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April 14

April 14 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1906 and 2024. The first meeting of the Azusa Street Revival, which will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement, is held in Los Angeles.

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Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed July 13, 2026

What happened on April 14?

April 14 is the 104th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1906 and 2024. Famous people born on April 14 include John Shea, Philip III of Spain and Christiaan Huygens.

The shape of the day

As calendar dates go, April 14 keeps a short memory — its record stays close to the present. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where politics and nation-building recur.

Aries is the sign for April 14 — read more on the Aries page, or see April's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on April 14

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Regions of Ruin: Runegate
  • Game Replaced
  • Game Dosa Divas
  • Game Windrose
  • TV Margo's Got Money Troubles

2025

  • Game Forever Skies

2023

  • TV Pokémon Horizons

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1906

    Azusa Street Revival

    The first meeting of the Azusa Street Revival, which will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement, is held in Los Angeles.

  2. 1908

    Hauser Dam

    Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1 m) high downstream.

  3. 1940

    World War II

    World War II: Royal Marines land in Namsos, Norway, preceding a larger force which will arrive two days later.

  4. 1967

    Gnassingbé Eyadéma

    Gnassingbé Eyadéma overthrows Nicolas Grunitzky and installs himself as the new President of Togo, a title he will hold for the next 38 years.

  5. 1978

    1978 Georgian demonstrations

    Tbilisi demonstrations: Thousands of Georgians demonstrate against Soviet attempts to change the constitutional status of the Georgian language.

  6. 1991

    Georgia (country)

    The Republic of Georgia introduces the post of President following its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.

  7. 1999

    1999 Sydney hailstorm

    A severe hailstorm strikes Sydney, Australia causing A$2.3 billion in insured damages, the most costly natural disaster in Australian history.

  8. 2002

    Venezuela

    Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez returns to office two days after being ousted and arrested by the country's military.

  9. 2005

    Oregon Supreme Court

    The Oregon Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples a year earlier by Multnomah County.

  10. 2024

    2024 Persian Gulf floods

    Flooding in the Persian Gulf starts, killing 19 in Oman.

Famous birthday twins

Born on April 14

John Shea

b. 1949

American actor and director

Philip III of Spain

b. 1578

King of Spain and Portugal from 1598 to 1621

Christiaan Huygens

b. 1629

Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist

Averroes

b. 1126

Andalusian Arab physician and philosopher

Erwin Hoffer

b. 1987

Austrian footballer

Moritz Schlick

b. 1882

German-Austrian physicist and philosopher

Efim Bogoljubow

b. 1889

Russian-German chess grandmaster

Peter Behrens

b. 1868

German architect, designed the AEG turbine factory

Deaths

  • 2021Bernie Madoff
  • 1986Simone de Beauvoir
  • 1935Emmy Noether
  • 1917L. L. Zamenhof
  • 1792Maximilian Hell
  • 1759George Frideric Handel

Holidays & observances

  • —Ambedkar Jayanti (India)
  • —Bengali New Year (Bangladesh)
  • —Black Day (South Korea)
  • —Cake and Cunnilingus Day
  • —Christian feast day: Anthony, John, and Eustathius
  • —Christian feast day: Bénézet
  • —Christian feast day: Henry Beard Delany (U.S. Episcopal Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Domnina of Terni

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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