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Historical events & facts — April 14
What happened on April 14?
On April 14, 1912, at 23:40, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. The ship — considered unsinkable — split in two and sank in 2 hours and 40 minutes. Some 1,517 of the 2,240 people on board died. The disaster was partly caused by insufficient lifeboats and by sailing at excessive speed in waters with icebergs.
On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot by Confederate actor John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. while watching the play "Our American Cousin". Lincoln died the following morning. The assassination, occurring five days after Lee's surrender at Appomattox, was a devastating blow to the Reconstruction of the South.
On April 14, 1935, the most devastating dust storm of the Dust Bowl — known as "Black Sunday" — struck the southern US prairies, with a black wall of earth more than a kilometre high advancing from northern Texas to Kansas. The Dust Bowl, a combination of drought and poor farming practices, displaced more than 3 million people during the 1930s.
Notable birthdays — April 14
Famous people born on April 14
Syd Gregory
Sydney Edward Gregory, sometimes known as Edward Sydney Gregory, was a cricketer who played for New South Wales and Australia. At the time of his retirement, he had played a world-record 58 Test matches during a career spanning 1890 to 1912. A right-handed batsman, he was also a renowned fielder, particularly at cover point.
Georg Lammers
Georg Lammers was a German sprinter who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay, together with Richard Corts, Hubert Houben and Helmut Körnig, and a bronze in the individual 100 m event.
Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock
Helen Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, was an English philosopher of morality, education, and mind, and a writer on existentialism. She is best known for chairing an inquiry whose report formed the basis of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990. She served as Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge, from 1984 to 1991.
René Desmaison
René Desmaison was a veteran French mountaineer, climber and alpinist.
John Oliver
John William Oliver is a British and American comedian, political commentator, actor, and television personality. He hosts Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO and started his career as a stand-up comedian in the United Kingdom. He came to wider attention for his work in the United States as the senior British correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 2006 to 2013.
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