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'''2014''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MMXIV]]''') is a [[leap year starting on Wednesday]] of the [[Gregorian calendar]]. It was the 2014 th year of the [[Anno Domini]], or of [[Leap Era]]; the 14th year of the [[3rd millennium]] and of the 21st century; and the 5th of the 2010s.

Alternatively, the following rendition of the preceding lines adheres more strictly to [[WP:RY]] and avoids the [[category mistake]] of phrases like "Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar": '''2014''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MMXIV]]''') is a [[good year]] that [[Common year starting on Wednesday|started on a Wednesday]] and the current year. In the [[Gregorian calendar]], it is the 2014th year of the BC (Before Christ) and ''[[Anno Domini]]'' (AD) designations; the 14th year of the [[3rd millennium]] and of the 21st century; and the 5th of the 2010s decade.-->

The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the [[Western African Ebola epidemic|West African Ebola epidemic]], which began in [[2013]], becoming the [[List of Ebola outbreaks|most widespread outbreak]] of the [[Ebola|Ebola virus]] in human history, resulting in 28,646 confirmed infections and 11,323 confirmed deaths according to the [[World Health Organization]], who declared it a [[Public health emergency of international concern|Public Health Emergency]] in August. The virus caused major [[Western African Ebola epidemic#Economic effects|socioeconomic]] disruption in the region, primarily in [[Guinea]], [[Liberia]] and [[Sierra Leone]]. Other notable health concerns in 2014 included a significant increase in [[polio]] cases in [[Pakistan]].

The rise of [[Islamic State|ISIS]] became a major [[Geopolitics|geopolitical]] crisis in 2014 after the group declared a global [[caliphate]] and launched devastating [[List of wars and battles involving the Islamic State|offensives]] in [[Northern Iraq offensive (June 2014)|Iraq]] and [[2014 Eastern Syria offensive|Syria]]. The [[Camp Speicher massacre]] in which the Islamic State murdered 1,566 Shia Iraqi Air Force cadets and the [[Fall of Mosul]], Iraq's second-largest city, prompted a [[War against the Islamic State|U.S led military intervention]], which would later become a global effort. The Islamic State committed numerous atrocities, including mass [[Islamic State beheadings|beheadings]], [[Human rights in Islamic State-controlled territory|mass executions of civilians]], and the [[genocide]] and persecution of religious minorities like the [[Yazidis]], [[Christians]] and [[Shia Islam#Persecution of shia muslims|Shia Muslims]]. ISIS would attract thousands of [[Foreign fighters in the Syrian civil war and War in Iraq#Islamic State foreign fighters|foreign fighters]] from across the world to join their [[Military of the Islamic State|military]], drawn by their ideology and promises of establishing a global Islamic state. ISIS led to a massive displacement of people in Iraq and Syria, creating a major humanitarian crisis for millions of peoples.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Orlando |last= Crowcroft  |date=2015-06-17 |title=Isis: Worst refugee crisis in a generation as millions flee Islamic State in Iraq and Syria |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/isis-worst-refugee-crisis-generation-millions-flee-islamic-state-iraq-syria-1506613 |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=International Business Times UK |language=en}}</ref> Another notable conflict was the [[2014 Gaza War]], which [[Israel]] began 26 days after [[2014 Gush Etzion kidnapping and murder|three Israeli teenagers were murdered in the West Bank]] by [[Hamas]]-affiliated [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] militants, the large-scale military operation, codenamed "[[2014 Gaza War|Operation Protective Edge]]" saw intense fighting, with Israeli airstrikes and ground incursions into [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]], killing 2,310 and wounding 10,626 Palestinians. The conflict would end on August 26, 2014, after a ceasefire agreement brokered by Egypt went into effect.

The [[Euromaidan]] protests, a series of demonstrations in [[Ukraine]], were triggered by President [[Viktor Yanukovych]]'s sudden decision to pursue closer economic ties with [[Russia]] and his refusal to sign the [[European Union–Ukraine Association Agreement]], which culminated in the [[Revolution of Dignity]] in February. Following this, a disputed [[2014 Crimean status referendum|referendum]] led to Russia [[Russian occupation of Crimea|occupying]] and [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|annexing]] Crimea from Ukraine, subsequent [[2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine|pro-Russian unrest]] led to Russian backed [[Russian separatist forces in Ukraine|separatist forces]] in eastern Ukraine seizing control of key areas, leading to the [[War in Donbas]] in April. The [[Russo-Ukrainian War|war]] escalated after [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 17|Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17]] was shot down by Russian-backed forces while flying in [[Eastern Ukraine]].

Political crises continued across the globe, with [[Thailand]] experiencing a [[2014 Thai coup d'état|military coup]] in May as the [[Royal Thai Army]] overthrew the [[Yingluck cabinet|caretaker government]]. Three main airplane disasters happened, the mysterious disappearance of [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 370]], the shooting down of [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 17]] over eastern Ukraine, and the crash of [[Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501]], collectively claiming over 700 lives. Civil unrest emerged in [[Ferguson, Missouri]] in the United States due to the [[killing of Michael Brown]] and in [[Hong Kong]], during the [[2014 Hong Kong protests]]. Despite all these challenges, scientific achievement provided hope as [[India]] became the first Asian nation to reach [[Mars]] with its [[Mars Orbiter Mission|Mangalyaan mission]], and the [[Rosetta (spacecraft)|Rosetta]] spacecraft's [[Philae (spacecraft)|Philae probe]] completed humanity's first [[Philae (spacecraft)#Landing and surface operations|landing]] on a comet.

