14 August in history

8 events that happened on 14 August, from 74 BCE to 1945.

  1. ✦ Anniversary of the day

    74 BCE 2,099 years ago

    Huo Guang has the new Han emperor Liu He deposed

    Officials led by the Western Han minister Huo Guang presented articles of impeachment against Liu He to Empress Dowager Shangguan, and the emperor was deposed only 27 days after Huo had installed him. He was later demoted to Marquis of Haihun.

    Han Dynasty

  2. 1040 CE 986 years ago

    King Duncan I of Scotland is killed by Macbeth

    Duncan I was killed in battle near Elgin by Macbeth, who took the throne. Macbeth ruled for 17 years, a far more capable king than the villain of Shakespeare's play written five centuries later.

    Scotland

  3. 1264 CE 762 years ago

    A Genoese fleet captures a Venetian convoy off Saseno

    During the War of Saint Sabas, a Genoese fleet captured or sank most of the ships of a Venetian trade convoy near Saseno Island, off the coast of Albania. Beaten in every direct clash, Genoa had turned to raiding Venice's Levant convoys.

    War of Saint Sabas

  4. 1385 CE 641 years ago

    Portugal defeats Castile at the Battle of Aljubarrota

    The army of John I of Portugal and his constable Nuno Álvares Pereira, with English allies, decisively defeated the larger army of John I of Castile. The victory ended the succession crisis and secured Portugal's independence and the Aviz dynasty.

    Battle of Aljubarrota1383–1385 Portuguese interregnumJohn I of Portugal

  5. 1457 CE 569 years ago

    The Mainz Psalter becomes the first dated printed book

    Johann Fust and Peter Schöffer completed the Mainz Psalter, the first printed book to carry a date and printer's names. It also pioneered colour printing with its red and blue initials.

    Mainz

  6. 1900 CE 126 years ago

    International forces relieve the besieged legations in Beijing

    Troops of the Eight-Nation Alliance entered Beijing and lifted the 55-day siege of the foreign legations by Boxers and Qing troops. China was forced to pay a crushing indemnity.

    Beijing

  7. 1935 CE 91 years ago

    Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act

    Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, creating old-age pensions, unemployment insurance and aid for dependent children. It became the cornerstone of the American welfare state.

  8. 1945 CE 81 years ago

    Japan accepts the Allied terms of surrender

    Japan's government notified the Allies that it accepted the Potsdam Declaration, and President Truman announced the news that evening. Emperor Hirohito recorded a broadcast to his people for the next day.

    Empire of JapanHirohitoAllies

Born on 14 August 5

Died on 14 August 4

Dates as the sources give them: in the Julian calendar before 1582, and in some countries for longer (Britain until 1752, Russia until 1918). Only people whose day of birth or death the records agree on are listed.

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