661 notable events from 2014 — wars, murders and massacres. Page 1 of 7.
- Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Mar 8, 2014 · Australia · Disappearance
- Elliot Rodger
May 23, 2014 · United States · Murder & homicide
- War in Donbas
from Apr 6, 2014 · Ukraine · War & armed conflict
- Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Jul 17, 2014 · Ukraine · Aviation accident
- Sinking of MV Sewol
Apr 16, 2014 · South Korea · Maritime disaster
- Persecution of Uyghurs in China
from 2014 · China · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Yemeni civil war (2014–present)
from Sep 16, 2014 · Yemen · War & armed conflict
- Deaths of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon
Apr 2014 · Panama · Disappearance
- Odesa Trade Unions building fire
May 2, 2014 · Ukraine · Attack (other)
- Timothy Jones Jr.
Aug 28, 2014 · Massacre
- 2014 Isla Vista attacks
May 23, 2014 · United States · Shooting
- Disappearance of Lars Mittank
Jul 8, 2014 · Bulgaria · Disappearance
- Slender Man stabbing
May 31, 2014 · United States · Attack (other)
- Disappearance of Charles Bothuell V
2014 · United States · Disappearance
- War against the Islamic State
from Jun 13, 2014 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- Barack Obama tan suit controversy
Aug 28, 2014 · Scandal & controversy
- Operation Inherent Resolve
Jun 15, 2014–Apr 16, 2026 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- Elsagate
from 2014 · Scandal & controversy
- Death of Conrad Roy
Jul 13, 2014 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Killing of Michael Brown
Aug 9, 2014 · United States · Shooting
- Flint water crisis
Apr 1, 2014–Feb 1, 2019 · United States · Crisis
- Libyan civil war (2014–2020)
May 16, 2014–Oct 23, 2020 · Libya · War & armed conflict
- Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501
Dec 28, 2014 · Indonesia · Aviation accident
- 2015 European migrant crisis
2014–2016 · Germany · Crisis
- War in Iraq (2013–2017)
Jan 1, 2014–Dec 9, 2017 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- Yazidi genocide
Aug 2014 · Iraq · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Iguala mass kidnapping
Sep 26, 2014 · Mexico · Kidnapping & hostage
- Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shootdown
Jul 17, 2014 · Ukraine · War & armed conflict
- Operation Car Wash
Mar 17, 2014 · Brazil · Scandal & controversy
- 2014 Gaza War
Jul 8, 2014–Aug 26, 2014 · Palestine · War & armed conflict
- Killing of Eric Garner
Jul 17, 2014 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine
Feb 23, 2014–Jun 22, 2014 · Ukraine · War & armed conflict
- Thomas family murders
Aug 4, 2014 · France · Crime & justice
- Murder of Aiwa Matsuo
Jul 26, 2014 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Operation Barkhane
Aug 1, 2014–Nov 9, 2022 · Niger · War & armed conflict
- Nut rage incident
Dec 5, 2014 · United States · Aviation accident
- Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping
Apr 14, 2014 · Nigeria · Kidnapping & hostage
- Murder of Isabel Carrasco
May 12, 2014 · Spain · Murder & homicide
- Camp Speicher massacre
Jun 12, 2014 · Iraq · Massacre
- 2014 Mount Ontake eruption
Sep 27, 2014–Oct 14, 2014 · Japan · Natural disaster
- 2014 Odesa clashes
Jan 26, 2014–May 2, 2014 · Ukraine · Epidemic & disease
- Child abductions in the Russo-Ukrainian war
from 2014 · Ukraine · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Murder of Breck Bednar
Feb 17, 2014 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Ferguson unrest
Aug 9, 2014–Aug 25, 2014 · United States · Epidemic & disease
- Stephen Port
Jan 1, 2014–Jan 1, 2015 · Murder & homicide
- United States intervention in Syria
from Sep 22, 2014 · Syrian Arab Republic · War & armed conflict
- Disappearance of William Tyrrell
Sep 12, 2014 · Australia · Disappearance
- 2014 Peshawar school massacre
Dec 16, 2014 · Pakistan · Massacre
- Murder of Garnett Spears
