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yes March 2021 2014 Portal:Current events/ 350 border:none;b 3/3/3 Preparing to enter Ebola treatment unit (5).jpg Chibok kidnap VOA.jpg Al-Karama during Raqqa offensive (early 2017).png 2014-03-09 - Perevalne military base - 0162.JPG 2014 0526 Thailand coup Chang Phueak Gate Chiang Mai 02.jpg Arena Corinthians Opening LED Ball.jpg Boeing 777-200ER Malaysia AL (MAS) 9M-MRO - color.jpg Ferguson Day 6, Picture 44.png 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony (2014-02-07) 15.png From left to right, top to bottom: Healthcare workers helping a colleague put on personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, where 276 children were abducted by Boko Haram; The Islamic State declares itself a caliphate and begins perpetrating global terror attacks; Crimea is annexed by Russia, starting the Russo-Ukrainian war; Thai soldiers at the Chang Phueak Gate during the Thai coup d'état; The 2014 FIFA World Cup is held in Brazil and is won by Germany; Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappears from the radar and presumed crashed in the southern Indian Ocean; The killing of Michael Brown triggers the Ferguson unrest in Ferguson, MO, causing debates about police force in the U.S. globally; The 2014 Winter Olympics are held in Sochi, Russia. 2014 2014 2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the most widespread outbreak of the Ebola virus in human history, resulting in 28,646 confirmed infections and 11,323 confirmed deaths according to the World Health Organization, who declared it a Public Health Emergency in August. The virus caused major socioeconomic disruption in the region, primarily in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Other notable health concerns in 2014 included a significant increase in polio cases in Pakistan. The rise of ISIS became a major geopolitical crisis in 2014 after the group declared a global caliphate and launched devastating offensives in Iraq and Syria. The Camp Speicher massacre in which the Islamic State murdered 1,566 Shia Iraqi Air Force cadets and the Fall of Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, prompted a U.S.-led military intervention, which would later become a global effort. The Islamic State committed numerous atrocities, including mass beheadings, mass executions of civilians, and the genocide and persecution of religious minorities like the Yazidis, Christians and Shia Muslims. ISIS would attract thousands of foreign fighters from across the world to join their military, drawn by their ideology and promises of establishing a global Islamic state. ISIS led to a massive displacement of people in Iraq and Syria, creating a major humanitarian crisis for millions of peoples.Orlando Crowcroft 2015-06-17 Isis: Worst refugee crisis in a generation as millions flee Islamic State in Iraq and Syria https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/isis-worst-refugee-crisis-generation-millions-flee-islamic-state-iraq-syria-1506613 2025-01-23 International Business Times UK en Another notable conflict was the 2014 Gaza War, which Israel began 26 days after three Israeli teenagers were murdered in the West Bank by Hamas-affiliated Palestinian militants, the large-scale military operation, codenamed "Operation Protective Edge" saw intense fighting, with Israeli airstrikes and ground incursions into Gaza, killing 2,310 and wounding 10,626 Palestinians. The conflict would end on August 26, 2014, after a ceasefire agreement brokered by Egypt went into effect. The Euromaidan protests, a series of demonstrations in Ukraine, were triggered by President Viktor Yanukovych's sudden decision to pursue closer economic ties with Russia and his refusal to sign the European Union–Ukraine Association Agreement, which culminated in the Revolution of Dignity in February. Following this, a disputed referendum led to Russia occupying and annexing Crimea from Ukraine, subsequent pro-Russian unrest led to Russian backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine seizing control of key areas, leading to the War in Donbas in April. The war escalated after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down by Russian-backed forces while flying in Eastern Ukraine. Political crises continued across the globe, with Thailand experiencing a military coup in May as the Royal Thai Army overthrew the caretaker government. Civil wars started in Libya and Yemen. Three main airplane disasters happened, the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine, and the crash of Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501, collectively claiming over 700 lives. Civil unrest emerged in Ferguson, Missouri in the United States due to the killing of Michael Brown and in Hong Kong, during the 2014 Hong Kong protests. Despite all these challenges, scientific achievement provided hope as India became the first Asian nation to reach Mars with its Mangalyaan mission, and the Rosetta spacecraft's Philae probe completed humanity's first landing on a comet. 