2014 (MMXIV) is the current year, and is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar (dominical letter E), the 2014th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 14th year of the 3rd millennium, the 14th year of the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2010s decade. By the United Nations, 2014 is designated the: International Year of Family Farming and Crystallography.[1] International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.[2] Contents [hide] 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Nobel Prizes 5 In fiction 6 References Events[edit] January[edit] January 1 – Latvia officially adopts the euro as its currency and becomes the 18th member of the Eurozone.[3] February[edit] February–ongoing – The Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa begins, infecting over 20,000 people and killing at least 7,000 people, the most severe both in terms of numbers of infections and casualties.[4][5] February 7–23 – The XXII Olympic Winter Games are held in Sochi, Russia.[6][7] February 13 – Belgium becomes the first country in the world to legalise euthanasia for terminally ill patients of any age.[8] February 22 – The Ukrainian parliament votes to remove President Viktor Yanukovych from office, replacing him with Oleksandr Turchynov, after days of civil unrest left around 100 people dead in Kiev.[9] February 26–ongoing – The pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine leads to the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation and an insurgency in the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. March[edit] March 5 – Nicolás Maduro, the President of Venezuela, severs diplomatic and political ties with Panama, accusing Panama of being involved in a conspiracy against the Venezuelan government.[10] Boeing 777-200ER Malaysia AL (MAS) 9M-MRO - MSN 28420 404 (9272090094).jpg March 8: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 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.[11] March 16 – A referendum on the status of Crimea is held.[12] March 21 – Russia formally annexes Crimea after President Vladimir Putin signed a bill finalizing the annexation process.[13] March 24 – During an emergency meeting, the United Kingdom, the United States, Italy, Germany, France, Japan, and Canada temporarily suspend Russia from the G8.[14] March 27 – The United Nations General Assembly passes Resolution 68/262, recognizing Crimea within Ukraine’s international borders and rejecting the validity of the 2014 Crimean referendum.[15] March 31 – The United Nations International Court of Justice rules that Japan's Antarctic whaling program is not scientific but commercial and forbids grants of further permits.[16][17] April[edit] April 10 – In response to the 2014 Crimean crisis, 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.[18] April 14 – An estimated 276 girls and women are abducted and held hostage from a school in Nigeria.[19] April 16 – Korean ferry MV Sewol capsizes and sinks after an unmanageable cargo shift, killing 304 people, mostly high school students.[20] April 27 – The Catholic Church simultaneously canonizes Popes John XXIII and John Paul II.[21] April 28 – United States President Barack Obama's new economic sanctions against Russia go into effect, targeting companies and individuals close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.[22] May[edit] May 5 The World Health Organization identifies the spread of poliomyelitis in at least 10 countries as a major worldwide health emergency.[23] Boko Haram militants kill approximately 300 people in a night attack on Gamboru Ngala.[24] May 20 – Terrorists in Nigeria detonate bombs at Jos, killing 118 people. May 22 – The Royal Thai Army overthrows the caretaker government of Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan after a failure to resolve the political unrest in Thailand.[25][26] June[edit]

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