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Battle of Forum Gallorum

The Battle of Forum Gallorum was fought on 14 April 43 BC between the forces of Mark Antony and legions loyal to the Roman Senate under the overall command of consul Gaius Pansa, aided by his fellow consul Aulus Hirtius. The untested Caesar Octavian (the future emperor Augustus) guarded the Senate's camp. The battle occurred on the Via Aemilia near a village in northern Italy, perhaps near modern-day Castelfranco Emilia.

Northern Italy, Italy

Battle of Bedriacum

The Battle of Bedriacum refers to two battles fought during the Year of the Four Emperors (AD 69) near the village of Bedriacum (now Calvatone), about 35 kilometers (22 mi) from the town of Cremona in northern Italy. The fighting in fact took place between Bedriacum and Cremona, and the battles are sometimes called "First Cremona" and "Second Cremona".

Otto II, Co-Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, marries Byzantine princess Theophanu. She is crowned empress by Pope John XIII in Rome the same day

The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity comprising and controlling much of Central Europe and Western Europe, headed by the Holy Roman Emperor and characterized by a decentralized political structure. It developed in the Early Middle Ages (beginning in either 800 or 962), and lasted for a millennium until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars.

Battle of Haydaran

The Battle of Haydaran (Arabic: معركة حيدران) or the Battle of Jabal Haydaran (Arabic: معركة جبل حيدران) was an armed conflict which took place on 14 April 1052 between the Arab tribes of Banu Hilal and the Zirid dynasty in modern-day South-East Tunisia, it was part of the Hilalian invasion of Ifriqiya.

Tunisia

Battle of Adrianople (1205)

The Battle of Adrianople occurred around Adrianople on April 14, 1205, between Bulgarians, Cumans and Vlachs under the command of Tsar Kaloyan of Bulgaria, and Crusaders under Baldwin I, who only months before had been crowned Emperor of Constantinople, allied with Venetians under Doge Enrico Dandolo. The battle was won by the Bulgarian Empire after a successful ambush.

Turkey

Siege of Faenza

The siege of Faenza was fought from late August 1240 until 14 April 1241 between the forces of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and the Guelph-controlled city of Faenza during the wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines. One of the longest operations of Frederick's Italian campaigns, the siege ended in an Imperial victory after nearly eight months of blockade, bombardment and economic attrition.

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Italy

Battle of Tatarahama (1336)

The 1336 battle of Tatarahama (多々良浜の戦い, Tatarahama no tatakai) was one of many battles constituting the Nanboku-chō Wars in Japan, in which two rival Imperial Courts battled for legitimacy and control of the country. It was decisive in securing control of the island of Kyūshū for the Northern Imperial Court, which was closely connected to the Ashikaga shogunate.

Japan

Black Monday (1360)

Black Monday took place on Easter Monday 1360, near the end of the Edwardian phase of the Hundred Years' War, when a freak hail storm struck and killed an estimated 1,000 English soldiers. The storm was so devastating that it caused more English casualties than any of the previous battles of the war.

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France

Battle of the Terek River

The Battle of the Terek River was the last major battle of the Tokhtamysh–Timur war. It took place on 14 April 1395, at the Terek River, North Caucasus. The result was a victory for Timur.

Yūki War

The Yūki War (結城合戦, Yūki Kassen) was a 1440–1441 armed conflict in the Kantō region between the Uesugi clan (and by extension, the Ashikaga Shogunate) and powerful local families who had supported former Kamakura Kubō Ashikaga Mochiuji, most prominently the Yūki clan. It can be considered a continuation of the Eikyō Rebellion that had concluded a year earlier.

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Battle of Barnet

The Battle of Barnet was a decisive engagement in the Wars of the Roses, a dynastic conflict of 15th-century England. The military action, along with the subsequent Battle of Tewkesbury, secured the throne for Edward IV. On 14 April 1471 near Barnet, then a small Hertfordshire town north of London, Edward led the House of York in a fight against the House of Lancaster, which backed Henry VI for the throne. Leading the Lancastrian army was Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, who played a crucial role in the fate of each king.

Chipping Barnet, United Kingdom · Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Battle of Wurzach

The Battle of Wurzach (German: Gefecht bei Wurzach or Schlacht am Leprosenberg), was a battle during the German Peasants' War that took place near Bad Wurzach in the present-day district of Ravensburg in Upper Swabia.

Battle of Ceresole

The Battle of Ceresole (Italian pronunciation: [tʃereˈzɔːle]; also Cérisoles) took place on 14 April 1544, during the Italian War of 1542–1546, outside the village of Ceresole d'Alba in the Piedmont region of Italy. A French army, commanded by François de Bourbon, Count of Enghien, defeated the combined forces of the Holy Roman Empire and Spain, commanded by Alfonso d'Avalos d'Aquino, Marquis del Vasto.

Turin, Italy

A celestial phenomenon is reported over Nuremberg, described as an aerial battle

In April 1561, a broadsheet by Hans Glaser described a mass sighting of celestial phenomena or unidentified flying objects (UFO) above Nuremberg (then a Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire). Ufologists have speculated that contemporary observers may have witnessed extraterrestrial spacecraft. Skeptics assert that the incident was likely to have been an atmospheric event, such as a sun dog, although the print does not fit the usual classic description of the phenomenon.

