Historical Events on January 14, Special Events on This Day
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What Happened on January 14th This Day in History
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2019 | A Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crashes at Fath Air Base near Karaj in Alborz Province, Iran, killing 15 people. |
| 2011 | President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia seeks refuge in Saudi Arabia after a series of demonstrations against his regime, considered to be the birth of the Arab Spring. |
| 2010 | Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda. |
| 2004 | The national flag of the Republic of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", is restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years. |
| 1993 | In Poland's worst peacetime maritime disaster, ferry MS Jan Heweliusz sinks off the coast of Rügen, drowning 55 passengers and crew; nine crew-members are saved. |
| 1973 | Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history. |
| 1972 | Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederick or Christian since 1513. |
| 1969 | USS Enterprise fire: An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 28 people. |
| 1967 | Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love. |
| 1960 | The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established. |
| 1957 | Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. |
| 1954 | The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation. |
| 1953 | Josip Broz Tito is elected the first President of Yugoslavia. |
| 1952 | NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway. |
| 1943 | World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal Campaign. |
| 1943 | World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war. |
| 1939 | Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. |
| 1911 | Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. |
| 1907 | An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people. |
| 1900 | Giacomo Puccini's Tosca opens in Rome. |
| 1858 | Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris. |
| 1814 | Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for Pomerania. |
| 1784 | American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States - Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain. |
| 1761 | The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas. |
| 1639 | The "Fundamental Orders", the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut. |
| 1301 | Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary. |
| 1236 | King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence. |
Famous People Born on January 14
Here is a random list who born on January 14. For full list please click on the link above.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1953 | Denzil Douglas, Caribbean educator and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1931 | Martin Holdgate, English biologist and academic |
| 1976 | Vincenzo Chianese, Italian footballer |
| 1930 | Johnny Grande, American pianist and accordion player (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Tillie Olsen, American short story writer (d. 2007) |
| 1901 | Alfred Tarski, Polish-American mathematician and philosopher (d. 1983) |
| 1914 | Harold Russell, Canadian-American soldier and actor (d. 2002) |
| 1911 | Anatoly Rybakov, Russian-American author (d. 1998) |
| 1990 | Grant Gustin, American actor and singer |
| 1987 | Jess Fishlock, Welsh footballer |
Famous People Deaths On January 14
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on January 14. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1949 | Harry Stack Sullivan, American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (b. 1892) |
| 2011 | Georgia Carroll, American singer, model and actress (b. 1919) |
| 2016 | René Angélil, Canadian music producer, talent manager, and singer (b. 1942) |
| 1753 | George Berkeley, Anglo-Irish philosopher and author (b. 1685) |
| 2005 | Charlotte MacLeod, Canadian-American author (b. 1922) |
| 1966 | Sergei Korolev, Ukrainian-Russian engineer and academic (b. 1906) |
| 1996 | Onno Tunç, Armenian-Turkish composer (b. 1948) |
| 1776 | Edward Cornwallis, English general and politician, Governor of Gibraltar (b. 1713) |
| 1648 | Caspar Barlaeus, Dutch historian, poet, and theologian (b. 1584) |
| 1976 | Abdul Razak Hussein, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia (b. 1922) |
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