14 August History
- 1457 - The first book ever printed is published by a German astrologer named Faust. He is thrown in jail while trying to sell books in Paris. Authorities concluded that all the identical books meant Faust had dealt with the devil.
- 1559 - Spanish explorer de Luna enters Pensacola Bay, Florida.
- 1605 - The Popham expedition reaches the Sagadahoc River in present-day Maine and settles there.
- 1756 - French commander Louis Montcalm takes Fort Oswego, New England, from the British.
- 1793 - Republican troops in France lay siege to the city of Lyons.
- 1900 - The European allies enter Beijing, relieving their besieged legations from the Chinese Boxers.
- 1917 - The Chinese Parliament declares war on the Central Powers.
- 1942 - Dwight D. Eisenhower is named the Anglo-American commander for Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa.
- 1945 - Japan announces its unconditional surrender in World War II.
- 1947 - Pakistan becomes an independent country.
- 1973 - The United States ends the "secret" bombing of Cambodia.
14 August Birthdays
- 1777 - Hans Christian Oersted, Danish scientist who discoverd electromagnetism.
- 1863 - Ernest L. Thayer, author of the poem "Casey at the Bat."
- 1925 - Russell Baker, author and columnist for The New York Times.
- 1938 - Niara Shudarkasa, educator and first woman president of Lincoln University.
- 1945 - Steve Martin, American comedian, actor and screenwriter.