2014 was designated as: International Year of CrystallographyUnited Nations Observances: International Years 6 January 2015 https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-years/index.html United Nations 14 April 2015 United Nations Observances: International Years May 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150508170503/http://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-years/index.html live International Year of Family Farming International Year of Small Island Developing States International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian PeopleInternational Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2014 https://unispal.un.org/unispal.nsf/solidarity.htm United Nations 28 September 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140929051526/http://unispal.un.org/unispal.nsf/solidarity.htm 29 September 2014 __TOC__ Events January January 1 – Latvia adopts the euro as its currency and becomes the 18th member of the Eurozone.Latvia becomes 18th state to join the eurozone https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25567096 31 January 2014 BBC News 1 January 2014 November 20, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181120072029/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25567096 live January 5 – A launch of the communication satellite GSAT-14 aboard the GSLV Mk.II D5 marks the first successful flight of an Indian cryogenic rocket engine. January 9 – The Elk River Chemical Spill in Charleston, West Virginia, when a leakage of the chemical MCMH from a Freedom Industries chemical plant left 300,000 residents of Charleston and nine surrounding counties without drinkable water for over three months. February February – Guen massacre: in the context of the civil war in Central African Republic, Anti-balaka militia murdered 72 Muslim civilians. February – The West African Ebola virus epidemic begins, infecting at least 28,616 people and killing at least 11,310 people, the most severe both in terms of numbers of infections and casualties.http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/03/health/ebola-outbreak-west-africa/ Ebola virus: Can nations stop deadliest ever outbreak from spreading? Smith-Spark Laura 7 March 2014 CNN 7 July 2014 July 7, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140707061839/http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/03/health/ebola-outbreak-west-africa livehttps://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/resources/outbreak-table.html Chronology of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreaks Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 24 June 2014 25 June 2014 August 9, 2014 https://archive.today/20140809095127/http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/resources/outbreak-table.html live February 7–23 – The XXII Olympic Winter Games are held in Sochi, Russia.http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/07/world/europe/russia-sochi-winter-olympics/index.html All eyes on Russia as opening ceremony marks start of Winter Olympics - CNN.com Karimi Faith Martinez Michael 12 February 2014 CNN 13 February 2017 April 23, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170423052700/http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/07/world/europe/russia-sochi-winter-olympics/index.html live Slopestyle events are introduced for the first time. February 13 – Belgium becomes the first country in the world to legalise euthanasia for terminally ill patients of any age.13 February 2014 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26181615 Belgium's parliament votes through child euthanasia BBC News 13 February 2014 June 8, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180608165711/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26181615 live February 22 – Revolution of Dignity: The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) votes to remove President Viktor Yanukovych from office, replacing him with Oleksandr Turchynov, after days of civil unrest leaving around 100 people dead in Kyiv.Ukraine: Speaker Oleksandr Turchynov named interim president https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26312008 23 February 2014 BBC News 23 February 2014 February 23, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140223115150/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26312008 live February 24 – The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operates its last passenger flight, signaling the end to a bygone era of aviation. February 28 – The number of people in the U.S. using mobile devices to access the internet overtook those using desktop computers for the first time, a feat which would be followed globally two years later in 2016.https://money.cnn.com/2014/02/28/technology/mobile/mobile-apps-internet/index.html Mobile apps overtake monthly Internet usage on PCs for the first time James O'Toole February 28, 2014 CNNMoney March 4, 2023 January 13, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230113180504/https://money.cnn.com/2014/02/28/technology/mobile/mobile-apps-internet/index.html deadhttps://techcrunch.com/2016/11/01/mobile-internet-use-passes-desktop-for-the-first-time-study-finds/ Mobile internet use passes desktop for the first time, study finds Darrell Etherington November 1, 2016 January 11, 2023 January 11, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230111135612/https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/01/mobile-internet-use-passes-desktop-for-the-first-time-study-finds/ live2014-12-29 Pivotal moments in 2014: when mobile overtook desktop https://www.phocuswire.com/Pivotal-moments-in-2014-when-mobile-overtook-desktop 2024-11-20 PhocusWireMurtagh Rebecca https://www.searchenginewatch.com/2014/07/08/mobile-now-exceeds-pc-the-biggest-shift-since-the-internet-began/ Mobile Now Exceeds PC: The Biggest Shift Since the Internet Began July 8, 2014 Search Engine Watch January 11, 2023 January 11, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230111135610/https://www.searchenginewatch.com/2014/07/08/mobile-now-exceeds-pc-the-biggest-shift-since-the-internet-began/ livehttps://gs.statcounter.com/press/mobile-and-tablet-internet-usage-exceeds-desktop-for-first-time-worldwide Mobile and tablet internet usage exceeds desktop for first time worldwide StatCounter Global Stats January 11, 2023 July 29, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190729035802/http://gs.statcounter.com/press/mobile-and-tablet-internet-usage-exceeds-desktop-for-first-time-worldwide live March March 1 – 2014 Kunming attack: Eight knife-wielding terrorists stabbed and slashed passengers at the Kunming railway station in Kunming, Yunnan, China, killing 31 people and injuring 143 others.