14th August Historic events and Glories
The blog covers all the events and challenges that took place on 14th August
The important highlights and people of importance who made this day a memorable day are covered in the article.
What happened on 14 August? History and famous personalities
Event Year | International Events | Birth year | International Births |
2009 | Romania Bus and Train Collision
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1947 | Composer James Horner
American composer, conductor and orchestrator was born. He won numerous accolades. |
2007 | Iraq Suicide Bombers
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1947 | Novelist Danielle Steel
American writer was born. She is best known for her romance novels. She has written 179 books, including more than 146 novels. |
2005 | Plane Crash in Greece
Helios Airways Flight 522 crashed in the hills near Grammatiko, Greece, killing 121 passengers and crew on board. |
1910 | Cricketer Dudley Nourse
South African Test cricketer was born. He was captain of the South African team. |
1998 | New Oxford Dictionary Completed
“New Oxford Dictionary” is completed containing 350,000 words with contemporary meanings including the usage of words, political correctness, published by Oxford University Press. |
1945 | Actor Steve Martin
American actor, comedian, author, filmmaker, and musician was born. He earned Honoray Academy Award, Emmy, Grammy and American comedy awards, among other honors. |
1893 | Introduction of Motor Vehicle Registration
France became the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration with the passage of the Paris Police Ordinance. |
1947 | Singer Maddy Prior
English folk singer and dancer was born. She is best known as the lead vocalist of Steeleye Span. She was awarded with MBE in 2001. |
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History – Indian
Event Year | Indian Events | Birth year | Indian Births |
2010 | Indian schools closed due to Swine flu
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1957 | Actor Johnny Lever
Indian film actor and comedian was born. He has appeared in more than 300 Bollywood films and is one of the first stand-up comedians in India. |
2003 | Bus blew up killing 6 passengers
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1961 | Actor Mohnish Bahl
Indian film and television actor was born. He has appeared in more than 100 films. |
2001 | 35 Elephants died in Assam
In India, 15 wild elephants died in Nameri National Park in Assam state from an unknown disease. |
1923 | Writer Kuldip Nayar
Indian writer, journalist, syndicated columnist, human rights activist, author and former High Commissioner of India was born. |
2000 | Train Bombing in Uttar Pradesh
In India a train bombing in Uttar Pradesh killed 7 people and injured dozens. Pakistani agent were blamed. |
1968 | Cricketer Pravin Amre
Indian cricketer and coach was born. He was the coach of the India Under-19 cricket team and also appointed as talent scouts for Mumbai Indians. |
1996 | Poison Incident
In India police arrested a kitchen worker in a food-poisoning incident that traced to poisonous seeds. |
1983 | Singer Sunidhi Chauhan
Indian singer was born. She won Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent |
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