Past year · United States
A year of protest, public-health alarms, a missing airliner and a historic comet landing
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Free printable 2014 calendars: the Year PDF fits all twelve months on one US Letter page, and the Monthly PDF gives each month its own page with holidays written in the day boxes. Both are landscape and print well on A4 with "fit to page".
2014 had 10 federal holidays. The list below also includes 32 widely observed religious, cultural and civic dates, the start of each season and the daylight saving time changes. Federal holidays are shaded red on the calendar.
Every federal holiday in 2014 fell on a weekday, so no substitute "observed" days were needed.
| Date | Holiday or observance | Type |
|---|---|---|
| January | ||
| 1 Wed | New Year's Day | Federal holiday |
| 20 Mon | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Federal holiday |
| 31 Fri | Lunar New Year | Cultural |
| February | ||
| 2 Sun | Groundhog Day | Observance |
| 14 Fri | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 17 Mon | Presidents' Day The official federal name is Washington's Birthday. | Federal holiday |
| March | ||
| 4 Tue | Mardi Gras | Cultural |
| 5 Wed | Ash Wednesday | Religious |
| 9 Sun | Daylight Saving Time begins Clocks move forward one hour at 2:00 a.m. local time (except Arizona and Hawaii). | Clock change |
| 17 Mon | St. Patrick's Day | Observance |
| 20 Thu | March Equinox (Spring begins) At 12:56 p.m. ET. | Season |
| April | ||
| 1 Tue | April Fools' Day | Observance |
| 15 Tue | Passover (first day) Begins at sundown on Monday, April 14, 2014. | Religious |
| 18 Fri | Good Friday | Religious |
| 20 Sun | Easter Sunday | Religious |
| 22 Tue | Earth Day | Observance |
| May | ||
| 5 Mon | Cinco de Mayo | Cultural |
| 11 Sun | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 26 Mon | Memorial Day | Federal holiday |
| June | ||
| 14 Sat | Flag Day | Observance |
| 15 Sun | Father's Day | Observance |
| 19 Thu | Juneteenth Recognized by many states at the time. It became a federal holiday in 2021. | Observance |
| 21 Sat | June Solstice (Summer begins) At 6:51 a.m. ET. | Season |
| 28 Sat | Ramadan begins Date follows the Umm al-Qura calculation. Many US communities rely on moon sighting, so the day observed can differ by one day. | Religious |
| July | ||
| 4 Fri | Independence Day | Federal holiday |
| 28 Mon | Eid al-Fitr Date follows the Umm al-Qura calculation. Many US communities rely on moon sighting, so the day observed can differ by one day. | Religious |
| September | ||
| 1 Mon | Labor Day | Federal holiday |
| 7 Sun | National Grandparents Day | Observance |
| 11 Thu | Patriot Day | Observance |
| 22 Mon | September Equinox (Fall begins) At 10:29 p.m. ET. | Season |
| 25 Thu | Rosh Hashanah Begins at sundown on Wednesday, September 24, 2014. | Religious |
| October | ||
| 4 Sat | Yom Kippur Begins at sundown on Friday, October 3, 2014. | Religious |
| 4 Sat | Eid al-Adha Date follows the Umm al-Qura calculation. Many US communities rely on moon sighting, so the day observed can differ by one day. | Religious |
| 13 Mon | Columbus Day Many states and cities observe Indigenous Peoples' Day on this date. | Federal holiday |
| 31 Fri | Halloween | Observance |
| November | ||
| 2 Sun | Daylight Saving Time ends Clocks move back one hour at 2:00 a.m. local time. | Clock change |
| 4 Tue | Election Day (Midterm) | Observance |
| 11 Tue | Veterans Day | Federal holiday |
| 27 Thu | Thanksgiving Day | Federal holiday |
| 28 Fri | Black Friday | Observance |
| December | ||
| 17 Wed | Hanukkah (first day) Begins at sundown on Tuesday, December 16, 2014. | Religious |
| 21 Sun | December Solstice (Winter begins) At 6:03 p.m. ET. | Season |
| 24 Wed | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| 25 Thu | Christmas Day | Federal holiday |
| 26 Fri | Kwanzaa begins | Cultural |
| 31 Wed | New Year's Eve | Observance |
History
Public trust became a central American story in 2014. Michael Brown's death during an encounter with a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer led to sustained protests and scrutiny of policing, courts and municipal fines. In Flint, Michigan, the city changed its drinking-water source in April without corrosion control, setting up a public-health crisis that residents would force into national view. The Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby decision also sharpened debate over religious exercise, corporate rights and health-insurance requirements.
