1040: King Duncan of Scotland was murdered by Macbeth, who then became king and ruled for 17 years.
1248: Construction on the Gothic cathedral in Cologne is begun. The cathedral would not be finished until the 19th century on August 14, 1880.
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1841: Death of the philosopher, Johann Friedrich Herbart, in Göttingen, Germany. Herbart is one of the founders of the modern science of pedagogy.
1935: U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, establishing a permanent national old-age pension system through employer and employee contributions which provided benefits to the unemployed, retirees, and the disabled.
1941: US President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issue the joint declaration that later becomes known as the Atlantic Charter.
1947: Pakistan becomes Independent from British rule
The South Asian country was part of British India Empire, until August 14, 1947, when the region held by the British was partitioned into India and Pakistan. The new country became a part of the commonwealth and appointed Liaquat Ali Khan as its first Prime Minister.
1971 Stanford prison experiments begin.
The controversial Stanford prison experiments to study the effects of authority in a prison setting began. The experiment had to be shut down by the 6th day because of the adverse effect on the subjects.
2009: The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido, announced the immediate removal of the CEOs, Managing Directors and Executive Directors of 5 Banks in Nigeria. They are Oceanic Bank Plc, Afribank Plc, Intercontinental Bank Plc, Union Bank Plc and Finbank Plc.
1994: Venezuelan militant Carlos the Jackal, who orchestrated some of the highest-profile terrorist attacks of the 1970s and ’80s, was captured by French agents in Sudan; he was later sentenced to life in prison for his crimes.
2016: Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won the 100-metres at the Rio de Janeiro Games, becoming the first person to win the event in three consecutive Olympics; he later claimed an unprecedented third straight gold medal in the 200-metres.
BIRTHDAYS TODAY: August 14
Danielle Steel, 77 years
Danielle Steel (born August 14, 1947, New York City, New York, U.S.) is an American writer best known for her numerous best-selling romance novels. Steel was an only child. After her parents divorced, she was reared by relatives and family employees in Paris and New York City. By age 15 she had graduated from the Lycée Français, and in 1963 she enrolled in the Parsons School of Design in New York. Illness prevented her from finishing her studies, but, when she recovered, she married a wealthy French banker. In 1968 she was hired as a vice president of public relations for the advertising agency Supergirls, Ltd., in New York City. When the firm closed in 1971, Steel turned to writing novels and poetry.
Magic Johnson, 66years
Earvin “Magic” Johnson Jr. is an American businessman and former professional basketball player who was born on 14 August 1959. Often regarded as the greatest point guard of all time, Johnson spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association.
Dick Tiger (14 August 1929 – 14 December 1971)
Dick Tiger (born Richard Ihetu), boxer, was born at Ubahu village, Amaigbo on 14 August 1929. He became a two-time undisputed world middleweight titlist and also earned an undisputed Light-Heavyweight world championship. He died at 42.
Buchi Emecheta (21 July 1944 – 25 January 2017)
Buchi Emecheta was born in Nigeria. She is a novelist was born on 14 August 1944. She is known for her first novel, Second Class Citizen. Others includes, The Bride Price, The Slave Girl and The Joys of Motherhood. She died at 72.