2014 was designated as:
*[[International observance#2010s|International Year of Crystallography]]<ref name="United Nations Observances: International Years">{{cite web|title=United Nations Observances: International Years|date=6 January 2015|url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-years/index.html|publisher=[[United Nations]]|access-date=14 April 2015|ref=United Nations Observances: International Years|archive-date=May 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508170503/http://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-years/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[International observance#2010s|International Year of Family Farming]]<ref name="United Nations Observances: International Years" />
*[[International observance#2010s|International Year of Small Island Developing States]]<ref name="United Nations Observances: International Years" />
*[[International observance#2010s|International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People]]<ref name="United Nations Observances: International Years" /><ref>{{cite web|title=International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2014 |url=https://unispal.un.org/unispal.nsf/solidarity.htm |publisher=[[United Nations]] |access-date=28 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929051526/http://unispal.un.org/unispal.nsf/solidarity.htm |archive-date=29 September 2014 }}</ref>
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==Events==

===January===
* [[January 1]] – Latvia adopts the [[euro]] as its currency and becomes the 18th member of the [[Eurozone]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Latvia becomes 18th state to join the eurozone|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25567096|access-date=31 January 2014|work=[[BBC News]]|date=1 January 2014|archive-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120072029/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25567096|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[January 5]] – A launch of the communication satellite [[GSAT-14]] aboard the [[Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle|GSLV]] Mk.II D5 marks the first successful flight of an Indian [[cryogenic rocket engine]].
* [[January 9]] – The [[2014 Elk River chemical spill|Elk River Chemical Spill]] in [[Charleston, West Virginia]], when a leakage of the chemical MCMH from a [[Freedom Industries]] chemical plant left 300,000 residents of Charleston and nine surrounding counties without drinkable water for over three months.

===February===
* February – The [[West African Ebola virus epidemic]] begins, infecting at least 28,616 people and killing at least 11,310 people, the most severe both in terms of numbers of infections and casualties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/03/health/ebola-outbreak-west-africa/|title=Ebola virus: Can nations stop deadliest ever outbreak from spreading?|last=Smith-Spark|first=Laura|date=7 March 2014|website=CNN|access-date=7 July 2014|archive-date=July 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707061839/http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/03/health/ebola-outbreak-west-africa|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/resources/outbreak-table.html|title=Chronology of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreaks|publisher=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|date=24 June 2014|access-date=25 June 2014|archive-date=August 9, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140809095127/http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/resources/outbreak-table.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 7]]–[[February 23|23]] – The [[2014 Winter Olympics|XXII Olympic Winter Games]] are held in [[Sochi, Russia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/07/world/europe/russia-sochi-winter-olympics/index.html|title=All eyes on Russia as opening ceremony marks start of Winter Olympics - CNN.com|last1=Karimi|first1=Faith|last2=Martinez|first2=Michael|date=12 February 2014|website=CNN|access-date=13 February 2017|archive-date=April 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423052700/http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/07/world/europe/russia-sochi-winter-olympics/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Slopestyle]] events are introduced for the first time 
* [[February 13]] – Belgium becomes the first country in the world to legalise [[euthanasia]] for terminally ill patients of any age.<ref>{{cite news|date=13 February 2014|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26181615|title=Belgium's parliament votes through child euthanasia|work=BBC News|access-date=13 February 2014|archive-date=June 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180608165711/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26181615|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 22]] – [[Revolution of Dignity]]: The [[Verkhovna Rada]] (Ukrainian parliament) votes to remove [[President of Ukraine|President]] [[Viktor Yanukovych]] from office, replacing him with [[Oleksandr Turchynov]], after days of civil unrest leaving around 100 people dead in [[Kyiv]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ukraine: Speaker Oleksandr Turchynov named interim president|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26312008|access-date=23 February 2014|work=BBC News|date=23 February 2014|archive-date=February 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223115150/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26312008|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 24|February 24th]] – The [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10]] Operates it's last passenger flight Signaling the end to a bygone era of [[aviation]] This flight was operated by [[Biman Bangladesh Airlines|Biman Bangladesh airlines]]
* [[February 28]] – The number of people in the U.S. using mobile devices to access the internet overtook those using desktop computers for the first time, a feat which would be followed globally two years later in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/2014/02/28/technology/mobile/mobile-apps-internet/index.html|title=Mobile apps overtake monthly Internet usage on PCs for the first time|first=James|last=O'Toole|date=February 28, 2014|website=CNNMoney|access-date=March 4, 2023|archive-date=January 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113180504/https://money.cnn.com/2014/02/28/technology/mobile/mobile-apps-internet/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/01/mobile-internet-use-passes-desktop-for-the-first-time-study-finds/|title=Mobile internet use passes desktop for the first time, study finds|first=Darrell|last=Etherington|date=November 1, 2016|access-date=January 11, 2023|archive-date=January 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111135612/https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/01/mobile-internet-use-passes-desktop-for-the-first-time-study-finds/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="g816">{{Cite web |date=2014-12-29 |title=Pivotal moments in 2014: when mobile overtook desktop |url=https://www.phocuswire.com/Pivotal-moments-in-2014-when-mobile-overtook-desktop |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=PhocusWire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.searchenginewatch.com/2014/07/08/mobile-now-exceeds-pc-the-biggest-shift-since-the-internet-began/|title=Mobile Now Exceeds PC: The Biggest Shift Since the Internet Began|date=July 8, 2014|website=Search Engine Watch|access-date=January 11, 2023|archive-date=January 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111135610/https://www.searchenginewatch.com/2014/07/08/mobile-now-exceeds-pc-the-biggest-shift-since-the-internet-began/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gs.statcounter.com/press/mobile-and-tablet-internet-usage-exceeds-desktop-for-first-time-worldwide|title=Mobile and tablet internet usage exceeds desktop for first time worldwide|website=StatCounter Global Stats|access-date=January 11, 2023|archive-date=July 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729035802/http://gs.statcounter.com/press/mobile-and-tablet-internet-usage-exceeds-desktop-for-first-time-worldwide|url-status=live}}</ref>