Battle of Mookerheyde

The Battle of Mookerheyde was a battle of the Eighty Years' War fought on 14 April 1574 near the village Mook and the river Meuse.In the winter months of on 1574, William the Silent's brothers, Louis and Henry of Nassau, raised a mercenary army in Germany of 6500 infantry and 3000 cavalry, and led them towards the city of Maastricht, where they were to meet the Prince of Orange named William the Silent who led 6000 Dutchmen himself. After that, they would join forces and march for the relief of Leiden which was besieged by a large Spanish force under the Duke of Alba.

Limburg (Netherlands), Netherlands · Mook en Middelaar, Netherlands

Battle of Sarhū

The Battle of Sarhū (simplified Chinese: 萨尔浒之战; traditional Chinese: 薩爾滸之戰; pinyin: Sà'ěrhǔ zhī zhàn) refers to a series of battles between the Later Jin dynasty (the predecessor of the Qing dynasty) and the Ming dynasty and their Joseon allies in 1619. The battle is notable for the heavy use of cavalry by the Later Jin in defeating Ming and Joseon forces equipped with hand cannons, cannons, and matchlocks.

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People's Republic of China

Conquest of Koneswaram Temple

The Destruction of the Hindu temple of Koneswaram, at Trincomalee by the Portuguese governor of Ceylon, Constantino de Sá de Noronha took place in April 1622. At the time of the desecration, Koneswaram served as a Danish fortress.

Sri Lanka

Battle of Amritsar (1634)

The Battle of Amritsar was fought during Mukhlis Khan's campaign against Guru Hargobind and the Sikhs on 14 April 1634. The battle took place over two days and was a result of increasing tensions between the Mughal government and Guru Hargobind.

Battle of Chemnitz

The Battle of Chemnitz, 14 April 1639, took place near Chemnitz in Saxony during the Thirty Years' War. Swedish forces under Johan Banér inflicted a crushing defeat on a combined Saxon/Imperial detachment under Rodolfo Giovanni Marazzino and von Puchheim.

Saxony, Germany

Siege of Alcántara (1706)

The siege of Alcántara was a siege between Allied and French forces in 1706, as part of the War of the Spanish Succession. Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway led a force of English and Portuguese troops to attack the French garrison at Alcántara. Part of James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick's army was lost to the French.

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Spain

Yamasee War

The Yamasee War (also spelled Yamassee or Yemassee) was a conflict fought in South Carolina from 1715 to 1717 between British settlers from the Province of Carolina and the Yamasee, who were supported by a number of allied Native American peoples, including the Muscogee, Cherokee, Catawba, Apalachee, Apalachicola, Yuchi, Waccamaw, Savannah River Shawnee, Congaree, Waxhaw, Pee Dee, Cape Fear, Cheraw, and others.

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Battle of Monck's Corner

The Battle of Monck's Corner was fought on April 14, 1780, outside of Charleston, South Carolina, which was under siege by British forces under the command of General Sir Henry Clinton in the American Revolutionary War. The British Legion, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, surprised a Patriot force stationed at Monck's Corner and drove them away.

1785 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1785 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 14, 1785, in order to elect the Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Nonpartisan Governor Matthew Griswold won re-election as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown.

Connecticut, United States

1791 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1791 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 14, 1791, in order to elect the Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Federalist Governor of Connecticut Samuel Huntington won re-election as he ran unopposed.

Connecticut, United States

Siege of Port-au-Prince (1793)

The siege of Port-au-Prince took place in April 1793 during the Haitian Revolution.

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Haiti

Battle of Millesimo

The Battle of Millesimo, fought on 13 and 14 April 1796, was the name that Napoleon Bonaparte gave in his correspondence to one of a series of small battles that were fought in Liguria, Northern Italy between the armies of France and the allied armies of Austria and of the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont.

Italy

1796 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1796 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 14, 1796, in order to elect the Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Federalist Acting Governor Oliver Wolcott won a plurality of the vote in his election bid against other candidates. However, as no candidate received a majority of the total votes cast as was required by Connecticut law, the election was forwarded to the Connecticut legislature, who chose Wolcott as governor.

Connecticut, United States

1803 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1803 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 14, 1803. Incumbent Federalist Governor Jonathan Trumbull Jr. won re-election to a sixth full term, defeating Democratic-Republican candidate Ephraim Kirby in a re-match of the previous year's election.

Connecticut, United States

1808 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1808 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 14, 1808. Incumbent Federalist Governor Jonathan Trumbull Jr. won re-election to an eleventh full term, defeating Democratic-Republican candidate William Hart in a re-match of the previous year's election.

Connecticut, United States

Battle of Bayonne

The Battle of Bayonne of 14 April 1814 was a sortie by General Thouvenot's French garrison of Bayonne during the siege of that city conducted by Allied forces under Lieutenant General John Hope. The battle was the last of the Peninsular War and occurred as news of Napoleon's abdication was beginning to reach the opposing forces. While the Siege of Bayonne was largely illusory, with French and British soldiers fraternizing and exchanging goods and letters, the fighting of 14 April involved heavy hand-to-hand combat in which Lieut-Gen Hope was captured with two of his staff, 276 men and a gun, before reinforcements stabilized the Allied positions.

Bayonne, France

Bussa's rebellion

Bussa's rebellion (14–16 April 1816) was the largest slave revolt in Barbadian history. The rebellion takes its name from the African-born slave, Bussa, who led the rebellion which was defeated by British forces. Bussa's Rebellion was the first of three large-scale slave rebellions in the British West Indies that shook public faith in slavery in the years leading up to the abolition of slavery in the British Empire and emancipation of former slaves. It was followed by the large-scale rebellion in Demerara in 1823 and by an even larger rebellion in Jamaica in 1831–32. Collectively these are often referred to as the "late slave rebellions".

