Talk:August 14
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August 14: Independence Day for Pakistan (1947)
- 1248 - The foundation stone of the Cologne Cathedral, built to house the relics of the Three Wise Men, was laid. Construction eventually completed in 1880.
- 1385 - Forces under João I defeated the Castilians in the Battle of Aljubarrota , ending the 1383–1385 Crisis in Portugal.
- 1842 - Seminole Indians were forced from Florida to Oklahoma, ending the Second Seminole War.
- 1941 - After a secret meeting aboard warships in a secure anchorage near Argentia, Newfoundland, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt (pictured) issued the Atlantic Charter.
- 1980 - Lech Wałęsa and colleagues at Gdańsk Shipyard began strike actions, which subsequently led to the founding of the Solidarity movement in Poland.
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Moved birth from article:
- 1988 - Fintan Samuel Nagle, frood
A "frood", oh yeah? BTW, I can't find any info on April Edlow, either. Lupo 13:34, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)
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