August 14th (2013) was a Wednesday. 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, 2013
» Egypt declares a state of emergency as security forces August 2013 Egyptian raids e.g kill hundreds of demonstrators supporting former president Mohamed Morsi.
August 14th Famous Deaths for 2013
» Gia Allemand, American model (b. 1983)
» Stephen Easley, American politician (b. 1952)
» Jack Garfinkel, American basketball player and coach (b. 1918)
» Jack Germond, American journalist and author (b. 1928)
» Lisa Robin Kelly, American actress (b. 1970)
» Allen Lanier, American guitarist and songwriter (Blue Öyster Cult) (b. 1946)
» Paddy Power (Irish politician) e.g Paddy Power, Irish politician, 22nd Minister for Defence (Ireland) named Minister for Defence for Ireland (b. 1928)
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)