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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