14th April anniversaries

• Birth
  • 1904
  • Great Britain
  • "Birth of John Gielgud, English actor." more
  • 1941
  • Great Britain
  • "Birth of Julie Christie, Actress" more
• event
  • 70
  • Panama
  • The Siege of Jerusalem when the Romans surrounded the city. more
  • 1471
  • Great Britain
  • At the Battle of Barnet the Yorkists defeat the Lancastrians; Edward IV resumes the throne more
  • 1775
  • United States
  • "Founding of the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage, the first abolitionist society in North America." more
  • 1865
  • United States
  • Abraham Lincoln was shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth. more
  • 1912
  • Great Britain
  • The RMS Titanic hit the iceberg at 11:40pm. more
  • 1929
  • Monaco
  • The first Monaco Grand Prix was held in Monte Carlo more
  • 1931
  • Great Britain
  • The UK Highway code is first published
  • 1939
  • United States
  • "John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath published, one of the most important American novels of the 20th century (and a really good read too)." more
  • 1958
  • Russian Federation
  • The Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 burnt up in the Earth's atmosphere after 162 days in orbit. more
  • 1983
  • Great Britain
  • The first cordless telephone went on sale in Britain. British Telecom’s ‘Hawk’ could be used up to 100 metres from its base station.
• Death
  • 1759
  • Germany
  • "Death of George Frideric Handel, German-born British composer" more
  • 1925
  • United States
  • "Death of John Singer Sargent, American artist" more
  • 1965
  • United States
  • "Death of Dick Hickock and Perry Smith, executed by hanging for the murder of the Clutter family, a crime immortalised in Truman Capote's book, In Cold Blood." more