It happened one 14 April

1865 : Assassination of Abraham Lincoln


On 14 April 1865, President Lincoln was mortally wounded by a gunshot fired by actor John Wilkes Booth in a theater in Washington DC.
He died the next day.

1912 : The RMS Titanic hits an iceberg


On 14 April 1912, at 23:40, on its first voyage across the Atlantic, the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank hours later. Over 1500 people were killed.

1935 : Black Sunday storm


On 14 April 1935, a series of dust storms transformed the day into night in the American Midwest. They were due to overexploitation of soils associated with a drought of several years. Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to leave their farms which had become useless and settle elsewhere.

1956 : Videotape Recorder


On 14 April 1956, the company Ampex demonstrated the first recording on videotape that was used at the beginning by television.

1988 : The Soviet Union agreed to leave Afghanistan


On April 14, 1988, in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signed an agreement on the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan.

1999 : Haoilstorm in Sydney


On April 14, 1999, a phenomenal hailstorm striked the Sydney area in Australia causing more than 2 billion Australian dollars of damage.

2010 : Earthquake in China


On April 14, 2010, an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck the region of Yushu in China killing nearly 3,000 people.

Latest news : 14 April

New Year festivals in South East Asia
April 14 is the 2nd day of the Songkran festival in Thailand, festival marked by water fights in the streets. The same festival is celebrated in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and in slightly different versions in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
Takayama Festival
On this day we celebrate the first day of the Festival Takayama Spring Festival, Japan. For this festival, people decorate tanks and pray for a good harvest.

Quote of the day : 14 April

Abraham Lincoln
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Birthdays : 14 April

Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician (1629)
Momozono, Emperor of Japan (1741)
B. R. Ambedkar, Indian jurist and politician (1891)
Claire Windsor, American actress (1892)
John Gielgud, English actor (1904)
Robert Doisneau, French photographer (1912)
Valerie Hobson, English actress (1917)
Joseph Poli, French journalist (1922)
Rod Steiger, American actor (1925)
Alan MacDiarmid, New Zealand chemist, Nobel laureate (1927)
Chadli Bendjedid, Algerian politician (1929)
René Desmaison, French mountaineer (1930)
Frank Serpico, New York City Police Department officer (1936)
Julie Christie, English actress (1941)
Valentin Lebedev, Russian cosmonaut (1942)
Ritchie Blackmore, English guitarist (Deep Purple) (1945)
Dominique Baudis, French politician (1947)
John Shea, American actor (1949)
Julian Lloyd Webber, English cellist (1951)
Robert Carlyle, English actor (1961)
Alexandre Jardin, French writer (1965)
Nicola Berti, Italian footballer (1967)
Anthony Michael Hall, American actor (1968)
Roberto Ayala, Argentine footballer (1973)
Adrien Brody, American actor (1973)
David Miller , American tenor (Il Divo) (1973)
Sarah Michelle Gellar, American actress (1977)
Ross Filipo, New Zealand All Black rugby player (1979)
James McFadden, Scottish football player (1983)
Abigail Breslin, American actress (1996)

They left us one 14 April

George Frideric Handel, German-British composer (1759)
William Whitehead, English poet (1785)
Henri Brisson, French politician (1912)
Vladimir Mayakovsky, Russian writer (1930)
Henri Fauconnier, French writer (1973)
Fredric March, American actor (1975)
Simone de Beauvoir, French writer (1986)
Burl Ives, American actor and singer (1995)
Phil Katz, American computer programmer (zip file format) (2000)
Maurice Druon, French writer and politician (2009)

Tip of the Day : 14 April

Take care of your hiking shoes


After using your hiking shoes, it is important to clean them to maintain them.
Clean them with warm water with a brush.
Check the laces and replace them if you see that they are damaged.
Let your shoes dry naturally to avoid damage to the soles and leather.
Then pass them to the waterproofing if they are not naturally waterproof.
Store in a dry place, away from strong temperature variations.
If you do not use them for a while, put on them from time to time to keep their shape and to make sure they do not harden.

* Warning

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