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, 28,946,880 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 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.
- 1343 –Arnošt of Pardubice became the last bishop of Prague.
- 1784 –American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States Congress ratifies Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.
- 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.
- 1938 –Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
- 1950 –The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.
- 1969 –An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 27 people.
- 1998 –An Afghan cargo plane crashes into a mountain in southwest Pakistan killing more than 50 people.
- 2004 –The national flag of The Republic of Georgia, the so-called “five cross flag”, is restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.
Who were born on January 14?
- 1806 –Matthew Fontaine Maury American oceanographer (d. 1873)
- 1856 –J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919)
- 1907 –Georges-Émile Lapalme, French-Canadian politician (d. 1985)
- 1931 –Caterina Valente, French-born singer
- 1941 –Barry Jenner, American actor
- 1946 –Harold Shipman, British serial killer (d. 2004)
- 1949 –Lawrence Kasdan, American director
- 1964 –Shepard Smith, American news anchor
- 1978 –Shawn Crawford, American sprinter
- 1982 –Léo Lima, Brazilian footballer
Who died on January 14?
- 1163 –Ladislaus II of Hungary (b. 1131)
- 1949 –Joaquín Turina, Spanish composer (b. 1882)
- 1966 –Bill Carr, American athlete (b. 1909)
- 1976 –Tun Abdul Razak, 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia (b. 1922)
- 1986 –Donna Reed, American actress (b. 1921)
- 1997 –Dollard Ménard, French Canadian general (b. 1913)
- 1999 –Muslimgauze, British musician (b. 1961)
- 2001 –Kostas Rigopoulos, Greek actor (b. 1930)
- 2005 –Charlotte MacLeod, American writer (b. 1922)
- 2007 –Barbara Kelly, Canadian-born actress (b. 1924)
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