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January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 351 days remaining until the end of the year (352 in leap years).
It is celebrated as New Year's Day by those still following the Julian calendar.
Events
- 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.
- 1301 - Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Arpad dynasty in Hungary.
- 1501 - Martin Luther, age 17, enters the University of Erfurt.
- 1514 - Pope Leo X issues a papal bull against slavery.
- 1539 - Spain annexes Cuba.
- 1639 - The "Fundamental Orders", the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut.
- 1724 - King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne.
- 1761 - The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marhatas. The Afghan victory changed the course of Indian History.
- 1784 - American Revolutionary War: The United States ratifies a peace treaty with England.
- 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.
- 1858 - Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt.
- 1907 - An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000.
- 1913 - First Balkan War: The Greek army defeats the Turks at Bizani.
- 1938 - Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
- 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.
- 1943 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to travel via airplane while in office He travelled from Miami, Florida to Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill to discuss World War II.
- 1950 - The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.
- 1953 - President Josip Broz Tito is elected president of Yugoslavia.
- 1954 - The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.
- 1967 - Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In, takes place in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love. Between 20,000 to 30,000 people attend.
- 1969 - An explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 27 people.
- 1972 - Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederick or Christian since 1513.
- 1975 - Teenage heiress Lesley Whittle is kidnapped by Donald Neilson, aka "the Black Panther".
- 1994 - President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin sign the Kremlin accords.
- 1998 - Researchers in Dallas, Texas present findings about an enzyme that slows aging and cell death (apoptosis).
- 1998 - An Afghan cargo plane crashes into a mountain in southwest Pakistan killing more than 50 people.
- 2000 - A United Nations tribunal sentences five Bosnian Croats to up to 25 years for the 1993 killing of over 100 Muslims in a Bosnian village.
- 2000 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches a record high of 11,722.98.
- 2004 - The national flag of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", was restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.
- 2005 - Landing of the Huygens probe on Saturn's moon Titan.
Births
- 83 BC - Marcus Antonius, Roman politician (d. 30 BC)
- 1131 - King Valdemar I of Denmark (d. 1182)
- 1451 - Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian music theorist (d. 1522)
- 1477 - Hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (d. 1552)
- 1507 - Catherine of Habsburg, Infanta of Spain and queen of Portugal (d. 1578)
- 1551 - Alberico Gentili, Italian jurist (d. 1608)
- 1615 - John Biddle, English theologian (d. 1662)
- 1684 - Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter (d. 1745)
- 1684 - Johann Matthias Hase, German scientist (d. 1742)
- 1702 - Nakamikado Emperor of Japan (d. 1737)
- 1705 - Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, French governor (d. 1786)
- 1767 - Maria Theresia of Tuscany, queen consort of Saxony (d. 1827)
- 1780 - Henry Baldwin, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1844)
- 1792 - Christian Julius De Meza, Danish general (d. 1865)
- 1793 - John C. Clark, American politician (d. 1852)
- 1798 - Johan Rudolf Thorbecke, Dutch politician (d. 1872)
- 1800 - Ludwig Alois Ferdinand Köchel, Austrian musicologist (d. 1877)
- 1806 - Sir Charles Hotham, Governor of Victoria (d. 1855)
- 1806 - Matthew Fontaine Maury American oceanographer (d. 1873)
- 1818 - Zacharias Topelius, Finnish-Swedish writer (d. 1898)
- 1824 - Vladimir Stasov, Russian art and music critic (d. 1906)
- 1836 - Henri Fantin-Latour, French painter (d. 1904)
- 1841 - Berthe Morisot, French painter (d. 1895)
- 1845 - 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Governor-General of Canada, Viceroy of India (d. 1927)
- 1850 - Pierre Loti, French writer (d. 1923)
- 1850 - Jean de Reszke, Polish operatic tenor (d. 1925)
