Historical Events
- 1281 During Kublai Khan's second Mongol invasion of Japan his invading Chinese fleet of 3,500 vessels disappears in a typhoon near Japan
- 1842 Second Seminole War declared over by US Army Colonel Worth, after nearly 7 years; more than 3000 Seminole Nation survivors re-located from Florida to Oklahoma, only about 300 allowed to remain [1]
- 1945 V-J Day, Japan surrenders unconditionally to end WW II (also August 15 depending on time zone)
- 1947 Pakistan gains independence from Great Britain
- 1969 British Army deploys on the streets of Northern Ireland, marking the beginning of Operation Banner
- 1980 17,000 workers go on strike at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, marking the beginning of the Solidarity movement
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Aug 14 in Film & TV
- 1938 BBC's 1st feature film on TV (Student of Prague)
Aug 14 in Music
- 1995 "Battle of Brit Pop" rival bands Oasis (Roll with It) and Blur (Country House) release singles on the same day
Aug 14 in Sport
- 1987 Oakland's Mark McGwire sets rookie HR record at 39, en route to 49
Hans Christian Ørsted
Doc Holliday
Francis Ford
René Goscinny
Steve Martin
Magic Johnson
Would You Believe?
The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
On August 14, 1901
Famous Weddings
- 1756 Frontiersman Daniel Boone (21) weds Rebecca Bryan (17) in Yadkin River, North Carolina
- 1939 "A Star Is Born" actress Janet Gaynor (32) weds MGM costume designer Adrian (36)
- 1952 UK Prime Minister Anthony Eden (55) weds UK prime minister's niece Clarissa Spencer-Churchill (32) in a civil ceremony at Caxton Hall, London
Famous Divorces
More Weddings & Divorces
John I of Portugal
David Farragut
Charles Crocker
William Randolph Hearst
Hugo Eckener
Bertolt BrechtArticles, Photos and Quiz
America's Last Public Hanging
The last man to be publicly hanged in the United States met his fate on this day in history. It was a squalid affair watched by about 10,000 people.
August 14, 1936
Victory over Japan
Kissing the War Goodbye on VJ Day
August 14, 1945
Weekly Quiz for August 12-18
Test your knowledge of historical events and famous people in our multi-choice, weekly history quiz for August 12-18. Then challenge your friends!