Saint Philip, Barbados, Barbados

1823 Boston mayoral election

The 1823 Boston mayoral election saw the election of Josiah Quincy III. It was held on April 14, 1823. His opponent was George Blake, the U.S. district attorney for District of Massachusetts.

1825 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1825 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 14, 1825. Incumbent governor and Toleration Party candidate Oliver Wolcott Jr. defeated Federalist Party candidates former senator David Daggett, former delegate Nathan Smith and former congressman Timothy Pitkin, winning with 68.82% of the vote.

Connecticut, United States

April 1831 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The first 1831 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 14. National Republican Governor Levi Lincoln Jr. was re-elected to a seventh term in office over Democrat Marcus Morton. This was the final regular Massachusetts election scheduled for April before the schedule changed to November, where it remains as of 2026. Lincoln was elected to a reduced term of eight months expiring in January, instead of the typical year-long term ending in May.

United States

Hungarian Declaration of Independence

The Hungarian Declaration of Independence declared the independence of Hungary from the Habsburg monarchy during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. The declaration of Hungarian independence was made possible by the positive mood created by the military successes of the Spring Campaign. It was presented to the National Assembly in closed session on 13 April 1849 by Lajos Kossuth, and in open session the following day, despite political opposition from within the Hungarian Peace Party.

Battle of Rangoon (1852)

The battle of Rangoon was fought between 11 and 14 April 1852 over the city of Rangoon (present-day Yangon), capital of the Third Burmese Empire, as one of the crucial clashes during the Second Anglo-Burmese War between 1852 and 1853. Just after a few days after sparking the conflict British expeditionary troops took control over the city and forced the Burmese army to retreat up north.

Yangon, Myanmar

1858 Christiania fire

The 1858 Christiania fire, starting on 14 April 1858, severely destroyed several city blocks near Stortorvet in Christiania, Norway. 41 buildings were destroyed, and about 1,000 people lost their homes.

Norway

Battle of Peralta

The Battle of Peralta was a minor engagement near the end of Confederate General Henry Hopkins Sibley's 1862 New Mexico Campaign.

United States

Battle of Buda Zaborowska

The Battle of Buda Zaborowska, one of many skirmishes of the January Uprising, took place on April 14, 1863, near the village of Buda Zaborowska in central part of Russian-controlled Congress Poland. Polish forces under Major Walery Remiszewski clashed with troops of the Imperial Russian Army. The battle resulted in Russian victory. In January 1863, a number of teenagers from Warsaw fled to the Kampinos Forest, in order to escape draft to the Russian Army. On January 17, Zygmunt Padlewski from Warsaw came to Kampinos, and in the following days, he organized a 1000-strong unit of teenagers, young men and local peasants, some of whom were armed only with sticks.

Buda, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Battle of Irish Bend

The Battle of Irish Bend, also known as Nerson's Woods or Franklin, took place during the American Civil War. It was fought between Union Major General Nathaniel Prentice Banks against Confederate Major General Richard Taylor during Banks's operations against the Bayou Teche region near Franklin, the seat of St. Mary Parish in southern Louisiana.

United States

Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was shot at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., and died the next day, one month into his second term and towards the conclusion of the American Civil War. Lincoln was watching the play Our American Cousin with his wife Mary Todd, Major Henry Rathbone, and Rathbone's fiancé Clara Harris when John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Confederate sympathizer, shot him in the head.

Washington, D.C., United States

The Pan-American Union is founded by the First International Conference of American States in Washington, D.C

The Organization of American States (OAS or OEA; Spanish: Organización de los Estados Americanos; Portuguese: Organização dos Estados Americanos; French: Organisation des États américains) is an international organization founded on 30 April 1948 to promote cooperation among its member states within the Americas. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, the OAS is a voluntary "multilateral regional body focused on human rights, electoral oversight, social and economic development, and security in the Western Hemisphere", according to the Council on Foreign Relations.

1895 Ljubljana earthquake

On 14 April 1895, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Carniola, a crown land of Austria-Hungary and the capital of modern-day Slovenia. It was the most, and the last, destructive earthquake in the history of Ljubljana.

The world's fair Exposition Universelle opens in Paris

The Exposition Universelle of 1900 (French pronunciation: [ɛkspozisjɔ̃ ynivɛʁsɛl]), better known in English as the 1900 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 14 April to 12 November 1900, to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate development into the next. It was the sixth of ten major expositions held in the city between 1855 and 1937.

Hispania AC 1–1 Barcelona (April 1901)

The Hispania vs Barcelona football match that took place on 14 April 1901 at the Muntaner in Barcelona, Spain, was played during the last round of the first edition of the Copa Macaya. Hispania and Barcelona came into the match occupying the top two positions in the tournament, separated by just three points, and thus both teams could still claim the title.

Spain

Muslims in the Ottoman Empire begin a massacre of Armenians in Adana

The Ottoman Empire, also known historically as Turkey or the Turkish Empire, was a state that spanned much of Southeastern Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th century to the early 20th century, centred in modern-day Turkey. It also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.

Battle of Shaiba

The Battle of Shaiba (12–14 April 1915) took place during World War I fought between British and Ottoman forces, the latter trying to retake the city of Basra from the British.

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Raid on Jifjafa

The Raid on Jifjafa (11–14 April 1916) was a long range pre-emptive operation by a composite formation of the British Empire against Turkish forces at the Jifjafa well in the Sinai Desert. It was part of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I. The Jifjafa well (Bir el Jifjafa) is located in the Sinai Desert fifty-two miles (84 km) to the east of Ismalia on the Suez Canal.

