What happened in 2014
400 entries recorded for 2014, listed by date. That was 12 years ago.
2014 at a glance
- Years ago
- 12 (as of 2026)
- Century
- 21st century
- Decade
- 2010s
- Generation born
- Generation Alpha
- Entries here
- 400
- Breakdown
- 352 deaths · 47 historical events · 1 births
January
- January 2
Elizabeth Jane Howard
Elizabeth Jane Howard, English author and screenwriter (born 1923)
- January 2
Bernard Glasser
Bernard Glasser, American director and producer (born 1924)
- January 3
George Goodman
George Goodman, American economist and author (born 1930)
- January 3
Saul Zaentz
Saul Zaentz, American film producer (born 1921)
- January 3
Phil Everly
Phil Everly, American singer and guitarist (born 1939)
- January 5
GSAT-14
A launch of the communication satellite GSAT-14 aboard the GSLV MK.II D5 marks the first successful flight of an Indian cryogenic engine.
- January 5
Carmen Zapata
Carmen Zapata, American actress (born 1927)
- January 5
Eusébio
Eusébio, Mozambican-Portuguese footballer and manager (born 1942)
- January 6
Benefits Street
The first episode of the documentary series Benefits Street aired on Channel 4, prompting discussion in the United Kingdom about welfare dependency.
- January 6
Marina Ginestà
Marina Ginestà, French Resistance soldier and photographer (born 1919)
- January 8
Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher
Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher, Dutch-Australian swimmer (born 1925)
- January 8
Antonino Roman
Antonino P. Roman, Filipino lawyer and politician (born 1939)
- January 9
Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant explosion
An explosion at a Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant in Yokkaichi, Japan, kills at least five people and injures 17 others.
- January 9
Josep Maria Castellet
Josep Maria Castellet, Spanish poet and critic (born 1926)
- January 9
Paul du Toit
Paul du Toit, South African painter and sculptor (born 1965)
- January 9
Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka, American poet, playwright, and academic (born 1934)
- January 9
Dale T. Mortensen
Dale T. Mortensen, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1939)
- January 11
Keiko Awaji
Keiko Awaji, Japanese actress (born 1933)
- January 11
Chai Trong-rong
Chai Trong-rong, Taiwanese educator and politician (born 1935)
- January 11
Muhammad Habibur Rahman
Muhammad Habibur Rahman, Indian-Bangladeshi jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (born 1928)
- January 11
Ariel Sharon
Ariel Sharon, Israeli general and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Israel (born 1928)
- January 12
Alexandra Bastedo
Alexandra Bastedo, English actress (born 1946)
- January 12
George Dement
George Dement, American soldier, businessman, and politician (born 1922)
- January 12
Connie Binsfeld
Connie Binsfeld, American educator and politician, 58th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (born 1924)
- January 13
Randal Tye Thomas
Randal Tye Thomas, American journalist and politician (born 1978)
- January 13
Bobby Collins (footballer)
Bobby Collins, Scottish footballer and manager (born 1931)
- January 13
Waldemar von Gazen
Waldemar von Gazen, German general and lawyer (born 1917)
- January 14
Flavio Testi
Flavio Testi, Italian composer and musicologist (born 1923)
- January 14
Jon Bing
Jon Bing, Norwegian author, scholar, and academic (born 1944)
- January 14
Juan Gelman
Juan Gelman, Argentinian poet and author (born 1930)
- January 15
John Dobson (amateur astronomer)
John Dobson, Chinese-American astronomer and author (born 1915)
- January 15
Roger Lloyd-Pack
Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor (born 1944)
- January 15
Curtis Bray
Curtis Bray, American football player and coach (born 1970)
- January 16
Ruth Duccini
Ruth Duccini, American actress (born 1918)
- January 16
Gary Arlington
Gary Arlington, American author and illustrator (born 1938)
- January 17
Mohammed Burhanuddin
Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, Indian spiritual leader, 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq (born 1915)
- January 17
Francine Lalonde
Francine Lalonde, Canadian educator and politician (born 1940)
- January 18
Kathryn Abbe
Kathryn Abbe, American photographer and author (born 1919)
- January 18
Michael Botmang
Michael Botmang, Nigerian politician, 17th Governor of Plateau State (born 1938)
- January 19
2014 Bannu bombing
A bomb attack on an army convoy in the city of Bannu kills at least 26 Pakistani soldiers and injures 38 others.
- January 19
Azaria Alon
Azaria Alon, Ukrainian-Israeli environmentalist, co-founded the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (born 1918)
- January 19
Christopher Chataway
Christopher Chataway, English runner, journalist, and politician (born 1931)
- January 20
Claudio Abbado
Claudio Abbado, Italian conductor (born 1933)
- January 20
Jonas Trinkūnas
Jonas Trinkūnas, Lithuanian ethnologist and academic (born 1939)
- January 20
Otis G. Pike
Otis G. Pike, American judge and politician (born 1921)
- January 21
Rojava Revolution
Rojava conflict: The Jazira Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic.