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/02/kunming-knife-attack-muslim-separatists-xinjiang-china Kunming knife attack: Xinjiang separatists blamed for 'Chinese 9/11' The Guardian March 2, 2014 October 22, 2023 November 2, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231102010124/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/02/kunming-knife-attack-muslim-separatists-xinjiang-china live March 5 – Nicolás Maduro, the President of Venezuela, severs diplomatic and political ties with Panama, accusing Panama of being involved in a conspiracy against the Venezuelan government.https://www.cnn.com/2014/03/05/world/americas/venezuela-panama-diplomatic-ties-suspended/index.html Venezuela cuts ties with Panama, calling country a 'lackey' for the United States Shoichet Catherine E. 6 March 2014 CNN 22 September 2021 March 6, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140306020030/https://www.cnn.com/2014/03/05/world/americas/venezuela-panama-diplomatic-ties-suspended/index.html live March 8 – Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a Boeing 777 airliner en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur, disappears over the Gulf of Thailand with 239 people on board. The aircraft is presumed to have crashed into the Indian Ocean.Search intensifies for Malaysian airliner and 239 people, rescue ships head to sea https://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/07/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-plane-missing 8 March 2014 CNN 8 March 2014 Watkins, Tom Carter, Chelsea J. March 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140308153743/http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/07/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-plane-missing live March 16 2014 Crimean status referendum: A disputed referendum on the status of the Crimean Peninsula is held.Ukraine crisis: EU ponders Russia sanctions over Crimea vote https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26607466 BBC News 17 March 2014 June 21, 2018 April 15, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220415233100/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26607466 live The fifth ICC T20 World Cup in cricket is held in Bangladesh. March 21 – Russia formally annexes Crimea after President Vladimir Putin signs a bill formalizing the process.Russia officially annexes Crimea away from Ukraine with signature from Vladimir Putin http://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-annexes-crimea-away-from-ukraine-with-signature-from-vladimir-putin 23 March 2014 AP via CBS News 21 March 2014 March 23, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140323044405/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-annexes-crimea-away-from-ukraine-with-signature-from-vladimir-putin/ live March 24 – During an emergency meeting, the United Kingdom, the United States, Italy, Germany, France, Japan, and Canada temporarily suspend Russia from the G8,https://www.cnn.com/2014/03/24/politics/obama-europe-trip/index.html U.S., other powers kick Russia out of G8 Acosta Jim 24 March 2014 CNN 22 September 2021 March 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140324210748/https://www.cnn.com/2014/03/24/politics/obama-europe-trip/index.html live recognizing Crimea within Ukraine's international borders and rejecting the validity of the 2014 Crimean referendum.https://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/68/262 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 27 March 2014 United Nations 1 April 2014 8 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140412190337/http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A%2FRES%2F68%2F262 12 April 2014 March 31 – The United Nations International Court of Justice rules that Japan's Antarctic whaling program is not scientific but commercial and forbids grants of further permits.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26818863 Japan accepts court ban on Antarctic whaling 31 March 2014 BBC News 13 February 2017 May 20, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200520112907/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26818863 live April April 7 – The self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic declares its independence from Ukraine.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26910210 Ukraine: Pro-Russians storm offices in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv 6 April 2014 BBC News 22 May 2015 April 1, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220401093020/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26910210 live April 10 – In response to the invasion and subsequent annexation of Crimea by Russia, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) passes a resolution to temporarily strip Russia of its voting rights; its rights to be represented in the Bureau of the Assembly, the PACE Presidential Committee, and the PACE Standing Committee; and its right to participate in election-observation missions.https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-pace-/25327665.html PACE Deprives Russia Of Voting Rights 10 April 2014 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 10 April 2014 March 21, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160321150114/http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-ukraine-pace-/25327665.html live April 14 – Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping: an estimated 276 girls and women are abducted from a school in Nigeria and held hostage.https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/03/world/africa/nigeria-police-revise-number-of-kidnapped-students.html Nigeria: Police Revise Number of Kidnapped Students The New York Times 0362-4331 5 May 2014 February 26, 2017 April 15, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220415234847/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/03/world/africa/nigeria-police-revise-number-of-kidnapped-students.html live April 16 – The South Korean ferry MV Sewol capsizes and sinks after an unmanageable cargo shift, killing 304 people, mostly high school students.https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/world/asia/copter-crashes-after-searching-for-ferry-victims-in-korea.html?