===March===
* [[March 1]] – [[2014 Kunming attack]]: Eight knife-wielding terrorists stabbed and slashed passengers at the [[Kunming railway station]] in Kunming, Yunnan, China, killing 31 people and injuring 143 others.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/02/kunming-knife-attack-muslim-separatists-xinjiang-china|title=Kunming knife attack: Xinjiang separatists blamed for 'Chinese 9/11'|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=March 2, 2014|access-date=October 22, 2023|archive-date=November 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102010124/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/02/kunming-knife-attack-muslim-separatists-xinjiang-china|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[March 5]] – [[Nicolás Maduro]], the [[List of Presidents of Venezuela|President of Venezuela]], severs diplomatic and political ties with [[Panama]], accusing Panama of being involved in a conspiracy against the [[Government of Venezuela|Venezuelan government]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/03/05/world/americas/venezuela-panama-diplomatic-ties-suspended/index.html |title=Venezuela cuts ties with Panama, calling country a 'lackey' for the United States |last=Shoichet |first=Catherine E. |date=6 March 2014 |website=CNN |access-date=22 September 2021 |archive-date=March 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306020030/https://www.cnn.com/2014/03/05/world/americas/venezuela-panama-diplomatic-ties-suspended/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[March 8]] – [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 370]], a [[Boeing 777]] airliner en route to Beijing from [[Kuala Lumpur]], disappears over the [[Gulf of Thailand]] with 239 people on board. The aircraft is presumed to have crashed into the [[Indian Ocean]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Search intensifies for Malaysian airliner and 239 people, rescue ships head to sea|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/07/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-plane-missing|access-date=8 March 2014|publisher=CNN|date=8 March 2014|author=Watkins, Tom|author2=Carter, Chelsea J.|archive-date=March 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308153743/http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/07/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-plane-missing|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[March 16]] 
** [[2014 Crimean status referendum]]: A disputed referendum on the status of the [[Crimea|Crimean Peninsula]] is held.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ukraine crisis: EU ponders Russia sanctions over Crimea vote|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26607466|work=BBC News|date=17 March 2014|access-date=June 21, 2018|archive-date=April 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415233100/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26607466|url-status=live}}</ref>
** The fifth [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|ICC T20 World Cup]] in cricket is held in [[Bangladesh]].
* [[March 21]] – Russia formally [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|annexes Crimea]] after [[President of Russia|President]] [[Vladimir Putin]] signs a bill formalizing the process.<ref>{{cite news|title=Russia officially annexes Crimea away from Ukraine with signature from Vladimir Putin|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-annexes-crimea-away-from-ukraine-with-signature-from-vladimir-putin|access-date=23 March 2014|publisher=AP via CBS News|date=21 March 2014|archive-date=March 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323044405/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-annexes-crimea-away-from-ukraine-with-signature-from-vladimir-putin/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[March 24]] – During an emergency meeting, the United Kingdom, the United States, Italy, Germany, France, Japan, and Canada temporarily suspend Russia from the [[G8]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/03/24/politics/obama-europe-trip/index.html |title=U.S., other powers kick Russia out of G8 |last=Acosta |first=Jim |date=24 March 2014 |website=CNN |access-date=22 September 2021 |archive-date=March 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324210748/https://www.cnn.com/2014/03/24/politics/obama-europe-trip/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> recognizing [[Crimea]] within Ukraine's international borders and rejecting the validity of the [[2014 Crimean referendum]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/68/262|title=Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 27 March 2014|publisher=[[United Nations]]|date=1 April 2014|access-date=8 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412190337/http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A%2FRES%2F68%2F262|archive-date=12 April 2014}}</ref>
* [[March 31]] – The [[United Nations]] [[International Court of Justice]] rules that Japan's [[Antarctic]] [[Whaling in Japan|whaling]] program is not scientific but commercial and forbids grants of further permits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26818863|title=Japan accepts court ban on Antarctic whaling|date=31 March 2014|website=BBC News|access-date=13 February 2017|archive-date=May 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520112907/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26818863|url-status=live}}</ref>

