August 14

Events

 * - and the  clan take the young  and the  and flee to western  to escape pursuit by the  clan. (Traditional : Twenty-fifth Day of the Seventh Month of the Second Year of ).
 * - : -  forces commanded by  and his   defeat the  army of.
 * - : -  forces under,  of , defeat an  expeditionary force under.
 * - Ceremony at Bois Caiman, Haiti; Haitian Revolution begins.
 * - : ends, with the  forced from  to.
 * - The meteorite, a 2.3  chondrite-type  strikes near the town of  in,.
 * - organized by  of.
 * -, the most famous landmark in , , completed.
 * - first  is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
 * - introduces motor vehicle registration.
 * - The town of Anosimena is captured by troops from  defenders in.
 * - A joint European-ese- force occupies, in a campaign to end the bloody  in.
 * - The first claimed, by in his.
 * - First held in,.
 * - leaders  of  among leading candidates to fill the vacancy left by 's death.
 * -  invade  to support the -backed government installed there after  resigned three years earlier.
 * -, later is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by ).
 * - The original  Powerhouse is completed and goes on line.
 * - Loggers cause a in the  of, later known as the first forest fire of the . It is extinguished on , after destroying.
 * -  Act passes, creating a government pension system for the retired.
 * - is hanged in,  in the last public.
 * - The beginning of of the  and  in general, when 6 Imperial Japanese  bombers were shot down by the  while raiding Chinese air bases, hence, 14 August has thus become acknoledged and celebrated as Chinese Air Force Day.
 * - -  and  sign the  of war stating postwar aims.
 * - accepts the Allied  in  and the  records the  ( in ).
 * - gains  from the   under the  of  and joins the.
 * -  declares participation in offshore  illegal.
 * - troops deploy in.
 * - An  crashes during takeoff from, killing 156.
 * - comes into effect in
 * - The ese  is legally recognized. PAI-Rénovation thus becomes the third legal party in the country.
 * - leads strikes at,  shipyards.
 * -, the known as "", is captured.
 * - in the northeast  and.
 * - crashes north of, killing the 121 on board.
 * - The cease fire goes into effect.
 * - The kills at least 400 people.

Births

 * -, (d. )
 * -, daughter of (d. )
 * -, English-born poet (d. )
 * -, Rhode Island colonist (d. )
 * -, English classical scholar (d. )
 * -, Archbishop of Paris (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, English statesman (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * -, daughter of king (d.)
 * 1727  -, daughter of king  (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * 1777  -, Danish physicist (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, German psychologist (d. )
 * -, member of the (d. )
 * -, American gambler and dentist (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * -, Italian mathematician (d. )
 * -, Belgian mathematician (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * 1867  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, King of Serbia (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, English art historian (d. )
 * -, Greek actor (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * -, Indian yogi (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, Co-Owner of the New York Giants (d. )
 * -, French conductor
 * -, American columnist
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1926  -, French comic-strip author (d. )
 * 1926  -, Italian film director
 * -, Nigerian boxer (d. )
 * -, American baseball manager
 * -, Swiss chemist and
 * -, American football player
 * -, American musician
 * -, American musician
 * 1941  -, American singer
 * -, American football coach
 * -, American comedian
 * 1945  -, German-born film director
 * -, American actor
 * 1946  -, American actress
 * 1946  -, American musician
 * -, American novelist
 * -, American wrestler
 * 1950  -, American cartoonist
 * -, American musician and cartoonist
 * -, American actor
 * 1952  -, American swimmer
 * -, American composer
 * 1953  -, American computer game author
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American race car driver
 * 1956  -, American guitarist
 * -, American wrestler (d. )
 * 1957  -, Australian politician
 * -, American actress
 * 1959  -, American basketball player
 * -, English soprano
 * 1960  -, Italian soprano
 * -, American actress
 * 1961  -, American wrestler (d. )
 * -, American scriptwriter
 * -, French actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * 1968  -, Northern Irish golfer
 * 1968  -, English actor
 * 1968  -, Greek-Canadian cartoonist
 * -, American hip-hop DJ (d. )
 * 1969  -, Danish footballer
 * -, Czech tennis player
 * -, Italian actor
 * -, Canadian make-up artist
 * -, Mexican footballer
 * 1973  -, Japanese game developer and composer
 * 1973  -, Nigerian footballer
 * 1973  -, Australian swimmer
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1974  -, Scottish musician
 * 1974  -, American actor
 * 1974  -, American singer
 * -, American actor
 * 1976  -, Canadian actor
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Greek footballer
 * 1978  -, Australian actress
 * -, Australian athlete
 * -, American football player
 * 1980  -, Spanish flamenco singer
 * -, English footballer
 * 1981  -, American football player
 * -, Ukrainian-born tennis player
 * 1983  -, Ukrainian-born actress
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1984  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, German footballer
 * -, American gymnast
 * -, Syrian singer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player

Deaths

 * -, Archbishop of Cologne
 * -, Japanese shogun (b. )
 * -, English soldier (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Japanese warlord (b. )
 * -, Irish rebel (b. )
 * -, French Protestant leader (b. )
 * -, English composer (b. )
 * -, German physician (b. )
 * -, Irish-born painter (b. )
 * -, French geologist (b. )
 * -, French zoologist (b. )
 * -, American officer of the (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, British artist (b. )
 * -, ps. , German writer, poet (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Australian cricketer (b. )
 * -, French chemist, (b. )
 * 1941  - Saint, Polish martyr (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, American newspaper magnate (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, German writer (b. )
 * -, French physicist, (b. )
 * 1958  -, German diplomat (b.)
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, British racing driver (b. )
 * -, French actor (b. )
 * 1972  -, American actor (b. )
 * 1972  -, French author (b. )
 * -, British writer (b. )
 * -, Canadian actress and model (b. )
 * -, Austrian conductor (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * 1984  -, English playwright (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, South African singer (b. )
 * 1988  -, Italian car maker (b. )
 * -, Argentine racing driver (b. )
 * -, American judge (b. )
 * 1992  -, American singer  (b. )
 * -, British-Austrian novelist (b. )
 * -, American sportscaster (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, French-born computer graphics researcher (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, German footballer (b. )
 * -, Polish-born writer, (b. )
 * -, American race car driver (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Russian composer (b. )
 * -, Russian composer (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - of  or.
 * - (From the  and from the   and  under the foreign control of the, ).
 * - National s Day.
 * of the
 * , martyrs [Aquileia]
 * , Polish priest martyred by  in 1941.
 * , martyrs [Aquileia]
 * , Polish priest martyred by  in 1941.