_r=0 Copter Crashes After Search for Korean Ferry Victims Cheo 17 July 2014 The New York Times 0362-4331 Sang-hun 22 July 2014 August 5, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170805145608/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/world/asia/copter-crashes-after-searching-for-ferry-victims-in-korea.html?_r=0 live April 27 – The Catholic Church simultaneously canonizes Popes John XXIII and John Paul II.Sainthood for John Paul II and John XXIII, as crowds pack St. Peter's Square https://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/27/world/pope-canonization/?hpt=hp_t2 27 April 2014 CNN 27 April 2014 Smith-Spark, Laura Gallagher, Delia Wedeman, Ben April 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140427163739/http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/27/world/pope-canonization/?hpt=hp_t2 live April 28 – United States President Barack Obama's new economic sanctions against Russia go into effect, targeting companies and individuals close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/27/us-placing-new-round-sanctions-russia/ New round of sanctions aimed at Putin, Russian elite Klimas Jacqueline 27 April 2014 The Washington Post 28 April 2014 May 3, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140503045417/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/27/us-placing-new-round-sanctions-russia/ live May May 2 2014 Odesa clashes May 5 The World Health Organization identifies the spread of poliomyelitis in at least 10 countries as a major worldwide health emergency.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/05/polio-spread-un_n_5266849.html UN: Spread of Polio is a World Health Emergency Maria 5 May 2014 The Huffington Post https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045209/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/05/polio-spread-un_n_5266849.html 4 March 2016 dead Cheng 5 May 2014 Boko Haram militants kill approximately 300 people in a night attack on Gamboru Ngala in Nigeria.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/07/boko-haram-attack_n_5279662.html Boko Haram Attack Kills Hundreds In Border Town Faul Michelle Meldrum Andrew 7 May 2014 The Huffington Post https://web.archive.org/web/20160307025038/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/07/boko-haram-attack_n_5279662.html 7 March 2016 dead 7 May 2014 May 6–10 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2014 takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is won by Austrian entrant Conchita Wurst with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix". May 12 – The self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic declares its independence from Ukraine.http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/luhansk-region-declares-independence-at-rally-in-luhansk-347498.html Luhansk region declares independence at rally in Luhansk 12 May 2014 subscription Kyiv Post June 9, 2016 February 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160203141946/http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/luhansk-region-declares-independence-at-rally-in-luhansk-347498.html live Interfax-Ukraine May 14 – According to a South Korea Unification Ministry report, a twenty-three story apartment building collapsed in Pyongchon-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea (DPR of Korea), with more than 490 fatalities estimated.2014-05-19 Pyongyang building collapse: a new era for North Korean propaganda en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/19/pyongyang-building-collapse-north-korea-propaganda 2023-12-05 0261-3077 June 24, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230624171422/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/19/pyongyang-building-collapse-north-korea-propaganda live May 16 – The Battle of Benghazi leads to the start of the Second Libyan Civil War. May 20 – 2014 Jos bombings: Terrorists in Nigeria detonate bombs at Jos, killing 118 people. May 21 – A mass stabbing incident occurred on Taipei Metro's Bannan line from Longshan Temple to Jiangzicui station causing 4 fatalities and 21 injuries.2014-05-21 Four killed, 21 wounded in Taipei subway knife attack https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/four-killed-21-wounded-in-taipei-subway-knife-attack 2024-07-21 The Straits Times en 0585-3923 May 22 2014 Thai coup d'état: The Royal Thai Army overthrows the caretaker government of Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan after a failure to resolve the political unrest in Thailand.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27517591 Military 'takes control' in Thailand BBC 22 May 2014 22 May 2014 May 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140522122932/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27517591 live A terrorist attack in Ürümqi, China leaves 43 people dead and more than 90 injured. The Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic declare the formation of Novorossiya, also referred to as the Union of People's Republics.Babiak Mat Welcome to New Russia http://ukrainianpolicy.com/welcome-to-new-russia/ Ukrainian Policy 22 May 2014 26 May 2014 8 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140608053925/http://ukrainianpolicy.com/welcome-to-new-russia live May 23 – Isla Vista attacks: Elliot Rodger kills 6 people and injures 14 more before committing suicide in his car in Isla Vista, California, United States in an incel terrorist attack. May 26 – Narendra Modi succeeds Manmohan Singh as the 14th Prime Minister of India. May 28 - The Jangseong Nursing Home fire happens in Jangseong County, South Korea killing 