===April===
* [[April 7]] – The self-proclaimed [[Donetsk People's Republic]] declares its independence from Ukraine.<ref name="BBC100a6414">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26910210|title=Ukraine: Pro-Russians storm offices in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv|date=6 April 2014|work=BBC News|access-date=22 May 2015|archive-date=April 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401093020/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26910210|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 10]] – In response to the [[annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|invasion and subsequent annexation of Crimea by Russia]], the [[Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe]] (PACE) passes a resolution to temporarily strip Russia of its voting rights; its rights to be represented in the Bureau of the Assembly, the PACE Presidential Committee, and the PACE Standing Committee; and its right to participate in election-observation missions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-ukraine-pace-/25327665.html|title=PACE Deprives Russia Of Voting Rights|date=10 April 2014|publisher=[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]]|access-date=10 April 2014|archive-date=March 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321150114/http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-ukraine-pace-/25327665.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 14]] – [[Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping]]: an estimated 276 girls and women are abducted from a school in [[Nigeria]] and held hostage.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/03/world/africa/nigeria-police-revise-number-of-kidnapped-students.html|title=Nigeria: Police Revise Number of Kidnapped Students|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|date=5 May 2014|access-date=February 26, 2017|archive-date=April 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415234847/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/03/world/africa/nigeria-police-revise-number-of-kidnapped-students.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 16]] – The South Korean ferry [[Sinking of MV Sewol|MV ''Sewol'' capsizes and sinks]] after an unmanageable cargo shift, killing 304 people, mostly high school students.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/world/asia/copter-crashes-after-searching-for-ferry-victims-in-korea.html?_r=0|title=Copter Crashes After Search for Korean Ferry Victims|first=Cheo|date=17 July 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|last=Sang-hun|access-date=22 July 2014|archive-date=August 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805145608/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/world/asia/copter-crashes-after-searching-for-ferry-victims-in-korea.html?_r=0|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 27]] – The [[Catholic Church]] simultaneously [[canonization|canonizes]] Popes [[John XXIII]] and [[John Paul II]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Sainthood for John Paul II and John XXIII, as crowds pack St. Peter's Square|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/27/world/pope-canonization/?hpt=hp_t2|access-date=27 April 2014|publisher=CNN|date=27 April 2014|author=Smith-Spark, Laura|author2=Gallagher, Delia|author3=Wedeman, Ben|archive-date=April 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427163739/http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/27/world/pope-canonization/?hpt=hp_t2|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 28]] – United States [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]]'s new [[economic sanctions]] [[Russia–United States relations|against Russia]] go into effect, targeting companies and individuals close to [[President of Russia|Russian President]] [[Vladimir Putin]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/27/us-placing-new-round-sanctions-russia/|title=New round of sanctions aimed at Putin, Russian elite|last=Klimas|first=Jacqueline|date=27 April 2014|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=28 April 2014|archive-date=May 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503045417/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/27/us-placing-new-round-sanctions-russia/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===May===
* [[May 2]]
** [[2014 Odesa clashes]]
* [[May 5]] 
**The [[World Health Organization]] identifies the spread of [[poliomyelitis]] in at least 10 countries as a major worldwide health emergency.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/05/polio-spread-un_n_5266849.html|title=UN: Spread of Polio is a World Health Emergency|first=Maria|date=5 May 2014|work=The Huffington Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045209/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/05/polio-spread-un_n_5266849.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|last=Cheng|access-date=5 May 2014}}</ref>
**[[Boko Haram]] militants kill approximately 300 people in a night [[2014 Gamboru Ngala attack|attack on Gamboru Ngala]] in Nigeria.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/07/boko-haram-attack_n_5279662.html|title=Boko Haram Attack Kills Hundreds In Border Town|last1=Faul|first1=Michelle|last2=Meldrum|first2=Andrew|date=7 May 2014|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307025038/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/07/boko-haram-attack_n_5279662.html|archive-date=7 March 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=7 May 2014}}</ref> 
* [[May 6]]–[[May 10|10]] – The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2014]] takes place in [[Copenhagen]], Denmark, and is won by [[Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest|Austrian]] entrant [[Conchita Wurst]] with the song "[[Rise Like a Phoenix]]".
* [[May 12]] – The self-proclaimed [[Luhansk People's Republic]] declares its independence from Ukraine.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/luhansk-region-declares-independence-at-rally-in-luhansk-347498.html|title=Luhansk region declares independence at rally in Luhansk|date=12 May 2014|url-access=subscription|work=Kyiv Post|access-date=June 9, 2016|archive-date=February 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203141946/http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/luhansk-region-declares-independence-at-rally-in-luhansk-347498.html|url-status=live |author1=Interfax-Ukraine }}</ref>
* [[May 14]] – According to a [[Ministry of Unification|South Korea Unification Ministry]] report, a twenty-three story [[2014 Pyongyang apartment building collapse|apartment building collapsed]] in [[Pyongchon-guyok]], [[Pyongyang]], [[North Korea]] (DPR of Korea), with more than 490 fatalities estimated.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-05-19 |title=Pyongyang building collapse: a new era for North Korean propaganda |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/19/pyongyang-building-collapse-north-korea-propaganda |access-date=2023-12-05 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=June 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624171422/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/19/pyongyang-building-collapse-north-korea-propaganda |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 20]] – [[2014 Jos bombings]]: Terrorists in Nigeria detonate bombs at Jos, killing 118 people.
* [[May 21]] – [[2014 Taipei Metro attack|A mass stabbing incident occurred]] on Taipei Metro's [[Bannan line]] from [[Longshan Temple metro station|Longshan Temple]] to [[Jiangzicui metro station|Jiangzicui]] station causing 4 fatalities and 21 injuries.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-05-21 |title=Four killed, 21 wounded in Taipei subway knife attack |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/four-killed-21-wounded-in-taipei-subway-knife-attack |access-date=2024-07-21 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref>
* [[May 22]]
**[[2014 Thai coup d'état]]: The [[Royal Thai Army]] overthrows the caretaker government of [[Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan]] after a failure to resolve the [[2013–14 Thai political crisis|political unrest in Thailand]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27517591|title=Military 'takes control' in Thailand|agency=BBC|access-date=22 May 2014|date=22 May 2014|archive-date=May 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522122932/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27517591|url-status=live}}</ref>
**A [[May 2014 Ürümqi attack|terrorist attack]] in Ürümqi, China leaves 43 people dead and more than 90 injured.
**The [[Donetsk People's Republic]] and the [[Luhansk People's Republic]] declare the formation of [[Novorossiya (confederation)|Novorossiya]], also referred to as the Union of People's Republics.<ref name="welcomenr">{{cite news|last=Babiak |first=Mat |title=Welcome to New Russia |url=http://ukrainianpolicy.com/welcome-to-new-russia/ |newspaper=Ukrainian Policy |date=22 May 2014 |access-date=26 May 2014 |archive-date=8 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140608053925/http://ukrainianpolicy.com/welcome-to-new-russia|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 26]] – [[Narendra Modi]] succeeds [[Manmohan Singh]] as the 14th [[Prime Minister of India]].

