Historical Events In April - 14

1989  Lance Pierre, cricketer (Test WI v Engl 1948, DNB, 7 overs 0-28), dies on April - 14.   

1990  On April - 14 martin Kessel, writer, dies on 89th birthday   

1992  On April - 14 "Guys & Dolls" opens at Martin Beck theater on Broadway   

1992  On this day in history uAW ends 5 month strike against Caterpillar Inc   

1992  On this day in history uN imposes embargo against Libya takes effect   

1992  David Miller, dies of cancer at 82 on April - 14.   

1993  Jo Boer, Dutch painter/writer/author (Heir, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1994  Selometsi Baholo, vice-premier of Lesotho, murdered on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history brian Coffey, poet, dies at 89   

1996  On this day in history benjamin "Zik" Azikiwe Nnamdi, politician, dies at 91   

2007  On April - 14 retired chess champion Garry Kasparov is detained in Moscow for participating in a banned mar. United States President George W. Bush with Virginia Tech Student Government Association President James Tyger after his speech at the school's convocation.apr 16 - 32 people are killed in the Virginia Tech massacre on the premises of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia.   

2010  On this day in history volcanic ash from one of several eruptions beneath Eyjafjallajökull, an ice cap in Iceland, begins to disrupt air traffic across northern and western Europe.   

2013  On April - 14 20 people are killed in attacks in Mogadishu, Somalia   

2017  On this day in history meethotamulla rubbish dump collapses onto houses in Colombo, Sri Lanka killing 26   

2017  "The Fate of the Furious" directed by F. Gary Gray, starring Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson opens worldwide - highest-grossing weekend at $532 million on this day in history.   

2018  National Gardening Day, since 2018 and according to the National Day Calendar on this day in history.   

2018  Beyoncé is the first black woman to headline the Coachella Music Festival, her performance on this day the most-watched performance ever on YouTube on April - 14.   

2018  US, UK and French forces carry out airstrikes on sites associated with Syria's chemical weapons program, in response to Douma gas attack on April - 14.   

2018  On April - 14 syrian Civil War: The United States, the United Kingdom and France order the bombing of Syrian military bases in response to the sarin attack allegedly by the Bashar al-Assad regime on civilians in Ghouta.   

2019  83rd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Tiger Woods wins his 5th Masters title by 1 stroke from Xander Schauffele, Dustin Johnson & Brooks Koepka; Woods' 15th major and first in 11 years on this day in history.   

2020  On this day in history barack Obama endorses his former Vice President Joe Biden for president   

2020  PM Narendra Modi extends India's coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown until May 3 on April - 14.   

2020  [COVID-19 pandemic] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it expects the world economy to shrink 3%, the worst contraction since the Great Depression of the 1930s on April - 14.   

2020  On April - 14 [COVID-19 pandemic] U.S. president Donald Trump announces that the U.S. will suspend funding towards the World Health Organization (WHO) pending an investigation of its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and its relationship with China.   

2023  Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to search for life in the Jovian system, with an expected arrival date of 2031 on April - 14.   

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1336  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374)   

1572  Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born on April - 14.   

1578  On this day in history birth of philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621)   

1592  On this day in history birth of abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher   

1629  Christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings) was born on this day in history.   

1668  Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.   

1676  Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer was born on this day in history.   

1710  On this day in history birth of marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer   

0711  On April - 14 childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27   

0911  Sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies on April - 14.   

1099  On this day in history death of conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death   

1132  On this day in history death of mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076)   

1240  Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies on this day in history.   

1279  On this day in history death of boleslaus of Greater Poland   

1322  On April - 14 death of bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275)   

1345  Death of Richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287) on April - 14.