- January 22
Maziar Partow
Maziar Partow, Iranian cinematographer (born 1933)
- January 23
Elmira Nazirova
Elmira Nazirova, Azerbaijani composer (born 1928)
- January 23
Yuri Izrael
Yuri Izrael, Russian meteorologist and journalist (born 1930)
- January 24
Shulamit Aloni
Shulamit Aloni, Israeli lawyer and politician, 11th Israeli Minister of Education (born 1928)
- January 24
Rafael Pineda Ponce
Rafael Pineda Ponce, Honduran academic and politician (born 1930)
- January 25
Heini Halberstam
Heini Halberstam, Czech-English mathematician and academic (born 1926)
- January 25
Dave Strack
Dave Strack, American basketball player and coach (born 1923)
- January 25
Morrie Turner
Morrie Turner, American cartoonist (born 1923)
- January 25
Arthur Doyle
Arthur Doyle, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and flute player (born 1944)
- January 26
Tom Gola
Tom Gola, American basketball player, coach, and politician (born 1933)
- January 26
Paula Gruden
Paula Gruden, Slovenian-Australian poet and translator (born 1921)
- January 26
José Emilio Pacheco
José Emilio Pacheco, Mexican poet and author (born 1939)
- January 27
Rojava Revolution
Rojava conflict: The Kobanî Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic.
- January 27
Epimaco Velasco
Epimaco Velasco, Filipino lawyer and politician, Governor of Cavite (born 1935)
- January 27
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and activist (born 1919)
- January 27
Paul Zorner
Paul Zorner, German soldier and pilot (born 1920)
- January 28
Dwight Gustafson
Dwight Gustafson, American composer and conductor (born 1930)
- January 28
John Cacavas
John Cacavas, American composer and conductor (born 1930)
- January 28
Nigel Jenkins
Nigel Jenkins, Welsh poet, journalist, and geographer (born 1949)
- January 28
Harry Gamble
Harry Gamble, American football player, coach, and manager (born 1930)
- January 28
Jorge Obeid
Jorge Obeid, Argentinian engineer and politician, Governor of Santa Fe (born 1947)
- January 29
Rojava Revolution
Rojava conflict: The Afrin Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic.
- January 31
Abdirizak Haji Hussein
Abdirizak Haji Hussein, Somalian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Somalia (born 1924)
- January 31
Anna Gordy Gaye
Anna Gordy Gaye, American songwriter and producer, co-founded Anna Records (born 1922)
- January 31
Miklós Jancsó
Miklós Jancsó, Hungarian director and screenwriter (born 1921)
February
- February 1
Rene Ricard
Rene Ricard, American poet, painter, and critic (born 1946)
- February 1
Maximilian Schell
Maximilian Schell, Austrian-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1930)
- February 1
Vasily Petrov (marshal)
Vasily Petrov, Russian marshal (born 1917)
- February 1
Luis Aragonés
Luis Aragonés, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1938)
- February 2
Nicholas Brooks (historian)
Nicholas Brooks, English historian (born 1941)
- February 2
Eduardo Coutinho
Eduardo Coutinho, Brazilian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1933)
- February 2
Gerd Albrecht
Gerd Albrecht, German conductor (born 1935)
- February 2
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor, director, and producer (born 1967)
- February 2
Tommy Aquino
Tommy Aquino, American motorcycle racer (born 1992)
- February 3
2014 Moscow school shooting
A school shooting in Moscow, Russia leaves two people dead and one wounded.
- February 3
School shooting
Russia's first school shooting took place when a student opened fire at School No. 263 in Moscow, resulting in the deaths of a teacher and a police officer.
- February 4
Keith Allen (ice hockey)
Keith Allen, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (born 1923)
- February 4
Eugenio Corti
Eugenio Corti, Italian soldier, author, and playwright (born 1921)
- February 4
Dennis Lota
Dennis Lota, Zambian footballer (born 1973)
- February 5
Robert Dahl
Robert Dahl, American political scientist and academic (born 1915)
- February 6
Vasiľ Biľak
Vasiľ Biľak, Slovak politician (born 1917)
- February 7
Happisburgh footprints
Researchers announced the discovery of the Happisburgh footprints in Norfolk, England, the oldest known hominid footprints outside Africa, at more than 800,000 years old.
- February 7
Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
An inquiry report of the United Nations Human Rights Council found systematic and wide-ranging violations of human rights in North Korea.
- February 7
Doug Mohns
Doug Mohns, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1933)
- February 8
2014 Medina hotel fire
A hotel fire in Medina, Saudi Arabia, kills 15 Egyptian pilgrims with 130 others injured.
- February 8
Els Borst
Els Borst, Dutch physician and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (born 1932)
- February 8
Nancy Holt
Nancy Holt, American sculptor and painter (born 1938)
- February 8
Maicon (footballer, born May 1988)
Maicon Pereira de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer (born 1988)
- February 9
Gabriel Axel
Gabriel Axel, Danish actor, director, and producer (born 1918)
- February 9
Hal Herring
Hal Herring, American football player and coach (born 1924)
- February 9
Logan Scott-Bowden
Logan Scott-Bowden, English general (born 1920)
- February 10
Stuart Hall (cultural theorist)
Stuart Hall, Jamaican-English sociologist and theorist (born 1932)
- February 10
Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple, American actress and diplomat (born 1928)
- February 11
2014 Algerian Air Force C-130 crash
A military transport plane crashes in a mountainous area of Oum El Bouaghi Province in eastern Algeria, killing 77 people.
