1. On April 14, 1775, Governor William Franklin, the last royal governor of New Jersey, was arrested by Patriot forces for refusing to support the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.

2. In 1918, during World War I, Camp Dix (now Fort Dix) was established in central New Jersey to train soldiers for overseas duty.

3. On April 14, 1962, Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched a no-hitter against the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium in California. Koufax was born in Brooklyn and grew up in New Jersey.

4. In 1984, the first high-speed ferry service between New Jersey and New York City was launched, connecting the cities of Hoboken and Manhattan.

5. A notable weather event occurred on April 14, 2012, when a tornado touched down in the town of Elmwood Park, causing significant damage to homes and businesses. It was one of several tornadoes that affected New Jersey that day.