April 14th, 1894

Born on April 14th, 1894

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What happened on April 14th, 1894?

April 14th, 1894

The first ever commercial motion picture house opens in New York City, United States. It uses ten Kinetoscopes, devices for peep-show viewing of films.

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What else happened on April 14th?

April 14th, 2014

Boko Haram militants kidnapped 276 schoolgirls from a government secondary school in the town of Chibok, Nigeria.

April 14th, 1999

A storm dropped around 500,000 tonnes of hailstones on Sydney (examples pictured) and the east coast of New South Wales, causing about A$2.3 billion in damages, the costliest natural disaster in Australian insurance history.

April 14th, 1994

Iraqi no-fly zones conflict: In a friendly-fire incident during Operation Provide Comfort, two U.S. Air Force aircraft mistakenly shot down two U.S. Army helicopters over northern Iraq, killing 26 people.

April 14th, 1983

Let's Dance, English musician David Bowie's best-selling album, was released.

April 14th, 1970

After an oxygen tank aboard Apollo 13 exploded, disabling the spacecraft's electrical and life-support systems, astronaut Jack Swigert reported: "Houston, we've had a problem here" (audio featured).

April 14th, 1967

After leading a military coup three months earlier, Gnassingbé Eyadéma installed himself as President of Togo, a post that he held until 2005.

April 14th, 1945

World War II: The German town of Friesoythe was razed by the 4th Canadian Division on the orders of Major General Christopher Vokes.

April 14th, 1944

The freighter Fort Stikine, carrying cotton bales, gold and ammunition, exploded in the harbour of Bombay, India, sinking surrounding ships and causing about 800 deaths.

April 14th, 1935

Dust Bowl: A severe dust storm swept across Oklahoma and northern Texas, removing an estimated 300 million tons of topsoil from the prairies.

April 14th, 1909

Following a reactionary military revolt against the Committee of Union and Progress, a mob began a massacre of Armenian Christians in the Adana Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.

April 14th, 1908

The first Hauser Dam in the U.S. state of Montana failed, causing severe flooding and damage downstream.

April 14th, 1865

Actor and Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth fatally shot U.S. president Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.

April 14th, 1471

Wars of the Roses: The Yorkists under Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians at the Battle of Barnet, killing Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick.

April 14th, 0966

Polish ruler Mieszko I converted to Christianity, an event considered to be the founding of the Polish state.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 14th

Born on April 14th, 1894

50

Fritz Thiele

German resistance member

*April 14th, 1894, Berlin †September 4th, 1944, Plötzensee Prison

67

Cristóbal de Losada y Puga

Peruvian mathematician

*April 14th, 1894, New York City †August 30th, 1961, Lima

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 14th?

65

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

Indian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891–1956)

*April 14th, 1891, Bhim Janmabhoomi †December 6th, 1956, Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial

89

Egil Monn-Iversen

Norwegian composer, conductor and producer

*April 14th, 1928, Oslo †July 7th, 2017, Oslo

96

John Gielgud

British actor and theatre director

*April 14th, 1904, South Kensington †May 21st, 2000, Wotton House

57

Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger

Nazi leader (1890-1947)

*April 14th, 1890, Zielonowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship †April 25th, 1947, Nuremberg

95

Thomas Schelling

American economist (1921-2016)

*April 14th, 1921, Oakland †December 13th, 2016, Bethesda

29

Niklas Stark

German footballer

*April 14th, 1995, Neustadt an der Aisch

89

Erich von Däniken

Swiss writer

*April 14th, 1935, Zofingen

87

Bradford Dillman

American actor (1930–2018)

*April 14th, 1930, San Francisco †January 16th, 2018, Santa Barbara

84

Mary Marquet

French actress (1895-1979)

*April 14th, 1895, Saint Petersburg †August 29th, 1979, 18th arrondissement of Paris

64

Brad Garrett

American actor and stand-up comedian

*April 14th, 1960, Woodland Hills

82

Margaret Alva

Governor of the Indian state of Rajasthan

*April 14th, 1942, Mangaluru

64

François Duvalier

40th President of the Republic of Haiti (1907-1971)

