2014

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2014 (MMXIV) was a common year starting on Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar.

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Summary

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Map showing locations of the 2014 Ebola outbreak.
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Events

January

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Ice on the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia during the 2014 North American polar vortex.

February

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The opening ceremony for the 2014 Winter Olympics, February 7
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Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.

March

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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared on March 8 with 239 people onboard
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Adolfo Suárez died on March 23 from a respiratory illness

April

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Thousands gather for the Canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II

May

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Narendra Modi becomes the Prime Minister of India.

June

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King Felipe VI of Spain.

July

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Germany defeats Argentina during the final FIFA match
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (Boeing 777) crashes in Ukraine, after being shot down by a missile

August

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The United States Navy preparing to intervene Iraq as a result of the ISIS threats

September

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Mount Ontake in Japan, two days after the September 27 eruption.

October

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Malala Yousafzai shares the Nobel Peace Prize with Kailash Satyarthi.

November

December

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Police near the scene of the 2014 Sydney hostage crisis.
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Nobel Prizes

Major holidays and dates

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Births

Deaths

In fiction

Movies

  • Moon Child (2003)
  • The Flash movie EPIC 2014 concludes in this year.

Television

  • In the Supernatural episode "The End", the angel Zachariah sends Dean Winchester to this year to convince him to be a host for Michael. In this future, the Croatoan virus has spread across the world, Sarah Palin is president, and Sam Winchester is the host for Lucifer.
  • In Desperate Housewives, Edie Britt dies and her ashes scattered across Wisteria Lane.

Computer and video games

  • Soldiers of Anarchy (2002)
  • Shattered Union: The Second American Civil War begins in this year.
  • Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (2007)
  • Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008)

Anime and manga

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion some events in this series take place.
  • Alien Nine (2001)
  • One of the time arcs in 20th Century Boys takes place in 2014.
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