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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_14" title="April 14">April 14</a></b>: <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaisakhi" title="Vaisakhi">Vaisakhi</a></b> (Sikhism, 2023); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puthandu" title="Puthandu">Tamil New Year</a></b> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_and_Southeast_Asian_solar_New_Year" title="South and Southeast Asian solar New Year">other New Year festivals in South and Southeast Asia</a> (2023); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_Georgian_demonstrations" title="1978 Georgian demonstrations">Day of the Georgian Language</a></b> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978" title="1978">1978</a>)
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/43_BC" title="43 BC">43 BC</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Mutina" title="War of Mutina">War of Mutina</a>: Despite initial success, troops loyal to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Antony" title="Mark Antony">Mark Antony</a> <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Forum_Gallorum" title="Battle of Forum Gallorum">were defeated</a></b> near the <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Aemilia" title="Via Aemilia">Via Aemilia</a></i> in northern Italy by legions loyal to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Senate" title="Roman Senate">Roman Senate</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944" title="1944">1944</a> – The freighter <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Fort_Stikine" title="SS Fort Stikine"><i>Fort Stikine</i></a></b>, carrying cotton bales, gold and ammunition, <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944_Bombay_explosion" title="1944 Bombay explosion">exploded in the harbour</a></b> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Bombay</a>, India, sinking surrounding ships and killing about 800 people.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970" title="1970">1970</a> – After an oxygen tank aboard <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13" title="Apollo 13">Apollo 13</a></b> exploded, causing the spacecraft to lose most of its oxygen and electrical power, astronaut <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Swigert" title="Jack Swigert">Jack Swigert</a> reported: "<b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston,_we_have_a_problem" title="Houston, we have a problem">Houston, we've had a problem</a></b>" <i>(audio featured)</i>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983" title="1983">1983</a> – <i><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Dance_(David_Bowie_album)" title="Let's Dance (David Bowie album)">Let's Dance</a></b></i>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a>'s best-selling album, was released.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994" title="1994">1994</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_no-fly_zones_conflict" title="Iraqi no-fly zones conflict">Iraqi no-fly zones conflict</a>: In a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_fire" title="Friendly fire">friendly-fire</a> incident during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Provide_Comfort" title="Operation Provide Comfort">Operation Provide Comfort</a>, two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">U.S. Air Force</a> aircraft mistakenly <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Black_Hawk_shootdown_incident" title="1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident">shot down</a></b> two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a> helicopters over northern Iraq, killing 26.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Sullivan" title="Anne Sullivan">Anne Sullivan</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1866); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gielgud" title="John Gielgud">John Gielgud</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1904); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Dzhugashvili" title="Yakov Dzhugashvili">Yakov Dzhugashvili</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1943)</p>
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