- February 11
Tito Canepa
Tito Canepa, Dominican-American painter (born 1916)
- February 11
Alice Babs
Alice Babs, Swedish singer and actress (born 1924)
- February 12
John Pickstone
John Pickstone, English historian and author (born 1944)
- February 12
Sid Caesar
Sid Caesar, American actor and comedian (born 1922)
- February 13
Laura Motta
Laura Motta, Brazilian catholic nun (born 1919)
- February 13
Balu Mahendra
Balu Mahendra, Sri Lankan-Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (born 1939)
- February 13
Ralph Waite
Ralph Waite, American actor and activist (born 1928)
- February 13
Richard Møller Nielsen
Richard Møller Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager (born 1937)
- February 14
Mike Stepovich
Mike Stepovich, American lawyer and politician, Governor of Alaska Territory (born 1919)
- February 14
Chris Pearson (politician)
Chris Pearson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Yukon (born 1931)
- February 14
Tom Finney
Tom Finney, English footballer (born 1922)
- February 15
Thelma Estrin
Thelma Estrin, American computer scientist and engineer (born 1924)
- February 15
Christopher Malcolm
Christopher Malcolm, Scottish-Canadian actor, director, and producer (born 1946)
- February 16
Kralle Krawinkel
Kralle Krawinkel, German guitarist (born 1947)
- February 16
Michael Shea (American author)
Michael Shea, American author (born 1946)
- February 16
Ken Farragut
Ken Farragut, American football player (born 1928)
- February 18
Revolution of Dignity
A series of violent events (pictured) involving protesters, riot police, and unknown shooters began in Kyiv that culminated in the ousting of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych five days later.
- February 18
Maria Franziska von Trapp
Maria Franziska von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (born 1914)
- February 18
Mavis Gallant
Mavis Gallant, Canadian-French author and playwright (born 1922)
- February 19
Dale Gardner
Dale Gardner, American captain and astronaut (born 1948)
- February 19
Kresten Bjerre
Kresten Bjerre, Danish footballer and manager (born 1946)
- February 19
Valery Kubasov
Valeri Kubasov, Russian engineer and astronaut (born 1935)
- February 20
Euromaidan
Dozens of Euromaidan anti-government protesters die in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, many reportedly killed by snipers.
- February 20
Rafael Addiego Bruno
Rafael Addiego Bruno, Uruguayan jurist and politician, President of Uruguay (born 1923)
- February 20
Garrick Utley
Garrick Utley, American journalist (born 1939)
- February 20
Walter D. Ehlers
Walter D. Ehlers, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1921)
- February 21
Cornelius Schnauber
Cornelius Schnauber, German–American historian, playwright, and academic (born 1939)
- February 21
Matthew Robinson (snowboarder)
Matthew Robinson, Australian snowboarder (born 1985)
- February 21
Héctor Maestri
Héctor Maestri, Cuban-American baseball player (born 1935)
- February 22
Viktor Yanukovych
President Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine is impeached by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by a vote of 328–0, fulfilling a major goal of the Euromaidan rebellion.
- February 22
Charlotte Dawson
Charlotte Dawson, New Zealand–Australian television host (born 1966)
- February 22
Trebor Jay Tichenor
Trebor Jay Tichenor, American pianist and composer (born 1940)
- February 22
Leo Vroman
Leo Vroman, Dutch-American hematologist, poet, and illustrator (born 1915)
- February 23
Alice Herz-Sommer
Alice Herz-Sommer, Czech-English Holocaust survivor, pianist and educator (born 1903)
- February 23
Roger Hilsman
Roger Hilsman, American soldier, academic, and politician (born 1919)
- February 24
Alexis Hunter
Alexis Hunter, New Zealand-English painter and photographer (born 1948)
- February 24
Franny Beecher
Franny Beecher, American guitarist (born 1921)
- February 24
Harold Ramis
Harold Ramis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1944)
- February 24
Carlos Páez Vilaró
Carlos Páez Vilaró, Uruguayan painter and sculptor (born 1923)
- February 26
Ming Pao
Former editor-in-chief of Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao Kevin Lau was stabbed, prompting concerns and protests about media freedom.
- February 26
Phyllis Krasilovsky
Phyllis Krasilovsky, American author and academic (born 1927)
- February 26
Sorel Etrog
Sorel Etrog, Romanian-Canadian sculptor, painter, and illustrator (born 1933)
- February 27
Terry Rand
Terry Rand, American basketball player (born 1934)
- February 27
Aaron Allston
Aaron Allston, American game designer and author (born 1960)
- February 28
Hugo Brandt Corstius
Hugo Brandt Corstius, Dutch linguist and author (born 1935)
March
- March 1
2014 Kunming attack
Thirty-five people are killed and 143 injured in a mass stabbing at Kunming Railway Station in China.
- March 1
Alain Resnais
Alain Resnais, French director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (born 1922)
- March 2
Oscar selfie
The Oscar selfie, considered to be one of the most influential photographs of all time, was taken at the 86th Academy Awards ceremony.
