Historical Events In April - 14

1989  On this day in history lance Pierre, cricketer (Test WI v Engl 1948, DNB, 7 overs 0-28), dies   

1990  Martin Kessel, writer, dies on 89th birthday on April - 14.   

1992  "Guys & Dolls" opens at Martin Beck theater on Broadway on April - 14.   

1992  UAW ends 5 month strike against Caterpillar Inc on this day in history.   

1992  UN imposes embargo against Libya takes effect on this day in history.   

1992  David Miller, dies of cancer at 82 on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history jo Boer, Dutch painter/writer/author (Heir, dies at 85   

1994  On April - 14 selometsi Baholo, vice-premier of Lesotho, murdered   

1995  On this day in history brian Coffey, poet, dies at 89   

1996  On April - 14 benjamin "Zik" Azikiwe Nnamdi, politician, dies at 91   

2007  Retired chess champion Garry Kasparov is detained in Moscow for participating in a banned mar. United States President George W. Bush with Virginia Tech Student Government Association President James Tyger after his speech at the school's convocation.apr 16 - 32 people are killed in the Virginia Tech massacre on the premises of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia on this day in history.   

2010  Volcanic ash from one of several eruptions beneath Eyjafjallajökull, an ice cap in Iceland, begins to disrupt air traffic across northern and western Europe on April - 14.   

2013  On April - 14 20 people are killed in attacks in Mogadishu, Somalia   

2017  Meethotamulla rubbish dump collapses onto houses in Colombo, Sri Lanka killing 26 on this day in history.   

2017  "The Fate of the Furious" directed by F. Gary Gray, starring Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson opens worldwide - highest-grossing weekend at $532 million on April - 14.   

2018  On April - 14 national Gardening Day, since 2018 and according to the National Day Calendar   

2018  On April - 14 beyoncé is the first black woman to headline the Coachella Music Festival, her performance on this day the most-watched performance ever on YouTube   

2018  On April - 14 uS, UK and French forces carry out airstrikes on sites associated with Syria's chemical weapons program, in response to Douma gas attack   

2018  On this day in history syrian Civil War: The United States, the United Kingdom and France order the bombing of Syrian military bases in response to the sarin attack allegedly by the Bashar al-Assad regime on civilians in Ghouta.   

2019  On this day in history 83rd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Tiger Woods wins his 5th Masters title by 1 stroke from Xander Schauffele, Dustin Johnson & Brooks Koepka; Woods' 15th major and first in 11 years   

2020  On this day in history barack Obama endorses his former Vice President Joe Biden for president   

2020  PM Narendra Modi extends India's coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown until May 3 on April - 14.   

2020  On April - 14 [COVID-19 pandemic] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it expects the world economy to shrink 3%, the worst contraction since the Great Depression of the 1930s.   

2020  On April - 14 [COVID-19 pandemic] U.S. president Donald Trump announces that the U.S. will suspend funding towards the World Health Organization (WHO) pending an investigation of its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and its relationship with China.   

2023  Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to search for life in the Jovian system, with an expected arrival date of 2031 on this day in history.   

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1336  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374)   

1572  Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

1578  Philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621) was born on this day in history.   

1592  On this day in history birth of abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher   

1629  On April - 14 birth of christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings)   

1668  On April - 14 birth of magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741)   

1676  On April - 14 birth of ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer   

1710  On April - 14 birth of marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer   

0711  Childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27 on this day in history.   

0911  Sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies on this day in history.   

1099  Death of Conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death on April - 14.   

1132  On this day in history death of mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076)   

1240  Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies on this day in history.   

1279  Death of Boleslaus of Greater Poland on April - 14.   

1322  Death of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275) on this day in history.   

1345  Death of Richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287) on this day in history.