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1917 Wellington mayoral election

The 1917 Wellington mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1917, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors, also elected biannually. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

New Zealand

Bruce by-election, 1920

The Bruce by-election of 1920 was a by-election held on 14 April 1920 during the 20th New Zealand Parliament in the rural lower South Island electorate of the Bruce.

New Zealand

1929 Monaco Grand Prix

The 1929 Monaco Grand Prix was the first Grand Prix to be run in the Principality. It was set up by wealthy cigarette manufacturer, Antony Noghès, who had set up the Automobile Club de Monaco with some of his friends. This offer of a Grand Prix was supported by Prince Louis II, and the Monégasque driver of that time, Louis Chiron. On 14 April 1929, their plan became reality, when 16 invited participants turned out to race for a prize of 100,000 French francs.

Monaco

The Second Spanish Republic is proclaimed and King Alfonso XIII goes into exile. Meanwhile, in Barcelona, Francesc Macià proclaims the Catalan Republic

The Spanish Republic (Spanish: República Española), commonly known as the Second Spanish Republic (Spanish: Segunda República Española), was the democratic government of Spain from 1931 to 1939. The Republic was proclaimed on 14 April 1931 after the deposition of King Alfonso XIII. It was dissolved on 1 April 1939 after surrendering in the Spanish Civil War to the Nationalists rebels led by General Francisco Franco.

1939 Southern Rhodesian general election

General elections were held in Southern Rhodesia on 14 April 1939, the fifth elections since the colony of Southern Rhodesia was granted internal self-government. Prime Minister Godfrey Huggins' United Party government were re-elected in a landslide. The elections were called slightly earlier than the deadline as Huggins feared the German invasion of Czechoslovakia would lead to European War.

Battle of Kleisoura Pass

The Battle of Kleisoura Pass (Greek: Αγώνας στενωπού Κλεισούρας) took place from the evening of 13 April 1941, when first contact was made, until the midday of 14 April, when Greek organized resistance collapsed. The battle was fought over the narrow pass that crosses between Mt. Vitsi and Mt. Siniatsiko, between elements of the Greek 20th Infantry Division which were occupying the pass and the German Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, a mechanized infantry unit of brigade level.

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Greece

Convoy OG 82

OG 82 was an Allied convoy of the OG (Outward to Gibraltar) series during World War II. The action involving this convoy resulted in the destruction of a U-boat, and also had consequences for German U-boat strategy.

Razing of Friesoythe

The razing of Friesoythe was the destruction of the town of Friesoythe in Lower Saxony on 14 April 1945, during the Western Allies' invasion of Germany towards the end of World War II in Europe. The 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division attacked the German-held town of Friesoythe, and one of its battalions, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada, captured it.

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Germany

British Virgin Islands general election, 1967

The British Virgin Islands general election, 1967 was held in the British Virgin Islands on 14 April 1967. The election was the first general election after the passing of the new Constitution earlier in the same year, which introduced Ministerial Government into the British Virgin Islands for the first time. Elections under the prior Constitution introduced in 1950 to restore the Legislative Council had merely elected legislators. It is probably fair to say that 1967 marked the introduction of true direct democratic rule in the British Virgin Islands.

British Virgin Islands

Operation Wayne Grey

Operation Wayne Grey was an operation carried out by the United States Army, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and supporting elements, on March 1 to April 14, 1969. Its main objective was to cut off lines of communication and supply to the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 24th and 66th Infantry Regiments as well as preventing them from retreating into Cambodia.

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1970 Sikkimese general election

General elections were held in Sikkim in April 1970 to elect members of the State Council. The Sikkim National Party emerged as the largest party, winning eight of the 24 seats.

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1976 Sabah state election

The 1976 Sabah state election was held between Monday, 5 April and Saturday, 14 April 1976. This was the third state election to take place, and the first to feature opposition candidates since the first election on 1967, as the second state election on 1971 has all government candidates won uncontested. The state assembly were dissolved on 23 January 1976, and the nomination day was on 18 March 1976.

Sabah, Malaysia

1979 Copa Polla Gol final

The 1979 Copa Polla Gol final was played between Universidad de Chile and Colo-Colo at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile on 14 April 1979, to determine that year's competition winner. Universidad de Chile won the match 2–1, lifting the cup for the first time in its history.

Chile

Peruvian general election, 1985

General elections were held in Peru on 14 April 1985 to elect the President and both houses of the Congress. Alan García of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance won the presidential election with 44.9% of the vote, whilst his party emerged as the largest faction in both houses of Congress.

Peru

Geneva Accords (1988)

The Geneva Accords were the agreements on the settlement of the situation relating to Afghanistan, were signed on 14 April 1988 at the Geneva headquarters of the United Nations, between Afghanistan and Pakistan, with the United States and the Soviet Union serving as guarantors.

1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident

The 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident, sometimes referred to as the Black Hawk Incident, was a friendly fire incident over northern Iraq that occurred on 14 April 1994 during Operation Provide Comfort (OPC). The pilots of two United States Air Force (USAF) F-15 fighter aircraft, operating under the control of a USAF airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft, misidentified two United States Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters as Iraqi Mil Mi-24 "Hind" helicopters.

Iraq

Operation Provide Comfort

Operation Provide Comfort and Provide Comfort II were military operations initiated by the United States and other Coalition nations of the Persian Gulf War, starting in April 1991, to defend Kurdish refugees fleeing their homes in northern Iraq in the aftermath of the Gulf War, and to deliver humanitarian aid to them. The no-fly zone instituted to help bring this about would become one of the main factors allowing the development of the autonomous Kurdistan Region.

