April 14th, 1970

Born on April 14th, 1970

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What happened on April 14th, 1970?

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).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13

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, 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.

April 14th, 2023

The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency.

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

Born on April 14th, 1970

54

Emre Altuğ

Turkish singer and actor (1970-)

*April 14th, 1970, Levent

54

Martin Matte

Canadian actor

*April 14th, 1970, Laval

54

Josh Miller

American football player (born 1970)

*April 14th, 1970, Queens

54

Shizuka Kudō

Japanese musical artist

*April 14th, 1970, Tokyo

54

Martín Sabbatella

Argentine politician

*April 14th, 1970, Morón

54

Huang Xiaomin

Chinese swimmer

*April 14th, 1970, Qiqihar

34

Richard Sainct

French racing driver

*April 14th, 1970, Saint-Affrique †September 29th, 2004, Egypt

54

Klayton

Electronic rock multi-musician

*April 14th, 1970, New York City

54

Steve Avery

American professional baseball player, pitcher

*April 14th, 1970, Trenton

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

89

Egil Monn-Iversen

Norwegian composer, conductor and producer

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

29

Niklas Stark

German footballer

*April 14th, 1995, Neustadt an der Aisch

51

Adrien Brody

American actor

*April 14th, 1973, Woodhaven

64

Brad Garrett

American actor and stand-up comedian

*April 14th, 1960, Woodland Hills

56

Nicolas Pothier

French comics artist

*April 14th, 1968, Poitiers

50

Laura Tonke

German actress

*April 14th, 1974, West Berlin

49

Tino Chrupalla

German politician

*April 14th, 1975, Weißwasser

48

Georgeta Damian

Romanian rower

*April 14th, 1976, Dracșani

58

Lloyd Owen

British actor

*April 14th, 1966, Charing Cross

47

Sarah Michelle Gellar

American actress

*April 14th, 1977, New York City

48

Santiago Abascal Conde

Absurd and useless Spanish politician and leader of the VOX party

*April 14th, 1976, Bilbao

89

Erich von Däniken

Swiss writer

*April 14th, 1935, Zofingen

65

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

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

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

82

Margaret Alva

Governor of the Indian state of Rajasthan

*April 14th, 1942, Mangaluru

35

Joe Haden

American football player (born 1989)

*April 14th, 1989, Fort Washington

55

Lydia R. Diamond

American playwright

*April 14th, 1969, Detroit

95

Thomas Schelling

American economist (1921-2016)

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

53

Gregg Zaun

American baseball player

*April 14th, 1971, Glendale

37

Steven Holcomb

American bobsledder

*April 14th, 1980, Park City †May 6th, 2017, Lake Placid

56

Anthony Michael Hall

American actor, producer and director

*April 14th, 1968, West Roxbury

Same year
Born in 1970

53

Malena Ernman

Swedish opera singer

*November 4th, 1970, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

54

Allan Fung

American politician in Rhode Island (born 1970)

*February 23rd, 1970, Providence

53

Shanti Roney

Swedish actor

*November 24th, 1970, Spånga

54

Mia X

American rapper

*January 9th, 1970, New Orleans

53

Mehmet Scholl

German association football player and manager

*October 16th, 1970, Karlsruhe

54

Gil Young-ah

South Korean badminton player

*April 11th, 1970, Ansan

46

Toby Smith

British musician (1970-2017)

*October 29th, 1970, London †April 11th, 2017, London

53

Melania Trump

First Lady of the United States (2017–2021), model, and businesswoman

*April 26th, 1970, Novo Mesto

54

Simon Pegg

English actor (born 1970)

*February 14th, 1970, Brockworth

54

Lara Fabian

Belgian and Canadian singer and songwriter

*January 9th, 1970, Etterbeek

53

Colin Lawrence

Actor

*September 7th, 1970, London

53

Ethan Hawke

American actor and writer (b. 1970)

*November 6th, 1970, Austin

54

Ardy Wiranata

Badminton player

*February 10th, 1970, Jakarta

53

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

54

Rachel Weisz

British-American actress

*March 7th, 1970, Westminster

53

Nikolai Zuyev

Badminton player

*May 7th, 1970, Dnipro

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

53

Sandra Dimbour

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1970, Saint-Denis

53

Uma Thurman

American actress (born 1970)

*April 29th, 1970, Boston

53

Ted Cruz

United States Senator from Texas since 2013

*December 22nd, 1970, Calgary

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No: With 365 days 1970 is a normal year and no leap year.

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