===June===
* [[June 5]] – A [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] militant group now calling itself the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (also known as ISIS, ISIL or Daesh) begins an [[Northern Iraq offensive (June 2014)|offensive through northern Iraq]], aiming to capture the [[Iraq]]i capital city of [[Baghdad]] and [[Coup d'état|overthrow]] the [[Shia Islam|Shiite]] government led by Prime Minister [[Nouri al-Maliki]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/06/19/witness-claims-isis-flag-flies-over-key-iraq-refinery-baghdad-says-soldiers|title=Witness claims ISIS flag flies over key Iraq refinery, Baghdad says soldiers still hold it|publisher=Fox News|date=19 June 2014|access-date=20 June 2014|archive-date=June 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619165501/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/06/19/witness-claims-isis-flag-flies-over-key-iraq-refinery-baghdad-says-soldiers/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[June 12]] – In the [[Camp Speicher massacre]] in [[Iraq]], [[ISIL]] kills 1,566 Shia Iraqi Air Force cadets. It is the second deadliest terrorist attack in history and the deadliest attack conducted by ISIL.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Nordland|first1=Rod|last2=Rubin|first2=Alissa J.|date=2014-06-15|title=Massacre Claim Shakes Iraq|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/16/world/middleeast/iraq.html|access-date=2020-07-08|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=March 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328094636/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/16/world/middleeast/iraq.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 13]]
** [[International military intervention against ISIL]] begins.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/13/obama-urgent-air-assault-isis-syria-iraq?view=desktop|title=Obama 'urgently' considering air assault on targets in Syria and Iraq|last1=Ackerman|first1=Spencer|date=13 June 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=12 February 2017|last2=Lewis|first2=Paul|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> 
** The [[Los Angeles Kings]] defeat the [[New York Rangers]] 3-2 in Game 5 of the [[2014 Stanley Cup Finals|2014 Stanley Cup Final]] to win the series   4-1 and win their second [[Stanley Cup]] in franchise history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kings 3-2 Rangers (Jun 13, 2014) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/game/_/gameId/400560758/rangers-kings |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref>
* [[June 14]] – The [[Catholic Church]] removes restrictions on [[clerical marriage]] in the [[Eastern Catholic Churches]]' [[diaspora]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Vatican lifts ban on married priests for Eastern Catholics in diaspora|date=17 November 2014|first=Laura|last=Ieraci|url=https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/vatican-lifts-ban-married-priests-eastern-catholics-diaspora|work=[[National Catholic Reporter]]|access-date=23 February 2020|archive-date=November 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120052416/https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/vatican-lifts-ban-married-priests-eastern-catholics-diaspora|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[June 15]] 
**The [[San Antonio Spurs]] defeat the [[Miami Heat]] in the [[NBA Finals|2014 NBA Finals]], 4–1, to win their 5th championship in franchise history.<ref>{{cite news| title=Heat vs. Spurs - game summary| date=June 15, 2014| url=https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/400559378#:~:text=Taking%20the%20fifth%3A%20Spurs%20rip%20Heat%20for%20title%20No.&text=The%20San%20Antonio%20Spurs%20won,the%20series%20in%20five%20games.| access-date=11 September 2022| archive-date=December 4, 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204172708/https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/400559378#:~:text=Taking%20the%20fifth%3A%20Spurs%20rip%20Heat%20for%20title%20No.&text=The%20San%20Antonio%20Spurs%20won,the%20series%20in%20five%20games.| url-status=live}}</ref> 
**[[Australia men's national field hockey team|Australia]] wins the [[2014 Men's Hockey World Cup|2014 Hockey World Cup]].
* [[June 19]] – [[Felipe VI of Spain|Felipe VI]] becomes [[List of Spanish monarchs|King of Spain]] upon the abdication of his father, [[Juan Carlos I of Spain|Juan Carlos I]].
* [[June 29]] – The [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] declares itself a [[caliphate]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/06/isil-declares-new-islamic-caliphate-201462917326669749.html|title=Sunni rebels declare new 'Islamic caliphate'|date=30 June 2014|website=Al Jazeera|access-date=12 February 2017|archive-date=July 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140731072309/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/06/isil-declares-new-islamic-caliphate-201462917326669749.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===July===
* [[July 8]] – Brazil, hosts of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, are [[Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)|beaten 7–1]] by Germany in the semi-finals.
* [[July 8]]–[[August 26]] – Amid growing tensions between Israel and [[Hamas]] following the [[2014 kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenagers|kidnapping and murder]] of three Israeli teenagers in June and the [[Kidnapping and murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir|revenge killing of a Palestinian teenager]] in July, Israel launches [[2014 Israel–Gaza conflict|Operation Protective Edge]] against [[Hamas]]-controlled [[Gaza Strip]] starting with numerous missile strikes,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-pounds-dozens-of-gaza-targets-in-major-counteroffensive/|title=Israel hits Hamas, Islamic Jihad leaders after rockets land north of Tel Aviv|last1=Yaakov|first1=Yifa|date=8 July 2014|newspaper=The Times of Israel|access-date=13 February 2017|last2=Ho|first2=Spencer|language=en-US|archive-date=July 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709012942/http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-pounds-dozens-of-gaza-targets-in-major-counteroffensive/|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by a ground offensive a week later.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/IDF-intensifies-Gaza-attacks-with-artillery-fire-air-strikes-363289|title=IDF starts Gaza ground offensive|last1=Lappin|first1=Yaakov|last2=Keinon|first2=Herb|date=17 July 2014|newspaper=The Jerusalem Post|access-date=17 July 2014|archive-date=July 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717223705/http://www.jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/IDF-intensifies-Gaza-attacks-with-artillery-fire-air-strikes-363289|url-status=live}}</ref> In seven weeks of fighting, 2,100 Palestinians and 71 Israelis are killed.
* [[July 13]] – [[Germany national football team|Germany]] defeats [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] [[2014 FIFA World Cup final|1-0]] to win the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]]. 
* [[July 17]] – [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 17]], a [[Boeing 777]], crashes in eastern Ukraine after being shot down by a missile. All 298 people on board are killed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/malaysia-airlines-flight-17-crashes-in-ukraine/|title=Malaysia Airlines Flight 17: Plane with 298 on board shot down in Ukraine|date=17 July 2014|newspaper=CBS News|access-date=13 February 2017|language=en|archive-date=February 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213164406/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/malaysia-airlines-flight-17-crashes-in-ukraine/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[July 18]] – [[Typhoon Rammasun]] makes landfall in [[Hainan|Hainan, China]] as a category 5 super typhoon, killing 88 and causing $7.14 billion in damages. 
* [[July 20]] – ''[[Monty Python Live (Mostly)]]'' closes in London, ending the famous British comedy group [[Monty Python]], active since 1969.<ref>{{Citation |title=Celebrating 8 years since "The End of Monty Python" | date=July 19, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-F4178Lp3Y |access-date=2023-12-27 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[July 21]] – The [[United Nations Security Council]] adopts [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 2166|Resolution 2166]] in response to the shootdown of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.<ref>{{cite web| url =https://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/RES/2166%282014%29| title =Resolution 2166 (2014)| publisher =[[United Nations]]| date =21 July 2014| access-date =23 July 2014| archive-date =July 10, 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180710212152/https://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/RES/2166(2014)| url-status =live}}</ref>
* [[July 23]]–[[August 3]] – The [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] takes place in [[Glasgow]], Scotland. 
* [[July 24]] – [[Air Algérie Flight 5017]], a [[McDonnell Douglas MD-83]], crashes in [[Mali]], killing all 116 people on board.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/25/world/africa/air-algerie-crash/|title='Disintegrated' Air Algerie plane found with no survivors; 'black box' recovered|last1=Karimi|first1=Faith|last2=Smith-Spark|first2=Laura|date=26 July 2014|publisher=CNN|access-date=26 July 2014|archive-date=July 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727202828/http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/25/world/africa/air-algerie-crash|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[July 28]] – 100-year anniversary of [[World War I]]'s commencement (Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia).

