The almanac
The 2014 Edition
Limited to about 145 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 2014. About 138 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 2014
- Sochi hosted the Winter OlympicsThe Black Sea resort city held the winter games in February.February 7 · Source: Olympedia
- Happy hit No. 1Pharrell Williams' feel-good song from Despicable Me 2 topped the Hot 100.March 8 · Source: Billboard
- Germany won the World Cup in RioMario Gotze scored in extra time to beat Argentina 1 to 0 at the Maracana.July 13 · Source: RSSSF
- Guardians of the Galaxy openedA talking raccoon and a tree named Groot joined Marvel's movie heroes.August 1 · Source: The Numbers
- Apple unveiled the Apple WatchThe company introduced its first smartwatch alongside new iPhones.September 9 · Source: Apple Newsroom
- A probe landed on a cometEurope's Rosetta mission set its Philae lander down on a speeding comet.November 12 · Source: European Space Agency
No. 1 songs of 2014
- The MonsterEminem Featuring Rihanna · first week at No. 1: January 4, 2014
- TimberPitbull Featuring Ke$ha · first week at No. 1: January 18, 2014
- Dark HorseKaty Perry Featuring Juicy J · first week at No. 1: February 8, 2014
- HappyPharrell Williams · first week at No. 1: March 8, 2014
- All Of MeJohn Legend · first week at No. 1: May 17, 2014
- FancyIggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX · first week at No. 1: June 7, 2014
- RudeMAGIC! · first week at No. 1: July 26, 2014
- Shake It OffTaylor Swift · first week at No. 1: September 6, 2014
- All About That BassMeghan Trainor · first week at No. 1: September 20, 2014
- Blank SpaceTaylor Swift · first week at No. 1: November 29, 2014
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 2014. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 2014
- Older than the Apple WatchThe Apple Watch went on sale on April 24, 2015.
- Older than the Pluto flybyNASA's New Horizons became the first spacecraft to fly past Pluto on July 14, 2015.
- Older than Pokémon GOPokémon GO was released (month only; the day is not given by the source) on July 1, 2016.
- Older than the first black hole photoAstronomers released the first image of a black hole on April 10, 2019.
- Younger than the Curiosity roverNASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars (August 5 in US time zones; August 6 in UTC) on August 6, 2012.
- Younger than the Higgs bosonCERN scientists announced the discovery of the Higgs boson on July 4, 2012.
- Younger than SiriThe iPhone 4S, the first iPhone with the Siri assistant, went on sale on October 14, 2011.