How Many Days Until April 14?

This day in history: April 14

1. 1983

   Let's Dance, English musician David Bowie's best-selling album, was released.

2. 1994

   Iraqi no-fly zones conflict: In a friendly-fire incident during Operation Provide Comfort, two U.S. Air Force aircraft mistakenly shot down two U.S. Army helicopters over northern Iraq, killing 26 people.

3. 1999

   A storm dropped around 500,000 tonnes of hailstones on Sydney and the east coast of New South Wales, causing about A$2.3 billion in damages, the costliest natural disaster in Australian insurance history.

4. 2005

   The Oregon Supreme Court nullified marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples a year earlier by Multnomah County.

5. 2010

   Plumes of ash from a major eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland led to widespread disruption of air travel throughout Europe for several days.

6. 2010

   Nearly 2,700 people were killed in an earthquake registering 6.9 Mw in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China.

7. 2015

   Western Kentucky University announced a five-year suspension of their swimming and diving programs as a result of a hazing scandal.

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