21. June June 5 – A Sunni militant group now calling itself the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (also known as ISIS, ISIL or Daesh) begins an offensive through northern Iraq, aiming to capture the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad and overthrow the Shiite government led by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/06/19/witness-claims-isis-flag-flies-over-key-iraq-refinery-baghdad-says-soldiers Witness claims ISIS flag flies over key Iraq refinery, Baghdad says soldiers still hold it Fox News 19 June 2014 20 June 2014 June 19, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140619165501/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/06/19/witness-claims-isis-flag-flies-over-key-iraq-refinery-baghdad-says-soldiers/ dead June 12 In the Camp Speicher massacre in Iraq, ISIL kills 1,566 Shia Iraqi Air Force cadets. It is the second deadliest terrorist attack in history and the deadliest attack conducted by ISIL.Nordland Rod Rubin Alissa J. 2014-06-15 Massacre Claim Shakes Iraq en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/16/world/middleeast/iraq.html 2020-07-08 0362-4331 March 28, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220328094636/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/16/world/middleeast/iraq.html live The 2014 FIFA World Cup started with hosts Brazil defeating Croatia 3–1. June 13 War against the Islamic State begins.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/13/obama-urgent-air-assault-isis-syria-iraq?view=desktop Obama 'urgently' considering air assault on targets in Syria and Iraq Ackerman Spencer 13 June 2014 The Guardian 12 February 2017 Lewis Paul 0261-3077 The Los Angeles Kings defeat the New York Rangers 3–2 in game 5 of the 2014 Stanley Cup Final to win the series 4–1 and win their second Stanley Cup in franchise history.Kings 3-2 Rangers (Jun 13, 2014) Final Score https://www.espn.com/nhl/game/_/gameId/400560758/rangers-kings 2024-12-25 ESPN en June 14 – The Catholic Church removes restrictions on clerical marriage in the Eastern Catholic Churches' diaspora.Vatican lifts ban on married priests for Eastern Catholics in diaspora 17 November 2014 Laura Ieraci https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/vatican-lifts-ban-married-priests-eastern-catholics-diaspora National Catholic Reporter 23 February 2020 November 20, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141120052416/https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/vatican-lifts-ban-married-priests-eastern-catholics-diaspora live June 15 The San Antonio Spurs defeat the Miami Heat in the 2014 NBA Finals, 4–1, to win their 5th championship in franchise history.Heat vs. Spurs - game summary June 15, 2014 https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/400559378#:~:text=Taking%20the%20fifth%3A%20Spurs%20rip%20Heat%20for%20title%20No.&text=The%20San%20Antonio%20Spurs%20won,the%20series%20in%20five%20games. 11 September 2022 December 4, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231204172708/https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/400559378#:~:text=Taking%20the%20fifth%3A%20Spurs%20rip%20Heat%20for%20title%20No.&text=The%20San%20Antonio%20Spurs%20won,the%20series%20in%20five%20games. live Australia wins the 2014 Hockey World Cup. June 19 – Felipe VI becomes King of Spain upon the abdication of his father, Juan Carlos I. June 29 – The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant declares itself a caliphate.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/06/isil-declares-new-islamic-caliphate-201462917326669749.html Sunni rebels declare new 'Islamic caliphate' 30 June 2014 Al Jazeera 12 February 2017 July 31, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140731072309/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/06/isil-declares-new-islamic-caliphate-201462917326669749.html live July July 8 – In the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-finals, hosts Brazil were shockingly beaten 7–1 by Germany after trailing 5-0 in 29 minutes. July 8–August 26 – Amid growing tensions between Israel and Hamas following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers in June and the revenge killing of a Palestinian teenager in July, Israel launches Operation Protective Edge against Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip starting with numerous missile strikes,https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-pounds-dozens-of-gaza-targets-in-major-counteroffensive/ Israel hits Hamas, Islamic Jihad leaders after rockets land north of Tel Aviv Yaakov Yifa 8 July 2014 The Times of Israel 13 February 2017 Ho Spencer en-US July 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140709012942/https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-pounds-dozens-of-gaza-targets-in-major-counteroffensive/ live followed by a ground offensive a week later.https://www.jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/IDF-intensifies-Gaza-attacks-with-artillery-fire-air-strikes-363289 IDF starts Gaza ground offensive Lappin Yaakov Keinon Herb 17 July 2014 The Jerusalem Post 17 July 2014 July 17, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140717223705/http://www.jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/IDF-intensifies-Gaza-attacks-with-artillery-fire-air-strikes-363289 live In seven weeks of fighting, 2,100 Palestinians and 71 Israelis are killed. July 13 – Germany defeats Argentina 1-0 to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup. July 17 – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777, crashes in eastern Ukraine after being shot down by a missile. All 298 people on board are killed.http://www.cbsnews.com/news/malaysia-airlines-flight-17-crashes-in-ukraine/ Malaysia Airlines Flight 17: Plane with 298 on board shot down in Ukraine 17 July 2014 CBS News 13 February 2017 en February 13, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170213164406/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/malaysia-airlines-flight-17-crashes-in-ukraine/ live July 18 – Typhoon Rammasun makes landfall in Hainan, China as a category 5 super typhoon, killing 88 and causing $7.14 billion in damages. July 20 – Monty Python Live (Mostly) closes in London, ending the famous British comedy group Monty Python, active since 1969.Celebrating 8 years since "The End of Monty Python" July 19, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-F4178Lp3Y 2023-12-27 en July 21 – The United Nations Security Council adopts Resolution 2166 in response to the shootdown of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.https://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/RES/2166%282014%29 Resolution 2166 (2014) United Nations 21 July 2014 23 July 2014 July 10, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180710212152/https://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/RES/2166(2014) live July 23–August 3 – The 2014 Commonwealth Games takes place in Glasgow, Scotland. July 24 – Air Algérie Flight 5017, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, crashes in Mali, killing all 116 people on board.https://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/25/world/africa/air-algerie-crash/ 'Disintegrated' Air Algerie plane found with no survivors; 'black box' recovered Karimi Faith Smith-Spark Laura 26 July 2014 CNN 26 July 2014 July 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140727202828/http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/25/world/africa/air-algerie-crash live July 26 – Washington DC metro opens Phase 1 of the silver line to Tysons Corner, Reston, and Loudoun county. July 28 – 100-year anniversary of World War I's commencement (Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia). August August 3 – Sinjar massacre, beginning of ISIS attacks resulting in the massacre of over 4,000 Yazidis in Iraq's Sinjar District. August 7 – Khmer Rouge leaders Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan are found guilty of crimes against humanity and are sentenced to life imprisonment by the Khmer Rouge Tribunal.7 August 2014 Top Khmer Rouge leaders guilty of crimes against humanity https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-28670568 BBC 8 August 2014 August 7, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140807085606/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-28670568 live August 8 American-led intervention in Iraq: The United States military begins an air campaign in northern Iraq to stem the influx of ISIL militants.https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/timeline-us-policy-isis Timeline: US Policy on ISIS Glenn Cameron 27 April 2016 Wilson Center 13 February 2017 October 8, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161008113854/https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/timeline-us-policy-isis live The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the Ebola outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.Kennedy Maev 2014-08-08 WHO declares Ebola outbreak an international public health emergency https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/08/who-ebola-outbreak-international-public-health-emergency 2024-09-07 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 August 9 – The shooting of Michael Brown, an African American, by a police officer occurs in Ferguson, Missouri, triggering riots.15 December 2014 Documents Released in the Ferguson Case https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/11/25/us/evidence-released-in-michael-brown-case.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20141205070832/http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/11/25/us/evidence-released-in-michael-brown-case.html December 5, 2014 6 November 2017 The New York Timeshttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30190224 Ferguson riots: Ruling sparks night of violence BBC News 25 November 2014 February 26, 2020 April 28, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220428232005/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30190224 live September September 15 Microsoft buys Mojang Studios, the company that created Minecraft, for 2.5 billion no.https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2014/09/15/microsoft-minecraft/15658383/ Microsoft to acquire 'Minecraft' maker Mojang for $2.5B Brett Molina 15 September 2014 USA Today 5 September 2017 7 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170907123208/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2014/09/15/microsoft-minecraft/15658383/ live Syrian civil war: ISIS militants launched an offensive to capture the town of Kobanî, which lasted for six months. September 18 – In the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, Scotland votes against independence from the United Kingdom.Lindsay James M. Ten Most Significant World Events in 2014 https://www.cfr.org/blog/ten-most-significant-world-events-2014 Council on Foreign Relations 24 October 2017 October 24, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171024100421/https://www.cfr.org/blog/ten-most-significant-world-events-2014 liveCowell Alan Castle Stephen After Losing Scottish Independence Vote, Alex Salmond Will Resign https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/20/world/europe/scotland-independence-vote-no.html 24 October 2017 N.Y. Times 19 September 2014 April 17, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220417002530/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/20/world/europe/scotland-independence-vote-no.html live September 21 – The Battle of Sanaa leads to the start of the Yemeni Civil War, as Houthi forces capture the capital city Sanaa, followed by a rapid Houthi takeover of the government. September 22 – American-led intervention in Syria: The United States and several Arab partners begin their airstrike campaign in Syria.