, Helen Keller’s teacher (d. 1936)
- 1881 –Husain Salaahuddin, Maldivian writer (d. 1948)
- 1926 –Liz Renay, American actress (d. 2007)
- 1929 –Gerry Anderson, English television producer
- 1932 –Loretta Lynn, American country musician/singer
- 1945 –Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, 8th Prime Minister of Samoa
- 1964 –Gina McKee, British actress
- 1966 –André Boisclair, Quebec politician (Parti Québécois)
- 1973 –Roberto Ayala, Argentine footballer
- 1996 –Abigail Breslin, American actress
Who died on April 14?
- 1132 –Mstislav I of Kiev (b. 1076)
- 1279 –Bolesław the Pious
- 1911 –Addie Joss, American baseball player (b. 1880)
- 1964 –Rachel Carson, American author and environmentalist (b. 1907)
- 1965 –Dick Hickock (b. 1933) and Perry Smith (b. 1928) American murderers
- 1975 –Fredric March, American actor (b. 1897)
- 1986 –Simone de Beauvoir, French feminist writer (b. 1908)
- 1990 –Thurston Harris, American singer (b. 1931)
- 2000 –Phil Katz, American computer programmer (b. 1962)
- 2008 –Miguel Galvan, Mexican actor/comedian. (b. 1957)
Your birthday deserves more than 'Happy Birthday' on repeat! 🎶 Discover unique songs, fun trivia, and surprising facts! Subscribe now and celebrate like never before! 🎉🎂 (Sponsored)