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World Blood Donor Day

On June 14, in the year 0, World Blood Donor Day. This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of June 14, one of 375 recorded events on this date across all of history.

World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) is held on June 14 each year. The event was organised for the first time in 2004, by four core international organizations: the World Health Organization, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; the International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations (IFBDO) and the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products, and to thank blood donors for their voluntary, life-saving gifts of blood. World Blood Donor Day is one of 11 official global public health campaigns marked by the World Health Organization (WHO), along with World Health Day, World Chagas Disease Day, World Tuberculosis Day, World Immunization Week, World Patient Safety Day, World Malaria Day, World No Tobacco Day, World Hepatitis Day, World Antimicrobial Awareness Week and World AIDS Day.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on June 14, 0 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Holidays event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 5 March 2026.

On This Date in History 375

Type Year Date Event
Notable Deaths 2025 Jun 14 Afa Ah Loo, Samoan fashion designer
Notable Deaths 2025 Jun 14 Melissa Hortman, American lawyer and politician (born 1970)
Notable Deaths 2024 Jun 14 Dudu Myeni, South African businesswoman (born 1963)
Notable Deaths 2024 Jun 14 George Nethercutt, American lawyer, author, and politician (born 1944)
Notable Deaths 2022 Jun 14 A
Notable Deaths 2020 Jun 14 Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian film actor (born 1986)
Historical Events 2017 Jun 14 The Grenfell Tower fire, a catastrophic fire in a high-rise apartment building in North Kensington, London, UK, leaves 7
Historical Events 2017 Jun 14 Republican U
Selected Events 2017 Jun 14 A fire severely damaged Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, London, killing 72 people
Notable Deaths 2016 Jun 14 Ann Morgan Guilbert, American actress and singer (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2016 Jun 14 Gilles Lamontagne, Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2015 Jun 14 Richard Cotton, Australian geneticist and academic (born 1940)
Notable Deaths 2015 Jun 14 Anne Nicol Gaylor, American activist, co-founded the Freedom From Religion Foundation (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2015 Jun 14 Qiao Shi, Chinese politician (born 1924)
Historical Events 2014 Jun 14 A Ukraine military Ilyushin Il-76 airlifter is shot down, killing all 49 people on board
Notable Deaths 2014 Jun 14 Alberto Cañas Escalante, Costa Rican journalist and politician (born 1920)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jun 14 Isabelle Collin Dufresne, French actress (born 1935)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jun 14 Robert Lebeck, German photographer and journalist (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jun 14 James E
Selected Events 2014 Jun 14 War in Donbas: An Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down by forces of the self-procl
Notable Deaths 2013 Jun 14 Elroy Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 14 Peter Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales (born 192
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 14 Bob Chappuis, American football player and soldier (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 14 Margie Hyams, American pianist and vibraphone player (born 1920)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 14 Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, German pianist and academic (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 14 Carlos Reichenbach, Brazilian director and producer (born 1945)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 14 Gitta Sereny, Austrian-English historian, journalist, and author (born 1921)
Notable Deaths 2009 Jun 14 Bob Bogle, American musician (born 1934)
Notable Deaths 2009 Jun 14 William McIntyre, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and judge (born 1918)
Notable Births 2007 Jun 14 Bryce James, American basketball player
Notable Deaths 2007 Jun 14 Ruth Graham, Chinese-American author, poet, and painter (born 1920)
Notable Deaths 2007 Jun 14 Robin Olds, American general and pilot (born 1922)
Notable Deaths 2007 Jun 14 Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Austrian politician, 9th President of Austria (born 1918)
Notable Deaths 2006 Jun 14 Monty Berman, English director, producer, and cinematographer (born 1913)
Notable Deaths 2006 Jun 14 Jean Roba, Belgian author and illustrator (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2005 Jun 14 Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor and director (born 1914)
Notable Deaths 2005 Jun 14 Mimi Parent, Canadian-Swiss painter (born 1924)
Notable Births 2004 Jun 14 Soyoka Yoshida, Japanese entertainer
Notable Deaths 2004 Jun 14 Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountaineer and guide (born 1900)
Notable Deaths 2003 Jun 14 Dale Whittington, American race car driver (born 1959)
Historical Events 2002 Jun 14 Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000 km), about one-third of the distance between the E
Notable Deaths 2002 Jun 14 June Jordan, American author and activist (born 1936)
Notable Births 2000 Jun 14 RJ Barrett, Canadian basketball player
Notable Births 2000 Jun 14 Naomi Girma, American soccer player
Notable Births 2000 Jun 14 Bobby Witt Jr
Notable Deaths 2000 Jun 14 Attilio Bertolucci, Italian poet and author (born 1911)
Notable Births 1999 Jun 14 Chou Tzuyu, Taiwanese singer
Notable Deaths 1999 Jun 14 Bernie Faloney, American-Canadian football player and sportscaster (born 1932)
Notable Births 1997 Jun 14 David Bangala, French football defender
Notable Births 1997 Jun 14 Fujii Kaze, Japanese singer-songwriter

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