Event:
Abd-al-Rahman Awad, the suspected leader of Fatah al-Islam, the radical Sunni Islamist group, is fatally shot and killed by Lebanon
More Notable Events on August 14:
1980 Democratic Convention in New York City nominates Jimmy Carter
1979 Rainbow seen in Northern Wales for a 3 hours duration
1947 Pakistan gains independence from Britain
1935 Social Security Act becomes law
1925 Mount Rushmore 1st proposed
