History of 14 April



1919 - Austrian Sashak was expelled and sent to Switzerland.
1927 - The first Volvo car premiere was launched in Gothenburg, Sweden.
1939 - American writer John Steinbeck's novel was first published by Viking Press.
1941 - World War II: Tobrak was attacked by German General Irwin Rommel.
1944 - Bombay Explosion: A massive explosion occurred in Bombay harbor in which 300 people were killed and £ 200 million worth of financial property was damaged.
1945 - Command of Frézéith: 4 The Canadian (Armored) Division, on the orders of Major General Christopher Woakes, intentionally destroyed the German city of Frisoyth.
1981 - STS-1: The first operational space shuttle, Columbia completed its first test flight.
1988 - USS Samuel B. Roberts attacked a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Ernest Will.
1988 - At a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union pledged to withdraw its army from Afghanistan.
1991 - President of the Republic of Georgia was introduced after the declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
1999 - The worst natural disaster in Australian history caused a loss of US $ 2.3 billion.
2002 - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned to office two days after his arrest by the country's military.
2003 - American troops captured in Baghdad.
2005 - Oregon's Supreme Court issued marriage license of gay couple a year ago by Multanom County.
2010 - About 2,700 people were killed in a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Province.
2010 - 123 people died in a cyclonic storm in West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa.
2014 - At least 75 people were killed and 141 others injured in two bombings in Abuja, Nigeria.

 14 April Famous People Birth (born on 14 April) 

1891 - Indian jurist and politician Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born.
1907 - Freedom fighter Pooran Chand Joshi was born.
1919 - Shamshad Begum, the famous playback singer of Hindi films, was born.
1920 - Rajasthan's famous Mand singer Gavri Devi was born.
1922 - Famous Indian music composer, classical singer and sarod player Ali Akbar Khan was born.
1940 - Avatar Angil, the poet and litterateur was born.

Famous Persons Death on 14 April (Death of celebrities on 14 April)

1859 - Danveer Jamshed Ji Jijabhai passed away, becoming extremely wealthy from his occupation.
1950 - Twentieth century great saint and social worker Raman Maharishi died.
1962 - India's great engineer and diplomat Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya passed away.
1963 - A prominent Hindi litterateur, Rahul Sankrityayan, died.
1986 - Famous film director, cinematographer and writer Nitin Bose died.

Important _  Important Festival and Days on 14 April (Important Festivals and Days on 14 April)

• Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Jayanti
• Fire Day

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