On this day: 14 August

Selected events and births on 14 August, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1720 – The Spanish Villasur expedition, intended to slow the progress of French influence on the Great Plains of North America, ended in failure when it was ambushed by Pawnee and Otoe forces. Read more: Villasur expedition Great Plains Pawnee people
• 1888 – One of the first recordings of music, of Arthur Sullivan's "The Lost Chord", was played at a press conference in London to introduce Thomas Edison's phonograph. Read more: Arthur Sullivan The Lost Chord Thomas Edison
• 1975 – The Rocky Horror Picture Show premiered in London, the first in its record-breaking run in cinemas, which continues in limited release. Read more: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Limited theatrical release
• 2010 – The inaugural edition of the Youth Olympic Games opened in Singapore for athletes aged between 14 and 18. Read more: 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games

Born on this day

• 1972 – Laurent Lamothe, Haitian businessman and politician, Prime Minister of Haiti Read more: Laurent Lamothe Prime Minister of Haiti
• 1980 – Peter Malinauskas, Australian politician, 47th Premier of South Australia Read more: Peter Malinauskas Premier of South Australia
• 1989 – Ander Herrera, Spanish footballer Read more: Ander Herrera
• 1991 – Richard Freitag, German ski jumper Read more: Richard Freitag
• 1991 – Giovanny Gallegos, Mexican baseball player Read more: Giovanny Gallegos
• 1994 – Maya Jama, British TV presenter. Read more: Maya Jama
• 1995 – Léolia Jeanjean, French tennis player Read more: Léolia Jeanjean
• 1997 – Greet Minnen, Belgian tennis player Read more: Greet Minnen
• 1998 – Doechii, American rapper Read more: Doechii
• 2000 – Johan Rojas, Dominican baseball player Read more: Johan Rojas
• 2004 – Marsai Martin, American actress and producer Read more: Marsai Martin
• 2007 – Franco Mastantuono, Argentine footballer Read more: Franco Mastantuono

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