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/twitter-user-live-tweets-attack-before-pentagon-breaks-news-9749973.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/twitter-user-live-tweets-attack-before-pentagon-breaks-news-9749973.html May 1, 2022 subscription Syria air strike: Twitter user Abdulkader Hariri live tweets US Islamic State attack 'before Pentagon breaks news' Saul Heather 23 September 2014 The Independent 27 September 2014https://abcnews.go.com/International/us-airstrikes-syria/story?id=25686031 U.S. airstrikes hit ISIS inside Syria for first time Raddatz Martha Martinez Luis 22 September 2014 Ferran Lee ABC News 27 September 2014 March 30, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230330164728/https://abcnews.go.com/International/us-airstrikes-syria/story?id=25686031 live September 24 – The Mars Orbiter Mission, popularly known as Mangalyaan, which was launched on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organisation, reached Martian orbit, making India the first Asian country to successfully reach Mars. September 26 The 2014 World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, to be held in Cape Town from 13 to 15 October, is suspended after a boycott of Nobel Laureates to protest the third time refusal of a visa to the 14th Dalai Lama by a South African Government "kowtowing to China".http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/international/4229-nobel-peace-laureates-boycott-nobel-summit-in-south-africa Nobel Peace laureates boycott Nobel summit in South Africa Choesang Yeshe 29 September 2014 The Tibet Post en-gb 13 February 2017 February 13, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170213172601/http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/international/4229-nobel-peace-laureates-boycott-nobel-summit-in-south-africa livehttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-03/nobel-peace-summit-suspended-over-dalai-lama-visa-row/5787424 Peace summit 'suspended' over Dalai Lama visa row Cuddihi Martin 3 October 2014 ABC News 13 February 2017 en-AU February 13, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170213090423/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-03/nobel-peace-summit-suspended-over-dalai-lama-visa-row/5787424 live Forty-three male students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College are forcibly abducted in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico. They were allegedly taken into custody by local police officers in collusion with organized crime. The mass kidnapping caused international protests and social unrest, leading to the resignation of Guerrero Governor Ángel Aguirre Rivero. September 27 – Mount Ontake, in Japan, erupts, killing several climbers on the slopes of the volcano. September 28 – Hong Kong protests: Benny Tai Yiu-ting announces that Occupy Central is launched as Hong Kong's government headquarters is being occupied by thousands of protesters. Hong Kong police resort to tear gas to disperse protesters but thousands remain. October October 3 – Stefan Löfven replaces Fredrik Reinfeldt as Prime Minister of Sweden. October 19 – The Roman Catholic Church beatifies Pope Paul VI.https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/20/world/europe/pope-francis-beatifies-pope-paul-vi.html Pope Francis Beatifies an Earlier Reformer, Paul VI Povoledo Elisabetta 19 October 2014 The New York Times 13 February 2017 0362-4331 October 19, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141019221734/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/20/world/europe/pope-francis-beatifies-pope-paul-vi.html live October 20 – Joko Widodo is inaugurated as the 7th President of Indonesia. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29684776 Joko Widodo sworn in as Indonesian president BBC News 20 October 2014 6 April 2019 September 7, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190907101053/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29684776 live October 24 – Alan Eustace, an American computer scientist, sets a world record highest and longest free fall jump from 135908 ft km over Roswell, New Mexico, United States, breaking the sound barrier without any machine assistance during a record space dive out of a massive helium-filled balloon. His descent to Earth lasts 4 minutes 27 seconds and stretches nearly 26 mi km with peak speeds exceeding 822 mph km/h, setting new world records for the highest free-fall jump and total free-fall distance 123414 ft m.https://www.ted.com/talks/alan_eustace_i_leapt_from_the_stratosphere_here_s_how_i_did_it/transcript#t-153264 Transcript of "I leapt from the stratosphere. Here's how I did it" Eustace Alan 10 November 2018 en July 24, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200724153453/https://www.ted.com/talks/alan_eustace_i_leapt_from_the_stratosphere_here_s_how_i_did_it/transcript#t-153264 live https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29766189 Google's Alan Eustace beats Baumgartner's skydiving record BBC News 24 October 2014 25 October 2014 November 14, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181114114608/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29766189 live https://www.theverge.com/2014/10/24/7062023/alan-eustace-google-vp-free-fall-parachute-jump-world-record Google VP's 135,908-foot leap breaks world record for highest free-fall parachute jump The Verge 24 October 2014 24 October 2014 October 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141024224611/http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/24/7062023/alan-eustace-google-vp-free-fall-parachute-jump-world-record live Google exec sets records with leap from near-space http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Google-exec-sets-records-with-leap-from-near-space-5845641.php 24 October 2014 seattlepi.com 24 October 2014 Seattle October 28, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141028175223/http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Google-exec-sets-records-with-leap-from-near-space-5845641.php dead October 31 – Longtime Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré resigns after widespread protests in response to his attempts to abolish presidential term limits.