# What happened on January 14 in history?

**Date:** January 14  
**Events recorded:** 30  
**Years spanned:** 1236 – 2026  
**Full page:** https://thisday.info/events/january/14/

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## Featured Event

**1969** — USS Enterprise fire: An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 28 people.

[Read more on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Enterprise_fire)

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## Events on this date

- **1236** — King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III_of_England))
- **1301** — Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_III_of_Hungary))
- **1761** — The Third Battle of Panipat, the largest battle of the 18th century, is fought in India between the Afghan Durrani Empire under Ahmad Shah Durrani, and the Maratha Empire under Sadashivrao Bhau. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Battle_of_Panipat))
- **1784** — American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States: Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War))
- **1797** — The Battle of Rivoli is fought with a decisive French victory by Napoleon Bonaparte, marking the beginning of the end of the War of the First Coalition and the start of French hegemony over Italy for two decades. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Rivoli))
- **1814** — Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for Pomerania. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Kiel))
- **1858** — Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_III))
- **1899** — RMS Oceanic, the largest ship afloat since SS Great Eastern, is launched. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Oceanic))
- **1900** — Giacomo Puccini's Tosca opens in Rome. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacomo_Puccini))
- **1907** — An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1907_Kingston_earthquake))
- **1911** — Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_Amundsen))
- **1939** — Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Maud_Land))
- **1943** — World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II))
- **1943** — World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt))
- **1951** — National Airlines Flight 83 crashes during landing at Philadelphia International Airport, killing seven passengers and crew. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Airlines_Flight_83))
- **1952** — NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC))
- **1953** — Josip Broz Tito is elected the first President of Yugoslavia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito))
- **1954** — The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Motor_Car_Company))
- **1957** — Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kripalu_Maharaj))
- **1960** — The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserve_Bank_of_Australia))
- **1967** — Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterculture_of_the_1960s))
- **1969** — USS Enterprise fire: An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 28 people. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Enterprise_fire))
- **1972** — Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederik or Christian since 1513. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margrethe_II))
- **1973** — Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley))
- **1993** — Sinking of the MS Jan Heweliusz: In Poland's worst peacetime maritime disaster, ferry MS Jan Heweliusz sinks off the coast of Rügen, drowning 55 passengers. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_the_MS_Jan_Heweliusz))
- **2010** — Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda_insurgency_in_Yemen))
- **2016** — Multiple explosions reported near the Sarinah Building, Jakarta, followed by shootout between perpetrators and the police, killing seven people. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Jakarta_attacks))
- **2019** — A Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crashes at Fath Air Base near Karaj in Alborz Province, Iran, killing 15 people. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saha_Airlines))
- **2024** — Queen Margrethe II abdicates as Queen of Denmark and is succeeded by her son, Frederik X. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdication_of_Margrethe_II))
- **2026** — Thirty-two people are killed when a crane falls onto a passenger train in Sikhio district, Thailand. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikhio_train_disaster))

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## Notable births on January 14

- **2002** — **JJ Peterka** — German ice hockey player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JJ_Peterka))
- **2001** — **Cora Jade** — American wrestler ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elayna_Black))
- **2000** — **Jonathan David** — Canadian soccer player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_David))
- **1999** — **Declan Rice** — English footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declan_Rice))
- **1999** — **Emerson Royal** — Brazilian footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson_Royal))
- **1999** — **D'Andre Swift** — American football player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D'Andre_Swift))
- **1998** — **Maddison Inglis** — Australian tennis player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maddison_Inglis))
- **1997** — **Francesco Bagnaia** — Italian motorcycle racer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Bagnaia))
- **1994** — **Kai** — South Korean singer, model, actor and dancer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kai_(entertainer%2C_born_1994)))
- **1993** — **Daniel Bessa** — Brazilian footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Bessa))

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## Notable deaths on January 14

- **2025** — **Arthur Blessitt** — American Christian preacher (born 1940) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Blessitt))
- **2025** — **Tony Slattery** — British actor, comedian and television personality (born 1959) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Slattery))
- **2023** — **Mukarram Jah** — 8th Nizam of Hyderabad (born 1933) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukarram_Jah))
- **2021** — **Joel Robert** — Belgian motorcycle racer (born 1943) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%ABl_Robert))
- **2018** — **Spanky Manikan** — Filipino veteran actor (born 1942) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanky_Manikan))
- **2018** — **Cyrille Regis** — French Guianan-English footballer (born 1958) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrille_Regis))
- **2017** — **Zhou Youguang** — Chinese sociologist, (born 1906) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_Youguang))
- **2016** — **René Angélil** — Canadian music producer, talent manager, and singer (born 1942) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Ang%C3%A9lil))
- **2016** — **Alan Rickman** — English actor (born 1946) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Rickman))
- **2015** — **Bob Boyd** — American basketball player and coach (born 1930) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Boyd_(basketball)))

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