Page 8: Historical Events In April - 14

1989  On this day in history lance Pierre, cricketer (Test WI v Engl 1948, DNB, 7 overs 0-28), dies   

1990  On this day in history martin Kessel, writer, dies on 89th birthday   

1992  "Guys & Dolls" opens at Martin Beck theater on Broadway on April - 14.   

1992  UAW ends 5 month strike against Caterpillar Inc on April - 14.   

1992  UN imposes embargo against Libya takes effect on April - 14.   

1992  On April - 14 david Miller, dies of cancer at 82   

1993  On this day in history jo Boer, Dutch painter/writer/author (Heir, dies at 85   

1994  Selometsi Baholo, vice-premier of Lesotho, murdered on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history brian Coffey, poet, dies at 89   

1996  On this day in history benjamin "Zik" Azikiwe Nnamdi, politician, dies at 91   

2007  Retired chess champion Garry Kasparov is detained in Moscow for participating in a banned mar. United States President George W. Bush with Virginia Tech Student Government Association President James Tyger after his speech at the school's convocation.apr 16 - 32 people are killed in the Virginia Tech massacre on the premises of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia on April - 14.   

2010  On this day in history volcanic ash from one of several eruptions beneath Eyjafjallajökull, an ice cap in Iceland, begins to disrupt air traffic across northern and western Europe.   

2013  20 people are killed in attacks in Mogadishu, Somalia on April - 14.   

2017  Meethotamulla rubbish dump collapses onto houses in Colombo, Sri Lanka killing 26 on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history "The Fate of the Furious" directed by F. Gary Gray, starring Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson opens worldwide - highest-grossing weekend at $532 million   

2018  National Gardening Day, since 2018 and according to the National Day Calendar on April - 14.   

2018  Beyoncé is the first black woman to headline the Coachella Music Festival, her performance on this day the most-watched performance ever on YouTube on this day in history.   

2018  On April - 14 uS, UK and French forces carry out airstrikes on sites associated with Syria's chemical weapons program, in response to Douma gas attack   

2018  Syrian Civil War: The United States, the United Kingdom and France order the bombing of Syrian military bases in response to the sarin attack allegedly by the Bashar al-Assad regime on civilians in Ghouta on April - 14.   

2019  83rd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Tiger Woods wins his 5th Masters title by 1 stroke from Xander Schauffele, Dustin Johnson & Brooks Koepka; Woods' 15th major and first in 11 years on this day in history.   

2020  Barack Obama endorses his former Vice President Joe Biden for president on April - 14.   

2020  PM Narendra Modi extends India's coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown until May 3 on this day in history.   

2020  [COVID-19 pandemic] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it expects the world economy to shrink 3%, the worst contraction since the Great Depression of the 1930s on April - 14.   

2020  [COVID-19 pandemic] U.S. president Donald Trump announces that the U.S. will suspend funding towards the World Health Organization (WHO) pending an investigation of its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and its relationship with China on this day in history.   

2023  Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to search for life in the Jovian system, with an expected arrival date of 2031 on April - 14.   

2024  On April - 14 88th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: World #1 golfer Scottie Scheffler beats Sweden's Ludvig Åberg by 4 strokes for his second Masters win in 3 years   

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1336  Emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374) was born on April - 14.   

1572  Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

1578  Philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621) was born on this day in history.   

1592  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher was born on April - 14.   

1629  Christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings) was born on this day in history.   

1668  Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.   

1676  Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer was born on April - 14.   

1710  Marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer was born on April - 14.   

0711  Childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27 on this day in history.   

0911  On this day in history sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies   

1099  Death of Conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death on this day in history.   

1132  On this day in history death of mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076)   

1240  On this day in history llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies   

1279  Death of Boleslaus of Greater Poland on this day in history.   

1322  On this day in history death of bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275)   

1345  On this day in history death of richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287)