What are the important events that happened on January 14? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
January 14: Facts & Myths About This Day
January 14 is the 14th day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 351 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 1, 2022 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 27,368,640 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 ‘tetradecagon’ day.
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Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 18 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 3,311 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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January 14: This Day In History
It is celebrated as New Year’s Day (at least in the 20th and 21st centuries) by countries still following the Julian calendar.
January 14 Historical Events
- 1129 –Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.
- 1301 –Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Arpad dynasty in Hungary.
- 1724 –King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne.
- 1761 –The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marhatas. The Afghan victory changes the course of Indian History.
- 1814 –Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden in return for Pomerania.
- 1822 –Greek War of Independence: Acrocorinth is captured by Theodoros Kolokotronis and Demetrius Ypsilanti.
- 1950 –The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.
- 1960 –The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country’s central bank and banknote issuing authority, is established.
- 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.
- 1973 –Elvis Presley’s concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets a record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
Who were born on January 14?
- 1741 –Benedict Arnold, American/British general (d. 1801)
- 1941 –Faye Dunaway, American actress
- 1948 –Carl Weathers, American actor
- 1949 –Lawrence Kasdan, American director
- 1954 –Jim Duggan, American professional wrestler
- 1964 –Mark Addy, British actor
- 1970 –Gene Snitsky, American professional wrestler
- 1980 –Clive Clarke, Irish footballer
- 1981 –Abdelmalek Cherrad, Algerian football player
- 1984 –Brandon Meriweather, American football player
Who died on January 14?
- 1701 –Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese warlord (b. 1628)
- 1833 –Seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox saint (b. 1759)
- 1888 –Stephen Heller, Hungarian composer (b. 1813)
- 1898 –Lewis Carroll, English writer and mathematician (b. 1832)
- 1937 –Jaishankar Prasad, Hindi poet, dramatist and novelist (b. 1889)
- 1961 –Barry Fitzgerald, Irish actor (b. 1888)
- 1977 –Anthony Eden, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1897)
- 1978 –Kurt Gödel, Austrian mathematician (b. 1906)
- 1995 –Sir Alexander Gibson, Scottish conductor (b. 1926)
- 2006 –Shelley Winters, American actress (b. 1920)
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