- March 2
Ryhor Baradulin
Ryhor Baradulin, Belarusian poet and translator (born 1935)
- March 4
Wu Tianming
Wu Tianming, Chinese director and producer (born 1939)
- March 4
Mark Freidkin
Mark Freidkin, Russian author and poet (born 1953)
- March 4
Elaine Kellett-Bowman
Elaine Kellett-Bowman, English lawyer and politician (born 1923)
- March 4
Jack Kinzler
Jack Kinzler, American engineer (born 1920)
- March 5
Geoff Edwards
Geoff Edwards, American actor and game show host (born 1931)
- March 5
Leopoldo María Panero
Leopoldo María Panero, Spanish poet and translator (born 1948)
- March 5
Ailsa McKay
Ailsa McKay, Scottish economist and academic (born 1963)
- March 5
Ola L. Mize
Ola L. Mize, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1931)
- March 6
Alemayehu Atomsa
Alemayehu Atomsa, Ethiopian educator and politician (born 1969)
- March 6
Manlio Sgalambro
Manlio Sgalambro, Italian philosopher, author, and poet (born 1924)
- March 6
Sheila MacRae
Sheila MacRae, English-American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1921)
- March 6
Frank Jobe
Frank Jobe, American soldier and surgeon (born 1925)
- March 6
Martin Nesbitt (politician)
Martin Nesbitt, American lawyer and politician (born 1946)
- March 7
Ned O'Gorman
Ned O'Gorman, American poet and educator (born 1929)
- March 8
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, with aircraft debris subsequently washing ashore a few years later in the Indian Ocean.
- March 8
Leo Bretholz
Leo Bretholz, Austrian-American Holocaust survivor and author (born 1921)
- March 8
William Guarnere
William Guarnere, American sergeant (born 1923)
- March 11
Joel Brinkley
Joel Brinkley, American journalist and academic (born 1952)
- March 11
Dean Bailey
Dean Bailey, Australian footballer and coach (born 1967)
- March 12
2014 East Harlem gas explosion
A gas leak caused an explosion in East Harlem, New York City, destroying two apartment buildings and causing eight deaths.
- March 12
Věra Chytilová
Věra Chytilová, Czech actress, director, and screenwriter (born 1929)
- March 12
Paul C. Donnelly
Paul C. Donnelly, American scientist and engineer (born 1923)
- March 12
José Policarpo
José Policarpo, Portuguese cardinal (born 1936)
- March 13
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Sierra Leonean economist, lawyer, and politician, 3rd President of Sierra Leone (born 1932)
- March 13
Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond
Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond, Irish businessman and politician (born 1944)
- March 13
Reubin Askew
Reubin Askew, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of Florida (born 1928)
- March 13
Icchokas Meras
Icchokas Meras, Lithuanian-Israeli author and screenwriter (born 1934)
- March 14
Tony Benn
Tony Benn, English politician, Postmaster General of the United Kingdom (born 1925)
- March 14
Meir Har-Zion
Meir Har-Zion, Israeli commander (born 1934)
- March 15
Scott Asheton
Scott Asheton, American drummer (born 1949)
- March 15
Bo Callaway
Bo Callaway, American soldier and politician, United States Secretary of the Army (born 1927)
- March 15
Clarissa Dickson Wright
Clarissa Dickson Wright, English chef, author, and television personality (born 1947)
- March 15
David Brenner
David Brenner, American comedian, actor, and author (born 1936)
- March 16
Crimea
Crimea votes in a controversial referendum to secede from Ukraine to join Russia.
- March 16
Gary Bettenhausen
Gary Bettenhausen, American race car driver (born 1941)
- March 16
Donald Crothers
Donald Crothers, American chemist and academic (born 1937)
- March 16
Yulisa Pat Amadu Maddy
Yulisa Pat Amadu Maddy, Sierra Leonean author, poet, and playwright (born 1936)
- March 16
Steve Moore (comics)
Steve Moore, English author and illustrator (born 1949)
- March 16
Alexander Pochinok
Alexander Pochinok, Russian economist and politician (born 1958)
- March 17
Rachel Lambert Mellon
Rachel Lambert Mellon, American gardener, philanthropist, art collector and political patron (born 1910)
- March 17
Marek Galiński (cyclist)
Marek Galiński, Polish cyclist (born 1974)
- March 17
Joseph Kerman
Joseph Kerman, American musicologist and critic (born 1924)
- March 18
Crimea
The parliaments of Russia and Crimea sign an accession treaty.
- March 18
Kaiser Kalambo
Kaiser Kalambo, Zambian footballer, coach, and manager (born 1953)
- March 18
Catherine Obianuju Acholonu
Catherine Obianuju Acholonu, Nigerian author, playwright, and academic (born 1951)
- March 18
Lucius Shepard
Lucius Shepard, American author and critic (born 1943)
- March 19
Fred Phelps
Fred Phelps, American lawyer, pastor, and activist, founded the Westboro Baptist Church (born 1929)
- March 19
Heather Robertson
Heather Robertson, Canadian journalist and author (born 1942)
- March 19
Joseph F. Weis Jr.