Americans closely followed events far beyond the country. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished on March 8 with 239 people aboard, prompting a vast multinational search that did not find the main wreckage. The Ebola outbreak in West Africa became the largest recorded epidemic of the disease, and four cases were diagnosed in the United States. Russia's annexation of Crimea and fighting in eastern Ukraine reordered relations between Moscow and Western governments.
Technology and exploration provided a different kind of uncertainty. Facebook agreed to buy WhatsApp for a package initially valued at about $19 billion, Alibaba completed a record-setting US initial public offering, and Apple introduced the Apple Watch. On November 12, the European Space Agency's Philae lander reached comet 67P after traveling with Rosetta for a decade. Its harpoons failed and it bounced before settling, but the landing still delivered the first measurements ever made from the surface of a comet.
A strong Arctic outbreak spread across the central and eastern United States, closing schools, disrupting travel and producing dangerous wind chills. The episode made the term polar vortex familiar to a broad public, although the atmospheric circulation itself was not new.
Seattle defeated the Denver Broncos 43–8 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The Seahawks scored a safety on the game's first play from scrimmage and forced four turnovers on the way to the franchise's first Super Bowl title.
The XXII Olympic Winter Games opened in Sochi after extensive construction and security preparations. The United States won 28 medals, including nine gold, while host nation Russia originally led the medal table before later doping-related revisions.
Flight MH370 vanished while traveling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people aboard. Satellite analysis shifted the search to the southern Indian Ocean, but the main wreckage, flight-data recorder and cockpit-voice recorder were not found.
Read the full storyFlint, Michigan, began drawing water from the Flint River while awaiting a new regional pipeline. The system did not use required corrosion control, allowing lead to leach from plumbing and exposing residents to contaminated water.
Read the full storyThe Court ruled 5–4 that closely held for-profit corporations could claim protection under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The decision allowed the companies in the case to object to contraceptive-coverage requirements on religious grounds.
Read the full storyPolice officer Darren Wilson shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown after an encounter on a Ferguson street. Protests, a heavily armed police response and later investigations brought national attention to policing and municipal-court practices.
Read the full storyChinese e-commerce company Alibaba began trading on the New York Stock Exchange after raising $21.8 billion, later increased to $25 billion through an over-allotment option. It was then the largest initial public offering in history.
Hundreds of thousands of people marched through New York City before a United Nations climate summit. Organizers assembled labor, faith, environmental and community groups in one of the largest US demonstrations focused on climate change.
Republicans gained nine Senate seats in the midterm elections and expanded their House majority. The result gave the party control of both chambers for the final two years of President Obama's second term.
The European Space Agency's Philae probe separated from Rosetta and reached comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Its anchoring system failed, causing two bounces before the lander came to rest and transmitted surface data.
Read the full storyPresidents Barack Obama and Raúl Castro announced steps toward restoring diplomatic relations after more than five decades of hostility. The agreement followed secret talks and a prisoner exchange involving Alan Gross.
Gold dots on the calendar above mark these dates. Articles are researched from primary and authoritative sources listed on each page.
At a glance
Quick facts about 2014 — from key dates and calendar statistics to major events and achievements.
Important dates in 2014
Wood Horse
Notable winners and milestones in 2014
How many of each weekday 2014 had.
