EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
April 14
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Day 103 of 2026 | Week 16 | 256 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
Flooding in the Persian Gulf starts, killing 19 in Oman.
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency.
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Russian warship Moskva sinks.
The foreshock of a major earthquake occurs in Kumamoto, Japan.
Two bombs detonate at a bus station in Nyanya, Nigeria, killing at least 88 people and injuring hundreds. Boko Haram claims responsibility.
Boko Haram abducts 276 girls from a school in Chibok, Nigeria.
Twin blasts triggered by crude bombs during Asr prayer in the Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi injure 13 people.
The Oregon Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples a year earlier by Multnomah County.
The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%.
U.S. troops in Baghdad capture Abu Abbas, leader of the Palestinian group that killed an American on the hijacked cruise liner MS Achille Lauro in 1985.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
American WNBA guard (Houston Comets/Olympic gold 1988) and coach
American rock singer and guitarist (Widespread Panic - "Hope in a Hopeless World")
American child actor and fictional drummer (Partridge Family - "Chris" the second one)
American portrait
Italian athletic trainer (Juventus FC
South African cricketer (South African off-spinner 1993- )
American actor (seaQuest DSV)
American golfer
Scottish actor (12th Doctor in "Doctor Who"; 40 episodes
American make-up artist (Bobbi Brown Cosmetics)
Danish inventor and engineer (1st off shore wind farm)
Canadian actor (Jésus de Montréal)
Russian pianist
American comedian
American actress (Death Race 2000
🎯 yow.com Connection
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