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On This Day in History — January 14
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Highlights of January 14
- 2018 — In the "Minneapolis Miracle", American football player Stefon Diggs caught a 61-yard (56 m) touchdown pass that secured the Minnesota Vikings' victory in the National Football Conference divisional playoff game. Read more
- 2011 — Arab Spring: Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the country after several violent protests. Read more
- 1978 — Austrian logician Kurt Gödel, who suffered from an obsessive fear of being poisoned, died of starvation after his wife was hospitalized and unable to cook for him. Read more
- 1973 — Elvis Presley's (pictured) concert Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite was broadcast live to audiences in Asia and Oceania. Read more
- 1970 — The self-proclaimed Republic of Biafra in southeastern Nigeria surrendered to the federal government less than three years after declaring independence, ending the Nigerian Civil War. Read more
- 1969 — A major fire and series of explosions aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise killed 28 sailors, injured 314 others, and destroyed 15 aircraft. Read more
- 1966 — Vietnam War: United States and Australian troops ended Operation Crimp; during the military operation, troops discovered an extensive tunnel network used by the Viet Cong. Read more
- 1939 — Norway claimed Queen Maud Land, a 2.7-million km2 (1.0-million sq mi) region of Antarctica, as a dependent territory. Read more
- 1907 — An earthquake registering 6.2 Mw struck Kingston, Jamaica, resulting in approximately 1,000 deaths. Read more
- 1900 — Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca (poster pictured), based on the play La Tosca by French dramatist Victorien Sardou, premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome. Read more
- 1814 — Sweden and Denmark–Norway signed the Treaty of Kiel, whereby Frederick VI of Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden in return for the Swedish holdings in Pomerania. Read more
- 1724 — Philip V (pictured), the first Bourbon king of Spain, abdicated in favour of his seventeen-year-old eldest son, who became Louis I. Read more
- 1641 — Dutch–Portuguese War: The Dutch siege of Malacca against the Portuguese ended when Dutch troops seized the city's citadel (depicted). Read more
- 1301 — King Andrew III died without any male heirs, ending the Árpád dynasty, which had ruled Hungary since the late 9th century. Read more
Events
- 2026 — Thirty-two people are killed when a crane falls onto a passenger train in Sikhio district, Thailand. Read more
- 2024 — Queen Margrethe II abdicates as Queen of Denmark and is succeeded by her son, Frederik X. Read more
- 2019 — A Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crashes at Fath Air Base near Karaj in Alborz Province, Iran, killing 15 people. Read more
- 2016 — Multiple explosions reported near the Sarinah Building, Jakarta, followed by shootout between perpetrators and the police, killing seven people. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility. Read more
- 2010 — Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda. Read more
- 1993 — Sinking of the MS Jan Heweliusz: In Poland's worst peacetime maritime disaster, ferry MS Jan Heweliusz sinks off the coast of Rügen, drowning 55 passengers. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1972 — Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederik or Christian since 1513. Read more
- 1969 — USS Enterprise fire: An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 28 people. Read more
- 1967 — Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love. Read more
- 1960 — The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established. Read more
- 1957 — Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. Read more
- 1954 — The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation. Read more
- 1953 — Josip Broz Tito is elected the first President of Yugoslavia. Read more
- 1952 — NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway. Read more
- 1951 — National Airlines Flight 83 crashes during landing at Philadelphia International Airport, killing seven passengers and crew. Read more
- 1943 — World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1939 — Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. Read more
- 1911 — Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. Read more
- 1907 — An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people. Read more
- 1900 — Giacomo Puccini's Tosca opens in Rome. Read more
- 1899 — RMS Oceanic, the largest ship afloat since SS Great Eastern, is launched. Read more
- 1858 — Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris. Read more
- 1814 — Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for Pomerania. Read more
- 1797 — The Battle of Rivoli is fought with a decisive French victory by Napoleon Bonaparte, marking the beginning of the end of the War of the First Coalition and the start of French hegemony over Italy for two decades. Read more
- 1784 — American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States: Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain. Read more
- 1761 — The Third Battle of Panipat, the largest battle of the 18th century, is fought in India between the Afghan Durrani Empire under Ahmad Shah Durrani, and the Maratha Empire under Sadashivrao Bhau. Read more
- 1301 — Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary. Read more
- 1236 — King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence. Read more
Born on January 14
- 2002 — JJ Peterka, German ice hockey player Read more
- 2001 — Cora Jade, American wrestler Read more
- 2000 — Jonathan David, Canadian soccer player Read more
- 1999 — Declan Rice, English footballer Read more
- 1999 — Emerson Royal, Brazilian footballer Read more
- 1999 — D'Andre Swift, American football player Read more
- 1998 — Maddison Inglis, Australian tennis player Read more
- 1997 — Francesco Bagnaia, Italian motorcycle racer Read more
- 1994 — Kai, South Korean singer, model, actor and dancer Read more
- 1993 — Daniel Bessa, Brazilian footballer Read more
- 1993 — David Nwaba, American basketball player Read more