How many of each weekday 2014 had. A common year has 52 of every weekday plus one extra—the weekday it starts on; a leap year gets two extras.
Sky calendar
All times are US Eastern Time, calculated with standard astronomical algorithms (Meeus). Dates can differ by a day in other time zones.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
12:56 p.m. ET
Saturday, June 21, 2014
6:51 a.m. ET
Monday, September 22, 2014
10:29 p.m. ET
Sunday, December 21, 2014
6:03 p.m. ET
Sunday, March 9, 2014. Clocks move forward one hour at 2:00 a.m. local time (except Arizona and Hawaii).
Clock changeSunday, November 2, 2014. Clocks move back one hour at 2:00 a.m. local time.
| Month | New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 6:14 a.m. 30 4:38 p.m. | 7 10:39 p.m. | 15 11:52 p.m. | 24 12:19 a.m. |
| February | — | 6 2:22 p.m. | 14 6:53 p.m. | 22 12:16 p.m. |
| March | 1 2:59 a.m. 30 2:44 p.m. | 8 8:27 a.m. | 16 1:08 p.m. | 23 9:46 p.m. |
| April | 29 2:14 a.m. | 7 4:30 a.m. | 15 3:42 a.m. | 22 3:51 a.m. |
| May | 28 2:40 p.m. | 6 11:14 p.m. | 14 3:15 p.m. | 21 8:58 a.m. |
| June | 27 4:08 a.m. | 5 4:38 p.m. | 13 12:11 a.m. | 19 2:38 p.m. |
| July | 26 6:41 p.m. | 5 7:59 a.m. | 12 7:24 a.m. | 18 10:08 p.m. |
| August | 25 10:12 a.m. | 3 8:49 p.m. | 10 2:09 p.m. | 17 8:25 a.m. |
| September | 24 2:13 a.m. | 2 7:11 a.m. | 8 9:38 p.m. | 15 10:04 p.m. |
| October | 23 5:56 p.m. | 1 3:32 p.m. 30 10:48 p.m. | 8 6:50 a.m. | 15 3:12 p.m. |
| November | 22 7:32 a.m. | 29 5:06 a.m. | 6 5:22 p.m. | 14 10:15 a.m. |
| December | 21 8:35 p.m. | 28 1:30 p.m. | 6 7:26 a.m. | 14 7:50 a.m. |
Reuse your calendar
Every year that starts on a Wednesday and is a common (non-leap) year has exactly the same dates and weekdays as 2014. That means a printed 2014 calendar works again in 2025, 2031, 2042.Holidays tied to the moon, such as Easter, will still move.
Why calendars repeatFAQ
2014 started on a Wednesday (January 1, 2014) and ended on a Wednesday (December 31, 2014). It had 365 days, 52 ISO weeks and 251 working days once federal holidays are excluded.
No. 2014 was a common year with 365 days, so February had 28 days. The nearest leap years were 2012 and 2016. See leap years explained.
1997, 2003, 2025, 2031, 2042 share the exact same calendar as 2014: they start on a Wednesday and are common years. A 2014 calendar can be reused in 2025, 2031, 2042. Use the same calendar year finder for any other year.
Thanksgiving Day 2014 was on Thursday, November 27, 2014. Thanksgiving is always the fourth Thursday in November, so it can fall between November 22 and November 28. Read more about Thanksgiving.
Easter Sunday 2014 was on Sunday, April 20, 2014, with Good Friday on Friday, April 18, 2014. Western Easter always falls between March 22 and April 25. See how the date of Easter is calculated.
2014 is the Year of the Wood Horse, which began with Lunar New Year on Friday, January 31, 2014. Anyone born between January 1 and January 30, 2014 belongs to the previous zodiac year, the Water Snake.
Barack Obama (Democratic) was the 44th president throughout 2014, with Joe Biden as vice president.
There were 10 federal holidays in 2014. When a holiday lands on a Saturday, federal employees get the Friday before off; a Sunday holiday moves to Monday. See how federal holidays work.