January 14Birthdays & History

On this day: January 14 in history

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1. 1236King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence.Europe
2. 1301Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary.Europe
3. 1761The 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.Asia
4. 1784American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States: Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.North AmericaEurope
5. 1797The 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.Europe
6. 1814Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for Pomerania.Europe
7. 1858Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris.Europe
8. 1899RMS Oceanic, the largest ship afloat since SS Great Eastern, is launched.Europe
9. 1900Giacomo Puccini's Tosca opens in Rome.Europe
10. 1907An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.Latin America
11. 1911Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.World
12. 1939Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.Europe
13. 1943World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign.AsiaOceania
14. 1943World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war.Africa
15. 1951National Airlines Flight 83 crashes during landing at Philadelphia International Airport, killing seven passengers and crew.North America
16. 1952NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.North America
17. 1953Josip Broz Tito is elected the first President of Yugoslavia.Europe
18. 1954The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.North America
19. 1957Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars.Asia
20. 1960The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established.Oceania
21. 1967Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.North America
22. 1969USS Enterprise fire: An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 28 people.North America
23. 1972Queen 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.Europe
24. 1973Elvis 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.North America
25. 1993Sinking 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.Europe
26. 2010Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda.Middle East
27. 2016Multiple 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.AsiaMiddle East
28. 2019A Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crashes at Fath Air Base near Karaj in Alborz Province, Iran, killing 15 people.Middle East
29. 2024Queen Margrethe II abdicates as Queen of Denmark and is succeeded by her son, Frederik X.Europe
30. 2026Thirty-two people are killed when a crane falls onto a passenger train in Sikhio district, Thailand.Asia

Source: Wikipedia "January 14" / CC BY-SA 4.0