August 14th (1947) was a Thursday. 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, 1947
» Pakistan gains Pakistan Movement known as Independence from the British Empire and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
Famous Birthdays on August 14 in 1947
» Peter Christian, English actor
» Bruce Nash, American director, producer, and screenwriter
» Maddy Prior, English singer and dancer (Steeleye Span, Silly Sisters (band) named Silly Sisters, and The Carnival Band (folk group) known as The Carnival Band)
» Danielle Steel, American author
» Jiro Taniguchi, Japanese illustrator
» Joop van Daele, Dutch footballer
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)