At A Glance

14 August 2014 at a glance

Day of the week
14 August 2014 was a Thursday.
Irish Chart Song in 2014
The Irish chart song for 2014 was “Happy” by Pharrell Williams.
Top Film of 2014
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
Star sign
The star sign for 14 August is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 August 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for August is Peridot.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 August 2014 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 14 August

  • 1994 Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as "Carlos the Jackal", is captured.
  • 2003 A widescale power blackout affects the northeast United States and Canada.
  • 2006 Lebanon War: A ceasefire takes effect three days after the United Nations Security Council's approval of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, formally ending hostilities between Lebanon and Israel.
  • 2015 The U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba re-opens after 54 years of being closed when Cuba–United States relations were broken off.
  • 2023 Former U.S. president Donald Trump is charged in Georgia along with 18 others in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election in that state, his fourth indictment of 2023.

Famous people born on 14 August

  • Halle Berry, American model, actress, and producer (born 1966)
  • Maya Jama, British TV presenter. (born 1994)
  • Mila Kunis, Ukrainian-American actress (born 1983)
  • Steve Martin, American actor, comedian, musician, producer, and screenwriter (born 1945)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2014 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 3 January – During storm Anne The River Liffey in Dublin rose to its highest tide on record. It burst its banks near the Guinness Storehouse and Heuston Station. Some city quays were closed for an hour while pumping was performed.
  • 11 February – Billionaire American property developer Donald Trump bought the five-star Doonbeg golf and hotel complex in County Clare, restyling it the Trump International Golf Links, Ireland.
  • 17 March – Saint Patrick's Day, the national holiday.

Life in Ireland in 2014

Taoiseach

Enda Kenny

Petrol (per litre)

€1.50/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.48

Average House

€185,000

Weekly Wage

€420

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