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HENDELSER 14. AUGUST
Cologne Cathedral
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1880
Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
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Vehicle registration plate
År:
1893
France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration.
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Oregon Territory
År:
1848
Oregon Territory is organized by act of Congress.
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American Indian Wars
År:
1842
American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida.
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Tristan da Cunha
År:
1816
The United Kingdom formally annexes the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, administering the islands from the Cape Colony in South Africa.
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Battle of Peking (1900)
År:
1900
Battle of Peking: The Eight-Nation Alliance occupies Beijing, China, in a campaign to end the bloody Boxer Rebellion in China.
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Aviation
År:
1901
The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
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Tannu Uriankhai
År:
1921
Tannu Uriankhai, later Tuvan People's Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Soviet Russia).
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1920 Summer Olympics
År:
1920
The 1920 Summer Olympics, having started four months earlier, officially open in Antwerp, Belgium, with the newly adopted Olympic flag and the Olympic oath being raised and taken at the Opening Ceremony for the first time in Olympic history.
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Republic of China (1912–1949)
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1917
World War I: The Republic of China, which had heretofore been shipping labourers to Europe to assist in the war effort, officially declares war on the Central Powers, although it will continue to send to Europe labourers instead of combatants for the remaining duration of the war.
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FøDSLER 14. AUGUST
Buddy Greco
Fødselsår:
1926
Buddy Greco, American singer and pianist (died 2017)
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Russell Baker
Fødselsår:
1925
Russell Baker, American critic and essayist (died 2019)
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Sverre Fehn
Fødselsår:
1924
Sverre Fehn, Norwegian architect, designed the Hedmark Museum (died 2009)
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René Goscinny
Fødselsår:
1926
René Goscinny, French author and illustrator (died 1977)
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Lina Wertmüller
Fødselsår:
1928
Lina Wertmüller, Italian director and screenwriter (died 2021)
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Earl Weaver
Fødselsår:
1930
Earl Weaver, American baseball player and manager (died 2013)
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Giacomo Capuzzi
Fødselsår:
1929
Giacomo Capuzzi, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodi from 1989 to 2005 (died 2021).
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Dick Tiger
Fødselsår:
1929
Dick Tiger, Nigerian boxer (died 1971)
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Georges Prêtre
Fødselsår:
1924
Georges Prêtre, French conductor (died 2017)
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Alice Ghostley
Fødselsår:
1923
Alice Ghostley, American actress (died 2007)
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DøDSFALL 14. AUGUST
Konstantin von Neurath
Dødsår:
1956
Konstantin von Neurath, German lawyer and politician, Reich Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1873)
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Bertolt Brecht
Dødsår:
1956
Bertolt Brecht, German poet, playwright, and director (born 1898)
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Frédéric Joliot-Curie
Dødsår:
1958
Frédéric Joliot-Curie, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1900)
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Herbert Putnam
Dødsår:
1955
Herbert Putnam, American lawyer and publisher, Librarian of Congress (born 1861)
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Hugo Eckener
Dødsår:
1954
Hugo Eckener, German pilot and airship designer (born 1868)
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Joe Kelley
Dødsår:
1943
Joe Kelley, American baseball player and manager (born 1871)
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Eliška Misáková
Dødsår:
1948
Eliška Misáková, Czech gymnast (born 1926)
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William Randolph Hearst
Dødsår:
1951
William Randolph Hearst, American publisher and politician, founded the Hearst Corporation (born 1863)
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Clifford Odets
Dødsår:
1963
Clifford Odets, American director, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1906)
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Johnny Burnette
Dødsår:
1964
Johnny Burnette, American singer-songwriter (born 1934)
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HELLIGDAGER 14. AUGUST
Code talker
National Navajo Code Talkers Day is a holiday in the United States honoring Navajo code talkers in the military.
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Independence Day (Pakistan)
Independence Day celebrates the independence of Pakistan from the United Kingdom in 1947.
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Partition Horrors Remembrance Day
Partition Horrors Remembrance Day commemorates the victims and sufferings of people during the Partition of India in 1947.
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Arnold of Soissons
Christian feast day: Arnold of Soissons
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Maximilian Kolbe
Christian feast day: Maximilian Kolbe
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Jonathan Daniels
Christian feast day: Jonathan Myrick Daniels (Episcopal Church)
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Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia
Christian feast day: Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia
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Falklands Day
Falklands Day is the celebration of the first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis in 1592.
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Eusebius of Rome
Christian feast day: Eusebius of Rome
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