April 14

Monday 14, 1986:

2.2 lb (1kg) hailstones fall on the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, killing 92. These are the heaviest hailstones ever recorded.

Saturday 14, 1894:

Thomas Edison demonstrates the kinetoscope, a device for peep-show viewing using photographs that flip in sequence, a precursor to movies.

Monday 14, 1890:

1890 - The Pan American Union was founded by the First International Conference of American States at their meeting in Washington. Known originally as the International Bureau of American Republics, William Elleroy Curtis became its first director.

Sunday 14, 1450:

Battle of Formigny. French attack and nearly annihilate English, ending English domination in northern France.

Thursday 14, 1205:

Battle of Adrianople between Bulgars and Crusaders.

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