===August===
* [[August 3]] – [[Sinjar massacre]], beginning of ISIS attacks resulting in the massacre of over 4,000 [[Yazidis]] in Iraq's [[Sinjar District]].
* [[August 7]] – [[Khmer Rouge]] leaders [[Nuon Chea]] and [[Khieu Samphan]] are found guilty of [[crimes against humanity]] and are sentenced to life imprisonment by the [[Khmer Rouge Tribunal]].<ref>{{cite news |date=7 August 2014 |title=Top Khmer Rouge leaders guilty of crimes against humanity |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-28670568 |publisher=BBC |access-date=8 August 2014 |archive-date=August 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140807085606/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-28670568 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[August 8]]  
** [[American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present)|American-led intervention in Iraq]]: The [[United States military]] begins an air campaign in northern [[Iraq]] to stem the influx of [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] militants.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/timeline-us-policy-isis|title=Timeline: US Policy on ISIS|last=Glenn|first=Cameron|date=27 April 2016|newspaper=Wilson Center|access-date=13 February 2017|archive-date=October 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008113854/https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/timeline-us-policy-isis|url-status=live}}</ref>
** The [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) declares the [[Western African Ebola epidemic|Ebola outbreak]] a [[Public health emergency of international concern|Public Health Emergency of International Concern]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Maev |date=2014-08-08 |title=WHO declares Ebola outbreak an international public health emergency |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/08/who-ebola-outbreak-international-public-health-emergency |access-date=2024-09-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
** ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's]]'' was released by Scott Cawthon.
* [[August 9]] – The [[shooting of Michael Brown]], an African American, by a police officer occurs in [[Ferguson, Missouri]], triggering riots.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 December 2014 |title=Documents Released in the Ferguson Case |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/11/25/us/evidence-released-in-michael-brown-case.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205070832/http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/11/25/us/evidence-released-in-michael-brown-case.html |archive-date=December 5, 2014 |access-date=6 November 2017 |work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30190224|title=Ferguson riots: Ruling sparks night of violence|work=BBC News|date=25 November 2014|access-date=February 26, 2020|archive-date=April 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428232005/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30190224|url-status=live}}</ref>