Joseph F. Weis, Jr., American lawyer and judge (born 1923)
- March 19
Lawrence Walsh
Lawrence Walsh, Canadian-American lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th United States Deputy Attorney General (born 1912)
- March 19
Patrick Joseph McGovern
Patrick Joseph McGovern, American businessman, founded IDG (born 1937)
- March 19
Robert S. Strauss
Robert S. Strauss, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to Russia (born 1918)
- March 20
Taliban
Taliban militants killed nine civilians in a mass shooting at the Kabul Serena Hotel in Afghanistan.
- March 20
Khushwant Singh
Khushwant Singh, Indian journalist and author (born 1915)
- March 20
Hennie Aucamp
Hennie Aucamp, South African poet, author, and academic (born 1934)
- March 20
Hilderaldo Bellini
Hilderaldo Bellini, Brazilian footballer (born 1930)
- March 20
Tonie Nathan
Tonie Nathan, American politician (born 1923)
- March 21
Bill Boedeker
Bill Boedeker, American football player and soldier (born 1924)
- March 21
Qoriniasi Bale
Qoriniasi Bale, Fijian lawyer and politician, 25th Attorney-General of Fiji (born 1929)
- March 22
2014 Oso landslide
A massive landslide in Oso, Washington, killed 43 people after engulfing a rural neighborhood, the largest death toll for a standalone landslide in U.S. history.
- March 22
Tasos Mitsopoulos
Tasos Mitsopoulos, Cypriot politician, Cypriot Minister of Defence (born 1965)
- March 22
Thor Listau
Thor Listau, Norwegian soldier and politician (born 1938)
- March 22
Mickey Duff
Mickey Duff, Polish-English boxer and manager (born 1929)
- March 22
Yashwant Vithoba Chittal
Yashwant Vithoba Chittal, Indian author (born 1928)
- March 23
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports cases of Ebola in the forested rural region of southeastern Guinea, marking the beginning of the largest Ebola outbreak in history.
- March 23
Peter Oakley
Peter Oakley, English YouTuber (born 1927)
- March 23
Jaroslav Šerých
Jaroslav Šerých, Czech painter and illustrator (born 1928)
- March 23
Dave Brockie
Dave Brockie, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and bass player (born 1963)
- March 23
Adolfo Suárez
Adolfo Suárez, Spanish lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Spain (born 1932)
- March 24
Oleksandr Muzychko
Oleksandr Muzychko, Ukrainian activist (born 1962)
- March 25
Jonathan Schell
Jonathan Schell, American journalist and author (born 1943)
- March 25
Jon Lord (politician)
Jon Lord, Canadian businessman and politician (born 1956)
- March 25
Lorna Arnold
Lorna Arnold, English historian and author (born 1915)
- March 25
Hank Lauricella
Hank Lauricella, American football player and politician (born 1930)
- March 25
Ralph Wilson
Ralph Wilson, American businessman, founded the Buffalo Bills (born 1918)
- March 25
Sonny Ruberto
Sonny Ruberto, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1946)
- March 26
Dick Guidry
Dick Guidry, American businessman and politician (born 1929)
- March 26
Roger Birkman
Roger Birkman, American psychologist and author (born 1919)
- March 26
Marcus Kimball
Marcus Kimball, Baron Kimball, English politician (born 1928)
- March 27
Government of the Philippines
Philippines signs a peace accord with the largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, ending decades of conflict.
- March 27
Richard N. Frye
Richard N. Frye, American scholar and academic (born 1920)
- March 27
James R. Schlesinger
James R. Schlesinger, American economist and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Defense and first United States Secretary of Energy (born 1929)
- March 28
Jeremiah Denton
Jeremiah Denton, American admiral and politician (born 1924)
- March 28
Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Lorenzo Semple, Jr., American screenwriter and producer (born 1923)
- March 29
Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom
The first same-sex marriages in England and Wales took place following the passage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.
- March 29
Marc Platt (dancer)
Marc Platt, American actor and dancer (born 1913)
- March 30
Alice Raftary
Alice Raftary, American educator of blind adults (born 1927)
- March 30
Kate O'Mara
Kate O'Mara, English actress (born 1939)
April
- April 1
Jacques Le Goff
Jacques Le Goff, French historian and author (born 1924)
- April 1
Rolf Rendtorff
Rolf Rendtorff, German theologian and academic (born 1925)
- April 1
King Fleming
King Fleming, American pianist and bandleader (born 1922)
- April 2
2014 Fort Hood shootings
A spree shooting occurs at the Fort Hood army base in Texas, with four dead, including the gunman, and 16 others injured.