In a friendly fire incident during Operation Provide Comfort in northern Iraq, two U.S. Air Force aircraft mistakenly shoot-down two U.S. Army helicopters, killing 26 people.

1996 Football League Trophy final

The 1996 Football League Trophy Final (known as the Auto Windscreens Shields Trophy for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from the Second and Third Division of the Football League. The match was played at Wembley on 14 April 1996, and was contested by Rotherham United and Shrewsbury Town.

1998 Sioux Falls mayoral election

The 1998 Sioux Falls mayoral election took place on April 14, 1998. Incumbent Mayor Gary W. Hanson, who was first elected in 1994, ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by former City Councilmember Anne Hajek and County Commissioner Robert Kolbe. Hanson won re-election and avoided a runoff election, winning 55 percent of the vote to Hajek's 37 percent and Kolbe's 8 percent.

South Dakota, United States

1998 Long Beach, California, mayoral election

Long Beach, California, held an election for Mayor of Long Beach, California, on April 14, 1998. It saw the reelection of Beverly O'Neill.

Arsenal 1–2 Manchester United (1999)

The replay of the 1998–99 FA Cup semi-final between Arsenal and Manchester United was a football match that took place at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, on 14 April 1999. The game is often described as one of Manchester United's greatest ever, and Giggs' winning goal is frequently cited as one of the greatest goals ever scored in English football.

England, United Kingdom

UFC 25

UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 14, 2000 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

Tokyo, Japan

2001 Ramna Batamul bombings

The Ramna Batamul (Ramna Banyan root/foot) bombing was a series of bomb attacks on 14 April 2001 at a cultural programme of the Pahela Baishakh celebrations arranged by Chaayanot, the leading cultural organization of Bangladesh. Ten people, including Shujan, a Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami militant, died and many more people were wounded. The Islamic fundamentalist group Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami later confessed their involvement in the attack.

East Timorese presidential election, 2002

The first Presidential election was held in East Timor on 14 April 2002. As expected, the former president of the East Timorese resistance movement, Conselho Nacional da Resistencia Timorense, Xanana Gusmão, running as an independent candidate but with the unofficial support of small opposition parties like the Democratic Party, won a large majority. Gusmão only had one challenger, former FRETILIN president Francisco Xavier do Amaral, who had been sworn in as president when East Timor declared independence on 28 November 1975, though his term was short-lived as Indonesia invaded on 5 December.

Timor-Leste

2003 Quebec general election

The 2003 Quebec general election was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec (Canada). The Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ), led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Premier Bernard Landry, in a landslide. In Champlain there was a tie between PQ candidate Noëlla Champagne and Liberal candidate Pierre-A.

South African general election, 2004

Legislative elections were held in South Africa on Wednesday, 14 April 2004. The African National Congress (ANC) of President Thabo Mbeki, which came to power after the end of the apartheid system in 1994, was re-elected with an increased majority. These were the third elections held since the end of the apartheid era. The South African National Assembly consists of 400 members, elected by proportional representation. Two hundred members are elected from national party lists, the other 200 are elected from party lists in each of the nine provinces. The President of South Africa is chosen by the National Assembly after each election.

South Africa

2004 Macedonian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Macedonia on 14 April 2004, with a second round on 28 April. They followed the death in an air crash in February of incumbent President Boris Trajkovski. Prime Minister Branko Crvenkovski of the Social Democratic Union won the first round. As he failed to cross the 50% threshold, a second round was held in which he defeated Saško Kedev of Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity.

2006 Jama Masjid bombings

On 14 April 2006, two explosions occurred in the courtyard of Jama Masjid, a 17th-century mosque in Old Delhi (India). The first blast took place at 17:26 local time right in the middle of the courtyard next to Wazoo Khana which comprises a pond where worshipers wash their hands and feet before offering prayers, and the second a few meters away seven minutes later.

2007 Ondo State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Ondo State gubernatorial election was the 6th gubernatorial election in Ondo State, Nigeria. Held on 14 April 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Olusegun Agagu won the election, defeating Olusegun Mimiko of the Labour Party.

Nigeria

2007 Kaduna State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Kaduna State gubernatorial election occurred on April 14, 2007. Namadi Sambo of the PDP defeated other candidates by polling 1,326,632 popular votes, ANPP's Sani Muhammed Sha'aban was closest contender with 478,725 votes and AC's Muhammad Suleman Zantu scoring 109,415 votes. Namadi Sambo emerged winner in the PDP gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa.

Nigeria

2007 Kano State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Kano State gubernatorial election occurred on April 14, 2007. ANPP candidate Ibrahim Shekarau won the election, defeating PDP Ahmed Bichi and 14 other candidates.

Nigeria

2007 Edo State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Edo State gubernatorial election held on 14 April 2007 was the 4th gubernatorial election of Edo State. The Peoples Democratic Party nominee Oserheimen Osunbor won the election with 329,740 votes, defeating Adams Oshiomole of the Action Congress of Nigeria with 197,472 votes.

Nigeria

2007 Kogi State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Kogi State gubernatorial election was the 4th gubernatorial election of Kogi State. Held on 14 April 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Ibrahim Idris won the election, defeating Mohammed Abdulsalami Ohiare of the Action Congress of Nigeria.

2007 Anambra State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Anambra State gubernatorial election was the 6th gubernatorial election of Anambra State. Held on 14 April 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Emmanuel Nnamdi Uba won the election, defeating Virginia Etiaba of the All Progressives Grand Alliance.

