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August 14

A look at August 14 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Fabrizio Donato and Steve Martin, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2021

    2021 Haiti earthquake

    A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes southwestern Haiti, killing at least 2,248 people and causing a humanitarian crisis.

    7.2-magnitude earthquake in Tiburon
  2. 2013

    Egypt

    Egypt declares a state of emergency as security forces kill hundreds of demonstrators supporting former president Mohamed Morsi.

    Country in Northeast Africa
  3. 2007

    Qahtaniyah bombings

    The Kahtaniya bombings kill at least 500 people.

    2007 suicide car bombings
  4. 2005

    Helios Airways Flight 522

    Helios Airways Flight 522, en route from Larnaca, Cyprus to Prague, Czech Republic via Athens, crashes in the hills near Grammatiko, Greece, killing 121 passengers and crew.

    2005 aviation accident in
  5. 1980

    Lech Wałęsa

    Lech Wałęsa leads strikes at the Gdańsk, Poland shipyards.

    President of Poland from
  6. 1971

    Bahrain

    Bahrain declares independence from Britain.

    Country in West Asia
  7. 1941

    World War II

    World War II: Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt sign the Atlantic Charter of war stating postwar aims.

    1939–1945 global conflict
  8. 1914

    World War I

    World War I: Start of the Battle of Lorraine, an unsuccessful French offensive.

    1914–1918 global conflict
  9. 1816

    Tristan da Cunha

    The United Kingdom formally annexes the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, administering the islands from the Cape Colony in South Africa.

    Group of islands in
  10. 1720

    Villasur expedition

    The Spanish military Villasur expedition is defeated by Pawnee and Otoe warriors near present-day Columbus, Nebraska.

    1720 Spanish expedition in
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Famous birthday twins

Born on August 14

Fabrizio Donato

b. 1976

Italian triple jumper

Steve Martin

b. 1945

American actor, comedian, musician, producer, and screenwriter

Tracy Caldwell Dyson

b. 1969

American chemist and astronaut

Mila Kunis

b. 1983

Ukrainian-American actress

Kofi Kingston

b. 1981

Ghanaian-American wrestler

Hans Christian Ørsted

b. 1777

Danish physicist and chemist

Doc Holliday

b. 1851

American dentist and gambler

Cosimo III de' Medici

b. 1642

Grand Duke of Tuscany

Deaths

  • 2004Czesław Miłosz, Polish-born American novelist, essayist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 2003Helmut Rahn, German footballer
  • 1956Bertolt Brecht, German poet, playwright, and director
  • 1167Rainald of Dassel, Italian archbishop
  • 1040Duncan I of Scotland, King of Alba from 1034 to 1040
  • 582Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine emperor

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Arnold of Soissons
  • —Christian feast day: Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia
  • —Christian feast day: Eusebius of Rome
  • —Christian feast day: Jonathan Myrick Daniels (Episcopal Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Maximilian Kolbe
  • —National Navajo Code Talkers Day is a holiday in the United States honoring Navajo code talkers in the military.
  • —Falklands Day is the celebration of the first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis in 1592.
  • —Independence Day celebrates the independence of Pakistan from the United Kingdom in 1947.

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