- April 2
Urs Widmer
Urs Widmer, Swiss author and playwright (born 1938)
- April 3
Régine Deforges
Régine Deforges, French author, playwright, and director (born 1935)
- April 3
Fred Kida
Fred Kida, American illustrator (born 1920)
- April 3
Michael Prinz von Preussen
Prince Michael of Prussia (born 1940)
- April 3
Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith
Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, American guitarist, fiddler, and composer (born 1921)
- April 3
Jovan Pavlović
Jovan Pavlović, Serbian metropolitan (born 1936)
- April 4
Wayne Henderson (musician)
Wayne Henderson, American trombonist and producer (born 1939)
- April 4
Margo MacDonald
Margo MacDonald, Scottish journalist and politician (born 1943)
- April 4
İsmet Atlı
İsmet Atlı, Turkish wrestler and trainer (born 1931)
- April 4
Curtis Bill Pepper
Curtis Bill Pepper, American journalist and author (born 1917)
- April 4
Muhammad Qutb
Muhammad Qutb, Egyptian author and academic (born 1919)
- April 4
Kumba Yala
Kumba Ialá, Bissau-Guinean soldier and politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (born 1953)
- April 5
Alan Davie
Alan Davie, Scottish saxophonist and painter (born 1920)
- April 6
Mary Anderson (actress, born 1918)
Mary Anderson, American actress (born 1918)
- April 6
Jacques Castérède
Jacques Castérède, French pianist and composer (born 1926)
- April 6
Liv Dommersnes
Liv Dommersnes, Norwegian actress (born 1922)
- April 6
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney, American soldier, actor, and dancer (born 1920)
- April 7
Sandy Green (mathematician)
James Alexander Green, American-English mathematician and academic (born 1926)
- April 7
V. K. Murthy
V. K. Murthy, Indian cinematographer (born 1923)
- April 7
George Dureau
George Dureau, American painter and photographer (born 1930)
- April 8
Windows XP
Windows XP reaches its standard End Of Life and is no longer supported.
- April 8
Emmanuel III Delly
Emmanuel III Delly, Iraqi patriarch (born 1927)
- April 8
Karlheinz Deschner
Karlheinz Deschner, German author and activist (born 1924)
- April 8
Ivan Mercep
Ivan Mercep, New Zealand architect, designed the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum (born 1930)
- April 9
2014 Franklin Regional High School stabbing
A student stabs 20 people at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pennsylvania.
- April 9
Chris Banks (American football)
Chris Banks, American football player (born 1973)
- April 9
Gil Askey
Gil Askey, American trumpet player, composer, and producer (born 1925)
- April 11
Lou Hudson
Lou Hudson, American basketball player and sportscaster (born 1944)
- April 11
Sergey Nepobedimy
Sergey Nepobedimy, Russian engineer (born 1921)
- April 11
Bill Henry (baseball, born 1927)
Bill Henry, American baseball player (born 1927)
- April 11
Myer S. Kripke
Myer S. Kripke, American rabbi and scholar (born 1914)
- April 11
Jesse Winchester
Jesse Winchester, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1944)
- April 11
Rolf Brem
Rolf Brem, Swiss sculptor and illustrator (born 1926)
- April 11
Arabella Stanton
Arabella Stanton, British actress, plays Hermione Granger
- April 11
Edna Doré
Edna Doré, English actress (born 1921)
- April 12
Great Fire of Valparaíso
A fire broke out near Valparaíso, Chile, eventually destroying at least 2,500 homes and leaving approximately 11,000 people homeless (damage pictured).
- April 12
Pierre-Henri Menthéour
Pierre-Henri Menthéour, French cyclist (born 1960)
- April 12
Maurício Alves
Maurício Alves Peruchi, Brazilian footballer (born 1990)
- April 12
Pierre Autin-Grenier
Pierre Autin-Grenier, French author and poet (born 1947)
- April 12
Hal R. Smith
Hal Smith, American baseball player and coach (born 1931)
- April 13
2014 Overland Park shootings
Three people are killed in a shooting in Overland Park, Kansas.
- April 13
Michael Ruppert
Michael Ruppert, American journalist and author (born 1951)
- April 13
Ernesto Laclau
Ernesto Laclau, Argentinian-Spanish philosopher and theorist (born 1935)
- April 14
April 2014 Nyanya bombing
Two bombs detonate at a bus station in Nyanya, Nigeria, killing at least 88 people and injuring hundreds. Boko Haram claims responsibility.
- April 14
Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping
Boko Haram abducts 276 girls from a school in Chibok, Nigeria.
- April 14
Wally Olins
Wally Olins, English businessman and academic (born 1930)
- April 14
Crad Kilodney
Crad Kilodney, American-Canadian author (born 1948)
- April 14
Nina Cassian
Nina Cassian, Romanian poet and critic (born 1924)
- April 14
Mick Staton
Mick Staton, American soldier and politician (born 1940)
- April 15
Bentiu massacre
In the worst massacre of the South Sudanese Civil War, more than 400 civilians are gunned down after seeking refuge in houses of worship as well as hospitals.
- April 15
Eliseo Verón
Eliseo Verón, Argentinian sociologist and academic (born 1935)
- April 15
John Houbolt
John Houbolt, American engineer and academic (born 1919)
- April 16
MV Sewol
The ferry MV Sewol capsized and sank off Donggeochado, South Korea, killing 306 people, mainly students from Danwon High School.
- April 16
South Korea
The South Korean ferry MV Sewol capsizes and sinks near Jindo Island, killing 304 passengers and crew and leading to widespread criticism of the South Korean government, media, and shipping authorities.
- April 16
Ernst Florian Winter
Ernst Florian Winter, Austrian-American historian and political scientist (born 1923)
- April 16
Gyude Bryant
Gyude Bryant, Liberian businessman and politician (born 1949)
- April 16
Aulis Rytkönen
Aulis Rytkönen, Finnish footballer and manager (born 1929)
- April 17
NASA
NASA announced the discovery of Kepler-186f, the first exoplanet with a radius similar to Earth's discovered in the habitable zone of another star.