- 1992 — Robbie Brady, Irish footballer Read more
- 1992 — Chieh-Yu Hsu, American tennis player Read more
- 1992 — Qiang Wang, Chinese tennis player Read more
- 1990 — Kacy Catanzaro, American athlete and wrestler Read more
- 1990 — Lelisa Desisa, Ethiopian runner Read more
- 1990 — Grant Gustin, American actor and singer Read more
- 1990 — Áron Szilágyi, Hungarian fencer Read more
- 1989 — Frankie Bridge, English singer-songwriter and dancer Read more
- 1989 — Emma Greenwell, American-English actress Read more
- 1988 — Kacey Barnfield, English actress Read more
- 1988 — Hakeem Nicks, American football player Read more
- 1988 — Jack P. Shepherd, English actor Read more
- 1987 — Jess Fishlock, Welsh footballer Read more
- 1987 — Atsushi Hashimoto, Japanese actor Read more
- 1986 — Yohan Cabaye, French footballer Read more
- 1986 — Alessio Cossu, Italian footballer Read more
- 1986 — Matt Riddle, American mixed martial artist and wrestler Read more
- 1985 — Aaron Brooks, American basketball player Read more
- 1985 — Jake Choi, American actor Read more
- 1985 — Joel Rosario, Dominican-American jockey Read more
- 1985 — Shawn Sawyer, Canadian figure skater Read more
- 1984 — Erick Aybar, American baseball player Read more
- 1984 — Erika Matsuo, Japanese violinist Read more
- 1984 — Mike Pelfrey, American baseball player Read more
- 1983 — Cesare Bovo, Italian footballer Read more
- 1983 — Vincent Jackson, American football player (died 2021) Read more
- 1983 — Jason Krejza, Australian cricketer Read more
- 1982 — Marc Broussard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Read more
- 1982 — Zach Gilford, American actor Read more
Died on January 14
- 2025 — Arthur Blessitt, American Christian preacher (born 1940) Read more
- 2025 — Tony Slattery, British actor, comedian and television personality (born 1959) Read more
- 2023 — Mukarram Jah, 8th Nizam of Hyderabad (born 1933) Read more
- 2021 — Joel Robert, Belgian motorcycle racer (born 1943) Read more
- 2018 — Spanky Manikan, Filipino veteran actor (born 1942) Read more
- 2018 — Cyrille Regis, French Guianan-English footballer (born 1958) Read more
- 2017 — Zhou Youguang, Chinese sociologist, (born 1906) Read more
- 2016 — René Angélil, Canadian music producer, talent manager, and singer (born 1942) Read more
- 2016 — Alan Rickman, English actor (born 1946) Read more
- 2015 — Bob Boyd, American basketball player and coach (born 1930) Read more
- 2015 — Zhang Wannian, Chinese general (born 1928) Read more
- 2014 — Jon Bing, Norwegian author, scholar, and academic (born 1944) Read more
- 2014 — Juan Gelman, Argentinian poet and author (born 1930) Read more
- 2014 — Flavio Testi, Italian composer and musicologist (born 1923) Read more
- 2013 — Conrad Bain, Canadian-American actor (born 1923) Read more
- 2012 — Txillardegi, Spanish linguist and politician (born 1929) Read more
- 2012 — Dan Evins, American businessman, founded Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (born 1935) Read more
- 2012 — Arfa Karim, Pakistani student and computer prodigy, youngest Microsoft Certified Professional in 2004 (born 1995) Read more
- 2012 — Giampiero Moretti, Italian entrepreneur and race car driver (born 1940) Read more
- 2012 — Rosy Varte, Armenian-French actress (born 1923) Read more
- 2011 — Georgia Carroll, American singer, model and actress (born 1919) Read more
- 2010 — Antonio Fontán, Spanish journalist and academic (born 1923) Read more
- 2009 — Jan Kaplický, Czech architect, designed the Selfridges Building (born 1937) Read more
- 2009 — Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican actor (born 1920) Read more
- 2008 — Judah Folkman, American physician, biologist, and academic (born 1933) Read more
- 2007 — Vassilis Photopoulos, Greek painter, director, and set designer (born 1934) Read more
- 2006 — Henri Colpi, French director and screenwriter (born 1921) Read more
- 2006 — Jim Gary, American sculptor (born 1939) Read more
- 2006 — Shelley Winters, American actress (born 1920) Read more
- 2005 — Charlotte MacLeod, Canadian-American author (born 1922) Read more
- 2005 — Conroy Maddox, English painter and educator (born 1912) Read more
- 2005 — Rudolph Moshammer, German fashion designer (born 1940) Read more
- 2005 — Jesús Rafael Soto, Venezuelan sculptor and painter (born 1923) Read more
- 2004 — Uta Hagen, German-American actress (born 1919) Read more
- 2004 — Ron O'Neal, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1937) Read more
- 2000 — Leonard Weisgard, American author and illustrator (born 1916) Read more
- 1997 — Dollard Ménard, Canadian general (born 1913) Read more
- 1996 — Onno Tunç, Armenian-Turkish composer (born 1948) Read more
- 1995 — Alexander Gibson, Scottish conductor (born 1926) Read more
- 1991 — Gordon Bryant, Australian educator and politician (born 1914) Read more
Holidays & observances
Christian feast day:
Barba'shmin; Christian feast day:
Devasahayam Pillai (Catholic Church); Christian feast day:
Divina Pastora (Barquisimeto); Christian feast day:
Eivind Berggrav (Lutheran); Christian feast day:
Felix of Nola; Christian feast day:
Macrina the Elder; Christian feast day:
Odoric of Pordenone; Christian feast day:
January 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics); Defender of the Motherland Day (Uzbekistan); Feast of the Ass (Medieval Christianity); Flag Day (Georgia); National Forest Conservation Day (Thailand); Old New Year, and its related observance:
Azhyrnykhua (Abkhazia); Old New Year, and its related observance:
Yennayer (Berbers); Ratification Day (United States); Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14):
Magh Bihu (Assam); Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14):
Maghe Sankranti (Nepal); Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14):
Maghi (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh); Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14):
Makar Sankranti (India); Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14):
The first day of Pongal (Tamil Nadu); Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14):
Uttarayan (Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Rajasthan); World Logic Day (UNESCO)
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