Page 8: Historical Events In April - 14

1989  Lance Pierre, cricketer (Test WI v Engl 1948, DNB, 7 overs 0-28), dies on this day in history.   

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

1992  On this day in history "Guys & Dolls" opens at Martin Beck theater on Broadway   

1992  UAW ends 5 month strike against Caterpillar Inc on this day in history.   

1992  UN imposes embargo against Libya takes effect on April - 14.   

1992  On April - 14 david Miller, dies of cancer at 82   

1993  On this day in history jo Boer, Dutch painter/writer/author (Heir, dies at 85   

1994  On April - 14 selometsi Baholo, vice-premier of Lesotho, murdered   

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

1996  Benjamin "Zik" Azikiwe Nnamdi, politician, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

2007  On this day in history 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  Volcanic ash from one of several eruptions beneath Eyjafjallajökull, an ice cap in Iceland, begins to disrupt air traffic across northern and western Europe on this day in history.   

2013  On this day in history 20 people are killed in attacks in Mogadishu, Somalia   

2017  Meethotamulla rubbish dump collapses onto houses in Colombo, Sri Lanka killing 26 on April - 14.   

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

2018  On this day in history national Gardening Day, since 2018 and according to the National Day Calendar   

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  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 on April - 14.   

2019  On April - 14 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   

2020  On April - 14 barack Obama endorses his former Vice President Joe Biden for president   

2020  On this day in history pM Narendra Modi extends India's coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown until May 3   

2020  On April - 14 [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.   

2020  [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 on this day in history.   

2023  On this day in history 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.   

2024  On this day in history 88th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: World #1 golfer Scottie Scheffler beats Sweden's Ludvig Åberg by 4 strokes for his second Masters win in 3 years   

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1336  On April - 14 birth of emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374)   

1572  On April - 14 birth of adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632)   

1578  Philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621) was born on April - 14.   

1592  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher was born on April - 14.   

1629  Christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings) was born on April - 14.   

1668  Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741) was born on April - 14.   

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

1710  Marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer was born on April - 14.   

0711  Childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27 on this day in history.   

0911  On April - 14 sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies   

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

1132  On April - 14 death of mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076)   

1240  Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies on April - 14.   

1279  On April - 14 death of boleslaus of Greater Poland   

1322  Death of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275) on this day in history.   

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