- April 17
Karpal Singh
Karpal Singh, Malaysian lawyer and politician (born 1940)
- April 17
Wojciech Leśnikowski
Wojciech Leśnikowski, Polish–American architect and academic (born 1938)
- April 17
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1927)
- April 17
Bernat Klein
Bernat Klein, Serbian-Scottish fashion designer and painter (born 1922)
- April 18
Guru Dhanapal
Guru Dhanapal, Indian director and producer (born 1959)
- April 18
Sanford Jay Frank
Sanford Jay Frank, American screenwriter and producer (born 1954)
- April 18
Brian Priestman
Brian Priestman, English conductor and academic (born 1927)
- April 20
Neville Wran
Neville Wran, Australian politician, 35th Premier of New South Wales (born 1926)
- April 21
Flint, Michigan
The city of Flint, Michigan, U.S., changed its water source to the Flint River, which exposed residents to lead poisoning.a
- April 21
George H. Heilmeier
George H. Heilmeier, American engineer (born 1936)
- April 21
Win Tin
Win Tin, Burmese journalist and politician, co-founded the National League for Democracy (born 1930)
- April 22
Oswaldo Vigas
Oswaldo Vigas, Venezuelan painter (born 1926)
- April 23
F. Michael Rogers
F. Michael Rogers, American general (born 1921)
- April 23
Michael Glawogger
Michael Glawogger, Austrian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (born 1959)
- April 23
Connie Marrero
Connie Marrero, Cuban baseball player and coach (born 1911)
- April 23
Jaap Havekotte
Jaap Havekotte, Dutch speed skater and producer of ice skates (born 1912)
- April 23
Mark Shand
Mark Shand, English conservationist and author (born 1951)
- April 23
Benjamín Brea
Benjamín Brea, Spanish-Venezuelan saxophonist, clarinet player, and conductor (born 1946)
- April 24
Sandy Jardine
Sandy Jardine, Scottish footballer and manager (born 1948)
- April 24
Hans Hollein
Hans Hollein, Austrian architect, designed Haas House (born 1934)
- April 24
Bhuma Shobha Nagi Reddy
Shobha Nagi Reddy, Indian politician (born 1968)
- April 24
Tadeusz Różewicz
Tadeusz Różewicz, Polish poet and playwright (born 1921)
- April 25
Flint water crisis
A water crisis began when officials in Flint, Michigan, switched the city's water supply to the Flint River, leading to contamination.
- April 25
Earl Morrall
Earl Morrall, American football player and coach (born 1934)
- April 25
William Judson Holloway Jr.
William Judson Holloway Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and judge (born 1923)
- April 25
Tito Vilanova
Tito Vilanova, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1968)
- April 25
Stefanie Zweig
Stefanie Zweig, German journalist and author (born 1932)
- April 25
Dan Heap
Dan Heap, Canadian priest and politician (born 1925)
- April 26
Paul Robeson Jr.
Paul Robeson, Jr., American historian and author (born 1927)
- April 26
Gerald Guralnik
Gerald Guralnik, American physicist and academic (born 1936)
- April 26
DJ Rashad
DJ Rashad, American electronic musician, producer and DJ (born 1979)
- April 27
Dan Colchico
Daniel Colchico, American football player and coach (born 1935)
- April 27
Vujadin Boškov
Vujadin Boškov, Serbian footballer, coach, and manager (born 1931)
- April 27
Yigal Arnon
Yigal Arnon, Israeli lawyer (born 1929)
- April 27
Harry Firth
Harry Firth, Australian race car driver and manager (born 1918)
- April 28
Barbara Fiske Calhoun
Barbara Fiske Calhoun, American cartoonist and painter (born 1919)
- April 28
Dennis Kamakahi
Dennis Kamakahi, American guitarist and composer (born 1953)
- April 28
Frederic Schwartz
Frederic Schwartz, American architect, co-designed Empty Sky (born 1951)
- April 28
Ryan Tandy
Ryan Tandy, Australian rugby player (born 1981)
- April 28
William Honan
William Honan, American journalist and author (born 1930)
- April 28
Jack Ramsay
Jack Ramsay, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1925)
- April 28
Edgar Laprade
Edgar Laprade, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1919)
- April 28
Idris Sardi
Idris Sardi, Indonesian violinist and composer (born 1938)
- April 29
Iveta Bartošová
Iveta Bartošová, Czech singer and actress (born 1966)
- April 29
Al Feldstein
Al Feldstein, American author and illustrator (born 1925)
- April 29
Bob Hoskins
Bob Hoskins, English actor (born 1942)
- April 30
April 2014 Ürümqi attack
A bomb blast in Ürümqi, China, killed three people and injured 79 others.
- April 30
Julian Lewis (biologist)
Julian Lewis, English biologist and academic (born 1946)
- April 30
Ian Ross (newsreader)
Ian Ross, Australian journalist (born 1940)
- April 30
Khaled Choudhury
Khaled Choudhury, Indian painter and set designer (born 1919)
- April 30
Carl E. Moses
Carl E. Moses, American businessman and politician (born 1929)
May
- May 1
Assi Dayan
Assi Dayan, Israeli actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1945)
- May 1
Juan de Dios Castillo
Juan de Dios Castillo, Mexican footballer and coach (born 1951)
- May 1
Radhia Cousot
Radhia Cousot, French computer scientist and academic (born 1947)
- May 1
Adamu Atta
Adamu Atta, Nigerian lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Kwara State (born 1927)
- May 2
2014 Badakhshan mudslides
Two mudslides in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan, killed at least 350 people.