2007 Rivers State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Rivers State gubernatorial election was the 6th gubernatorial election of Rivers State. Held on 14 April 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Celestine Omehia won the election, defeating Ashley Emenike of the Labour Party.

2007 Benue State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Benue State gubernatorial election was the sixth gubernatorial election of Benue State. Held on 14 April 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Gabriel Suswam won the election, defeating Daniel Saror of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.

2007 Niger State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Niger State gubernatorial election was the 6th gubernatorial election of Niger State. Held on 14 April 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu won the election, defeating David Umaru of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.

2007 Oyo State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Oyo State gubernatorial election was the 6th gubernatorial election of Oyo State. Held on 14 April 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Christopher Alao-Akala won the election, defeating Abiola Ajimobi of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.

2007 Plateau State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Plateau State gubernatorial election was the 6th gubernatorial election of Plateau State. Held on April 14, 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Jonah David Jang won the election, defeating Pam Dung Gyang of the Action Congress of Nigeria.

2007 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election was the 3rd gubernatorial election of Bayelsa State. Held on 14 April 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Timipre Sylva won the election, defeating Ebitimi Amgbare of the Action Congress of Nigeria.

2007 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election was the 4th gubernatorial election of Akwa Ibom State. Held on April 14, 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Godswill Akpabio won the election, defeating James Iniama of the Action Congress of Nigeria.

2007 Lagos State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Lagos State gubernatorial election occurred on 14 April 2007. Babatunde Raji Fashola of the AC defeated other candidates, by polling 599,300 votes, PDP's Musiliu Olatunde Obanikoro was closest contender with 383,956 votes. Babatunde Fashola emerged the ACN candidate at the gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Sarah Adebisi Sosan. Of the 22 candidates who contested in the governorship election, 20 were male, only two were female.

2007 Kebbi State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Kebbi State gubernatorial election occurred on April 14, 2007. PDP candidate Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari won the election, defeating ANPP Farouk Bello Bunza and other 6 candidates.

2007 Sokoto State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Sokoto State gubernatorial election occurred on April 14, 2007. PDP candidate Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko won the election, defeating DPP Muhammed Dingyadi and 8 other candidates.

2007 Bauchi State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Bauchi State gubernatorial election was the 6th gubernatorial election of Bauchi State. Held on 14 April 2007, the All Nigeria Peoples Party nominee Isa Yuguda won the election, defeating Mohammed Nadada Umar of the People's Democratic Party.

2007 Enugu State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Enugu State gubernatorial election was the 4th gubernatorial election of Enugu State. Held on April 14, 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Sullivan Chime won the election, defeating Ugochukwu Agballa of the Accord.

2007 Katsina State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Katsina State gubernatorial election occurred on 14 April 2007. PDP candidate Ibrahim Shema won the election, defeating ANPP Abu Ibrahim and other candidates.

2007 Yobe State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Yobe State gubernatorial election occurred on April 14, 2007. ANPP candidate Mamman Bello Ali won the election, defeating PDP Adamu Waziri and other candidates.

2007 Osun State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Osun State gubernatorial election was the 4th gubernatorial election of Osun State. Held on 14 April 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Olagunsoye Oyinlola won the election, defeating Rauf Aregbesola of the Action Congress of Nigeria. The election was challenged by the Action Congress and its candidate, Rauf Aregbesola, at the Election Petition Tribunal and the Appeal Court.

2007 Adamawa State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Adamawa State gubernatorial election was the 4th gubernatorial election of Adamawa State. Held on 14 April 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Murtala Nyako won the election, defeating Joel Madaki of the Labour Party.

2007 Taraba State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Taraba State gubernatorial election was the 4th gubernatorial election of Taraba State. Held on 14 April 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Danbaba Suntai won the election, defeating Ahmed Yusuf of the Action Congress of Nigeria.

2007 Zamfara State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Zamfara State gubernatorial election occurred on April 14, 2007. ANPP candidate Mahmud Shinkafi won the election, defeating PDP Yahaya Abdulkarim and other candidates.

2007 Kwara State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Kwara State gubernatorial election was the 6th gubernatorial election of Kwara State. Held on April 14, 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Bukola Saraki won the election, defeating Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim of the Democratic People's Party.

2007 Ekiti State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Ekiti State gubernatorial election was the 3rd gubernatorial election of Ekiti State. Held on 14 April 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Olusegun Oni won the election, defeating Kayode Fayemi of the Action Congress of Nigeria.

2007 Cross River State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Cross River State gubernatorial election was the 6th gubernatorial election of Cross River State. Held on April 14, 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Liyel Imoke won the election, defeating Eyo Etim Nyong of the Democratic People's Party.

2007 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election was the 3rd gubernatorial election of Nasarawa State. Held on 14 April 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Aliyu Doma won the election, defeating Solomon Sunday Akku of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.

2007 Ogun State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Ogun State gubernatorial election was the 6th gubernatorial election of Ogun State. Held on 14 April 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Gbenga Daniel won the election, defeating Ibikunle Amosun of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.

2007 Gombe State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Gombe State gubernatorial election was the 3rd gubernatorial election of Gombe State. Held on 14 April 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Mohammed Danjuma Goje won the election, defeating Abubakar Habu Hashidu of the Democratic People's Party.

2007 Delta State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Delta State gubernatorial election was the 4th gubernatorial election of Delta State. Held on 14 April 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Emmanuel Uduaghan won the election, defeating Great Ogboru of the Democratic People's Party.

