August 14th (1897) was a Saturday. It's the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 139 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 14th August, 1897
» Franco-Hova Wars: The town of Anosimena is captured by French troops from Menabe defenders in Madagascar.
August 14th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints named Feast Day:
» Maximilian Kolbe
» Kaj Munk (with Kolbe, Lutheran Church)
» Jonathan Myrick Daniels (Episcopal Church (USA))
» August 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Independence Day (Pakistan) or Independence Day, celebrates the day on which Pakistan was made an independent country based on border lines created by the British during the end of British Raj e.g their rule of India in 1947. (Pakistan)