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14 April 2023
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
Holiday
Ambedkar JayantiObservances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
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Historical events
History
2024 - Flooding in the Persian Gulf starts, killing 19 in Oman.History
2023 - The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency.European mission to study Jupiter and its moons since 2023
History
2022 - Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Russian warship Moskva is struck by two anti-ship missiles and sinks into the Black Sea.Campaign in ongoing war since 2014
History
2016 - The foreshock of a major earthquake occurs in Kumamoto, Japan.7.0 Magnitude Earthquake in Japan
History
2014 - Two bombs detonate at a bus station in Nyanya, Nigeria, killing at least 88 people and injuring hundreds. Boko Haram claims responsibility.2014 bombing of a bus station in Nyanya, Nigeria by Boko Haram
History
2014 - Boko Haram abducts 276 girls from a school in Chibok, Nigeria.2014 kidnapping by Boko Haram
History
2006 - Twin blasts triggered by crude bombs during Asr prayer in the Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi injure 13 people.Terrorist incident in Old Delhi, India
History
2005 - The Oregon Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples a year earlier by Multnomah County.Highest court in the U.S. state of Oregon
History
2003 - The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%.International scientific research project (1990–2003)
History
2003 - 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.Capital of Iraq
Notable births
Born
2001 - Jalen Williams, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 2001)
Born
2000 - Patrick Surtain II, American football playerAmerican football player (born 2000)
Born
1999 - Chase Young, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1999)
Born
1997 - D. J. Moore, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1997)
Born
1995 - Baker Mayfield, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1995)
Born
1995 - Georgie Friedrichs, Australian rugby sevens playerAustralian rugby sevens player
Born
1989 - Joe Haden, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1989)
Notable deaths
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Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
36.2% illuminated
Lunar age: 23.5 days
Sun zodiac
Aries
24.28 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Moon zodiac
Aquarius
9.10 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.