2007 Jigawa State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Jigawa State gubernatorial election was the 4th gubernatorial election of Jigawa State. Held on April 14, 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Sule Lamido won the election, defeating Mohammed Ibrahim of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.

2007 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election was the 7th gubernatorial election of Ebonyi State. Held on April 14, 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Martin Elechi won the election, defeating Ogbonnaya Onu of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.

2007 Abia State gubernatorial election

The Abia State gubernatorial election of 2007 was the third gubernatorial election of Abia State. The Progressive Peoples Alliance nominee Theodore Orji was declared winner after defeating Onyema Ugochukwu of the People's Democratic Party.

2007 Borno State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Borno State gubernatorial election was the 6th gubernatorial election of Borno State. Held on 14 April 2011, the All Nigeria Peoples Party nominee Ali Modu Sheriff won the election, defeating Kashim Ibrahim-Imam of the People's Democratic Party.

2007 Imo State gubernatorial election

The 2007 Imo State gubernatorial election was the sixth gubernatorial election of Imo State. Held on 14 April 2011, the Progressive Peoples Alliance nominee Ikedi Ohakim won the election, defeating Ifeanyi Ararume of the People's Democratic Party.

2008 Sicilian regional election

The 2008 Sicilian regional election for the renewal of the Sicilian Regional Assembly and the election of the Presidency of Sicily, Italy, was held on 13 and on 14 April 2008. The election was competed by two main competitors: Raffaele Lombardo for the centre-right and Anna Finocchiaro for the centre-left. Lombardo won by a landslide, 65.3% against 30.4% of Finocchiaro.

Sicily, Italy

2008 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election

The 2008 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election took place on 13–14 April 2008. Former President Renzo Tondo (The People of Freedom) defeated incumbent Riccardo Illy (an independent closed to the Democratic Party).

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

2008 Italian general election

A snap election was held in Italy on 13–14 April 2008. The election came after President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved the Italian Parliament on 6 February 2008, following the defeat of the government of Prime Minister Romano Prodi in a January 2008 Senate vote of confidence and the unsuccessful tentative appointment of Franco Marini with the aim to change the current electoral law.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Italy

2008 Rome municipal election

Snap municipal elections were held in Rome on 13–14 and 27–28 April 2008 to elect the Mayor of Rome and 60 members of the City Council, as well as the nineteen presidents and more than 400 councillors of the 19 municipi in which the municipality was divided. The first round of the elections occurred on the same dates of the national general election.

This entry records the first round, as dated in the source infobox.

Korangal Valley campaign

The Korangal Valley campaign was a series of military operations conducted by ISAF forces against Taliban and other local insurgents in the Korangal Valley in Kunar province, Afghanistan, from October 2004 to April 2010. The campaign ended with a US withdrawal from the valley, after suffering heavy casualties, and a Taliban takeover of the area.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Afghanistan

2010 Yushu earthquake

The 2010 Yushu earthquake struck on April 14 and registered a magnitude of 6.9 Mw (USGS, EMSC) or 7.1 Ms (CEA, CENC). It originated in Yushu, Qinghai, China, at 7:49 am local time (23:49 April 13 UTC). According to the Xinhua News Agency, 2,698 people were confirmed dead, 270 missing and 12,135 injured, 1,434 of them severely.

2012 Homs offensive

The 2012 Homs offensive was a Syrian Army offensive on the armed rebellion stronghold of Homs, within the scope of the Siege of Homs, beginning in early February 2012 and ending with the U.N. brokered cease fire on April 14, 2012. The offensive began by artillery bombardment by the Syrian armed forces in response to an attack by the Free Syrian Army on Syrian Army checkpoints on 3 February 2012, killing 10 soldiers. Government forces then began to bombard the city using tanks, helicopters, and artillery, rockets and mortars.

Homs, Syria

UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva

UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva (also known as UFC on Fuel TV 2 or UFC: Sweden) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 14, 2012 at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.

Sweden

2012 Taça da Liga final

The 2012 Taça da Liga final was the final match of the 2011–12 Taça da Liga, the 5th season of the Taça da Liga. It was played on 14 April 2012 at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra in Coimbra, between Benfica and Gil Vicente. Benfica won 2–1 and claimed their fourth consecutive title. The winners also received €1 million in prize money, while the runners-up received €350,000.

2012 Coupe de la Ligue final

The 2012 Coupe de la Ligue final was the 18th final of France's football league cup competition, the Coupe de la Ligue, a football competition for the 42 teams that the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) manages. The final took place on 14 April 2012 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis and was contested between Lyon and Marseille.

Venezuelan presidential election, 2013

A presidential election was held in Venezuela on 14 April 2013 following the death of President Hugo Chávez on 5 March 2013. Voters gave Nicolás Maduro—who had assumed the role of acting president since Chávez's death—a narrow victory over his opponent Henrique Capriles Radonski, the Governor of Miranda. Capriles had run in the previous election less than a year before, losing to Chávez by an 11-point margin. This time the margin of victory was much smaller (being 1.49%), and thus became the closest Presidential Election of the country since the 1968 election.

Venezuela

2013 European Parliament election in Croatia

European Parliament elections were held in Croatia for the first time on 14 April 2013 to elect twelve Members of the European Parliament. The members served the remainder of the Parliament's 2009–2014 term after Croatia entered the European Union on 1 July 2013. The country formed a single constituency, with members elected by proportional representation using open lists.

Croatia

2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election

In 2013, the Liberal Party of Canada held a leadership election to elect a new party leader. The election was triggered by Michael Ignatieff's announcement, on May 3, 2011, of his intention to resign as leader following the party's defeat in the 2011 federal election. On May 25, 2011, Bob Rae was appointed by Liberal caucus as interim leader.

