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 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 352 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 1, 2024 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 473,664 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.
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 27 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 4,041 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
- 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.
- 1907 –An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000.
- 1911 –Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.
- 1938 –Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
- 1943 –World War II: Operation Ke, the successful Japanese operation to evacuate their forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign, begins.
- 1960 –The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country’s central bank and banknote issuing authority, is established.
- 1999 –Toronto, Ontario Mayor Mel Lastman becomes the first mayor in Canada to call in the Army to help with emergency medical evacuations and snow removal after more than one meter of snow paralyzes the city.
- 2011 –Stampede near Sabarimala – 104 devotees killed and several others injured in a stampede at Uppupara in Idukki district.
Who were born on January 14?
- 1507 –Catherine of Habsburg, Infanta of Spain and queen of Portugal (d. 1578)
- 1615 –John Biddle, English theologian (d. 1662)
- 1915 –Mark Goodson, American game show producer (d. 1992)
- 1926 –Frank Aletter, American actor (d. 2009)
- 1926 –Warren Mitchell, English actor
- 1942 –Ian Brayshaw, Australian cricketer and footballer
- 1948 –T-Bone Burnett, American producer
- 1957 –Suzanne Danielle, English actress
- 1967 –Emily Watson, English actress
- 1988 –Mikalah Gordon, American singer
Who died on January 14?
- 1640 –Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer and judge (b. 1578)
- 1676 –Francesco Cavalli, Italian composer (b. 1602)
- 1819 –Peter Pindar, English satirist (b. 1738)
- 1965 –Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer (b. 1903)
- 1972 –King Frederick IX of Denmark (b. 1899)
- 1976 –Tun Abdul Razak, 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia (b. 1922)
- 1980 –Robert Ardrey, American author (b. 1908)
- 1990 –Mani Madhava Chakyar, Koodiyattam artist and Sanskrit scholar (b. 1899)
- 1995 –Sir Alexander Gibson, Scottish conductor (b. 1926)
- 2001 –Kostas Rigopoulos, Greek actor (b. 1930)
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