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, 484,608 hours 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.
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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.
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April 14 Historical Events
- 1434 –The foundation stone of Cathedral St. Peter and St. Paul in Nantes, France is laid.
- 1471 –In England, the Yorkists under Edward IV defeat the Lancastrians under the Earl of Warwick at the Battle of Barnet; the Earl is killed and Edward IV resumes the throne.
- 1849 –Hungary declares itself independent of Austria with Lajos Kossuth as its leader.
- 1860 –The first Pony Express rider reaches Sacramento, California.
- 1865 –U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated in Ford’s Theatre by John Wilkes Booth.
- 1865 –U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and his family are attacked in his home by Lewis Powell.
- 1935 –“Black Sunday Storm”, the worst dust storm of the U.S. Dust Bowl.
- 1945 –Osijek, Croatia, is liberated from fascist occupation.
- 1991 –The Republic of Georgia introduces the post of President after its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
- 1999 –A severe hailstorm strikes Sydney, Australia causing A$2.3 billion in insured damages, the most costly natural disaster in Australian history.
Who were born on April 14?
- 1714 –Adam Gib, Scottish religious leader (d. 1788)
- 1827 –Augustus Pitt Rivers, English archaeologist (d. 1900)
- 1936 –Kenneth Mars, American actor (d. 2011)
- 1957 –Richard Jeni, American comedian (d. 2007)
- 1958 –Peter Capaldi, Scottish actor and director
- 1969 –Martyn LeNoble, Dutch musician
- 1969 –Vebjørn Selbekk, Norwegian journalist
- 1977 –Chandra Levy, American intern (d. 2001)
- 1979 –Noé Pamarot, French footballer
- 1984 –Adán Sánchez, American singer (d. 2004)
Who died on April 14?
- 1716 –Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, British admiral
- 1917 –L. L. Zamenhof, Polish creator of Esperanto (b. 1859)
- 1986 –Simone de Beauvoir, French feminist writer (b. 1908)
- 1990 –Thurston Harris, American singer (b. 1931)
- 1999 –Ellen Corby, American actress (b. 1911)
- 2000 –Frenchy Bordagaray, American baseball player (b. 1910)
- 2004 –Micheline Charest, French Canadian television producer (b. 1953)
- 2008 –Tommy Holmes, American baseball player (b. 1918)
- 2011 –Trevor Bannister, English actor (b. 1934)
- 2011 –Walter Breuning, American supercentenarian (b. 1896)
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