On This Day: 14 August

14 August in Indian history

• 1947Pakistan gains independence from the British Empire as the Dominion of Pakistan, due to the partition of India.India
• 1842American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida.India

14 August in world history

• 2021A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes southwestern Haiti, killing at least 2,248 people and causing a humanitarian crisis.
• 2015The U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba re-opens after 54 years of being closed when Cuba–United States relations were broken off.
• 2013Security forces raided two camps of supporters of the ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in Cairo, leading to the deaths of at least 595 civilians.
• 2010The inaugural edition of the Youth Olympic Games opened in Singapore for athletes aged between 14 and 18.
• 2006Lebanon War: A ceasefire takes effect three days after the United Nations Security Council's approval of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, formally ending hostilities between Lebanon and Israel.
• 2005Helios Airways Flight 522 crashed into a mountain north of Marathon, Greece, killing all 121 people on board.
• 1975The Rocky Horror Picture Show premiered in London, the first in its record-breaking run in cinemas, which continues in limited release.
• 1969The Troubles: British troops are deployed in Northern Ireland as political and sectarian violence breaks out, marking the start of the 37-year Operation Banner.
• 1941After a secret meeting in Newfoundland, British prime minister Winston Churchill and U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the Atlantic Charter, establishing a vision for a post–World War II world.
• 1893France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration.
• 1888One of the first recordings of music, of Arthur Sullivan's "The Lost Chord", was played at a press conference in London to introduce Thomas Edison's phonograph.
• 1848Oregon Territory is organized by act of Congress.
• 1791Slaves from plantations in Saint-Domingue hold a Vodou ceremony led by houngan Dutty Boukman at Bois Caïman, marking the start of the Haitian Revolution.
• 1784Russian colonization of North America: Awa'uq Massacre: The Russian fur trader Grigory Shelikhov storms a Kodiak Island Alutiit refuge rock on Sitkalidak Island, killing 500+ Alutiit.
• 1720The Spanish Villasur expedition, intended to slow the progress of French influence on the Great Plains of North America, ended in failure when it was ambushed by Pawnee and Otoe forces.
• 1264War of Saint Sabas: A Genoese fleet captured or sank most of the ships of a Venetian trade convoy off the Albanian coast.

Born on 14 August

• 1959Magic Johnson, American basketball player and coach
• 1954Stanley A. McChrystal, American general
• 1931Frederic Raphael, American journalist, author, and screenwriter
• 1916Frank and John Craighead, American naturalists (twins, Frank d. 2001, John d. 2016)
• 1895Amaza Lee Meredith, American architect (died 1984)
• 1552Paolo Sarpi, Italian writer (died 1623)

Died on 14 August

• 2012Vilasrao Deshmukh, Indian lawyer and politician, Chief Minister of Maharashtra (born 1945)India
• 1963Clifford Odets, American director, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1906)
• 1852Margaret Taylor, First Lady of the United States (born 1788)
• 1716Madre María Rosa, Capuchin nun from Spain, to Peru (born 1660)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 14 August in history?

2021: A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes southwestern Haiti, killing at least 2,248 people and causing a humanitarian crisis. 2015: The U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba re-opens after 54 years of being closed when Cuba–United States relations were broken off. 2013: Security forces raided two camps of supporters of the ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in Cairo, leading to the deaths of at least 595 civilians. 2010: The inaugural edition of the Youth Olympic Games opened in Singapore for athletes aged between 14 and 18.

What happened on 14 August in Indian history?

1947: Pakistan gains independence from the British Empire as the Dominion of Pakistan, due to the partition of India. 1842: American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida.

Which famous people were born on 14 August?

Magic Johnson, American basketball player and coach (1959); Stanley A. McChrystal, American general (1954); Frederic Raphael, American journalist, author, and screenwriter (1931); Frank and John Craighead, American naturalists (twins, Frank d. 2001, John d. 2016) (1916).

Which day is observed on 14 August?

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.; Partition Horrors Remembrance Day commemorates the victims and sufferings of people during the Partition of India in 1947..