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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