- May 2
Russo-Ukrainian war
Russo-Ukrainian War: Forty-eight people were killed during a confrontation between pro-Russian protesters and pro-Ukrainian unity protesters in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa.
- May 2
Žarko Petan
Žarko Petan, Slovenian director, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1929)
- May 2
Tomás Balduino
Tomás Balduino, Brazilian bishop (born 1922)
- May 2
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Efrem Zimbalist Jr., American actor (born 1918)
- May 3
Jim Oberstar
Jim Oberstar, American educator and politician (born 1934)
- May 3
Gary Becker
Gary Becker, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1930)
- May 3
Francisco Icaza
Francisco Icaza, Mexican painter (born 1930)
- May 4
2011–2014 terrorist attacks in Kenya
Three people are killed and 62 injured in a pair of bombings on buses in Nairobi, Kenya.
- May 4
Dick Ayers
Dick Ayers, American author and illustrator (born 1924)
- May 4
Edgar Cortright
Edgar Cortright, American scientist and engineer (born 1923)
- May 4
Elena Baltacha
Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian-Scottish tennis player (born 1983)
- May 4
Helga Königsdorf
Helga Königsdorf, German physicist and author (born 1938)
- May 4
Ross Lonsberry
Ross Lonsberry, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1947)
- May 4
Jean-Paul Ngoupandé
Jean-Paul Ngoupandé, Central African politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (born 1948)
- May 5
Michael Otedola
Michael Otedola, Nigerian journalist and politician, 9th Governor of Lagos State (born 1926)
- May 6
William H. Dana
William H. Dana, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (born 1930)
- May 6
Billy Harrell
Billy Harrell, American baseball player and scout (born 1928)
- May 6
Farley Mowat
Farley Mowat, Canadian environmentalist and author (born 1921)
- May 6
Antony Hopkins
Antony Hopkins, English pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1921)
- May 6
Jimmy Ellis (boxer)
Jimmy Ellis, American boxer (born 1940)
- May 6
Maria Lassnig
Maria Lassnig, Austrian painter and academic (born 1919)
- May 6
Wil Albeda
Wil Albeda, Dutch economist and politician, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs (born 1925)
- May 7
Dick Welteroth
Dick Welteroth, American baseball player (born 1927)
- May 7
Colin Pillinger
Colin Pillinger, English astronomer, chemist, and academic (born 1943)
- May 7
Neville McNamara
Neville McNamara, Australian air marshal (born 1923)
- May 8
Jair Rodrigues
Jair Rodrigues, Brazilian singer (born 1939)
- May 8
Roger L. Easton
Roger L. Easton, American scientist, co-invented the GPS (born 1921)
- May 8
Nancy Malone
Nancy Malone, American actress, director, and producer (born 1935)
- May 9
Mary Stewart (novelist)
Mary Stewart, British author and poet (born 1916)
- May 9
Harlan Mathews
Harlan Mathews, American lawyer and politician (born 1927)
- May 9
Giacomo Bini
Giacomo Bini, Italian priest and missionary (born 1938)
- May 9
N. Janardhana Reddy
Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy, Indian politician, 12th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (born 1935)
- May 11
Kinshasa
Fifteen people are killed and 46 injured in Kinshasa, DRC, in a stampede caused by tear gas being thrown into soccer stands by police officers.
- May 12
Marco Cé
Marco Cé, Italian cardinal (born 1925)
- May 12
Sarat Pujari
Sarat Pujari, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1934)
- May 12
H. R. Giger
H. R. Giger, Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer (born 1940)
- May 12
Cornell Borchers
Cornell Borchers, Lithuanian-German actress and singer (born 1925)
- May 12
Lorenzo Zambrano
Lorenzo Zambrano, Mexican businessman and philanthropist (born 1944)
- May 13
Soma mine disaster
The worst mining disaster in Turkish history took place when an explosion caused an underground mine fire at a coal mine in Soma, Manisa, leaving 301 people dead.
- May 13
Malik Bendjelloul
Malik Bendjelloul, Swedish director and producer (born 1977)
- May 13
Ron Stevens
Ron Stevens, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1949)
- May 13
J. F. Coleman
J. F. Coleman, American soldier and pilot (born 1918)
- May 13
Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart
Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart, American occultist and author (born 1948)
- May 13
David Malet Armstrong
David Malet Armstrong, Australian philosopher and author (born 1926)
- May 14
Emanuel Raymond Lewis
Emanuel Raymond Lewis, American librarian and author (born 1928)
Questions about 2014
What happened in 2014?
This site records 400 entries for 2014, including Elizabeth Jane Howard on January 2. They are listed below by date.
How long ago was 2014?
12 years ago, counting from 2026. Anyone born in 2014 turns 12 this year.
Which century is 2014 in?
2014 falls in the 21st century, in the 2010s.
Which generation was born in 2014?
Generation Alpha (2013–2024). Born entirely in the 21st century.
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