===September===
* [[September 15]] – [[Syrian civil war]]: ISIS militants launched [[Siege of Kobanî|an offensive]] to capture the town of [[Kobanî]], which lasted for six months.
* [[September 18]] – In the [[2014 Scottish independence referendum]], Scotland votes against independence from the United Kingdom.<ref name="CFR">{{cite web|last1=Lindsay|first1=James M.|title=Ten Most Significant World Events in 2014|url=https://www.cfr.org/blog/ten-most-significant-world-events-2014|website=Council on Foreign Relations|access-date=24 October 2017|archive-date=October 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024100421/https://www.cfr.org/blog/ten-most-significant-world-events-2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Cowell">{{cite news|last1=Cowell|first1=Alan|last2=Castle|first2=Stephen|title=After Losing Scottish Independence Vote, Alex Salmond Will Resign|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/20/world/europe/scotland-independence-vote-no.html|access-date=24 October 2017|work=N.Y. Times|date=19 September 2014|archive-date=April 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417002530/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/20/world/europe/scotland-independence-vote-no.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[September 21]] – The [[Battle of Sanaa (2014)|Battle of Sanaa]] leads to the start of the [[Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)|Yemeni Civil War]], as Houthi forces capture the capital city Sanaa, followed by a rapid Houthi takeover of the government.
* [[September 22]] – [[American-led intervention in Syria]]: The United States and several Arab partners begin their airstrike campaign in [[Syria]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/twitter-user-live-tweets-attack-before-pentagon-breaks-news-9749973.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/twitter-user-live-tweets-attack-before-pentagon-breaks-news-9749973.html |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |url-access=subscription|title=Syria air strike: Twitter user Abdulkader Hariri live tweets US Islamic State attack 'before Pentagon breaks news'|last=Saul|first=Heather|date=23 September 2014|work=The Independent|access-date=27 September 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="abc22sept">{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/us-airstrikes-syria/story?id=25686031|title=U.S. airstrikes hit ISIS inside Syria for first time|last1=Raddatz|first1=Martha|last2=Martinez|first2=Luis|date=22 September 2014|last3=Ferran|first3=Lee|work=ABC News|access-date=27 September 2014|archive-date=March 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330164728/https://abcnews.go.com/International/us-airstrikes-syria/story?id=25686031|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[September 24]] – The Mars Orbiter Mission, popularly known as [[Mangalyaan]], which was launched on 5 November 2013 by the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]], reached [[Mars|Martian]] orbit, making [[India]] the first Asian country to successfully reach Mars.
* [[September 26]] 
**The 2014 [[World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates]], to be held in [[Cape Town]] from 13 to 15 October, is suspended after a boycott of Nobel Laureates to protest the third time refusal of a [[Visa (document)|visa]] to the [[14th Dalai Lama]] by a South African Government "kowtowing to China".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/international/4229-nobel-peace-laureates-boycott-nobel-summit-in-south-africa|title=Nobel Peace laureates boycott Nobel summit in South Africa|last=Choesang|first=Yeshe|date=29 September 2014|website=The Tibet Post|language=en-gb|access-date=13 February 2017|archive-date=February 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213172601/http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/international/4229-nobel-peace-laureates-boycott-nobel-summit-in-south-africa|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-03/nobel-peace-summit-suspended-over-dalai-lama-visa-row/5787424|title=Peace summit 'suspended' over Dalai Lama visa row|last=Cuddihi|first=Martin|date=3 October 2014|newspaper=ABC News|access-date=13 February 2017|language=en-AU|archive-date=February 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213090423/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-03/nobel-peace-summit-suspended-over-dalai-lama-visa-row/5787424|url-status=live}}</ref>
**[[Iguala mass kidnapping|Forty-three male students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College are forcibly abducted in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico]]. They were allegedly taken into custody by local police officers in collusion with organized crime. The mass kidnapping caused international protests and social unrest, leading to the resignation of Guerrero Governor Ángel Aguirre Rivero.
* [[September 27]] – [[Mount Ontake]], in [[Japan]], [[2014 Mount Ontake eruption|erupts]], killing several climbers on the slopes of the [[volcano]].
* [[September 28]] – [[2014 Hong Kong protests|Hong Kong protests]]: [[Benny Tai Yiu-ting]] announces that Occupy Central is launched as Hong Kong's government headquarters is being occupied by thousands of protesters. Hong Kong police resort to tear gas to disperse protesters but thousands remain.

===October===
* [[October 3]] – [[Stefan Löfven]] replaces [[Fredrik Reinfeldt]] as [[Prime Minister of Sweden]].
* [[October 19]] – The [[Roman Catholic Church]] beatifies [[Pope Paul VI]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/20/world/europe/pope-francis-beatifies-pope-paul-vi.html|title=Pope Francis Beatifies an Earlier Reformer, Paul VI|last=Povoledo|first=Elisabetta|date=19 October 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=13 February 2017|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019221734/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/20/world/europe/pope-francis-beatifies-pope-paul-vi.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[October 20]] – [[Joko Widodo]] is inaugurated as the 7th [[President of Indonesia]].<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29684776 | title= Joko Widodo sworn in as Indonesian president | work= BBC News | date= 20 October 2014 | access-date= 6 April 2019 | archive-date= September 7, 2019 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190907101053/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29684776 | url-status= live }}</ref>
* [[October 24]] – [[Alan Eustace]], an American [[computer scientist]], sets a world record highest and longest free fall jump from {{convert|135908|ft|km}} over [[Roswell, New Mexico]], United States, breaking the [[sound barrier]] without any machine assistance during a record [[space diving|space dive]] out of a massive [[Gas balloon|helium-filled balloon]]. His descent to Earth lasts 4 minutes 27 seconds and stretches nearly {{convert|26|mi|km}} with peak speeds exceeding {{convert|822|mph|km/h}}, setting new world records for the highest free-fall jump and total free-fall distance {{convert|123414|ft|m}}.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ted.com/talks/alan_eustace_i_leapt_from_the_stratosphere_here_s_how_i_did_it/transcript#t-153264|title=Transcript of "I leapt from the stratosphere. Here's how I did it"|last=Eustace|first=Alan|access-date=10 November 2018|language=en|archive-date=July 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724153453/https://www.ted.com/talks/alan_eustace_i_leapt_from_the_stratosphere_here_s_how_i_did_it/transcript#t-153264|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29766189 | title = Google's Alan Eustace beats Baumgartner's skydiving record | work = BBC News | date = 24 October 2014 | access-date = 25 October 2014 | archive-date = November 14, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181114114608/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29766189 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="The Verge article">{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/10/24/7062023/alan-eustace-google-vp-free-fall-parachute-jump-world-record |title=Google VP's 135,908-foot leap breaks world record for highest free-fall parachute jump |work=The Verge |date=24 October 2014 |access-date=24 October 2014 |archive-date=October 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024224611/http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/24/7062023/alan-eustace-google-vp-free-fall-parachute-jump-world-record |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="EustaceJump">{{cite news|title=Google exec sets records with leap from near-space|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Google-exec-sets-records-with-leap-from-near-space-5845641.php|access-date=24 October 2014|newspaper=seattlepi.com|date=24 October 2014|location=Seattle|archive-date=October 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028175223/http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Google-exec-sets-records-with-leap-from-near-space-5845641.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[October 31]] – Longtime [[Burkina Faso]] President [[Blaise Compaoré]] resigns after [[2014 Burkina Faso uprising|widespread protests]] in response to his attempts to abolish presidential term limits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2014/10/burkina-faso-president-2014103113130587467.html|title=Army chief takes power in Burkina Faso|date=31 October 2014|website=Al Jazeera|access-date=1 November 2014|archive-date=October 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031160849/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2014/10/burkina-faso-president-2014103113130587467.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===November===
* [[November 1]] – [[Bangladesh]] faces a [[2014 Bangladesh blackout|nationwide blackout]].
* [[November 2]] – The [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]] (IPCC) releases the final part of its [[Fifth Assessment Report]], warning that the world faces "severe, pervasive and irreversible" damage from global emissions of CO<sub>2</sub>.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-29855884|title=Fossil fuels should be 'phased out by 2100' says IPCC|date=2 November 2014|work=BBC News|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-date=February 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226094153/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-29855884|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[November 3]] – The tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, [[One World Trade Center]] in New York City, opens.
* [[November 12]] – The uncrewed [[Rosetta spacecraft]]'s ''[[Philae (spacecraft)|Philae]]'' probe successfully lands on [[67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko|Comet 67P]], the first time in history that a spacecraft has landed on such an object.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30026398|title=Probe makes historic comet landing|work=BBC News|date=November 12, 2014|access-date=12 November 2014|archive-date=July 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707172505/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30026398|url-status=live}}</ref>

