Year by year · 21st century

2014

2014 in world history: 6 events and 6 deaths. 188 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 18 March

    Russia signs a treaty annexing Crimea

    Two days after a referendum held under Russian military control, Vladimir Putin signed a treaty absorbing Crimea. Most UN members regard the annexation as illegal.

    Crimea

  2. Event

    LuxLeaks

    LuxLeaks was a financial scandal revealed in November 2014 by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.

ProfileState185 states with a known seat in 2014Open the atlas at 2014 →

In the profiles

  • Republic of YemenThe Houthis seize Sanaa
  • AramaicThe advance of the Islamic State drives Aramaic-speaking Christians from their towns in northern Iraq

Wars and longer events

Died in 2014 6

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). 2014. In The Epoch Institute, Year by Year. https://the-epoch-institute.org/years/2014
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Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘2014’, The Epoch Institute, Year by Year. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/years/2014 (Accessed: ).