2014
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An earthquake occurred in the northern Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey on May 24, 2014. It had a moment magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Ser…
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The 2010s
Explore 3324 historical events from 2010–2019.
2014
Michael Glawogger, Austrian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (born 1959)
Michael Glawogger was an Austrian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer, born in Graz.
Michael Glawogger, Austrian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (born 1959)
2014
Connie Marrero, Cuban baseball player and coach (born 1911)
Conrado Eugenio Marrero Ramos, nicknamed "Connie", was a Cuban professional baseball pitcher. The right-handed Marrero pitched in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1954 for the Wa…
Connie Marrero, Cuban baseball player and coach (born 1911)
2014
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Felix Michael Rogers, usually known as Michael Rogers, was a general in the United States Air Force and the former commander of the Air Force Logistics Command, with headquarters a…
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2014
Mark Shand, English conservationist and author (born 1951)
Mark Roland Shand, a brother of Queen Camilla, was an English travel writer and conservationist. Shand wrote four travel books, and as a BBC conservationist appeared in documentari…
Mark Shand, English conservationist and author (born 1951)
2014
At least three people are killed in a shooting at Brussels' Jewish Museum of Belgium
On the afternoon of 24 May 2014, a gunman opened fire at the Jewish Museum of Belgium in Brussels, killing four people in an antisemitic Islamist terrorist attack. Three of them, a…
At least three people are killed in a shooting at Brussels' Jewish Museum of Belgium
2014
Narendra Modi takes oath as the 15th Prime Minister of India
Narendra Damodardas Modi is an Indian politician who has served as the prime minister of India since 2014. Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the membe…
Narendra Modi takes oath as the 15th Prime Minister of India
2014
Telangana officially becomes the 29th state of India, formed from ten districts of northwestern Andhra Pradesh
Telangana is a state in southern India on the Deccan Plateau bordering Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh to the north and Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka to the south. It is the eleventh l…
Telangana officially becomes the 29th state of India, formed from ten districts of northwestern Andhra Pradesh
2014
Between 1,095 and 1,700 Shia Iraqi people are killed in an attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on Camp Sp
Shia Islam in Iraq has a history going back to the times of Ali ibn Abi Talib who moved the capital of the Rashidun Caliphate from Medina to Kufa, two decades after the death of Mu…
Between 1,095 and 1,700 Shia Iraqi people are killed in an attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on Camp Sp
2014
A Ukraine military Ilyushin Il-76 airlifter is shot down, killing all 49 people on board
On 14 June 2014, an Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft of the 25th Transport Aviation Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down by forces of the Russia-backed separatists fro…
A Ukraine military Ilyushin Il-76 airlifter is shot down, killing all 49 people on board
2014
Patric Standford, English composer and educator (born 1939)
Patric Standford was an English composer, supporter of composers' rights, educationalist and author.
Patric Standford, English composer and educator (born 1939)
2014
Hans Hollein, Austrian architect, designed Haas House (born 1934)
Hans Hollein was an Austrian architect and designer and key figure of postmodern architecture. Some of his most notable works are the Haas House and the Albertina extension in the …
Hans Hollein, Austrian architect, designed Haas House (born 1934)
2014
William Judson Holloway Jr
William Judson Holloway Jr. was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
William Judson Holloway Jr
2014
Tito Vilanova, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1968)
Francesc "Tito" Vilanova Bayó was a Spanish professional football central midfielder and manager.
Tito Vilanova, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1968)
2014
The last of Syria's declared chemical weapons are shipped out for destruction
Syria's chemical weapons program began in the 1970s with weapons and training from Egypt and the Soviet Union, with production of chemical weapons in Syria beginning in the mid-198…
The last of Syria's declared chemical weapons are shipped out for destruction
2014
At least fourteen people are killed when a Gas Authority of India Limited pipeline explodes in the East Godavari distric
GAIL (India) Limited is an Indian state-owned energy corporation with primary interests in the trade, transmission production and distribution of natural gas. GAIL also has interes…
At least fourteen people are killed when a Gas Authority of India Limited pipeline explodes in the East Godavari distric
2014
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant self-declares its caliphate in Syria and northern Iraq
The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and by its Arabic acronym Daesh, is a transnation…
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant self-declares its caliphate in Syria and northern Iraq
2014
Israel launches an offensive on Gaza amid rising tensions following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli…
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east,…
Israel launches an offensive on Gaza amid rising tensions following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli…
2014
Paul Robeson, Jr
Paul Leroy Robeson Jr. was an American author, archivist and historian.
Paul Robeson, Jr
2014
DJ Rashad, American electronic musician, producer and DJ (born 1979)
Rashad Hanif Harden, known as DJ Rashad, was a Chicago-based electronic musician, producer and DJ known as a pioneer in the footwork genre and founder of the Teklife crew. He relea…
DJ Rashad, American electronic musician, producer and DJ (born 1979)
2014
Yigal Arnon, Israeli lawyer (born 1929)
Yigal Arnon was an Israeli lawyer and founder of Yigal Arnon & Co.
Yigal Arnon, Israeli lawyer (born 1929)
2014
Vujadin Boškov, Serbian footballer, coach, and manager (born 1931)
Vujadin Boškov was a Yugoslavian football player and manager.
Vujadin Boškov, Serbian footballer, coach, and manager (born 1931)
2014
Daniel Colchico, American football player and coach (born 1935)
Daniel Mametta Colchico was an American athlete who played defensive end in the National Football League (NFL).
Daniel Colchico, American football player and coach (born 1935)
2014
The Brazil national football team suffers its joint-worst defeat, losing 7–1 to Germany in the semi-finals of the FIFA…
The Brazil national football team, nicknamed Canarinho, represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation, the governing…
The Brazil national football team suffers its joint-worst defeat, losing 7–1 to Germany in the semi-finals of the FIFA…