What happened this day in history January 14

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 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 351 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 1, 2025 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 482,448 hours 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 15 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 4,407 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

  • 1301
    Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Arpad dynasty in Hungary.
  • 1539
    Spain annexes Cuba.
  • 1938
    Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
  • 1943
    World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to travel via airplane while in office when he travels from Miami, Florida to Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill.
  • 1950
    The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.
  • 1954
    Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj was named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars.
  • 1960
    The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country’s central bank and banknote issuing authority, is established.
  • 1967
    Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In, takes place in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.
  • 1975
    Teenage heiress Lesley Whittle is kidnapped by Donald Neilson, aka “the Black Panther”.
  • 2005
    Landing of the Huygens probe on Saturn’s moon Titan.

Who were born on January 14?

  • 1507
    Catherine of Habsburg, Infanta of Spain and queen of Portugal (d. 1578)
  • 1907
    Georges-Émile Lapalme, French-Canadian politician (d. 1985)
  • 1915
    Mark Goodson, American game show producer (d. 1992)
  • 1925
    Louis Quilico, Canadian baritone (d. 2000)
  • 1928
    Gerald Arpino, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2008)
  • 1931
    Frank Costigan, Australian lawyer (d. 2009)
  • 1937
    Ken Higgs, English cricketer
  • 1937
    Sonny Siebert, American baseball player
  • 1956
    Ben Heppner, Canadian tenor
  • 1973
    Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian race car driver

Who died on January 14?

  • 1163
    Ladislaus II of Hungary (b. 1131)
  • 1786
    Michael Arne, English composer (b. 1741)
  • 1824
    Athanasios Kanakaris, Greek politician (b. 1760)
  • 1898
    Lewis Carroll, English writer and mathematician (b. 1832)
  • 1937
    Jaishankar Prasad, Hindi poet, dramatist and novelist (b. 1889)
  • 1949
    Joaquín Turina, Spanish composer (b. 1882)
  • 1987
    Douglas Sirk, German-U.S. film director (b. 1900)
  • 1999
    Muslimgauze, British musician (b. 1961)
  • 2004
    Ron O'Neal, American actor (b. 1937)
  • 2005
    Charlotte MacLeod, American writer (b. 1922)

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