What happend on 14th August

13.08
15.08
2005

Helios Airways Flight 522 crashes north of Athens, killing the 121 on board.

2004

Sales tax holiday in Massachusetts. All sales taxes are suspended on purchases of $2500 or less.

2003

Widescale power blackout in the northeast United States and Canada.

1994

Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, the terrorist known as "Carlos the Jackal", is captured.

1980

Lech Wałęsa leads strikes at Gdańsk, Poland shipyards.

1976

The Senegalese political party PAI-Rénovation is legally recognized. PAI-Rénovation thus becomes the third legal party in the country.

1972

An East German Ilyushin Il-62 crashes during takeoff from East Berlin, killing 156

1971

Bahrain declares its independence from United Kingdom

1969

United Kingdom troops deploy in Northern Ireland

1967

UK Marine Broadcasting Offences Act declares participation in offshore pirate radio illegal.