Canada

April 2014 Nyanya bombing

On 14 April 2014 at about 6:45am, two bombs exploded at a crowded bus station in Nyanya, Nasarawa, killing at least 88 people and injuring at least 200. The bus station is 8 km southwest of central Federal Capital Territory. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the bombing six days after it occurred.

Nigeria

Battle of Hit (2016)

The Battle of Hit, code named Operation Desert Lynx by Iraqi forces, was an offensive launched by the Iraqi Government during the Anbar offensive, with the goal of recapturing the town of Hīt and the Hīt District from ISIL. After the Iraqi forces recaptured the city of Ramadi, Hīt and Fallujah were the only cities still under the control of ISIL in the Al Anbar Governorate. Iraqi Forces fully recaptured Hīt and the rest of the Hīt District on 14 April 2016.

Iraq

Battle of Tipo-Tipo

The Battle of Tipo-Tipo was a military engagement that began on 9 April 2016 at Tipo-Tipo, Basilan Island, Philippines between forces of the Philippine Army and members of the Abu Sayyaf militant group. The battle resulted in dozens of casualties, with at least 18 soldiers and 31 militants reported killed, and more than 70 others injured.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Philippines

The foreshock of a major earthquake occurs in Kumamoto, Japan

The 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes (Japanese: 平成28年熊本地震, Hepburn: Heisei 28-nen Kumamoto jishin) were a series of earthquakes, including a magnitude 7.0 mainshock which struck at 01:25 JST on April 16, 2016 (16:25 UTC on April 15) beneath Kumamoto City of Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu Region, Japan, at a depth of about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles), and a foreshock earthquake with a magnitude 6.2 at 21:26 JST (12:26 UTC) on April 14, 2016, at a depth of about 11 kilometres (6.8 miles).

La Copa Junior Nuevos Valores (2017)

La Copa Junior Nuevos Valores (2017) (Spanish for "The New Values Junior Cup") was a professional wrestling tournament produced and scripted by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLLl; Spanish "World Wrestling Council"). The tournament ran from April 14, 2017 to April 28, 2017 in Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico. CMLL's recurring La Copa Junior tournament featured second, third or fourth generation wrestlers completing against each other.

Mexico City, Mexico

2018 Timbuktu attack

On 14 April 2018, militants attacked the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) base in Timbuktu Airport, known informally as the "super camp". The JNIM later claimed responsibility for the attack, in reprisal for the deaths of some of their commanders in clashes that occurred about a week earlier.

Mali

UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje

UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje (also known as UFC on FOX 29) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on April 14, 2018, at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

Arizona, United States

Rif Dimashq offensive (February–April 2018)

The Rif Dimashq offensive (February–April 2018), code-named Operation Damascus Steel, was a military offensive launched by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in February 2018 in a bid to capture the rebel-held eastern Ghouta suburb during the Syrian civil war. East Ghouta, a pocket of towns and farms, had been under government siege since 2013 and had been a major rebel stronghold in the vicinity of the capital of Damascus.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Syria

April 2018 missile strikes against Syria

On 14 April 2018, beginning at 04:00 Syrian time (UTC+3), the United States, France, and the United Kingdom carried out a series of military strikes involving aircraft and ship-based missiles against multiple government sites in Syria during the Syrian Civil War. The strikes were a reprisal for the Douma chemical attack against civilians on 7 April, widely attributed to the Syrian government.

2019 Finnish parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 14 April 2019. For the first time, no party received more than 20% of the vote. The Centre Party, which had been the largest party following the 2015 elections, dropped to fourth place, losing 18 seats and recording its lowest vote share since 1917. The Social Democratic Party saw the biggest gains, winning six more seats and narrowly becoming the largest party for the first time since 1999.

Finland

2019 Liechtenstein local elections

The 2019 Liechtenstein local elections were held on 24 March and 14 April to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities of Liechtenstein.

This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.

Liechtenstein

2020 Kiribati parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Kiribati in 2020 to elect members of the House of Assembly. The elections were originally planned on 7 April 2020, with a second round of voting to be held on 15 April 2020. However, in late March the Electoral Commission changed the voting date to 14 April 2020, with a second round on 21 April 2020.

This entry records the first round, as dated in the source infobox.

Kiribati

Sinking of the Moskva

The Russian warship Moskva, the flagship of the Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet, was attacked and sunk by Ukrainian forces on 14 April 2022 during the Russo-Ukrainian war. Ukrainian officials announced that their forces had hit and damaged it with two R-360 Neptune anti-ship missiles, and that the ship had then caught fire.

PFL 3 (2023)

The PFL 3 mixed martial arts event for the 2023 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on April 14, 2023, at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. This marked the third regular-season event of the tournament and included fights in the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions.

Las Vegas, United States

The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency

The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice, formerly JUICE) is an interplanetary spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency (ESA). It is on its way to orbit and study three icy moons of Jupiter: Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa. These planetary-mass moons are targets for study because they are thought to have significant bodies of liquid water beneath their frozen surfaces, which would make them potentially habitable for extraterrestrial life.

Flooding in the Persian Gulf starts, killing 19 in Oman

In April 2024 heavy rain severely impacted states in the Persian Gulf, causing flash flooding across the region. Several states recorded nearly a year's worth of rain in a single day. The floods had a significant impact across the region, with Oman and the United Arab Emirates being particularly affected, resulting in the deaths of at least 46 people, including 20 in Oman, and 18 in Iran.