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2014/10/burkina-faso-president-2014103113130587467.html Army chief takes power in Burkina Faso 31 October 2014 Al Jazeera 1 November 2014 October 31, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141031160849/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2014/10/burkina-faso-president-2014103113130587467.html live November November 1 – Bangladesh faces a nationwide blackout. November 2 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) releases the final part of its Fifth Assessment Report, warning that the world faces "severe, pervasive and irreversible" damage from global emissions of CO2.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-29855884 Fossil fuels should be 'phased out by 2100' says IPCC 2 November 2014 BBC News 2 November 2014 February 26, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190226094153/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-29855884 live November 3 – The tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, One World Trade Center in New York City, opens. November 12 – The uncrewed Rosetta spacecraft's Philae probe successfully lands on Comet 67P, the first time in history that a spacecraft has landed on such an object.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30026398 Probe makes historic comet landing BBC News November 12, 2014 12 November 2014 July 7, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180707172505/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30026398 live November 22 – Tamir Rice, a twelve-year-old African-American boy, is killed by a police officer in Cleveland, Ohio. December December 3 – The Japanese space agency, JAXA, launches uncrewed spaceprobe Hayabusa2 from the Tanegashima Space Center on a six-year round-trip mission to Ryugu to collect rock samples. December 15 – Two hostages and terrorist Man Haron Monis are killed in the Lindt Cafe siege in Sydney, Australia.https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/dec/15/sydney-siege-ends-police-storm-lindt-cafe-hostages-run-out Two hostages and gunman dead as Sydney cafe siege ends Helen Davidson Peter Walker Michael Safi the Guardian 15 December 2014 16 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141215162212/http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/dec/15/sydney-siege-ends-police-storm-lindt-cafe-hostages-run-out 15 December 2014 live dmy-all December 16 – 2014 Peshawar school massacre: The Pakistani Taliban carry out a mass shooting at an army school in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing at least 145 people, mostly schoolchildren.http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/16/world/asia/pakistan-peshawar-school-attack/index.html Taliban school attack: 145 killed in Pakistan siege Saifi Sophia Saifi Botelho Greg 17 December 2014 CNN 13 February 2017 February 13, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170213024855/http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/16/world/asia/pakistan-peshawar-school-attack/index.html live African-American teenage boy George Stinney Jr.'s conviction of murdering two white girls back in 1944 is vacated due to him having received an unfair trial.70 years later, George Stinney’s conviction vacated The State http://www.thestate.com:80/news/special-reports/state-125/article49644245.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151216182444/http://www.thestate.com:80/news/special-reports/state-125/article49644245.html 2015-12-16 2026-09-10 December 17 – U.S. President Barack Obama announces the resumption of normal diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-30516740 Obama hails 'new chapter' in US-Cuba ties 17 December 2014 BBC News 17 December 2014 December 17, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141217231944/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-30516740 live December 28 – Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore crashes into the Java Sea just southwest of Borneo, killing all 162 people on board.AirAsia flight QZ8501 loses contact with air traffic control http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/airasia-flight-qz8501-loses-contact-with-air-traffic-control-1.2884831 Reuters 28 December 2014 December 28, 2014 December 24, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181224234414/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/airasia-flight-qz8501-loses-contact-with-air-traffic-control-1.2884831 live December 31 – A stampede occurred on New Year's Eve in Shanghai, China, resulting in the deaths of 36 people and leaving 49 injured. Births and deaths Category:2014 births Deaths in 2014 Nobel Prizes right|120px|Nobel medal Chemistry – Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell and William E. Moerner Economics – Jean Tirole Literature – Patrick Modiano Peace – Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai Physics – Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura Physiology or Medicine – John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser New English words acute flaccid myelitis aro Black Lives Matter gig worker hard pass initial coin offering/ICO manspreading on fleek zoomhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/2014 Time Traveler by Merriam-Webster: Words from 2014 www.merriam-webster.com May 4, 2018 May 5, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180505070201/https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/2014 live See also List of international years 2010s References