Jan 23, 2014 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Battle of Ilovaisk
Aug 10, 2014–Sep 2, 2014 · Ukraine · War & armed conflict
- Killing of Tamir Rice
Nov 22, 2014 · United States · Shooting
- Lindt Cafe siege
Dec 15, 2014–Dec 16, 2014 · Australia · Kidnapping & hostage
- Disappearance of Kenny Veach
Nov 10, 2014 · United States · Disappearance
- 2014 Thai coup d'état
May 22, 2014 · Thailand · War & armed conflict
- 2014 Harris County shooting
Jul 9, 2014 · United States · Shooting
- 2014 Marysville Pilchuck High School shooting
Oct 24, 2014 · United States · Shooting
- Murders of Sumarti Ningsih and Jesse Lorena
Nov 1, 2014 · Hong Kong · Murder & homicide
- 2014 Moscow Metro derailment
Jul 15, 2014 · Russian Federation · Rail accident
- Haaksbergen monster truck accident
Sep 28, 2014 · Netherlands · Road accident
- Battle of B-R5RB
Jan 2014 · War & armed conflict
- 2014 Hong Kong protests
Sep 26, 2014–Dec 15, 2014 · Hong Kong · Riot & unrest
- Persecution of Christians by the Islamic State
Jan 1, 2014 · Iraq · Genocide & ethnic violence
- 2014 Nagoya University Student Murder
Dec 7, 2014 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- 2 May 2014 Odesa clashes
May 2, 2014 · Ukraine · Epidemic & disease
- 2014 AKB48 handsaw assault
May 25, 2014 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- 2014 Mark-1 Plumbing truck incident
Dec 1, 2014 · Syrian Arab Republic · Crime & justice
- National Front assistants affair
from 2014 · France · Crime & justice
- Riesending Cave rescue
Jun 8, 2014–Jun 19, 2014 · Germany · Disaster
- 2014 Burkina Faso uprising
Oct 28, 2014–Nov 3, 2014 · Burkina Faso · War & armed conflict
- Air Algérie Flight 5017
Jul 24, 2014 · Burkina Faso · Aviation accident
- Execution of Clayton Lockett
Apr 29, 2014 · United States · Suicide & execution
- VSS Enterprise crash
Oct 31, 2014 · United States · Aviation accident
- Opération Chammal
from Sep 19, 2014 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- Second Battle of Donetsk Airport
Sep 28, 2014–Jan 21, 2015 · Ukraine · War & armed conflict
- Sinjar massacre
Aug 2014 · Iraq · Massacre
- Resolute Support Mission
Dec 28, 2014–Jul 12, 2021 · Afghanistan · War & armed conflict
- 2014 shootings at Parliament Hill, Ottawa
Oct 22, 2014 · Canada · Massacre
- 2014 Moscow school shooting
Feb 3, 2014 · Russian Federation · Shooting
- Edith Scaravetti affair
Aug 6, 2014 · Scandal & controversy
- Siege of Kobanî
Sep 13, 2014–Jan 26, 2015 · Syrian Arab Republic · War & armed conflict
- Paul Overby
May 17, 2014 · Pakistan · War & armed conflict
- 2014 Kunming attack
Mar 1, 2014 · China · Terrorism
- Murder of Laquan McDonald
Oct 20, 2014 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Jimmy case
Nov 30, 2014 · Spain · Murder & homicide
- TransAsia Airways Flight 222
Jul 23, 2014 · Taiwan · Aviation accident
- Loganair Flight 6780
Dec 15, 2014 · United Kingdom · Aviation accident
- 2014 Mayflower–Vilonia tornado
Apr 27, 2014 · United States · Natural disaster
- Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702
Feb 17, 2014 · Switzerland · Aviation accident
- Bygmalion scandal
from Feb 27, 2014 · France · Crime & justice
- US-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021)
from Jun 15, 2014 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- Hayato Imai
Nov 4, 2014 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Soma mine disaster
May 13, 2014 · Türkiye · Fire
- Murder of Lorys Stival
Nov 29, 2014 · Italy · Murder & homicide
- Killing of Chad Oulson
Jan 13, 2014 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Trial of Oscar Pistorius
Jan 1, 2014 · South Africa · Crime & justice
- May 2014 Ürümqi attack
May 22, 2014 · China · Murder & homicide
- Denis Mannechez affair
Oct 7, 2014 · France · Crime & justice
- Killing of Jennifer Laude
Oct 11, 2014 · Philippines · Murder & homicide
- Unijet Flight 074P
Oct 20, 2014 · Russian Federation · Aviation accident
- Gikomba bombings
May 16, 2014 · Kenya · Terrorism