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| About April 14th is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 261 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1904 - George D. Sax, businessman, entrepreneur 1941 - Pete Rose, former professional baseball player 1960 - Brad Garrett, actor, comedian (Everybody Loves Raymond) 1973 - Adrien Brody, actor (The Pianist) 1974 - Shawntae Harris (aka Da Brat), rapper, hip hop artist 1977 - Sarah Michelle Gellar, actress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) 1979 - Rebecca DiPietro, model, former WWE diva Deaths 1964 - Rachel Carson, marine biologist, nature writer, activist 2007 - Don Ho, singer, musician Events 1828 - Noah Webster publishes the first edition of American Dictionary of the English Language. 1860 - The first Pony Express rider arrives in San Francisco, California with mail originating from St. Joseph, Missouri. 1865 - The 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is shot in the back of the head by in Ford's Theatre by a .44 caliber Derringer used by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln would die the following day. 1902 - James Cash (J.C.) Penney opens up his first retail store, the Golden Rule Store, in Kemmerer, Wyoming. 1910 - President William Howard Taft throws out a ceremonial first pitch, starting the tradition in America. 1912 - The RMS Titanic strikes an iceberg in the North Atlantic and begins to sink. 1927 - The auto manufacturer Volvo is founded in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden. 1939 - John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath is published. 1980 - Iron Maiden's self-titled debut album is released. 1981 - Columbia, the United States first operational space shuttle, completes its first flight. 1986 - The United States launches air strikes against Libya in retaliation for Libyan sponsorship of terrorism against American troops and citizens. 1988 - The Soviet Union signs an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. 2003 - Abu Abbas, leader of the Palestinian group that killed an American on the hijacked cruise liner the Achille Lauro 18 years earlier, is captured by American troops in Baghdad, Iraq. 2005 - The Oregon Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to gay couples the previous year in Multnomah County. |
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