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On August 14, -74: A group of officials, led by the Western Han minister Huo Guang, present articles of impeachment against the new emperor, Liu He, to the imperial regent, Empress Dowager Shangguan.

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Featured moment · -74

A group of officials, led by the Western Han minister Huo Guang, present articles of impeachment against the new emperor, Liu He, to the imperial regent, Empress Dowager Shangguan.

The Han dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China established by Liu Bang, and preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) and the interregnum known as the Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC). It was succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 AD) and also briefly interrupted by the Xin dynasty (9–23 AD) established by the usurping regent Wang Mang. It is thus separated into two periods—the Western Han and the Eastern Han (25–220 AD).

People

Born on August 14

Marsai Martin 2004– American actress (born 2004)
Johan Rojas 2000– Dominican baseball player (born 2000)
Doechii 1998– American rapper (born 1998)
Greet Minnen 1997– Belgian tennis player (born 1997)
Léolia Jeanjean 1995– French tennis player (born 1995)
Maya Jama 1994– British television and radio presenter (born 1994)
Richard Freitag 1991– German ski jumper (born 1991)
Giovanny Gallegos 1991– Mexican baseball player (born 1991)
Ander Herrera 1989– Spanish footballer (born 1989)
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Kyle Turris 1989– Canadian ice hockey player (born 1989)
Johnny Gargano 1987– American professional wrestler (born 1987)
David Peralta 1987– Venezuelan baseball player (born 1987)
Tim Tebow 1987– American football and baseball player (born 1987)
Braian Rodríguez 1986– Uruguayan footballer (born 1986)
Christian Gentner 1985– German footballer
Shea Weber 1985– Canadian ice hockey player (born 1985)
Eva Birnerová 1984– Czech tennis player
Clay Buchholz 1984– American baseball pitcher (born 1984)

People

Died on August 14

Mike Castle American politician (1939–2025)
Gena Rowlands American actress (1930–2024)
Delwar Hossain Sayeedi Bangladeshi politician (1940–2023)
Michael Aung-Thwin Burmese American historian and professor (1946–2021)
Julian Bream English classical guitarist and lutenist (1933–2020)
Angela Buxton British tennis player (1934–2020)
James R. Thompson Governor of Illinois from 1977 to 1991
Polly Farmer Australian rules footballer and coach (1935–2019)
Jill Janus American heavy metal singer (1975–2018)
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Fyvush Finkel American actor
Bob Johnston American record producer and musician (1932–2015)
Leonard Fein American activist, writer and teacher
George V. Hansen American politician (1930–2014)
Jack Germond American journalist, author, and pundit
Vilasrao Deshmukh Indian politician (1945–2012)
Svetozar Gligorić Serbian chess grandmaster (1923–2012)
Phyllis Thaxter American actress (1919–2012)
Herman Leonard American photographer

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  1. -74 A group of officials, led by the Western Han minister Huo Guang, present articles of impeachment against the new emperor, Liu He, to the imperial regent, Empress Dowager Shangguan.

    Imperial dynasty in China (202 BC – 220 AD)

    The Han dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China established by Liu Bang, and preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) and the interregnum known as the Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC). It was succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 AD) and also briefly interrupted by the Xin dynasty (9–23 AD) established by the usurping regent Wang Mang. It is thus separated into two periods—the Western Han and the Eastern Han (25–220 AD).

  2. -29 Octavian holds the second of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes.

    Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14

    Caesar Augustus, also known as Octavian, was the founder of the Roman Empire and the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. The reign of Augustus initiated an imperial cult and an era of imperial peace in which the Roman world was largely free of armed conflict. The principate, a style of government where the emperor showed nominal deference to the Senate, was established during his reign and lasted until the Crisis of the Third Century.

  3. 1040 King Duncan I is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth. The latter succeeds him as King of Scotland.

    King of Alba from 1034 to 1040

    Donnchad mac Crinain was king of Scotland (Alba) from 1034 to 1040. He is the historical basis of the "King Duncan" in Shakespeare's play Macbeth.

  4. 1183 Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures and flee to western Japan to escape pursuit by the Minamoto clan.

    12th-century Japanese military leader

    Taira no Munemori was heir to Taira no Kiyomori, and one of the Taira clan's chief commanders in the Genpei War.

  5. 1264 After tricking the Venetian galley fleet into sailing east to the Levant, the Genoese capture an entire Venetian trade convoy at the Battle of Saseno.

    Sovereign state in Italy (697–1797)

    The Republic of Venice, officially the Most Serene Republic of Venice and traditionally known as La Serenissima, was a sovereign state and maritime republic with its capital in Venice, on the northeastern coast of Italy. Founded, according to tradition, in 697 by Paolo Lucio Anafesto, over the course of its 1,100 years of history it established itself as one of the major European commercial and naval powers. Initially extended in the Dogado area, during its history it annexed a large part of Northeast Italy, Istria, Dalmatia, the coasts of present-day Montenegro and Albania as well as numerous islands in the Adriatic and eastern Ionian seas.

  6. 1352 War of the Breton Succession: Anglo-Bretons defeat the French in the Battle of Mauron.
  7. 1370 Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, grants city privileges to Karlovy Vary.
  8. 1385 Portuguese Crisis of 1383–85: Battle of Aljubarrota: Portuguese forces commanded by John I of Portugal defeat the Castilian army of John I of Castile.
  9. 1592 The first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis.
  10. 1598 Nine Years' War: Battle of the Yellow Ford: Irish forces under Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, defeat an English expeditionary force under Henry Bagenal.
  11. 1720 The Spanish military Villasur expedition is defeated by Pawnee and Otoe warriors near present-day Columbus, Nebraska.
  12. 1784 Russian colonization of North America: Awa'uq Massacre: The Russian fur trader Grigory Shelikhov storms a Kodiak Island Alutiit refuge rock on Sitkalidak Island, killing 500+ Alutiit.
  13. 1790 The Treaty of Wereloe ended the 1788–1790 Russo-Swedish War.
  14. 1791 Slaves from plantations in Saint-Domingue hold a Vodou ceremony led by houngan Dutty Boukman at Bois Caïman, marking the start of the Haitian Revolution.
  15. 1814 A cease fire agreement, called the Convention of Moss, ended the Swedish–Norwegian War.
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  1. 1816 The United Kingdom formally annexes the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, administering the islands from the Cape Colony in South Africa.
  2. 1842 American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida.
  3. 1848 Oregon Territory is organized by act of Congress.
  4. 1880 Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
  5. 1885 Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
  6. 1893 France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration.
  7. 1900 Battle of Peking: The Eight-Nation Alliance occupies Beijing, China, in a campaign to end the bloody Boxer Rebellion in China.
  8. 1901 The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
  9. 1914 World War I: Start of the Battle of Lorraine, an unsuccessful French offensive.
  10. 1917 World War I: The Republic of China, which had heretofore been shipping labourers to Europe to assist in the war effort, officially declares war on the Central Powers, although it will continue to send to Europe labourers instead of combatants for the remaining duration of the war.
  11. 1920 The 1920 Summer Olympics, having started four months earlier, officially open in Antwerp, Belgium, with the newly adopted Olympic flag and the Olympic oath being raised and taken at the Opening Ceremony for the first time in Olympic history.
  12. 1921 Tannu Uriankhai, later Tuvan People's Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Soviet Russia).
  13. 1933 Loggers cause a forest fire in the Coast Range of Oregon, later known as the first forest fire of the Tillamook Burn; destroying 240,000 acres (970 km2) of land.
  14. 1935 Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.
  15. 1936 Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last known public execution in the United States.

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