A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
April 14: Day of the Week
April 14, 2024 was the 105th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 261 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Nichiyōbi.
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Here’s the April calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
April 14 Historical Event(s)
43 BC
Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar’s assassin Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus in Mutina, defeats the forces of the consul Pansa, who is wounded.
1341
Sack of Saluzzo (Italy) by Italian-Angevine troops under Manfred V of Saluzzo.
1775
The first abolition society in North America is established. The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage is organized in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush.
1894
The first ever commercial motion picture house opened in New York City using ten Kinetoscopes, a device for peep-show viewing of films.
1906
The Azusa Street Revival opens and will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement.
1909
A massacre is organized by Ottoman Empire against Armenian population of Cilicia.
1912
The British passenger liner RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 11:40pm. The ship sinks the following morning with the loss of 1,517 lives.
1944
Bombay Explosion: A massive explosion in Bombay harbor kills 300 and causes economic damage valued then at 20 million pounds.
1969
At the U.S. Academy Awards there is a tie for the Academy Award for Best Actress between Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand.
2003
The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%.
Who were born on April 14?
1668
Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741)
1870
Victor Borisov-Musatov, Russian painter (d. 1905)
1925
Gene Ammons, American jazz saxophonist (d. 1974)
1931
Paul Masnick, Canadian ice hockey player
1957
Richard Jeni, American comedian (d. 2007)
1964
Greg Battle, Canadian football player
1972
Paul Devlin, England-born Scottish footballer
1975
Rajeshwari Sachdev, Indian actress
1984
Adán Sánchez, American singer (d. 2004)
1984
Blake Costanzo, American football player
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters IPIWTIUOYTCMN? Check your answers here: Word solver IPIWTIUOYTCMN. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.