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


A bus and train collided in Romania after the bus driver ignored the stop signals at the train crossing, killing over ten people and injuring others.

1947 Composer James Horner

American composer, conductor and orchestrator was born.  He won numerous accolades.

2007 Iraq Suicide Bombers 


Four suicide bombers attacked on villages of the Kurdish religious sect, the Yazidi that injured over 1,000 people and leaving 796 people dead.

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 


In Indian Kashmir fresh clashes erupted between anti-India protesters and security forces, where 55 demonstrators died during two months of unrest.

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


In northeast India, few rebels blew up a bus on the main highway, killing 6 passengers.

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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