14 August

On 14 August 1813, USS Argus, under the command of Master Commandant William Henry Allen, and HMS Pelican, under the command of Commander John Fordyce Maple, engageded each other.

The East Indiaman Lord Nelson, under Captain Robert Spottiswoode, was on her return voyage when on 14 August 1803 she encountered the French three-masted privateer Bellone off Cape Clear, Ireland.

The naval Battle of Hansan Island, also known as the Battle of Hansan-do, took place on August 14, 1592 near the Korean island of Hansan, and was one of the most important battles of the Imjin War.

And let us not forget that The Royal Hajj him self was born on this day in 1795... err.. 1975!

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