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On this day — April 14

A hand-curated thread of what happened on this date, across centuries.

2024

Disaster

Flooding in the Persian Gulf starts

killing 19 in Oman.

2023

Milestone

The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency.

2022

Politics

Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Russian warship Moskva is struck by two anti-ship missiles and sinks into the Black Sea.

2016

Disaster

The foreshock of a major earthquake occurs in Kumamoto

Japan.

2014

Milestone

Two bombs detonate at a bus station in Nyanya, Nigeria, killing at least 88 people and injuring hundreds

Boko Haram claims responsibility.

2014

Milestone

Boko Haram abducts 276 girls from a school in Chibok

Nigeria.

2006

Milestone

Twin blasts triggered by crude bombs during Asr prayer in the Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi injure 13 people.

2005

Milestone

The Oregon Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples a year earlier by Multnomah County.

2003

Milestone

The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%.

2003

Milestone

U.S. troops in Baghdad capture Abu Abbas

leader of the Palestinian group that killed an American on the hijacked cruise liner MS Achille Lauro in 1985.

2002

Politics

Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez returns to office two days after being ousted and arrested by the country's military.

2001

Milestone

Series of bombings at Ramna Park in Dhaka during the Bengali New Year celebrations leave 10 people dead and dozens other injured.

1999

Milestone

NATO mistakenly bombs a convoy of ethnic Albanian refugees

Yugoslav officials say 75 people were killed.

1999

Disaster

A severe hailstorm strikes Sydney

Australia causing A$2.3 billion in insured damages, the most costly natural disaster in Australian history.

1997

Milestone

Pai Hsiao-yen

daughter of Taiwanese artiste Pai Bing-bing, is kidnapped on her way to school, preceding her murder.