On this day: April 14
Events
Battle of AdrianopleApril 14, 1205 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of BarnetApril 14, 1471 · Wars & Conflicts
Chincha Islands WarApril 14, 1864 – 1866 · Wars & Conflicts
1895 Ljubljana earthquakeApril 14, 1895 · Geography
Founding of BPApril 14, 1909 · Companies
Second Spanish RepublicApril 14, 1931 – April 1, 1939 · World History- Release of Lenin in PolandApril 14, 1966 · Film
- Release of Iron MaidenApril 14, 1980 · Music
- Release of British SteelApril 14, 1980 · Music
- Release of Let's DanceApril 14, 1983 · Music
- Release of Say Anything...April 14, 1989 · Film
Release of DaikatanaApril 14, 2000 · Gaming
Release of Postal 2April 14, 2003 · Gaming
Release of Scary Movie 4April 14, 2006 · Film
2008 Italian general electionApril 14, 2008 · Politics
Launch of Wizarding World DigitalApril 14, 2012 · Internet
Release of Mortal Kombat XApril 14, 2015 · Gaming- Release of HandwrittenApril 14, 2015 · Music
Release of The Fate of the FuriousApril 14, 2017 · Film- Release of DAMN.April 14, 2017 · Music
- Release of K.G.F: Chapter 2April 14, 2022 · Film
- Release of 72 SeasonsApril 14, 2023 · Music
Born on this day
AverroesApril 14, 1126 – December 10, 1198 · Science
Christiaan HuygensApril 14, 1629 – July 8, 1695 · Technology
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of PortlandApril 14, 1738 – October 30, 1809 · Politics
Giuseppe ValadierApril 14, 1762 – February 1, 1839 · Culture
Friedrich von AmerlingApril 14, 1803 – January 14, 1887 · Art
George GreyApril 14, 1812 – September 19, 1898 · Exploration
Marie of Saxe-AltenburgApril 14, 1818 – January 9, 1907 · Music
Gerhard Friedrich RohlfsApril 14, 1831 – June 2, 1896 · Exploration
Meijer de HaanApril 14, 1852 – October 24, 1895 · Art
Peter BehrensApril 14, 1868 – February 27, 1940 · Culture
Annie Scott Dill MaunderApril 14, 1868 – September 15, 1947 · Science
Luigi CarneraApril 14, 1875 – July 30, 1962 · Science
Moritz SchlickApril 14, 1882 – June 22, 1936 · Culture
Maggie LaubserApril 14, 1886 – May 17, 1973 · Art
Arnold J. ToynbeeApril 14, 1889 – October 22, 1975 · Culture
B. R. AmbedkarApril 14, 1891 – December 6, 1956 · Art
Olga ChekhovaApril 14, 1897 – March 9, 1980 · Film- Henry CorbinApril 14, 1903 – October 7, 1978 · Culture
Thomas SchellingApril 14, 1921 – December 13, 2016 · Politics
Ali Akbar KhanApril 14, 1922 – June 18, 2009 · Music- Mary Warnock, Baroness WarnockApril 14, 1924 – March 20, 2019 · Culture
Rod SteigerApril 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002 · Film
Alan MacDiarmidApril 14, 1927 – February 7, 2007 · Science
William E. ThorntonApril 14, 1929 – January 11, 2021 · Space
Gerry AndersonApril 14, 1929 – December 26, 2012 · Film
Loretta LynnApril 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022 · Music
Yuri OganessianApril 14, 1933 – present · Science
Fredric JamesonApril 14, 1934 – September 22, 2024 · Culture
Arun Manilal GandhiApril 14, 1934 – May 2, 2023 · Culture
Julie ChristieApril 14, 1940 – present · Film- Gerald CohenApril 14, 1941 – August 5, 2009 · Culture
Valentin LebedevApril 14, 1942 – present · Space
Ritchie BlackmoreApril 14, 1945 – present · Music
John SheaApril 14, 1949 – present · Film
Francis CollinsApril 14, 1950 – present · Science
Péter EsterházyApril 14, 1950 – July 14, 2016 · Music
Greg WinterApril 14, 1951 – present · Science
Julian Lloyd WebberApril 14, 1951 – present · Music
Pyotr MamonovApril 14, 1951 – July 15, 2021 · Film
Eric TsangApril 14, 1953 – present · Film
Katsuhiro OtomoApril 14, 1954 – present · Film
Viktor VekselbergApril 14, 1957 – present · Science
Mikhail PletnevApril 14, 1957 – present · Music
Lothaire BluteauApril 14, 1957 – present · Film
Peter CapaldiApril 14, 1958 – present · Film
Robert CarlyleApril 14, 1961 – present · Film
Vinnie MooreApril 14, 1964 – present · Music
Alexandre JardinApril 14, 1965 – present · Film
James GrayApril 14, 1969 – present · Film
Adrien BrodyApril 14, 1973 – present · Film
Quentin DupieuxApril 14, 1974 – present · Film
Rob McElhenneyApril 14, 1977 – present · Film
Claire CoffeeApril 14, 1980 – present · Film
Graham PhillipsApril 14, 1993 – present · Film