Hisdates•ComPage 8: Historical Events In August - 14
Tuesday, 19 August 2025
2005 On this day in history helios Airways Flight 522 crashes into a mountain in Greece, killing 121. 
2006 On this day in history a UN cease fire takes effect in the 2006 Lebanon War.
2007 At least 22 people are killed, and at least 39 missing, as a bridge collapses in the southeastern province of Hunan, China on August - 14.
2007 Multiple suicide bombings kill 572 people in Qahtaniya, northern Iraq on August - 14.
2007 On this day in history pakistan marks the 60th anniversary of their independence from the British Empire.
2012 46 people are killed and 80 injured after a series of suicide bombings in Afghanistan on this day in history.
2013 14 people are killed and 26 are injured by two roadside bombings in Baqubah, Iraq on this day in history.
2017 US President Donald Trump condemns racist violence at the White House after criticism of his earlier response to Charlottesville violence on this day in history.
2017 On this day in history cholera has now infected more than 500,000 people in Yemen and killed over 2,000 according to the World Health Organisation
2017 Parliamentary citizenship scandal deepens in Australia after Barnaby Joyce, Deputy PM revealed to be a New Zealand citizen on this day in history.
2017 On this day in history mudslide and flooding in Freetown, Sierra Leone kills over 500 with 600 missing
2018 2.3 million estimated Venezuelans have left crisis-hit Venezuela since 2015 according to the UN on this day in history.
2018 On this day in history italy's Morandi Bridge collapses in Genoa, taking 30 vehicles with it and killing 43
2018 On this day in history pennsylvania grand jury alleges 300 "predator priests" abused over 1000 children over 30 years and Catholic leaders covered it, up after 2-year investigation
2018 Part of the Morandi Bridge collapses after a violent storm in Genoa, Italy, causing 43 fatalities. Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio and transport minister Danilo Toninelli blame private company Autostrade per l'Italia on August - 14.
2019 On August - 14 pakistan PM Imran Khan strongly criticizes India for revoking Kashmir's special status and putting it under lockdown in address in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir
2019 On August - 14 the Dow Jones plunges more than 500 points, due to concerns over the yield curve inversion.
2021 A 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti, killing more than 2,100 people on this day in history.
2024 On this day in history the World Health Organization (WHO) declares mpox a public health emergency of international concern for the second time in two years, following the spread of the virus in African countries.
2024 The Constitutional Court of Thailand dismisses the Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for illegally appointing a minister to his cabinet who had a prison sentence.Paetongtarn Shinawatra succeeds him as Prime Minister of Thailand on August - 14.
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