*April 14th, 1907, Port-au-Prince †April 21st, 1971, Port-au-Prince

95

Lydia Clarke

American actress and photographer (1923-2018)

*April 14th, 1923, Two Rivers †September 3rd, 2018, Santa Monica

86

Arnold J. Toynbee

British historian (1889–1975)

*April 14th, 1889, London †October 22nd, 1975, York

61

José Domínguez Echenique

Chilean politician (1900-1961)

*April 14th, 1900, Santiago †August 9th, 1961, Santiago

66

Dominique Baudis

French political figure and journalist (1947-2014)

*April 14th, 1947, 9th arrondissement of Paris †April 10th, 2014, Val-de-Grâce

70

Lee Tracy

American actor (1898-1968)

*April 14th, 1898, Atlanta †October 18th, 1968, Santa Monica

81

Robert Doisneau

French photographer

*April 14th, 1912, Gentilly †April 1st, 1994, Montrouge

84

Julie Christie

British actress (born 1940)

*April 14th, 1940, Chabua

49

Tino Chrupalla

German politician

*April 14th, 1975, Weißwasser

Same year
Born in 1894

70

Otto Grotewohl

German politician (1894–1964)

*March 11th, 1894, Brunswick †September 21st, 1964, East Berlin

91

Emil Forrer

Swiss linguist (1894-1986)

*February 19th, 1894, Strasbourg †January 10th, 1986, San Salvador

49

Nels Nelsen

Canadian ski jumper

*June 3rd, 1894, Salangen †June 3rd, 1943, Field

77

Nikita Khrushchev

First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964

*April 3rd, 1894, Kalinovka †September 11th, 1971, Moscow

69

Aldous Huxley

English writer and philosopher (1894–1963)

*July 26th, 1894, Godalming †November 22nd, 1963, Los Angeles

66

Fritz Taeger

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 1st, 1894, Osten †August 15th, 1960, Marburg

84

Norman Rockwell

American painter and illustrator (1894–1978)

*February 3rd, 1894, New York City †November 8th, 1978, Stockbridge

43

Bessie Smith

American blues singer (1894–1937)

*April 15th, 1894, Chattanooga †September 26th, 1937, Clarksdale

63

Norma Talmadge

American actress and film producer (1894–1957)

*May 2nd, 1894, Jersey City †December 24th, 1957, Las Vegas

89

Pyotr Kapitsa

Soviet physicist

*June 26th, 1894, Kronstadt †April 8th, 1984, Moscow

27

Lothar von Richthofen

German flying ace (1894–1922)

*September 27th, 1894, Wrocław †July 4th, 1922, Fuhlsbüttel

91

Paul Costello

American rower

*December 27th, 1894, Philadelphia †April 17th, 1986, Philadelphia

72

Samuel Eichelbaum

Argentine writer (1894-1967)

*November 14th, 1894, Villa Domínguez †May 4th, 1967, Buenos Aires

36

Umberto Maddalena

Italian officer and aviator (1894-1931)

*December 14th, 1894, Bottrighe †March 19th, 1931, Tirrenia

79

John Ford

American film director (1894–1973)

*February 1st, 1894, Cape Elizabeth †August 31st, 1973, Palm Desert

69

Norbert Wiener

American mathematician, scientist in cybernetics and artificial intelligence (1894–1964)

*November 26th, 1894, Columbia †March 18th, 1964, Stockholm

68

Georg Ulrich Handke

German politician and diplomat (1894-1962)

*April 22nd, 1894, Hanau †September 7th, 1962, East Berlin

93

Rudolf Heß

German Nazi leader and Reich Minister without Portfolio (1894–1987)

*April 26th, 1894, Alexandria †August 17th, 1987, Spandau Prison

92

Harold Macmillan

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963

*February 10th, 1894, Chelsea †December 29th, 1986, Sussex

73

Basil Sydney

English actor (1894-1968)

*April 23rd, 1894, Essex †January 10th, 1968, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1894 is a normal year and no leap year.

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