What are the important events that happened on June 14? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
June 14: Facts & Myths About This Day
June 14 is the 165th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 200 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 1, 2025 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 29,164,320 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectahexacontapentagon’ day.
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Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 248 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,558 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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June 14 Historical Events
- 1648 –Margaret Jones is hanged in Boston for witchcraft in the first such execution for the Massachusetts colony.
- 1775 –American Revolutionary War: the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Army.
- 1846 –Bear Flag Revolt begins – Anglo settlers in Sonoma, California, start a rebellion against Mexico and proclaim the California Republic.
- 1900 –The Reichstag approves a second law that allows the expansion of the German navy.
- 1907 –Norway adopts female suffrage.
- 1937 –Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday.
- 1940 –The Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Lithuania resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence.
- 1941 –June deportation, the first major wave of Soviet mass deportations and murder of Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians, begins.
- 1951 –UNIVAC I is dedicated by the U.S. Census Bureau.
- 1965 –Nguyen Cao Ky became Prime Minister of South Vietnam at the head of a military junta; General Nguyen Van Thieu became the figurehead chief of state.
Who were born on June 14?
- 1919 –Sam Wanamaker, American actor (d. 1993)
- 1924 –James W. Black, British physician (d. 2010)
- 1947 –Barry Melton, American guitarist (Country Joe and the Fish)
- 1957 –Suzanne Nora Johnson, American corporate executive
- 1974 –Jang Jin-young, South Korean actress (d. 2009)
- 1976 –Alan Carr, British stand-up comedian and TV presenter
- 1978 –Annia Hatch, Cuban-American gymnast
- 1982 –Jamie Green, British racing driver
- 1983 –John Stocco, American football player
- 1983 –Louis Garrel, French actor
Who died on June 14?
- 1548 –Carpentras, French composer (b. c. 1470)
- 1703 –Jean Herauld Gourville, French adventurer (b. 1625)
- 1926 –Mary Cassatt, American artist (b. 1843)
- 1927 –Jerome K. Jerome, British author (b. 1859)
- 1936 –Hans Poelzig, German architect (b. 1869)
- 1990 –Erna Berger, German soprano (b. 1900)
- 1995 –Rory Gallagher, Irish guitarist (b. 1949)
- 2004 –Eamonn McGirr, Irish-born singer and entertainer
- 2005 –Mimi Parent, Canadian painter (b. 1924)
- 2008 –Jamelão, Brazilian samba singer (b. 1913)
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