Historical Events
Film Release
"The Fate of the Furious" directed by F. Gary Gray, starring Vin Diesel and The Rock opens worldwide - highest-grossing weekend at $532 million
Album Release
Kendrick Lamar releases his fourth studio album "DAMN." (2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music)
- Meethotamulla rubbish dump collapses onto houses in Colombo, Sri Lanka killing 26
Famous Weddings
- Actress and model Nicky Whelan (36) weds former NFL player-turned-actor Kerry Rhodes (34) at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles
Famous Deaths
- Bruce Langhorne, American session and touring folk guitarist and tambourine man, dies of kidney failure at 78
- Manfred Jung, German operatic tenor (Wagner's heldentenor roles), dies at 76
About April 14, 2017
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 6 years, 1 month and 19 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Aries
Holidays: Good Friday (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom)
Music Charts
#1 Song: Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran
#1 Song: Sign Of The Times - Harry Styles