===December===
* [[December 3]] – The Japanese space agency, [[JAXA]], launches uncrewed spaceprobe ''[[Hayabusa2]]'' from the [[Tanegashima Space Center]] on a six-year round-trip mission to [[162173 Ryugu|Ryugu]] to collect rock samples.
* [[December 15]] – Two hostages and terrorist [[Man Haron Monis]] are killed in the [[Lindt Cafe siege]] in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/dec/15/sydney-siege-ends-police-storm-lindt-cafe-hostages-run-out|title=Two hostages and gunman dead as Sydney cafe siege ends|first1=Helen|last1=Davidson|first2=Peter|last2=Walker|first3=Michael|last3=Safi|work=the Guardian|access-date=15 December 2014|date=16 December 2014<!--09.14 AEST-->|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215162212/http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/dec/15/sydney-siege-ends-police-storm-lindt-cafe-hostages-run-out|archive-date=15 December 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[December 16]] – [[2014 Peshawar school massacre]]: The [[Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan|Pakistani Taliban]] carry out a mass shooting at an [[Army Public School Peshawar|army school]] in [[Peshawar]], Pakistan, killing at least 145 people, mostly schoolchildren.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/16/world/asia/pakistan-peshawar-school-attack/index.html|title=Taliban school attack: 145 killed in Pakistan siege|last1=Saifi|first1=Sophia Saifi|last2=Botelho|first2=Greg|date=17 December 2014|website=CNN|access-date=13 February 2017|archive-date=February 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213024855/http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/16/world/asia/pakistan-peshawar-school-attack/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 
* [[December 17]] – U.S. President [[Barack Obama]] announces the [[Cuban Thaw|resumption of normal diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-30516740|title=Obama hails 'new chapter' in US-Cuba ties|date=17 December 2014|work=BBC News|access-date=17 December 2014|archive-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217231944/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-30516740|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[December 28]] – [[Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501]] from [[Surabaya]], Indonesia, to [[Singapore]] crashes into the [[Java Sea]] just southwest of [[Borneo]], killing all 162 people on board.<ref name=Reuters>{{cite news|title=AirAsia flight QZ8501 loses contact with air traffic control|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/airasia-flight-qz8501-loses-contact-with-air-traffic-control-1.2884831|agency=[[Reuters]]|date=28 December 2014|access-date=December 28, 2014|archive-date=December 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224234414/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/airasia-flight-qz8501-loses-contact-with-air-traffic-control-1.2884831|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[December 31]] – A [[2014 Shanghai stampede|stampede occurred on New Years' Eve]] in Shanghai, China, resulting in the deaths of 36 people and leaving 49 injured.

==Births and deaths==
{{Main|Category:2014 births|Deaths in 2014}}

==Nobel Prizes==
[[File:Nobel medal.png|right|120px|Nobel medal]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]] – [[Eric Betzig]], [[Stefan Hell]] and [[William E. Moerner]]
* [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Economics]] – [[Jean Tirole]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Literature]] – [[Patrick Modiano]]
* [[Nobel Peace Prize|Peace]] – [[Kailash Satyarthi]] and [[Malala Yousafzai]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Physics]] – [[Isamu Akasaki]], [[Hiroshi Amano]] and [[Shuji Nakamura]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Physiology or Medicine]] – [[John O'Keefe (neuroscientist)|John O'Keefe]], [[May-Britt Moser]] and [[Edvard Moser]]

==New English words==
*''[[acute flaccid myelitis]]''
*''[[Romantic orientation#Aromanticism|aro]]''
*''[[Black Lives Matter]]''
*''[[gig worker]]''
*''[[wikt:hard pass|hard pass]]''
*''[[initial coin offering|initial coin offering/ICO]]''
*''[[manspreading]]''
*''[[wikt:on fleek|on fleek]]''
*''[[wikt:zoom#Etymology 2|zoom]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/2014|title=Time Traveler by Merriam-Webster: Words from 2014|website=www.merriam-webster.com|access-date=May 4, 2018|archive-date=May 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505070201/https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[International observance#2010s|List of international years]]
* {{portal-inline|2010s}}

==References==
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