- 1856 - J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919)
- 1861 - Mehmed VI, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1926)
- 1870 - Sir George Pearce, Australian politician (d. 1952)
- 1875 - Albert Schweitzer, Alsatian physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1965)
- 1882 - Hendrik Willem van Loon, Dutch-American historian and journalist (d. 1944)
- 1883 - Nina Ricci, Italian-born French fashion designer (d. 1970)
- 1886 - Hugh Lofting, English author (d. 1947)
- 1892 - Martin Niemöller, German theologian (d. 1984)
- 1892 - Hal Roach, American film producer (d. 1992)
- 1896 - John Dos Passos, American author (d. 1970)
- 1897 - Hasso von Manteuffel, German army general and politician (d. 1978)
- 1899 - Carlos Romulo, Filipino diplomat, politician, soldier, journalist and author (d. 1985)
- 1901 - Bebe Daniels, American actress (d. 1971)
- 1904 - Babe Siebert, National Hockey League player (d. 1939)
- 1904 - Sir Cecil Beaton, English photographer (d. 1980)
- 1904 - Emily Hahn, American writer (d. 1997)
- 1905 - Takeo Fukuda, 67th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1995)
- 1906 - William Bendix, American actor (d. 1964)
- 1907 - Georges-Émile Lapalme, Quebec politician (d. 1985)
- 1908 - Russ Columbo, American singer (d. 1934)
- 1909 - Joseph Losey, American theatre and film director (d. 1984)
- 1911 - Anatoly Rybakov, Russian writer (d. 1998)
- 1914 - Harold Russell, Canadian-born actor (d. 2002)
- 1915 - Mark Goodson, American game show producer (d. 1992)
- 1917 - Billy Butterfield, American jazz trumpeter (d. 1988)
- 1919 - Giulio Andreotti, Italian politician
- 1919 - Andy Rooney, American journalist
- 1921 - Murray Bookchin, American libertarian socialist (d. 2006)
- 1924 - Guy Williams, American actor (d. 2002)
- 1925 - Yukio Mishima, Japanese writer (d. 1970)
- 1925 - Louis Quilico, Canadian baritone (d. 2000)
- 1926 - Tom Tryon, American actor (d. 1991)
- 1926 - Frank Aletter, American actor
- 1926 - Warren Mitchell, English actor
- 1927 - Zuzana Ruzickova, Czech harpsichordist
- 1928 - Lars Forssell, Swedish writer, member of the Swedish Academy (d. 2007)
- 1928 - Gerald Arpino, American dancer, choreographer, co-founder of The Joffrey Ballet.
- 1931 - Frank Costigan, Australian lawyer
- 1931 - Caterina Valente, French-born singer
- 1932 - Don Garlits, American race car driver
- 1933 - Stan Brakhage, American filmmaker (d. 2003)
- 1934 - Richard Briers, English actor
- 1934 - Alberto Rodriguez Larreta, Argentine racing driver (d. 1977)
- 1935 - Lucille Wheeler, Canadian alpine skier
- 1937 - Ken Higgs, English cricketer
- 1937 - Erland Kops, Danish badminton player
- 1938 - Morihiro Hosokawa, 79th Prime Minister of Japan
- 1938 - Jack Jones, American singer
- 1938 - Allen Toussaint, American singer
- 1940 - Julian Bond, American civil rights activist
- 1940 - Sir Trevor Nunn, English theatre director and film director
- 1941 - Faye Dunaway, American actress
- 1941 - Milan Kučan, Slovenian statesman
- 1942 - Ian Brayshaw, Australian cricketer and Australian Rules footballer
- 1942 - Dave Campbell, American baseball player
- 1943 - Shannon Lucid, American astronaut
- 1943 - Mariss Jansons, Latvian conductor
- 1943 - José Luis Rodríguez, Venezuelan singer
- 1944 - Marjoe Gortner, American evangelist
- 1944 - Graham Marsh, Australian golfer
- 1944 - Nina Totenberg, American journalist
- 1945 - Maina Gielgud, British ballet dancer and administrator
- 1946 - Harold Shipman, British serial killer (d. 2004)
- 1947 - Bill Werbeniuk, Canadian snooker player (d. 2003)
- 1948 - T-Bone Burnett, American producer
- 1948 - Carl Weathers, American actor
- 1948 - Valery Kharlamov, Soviet Union ice hockey player (d. 1981)
- 1949 - Paul Chubb, Australian actor (d. 2002)
- 1949 - Lawrence Kasdan, American director
- 1949 - Mary Robison, American writer
- 1950 - Marco Antônio da Silva Ramos, Brazilian composer
- 1952 - Sydney Biddle Barrows, American author
- 1952 - Maureen Dowd, American writer
- 1952 - Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, Prime Minister of Romania
- 1954 - Jim Duggan, American wrestler
- 1956 - Ben Heppner, Canadian singer
- 1956 - Étienne Daho, French singer and songwriter
- 1957 - Suzanne Danielle, English actress
- 1957 - Anchee Min, Chinese writer
- 1959 - Geoff Tate, American musician (Queensrÿche)
- 1962 - Michael McCaul, American politician
- 1963 - Steven Soderbergh, American director
- 1964 - Shepard Smith, American news anchor
- 1964 - Mark Addy, British actor
- 1964 - Ernest Miller, American wrestler
- 1965 - Shamil Basayev, Chechen rebel (d. 2006)
- 1965 - Marc Delissen, Dutch field hockey player
- 1965 - Bob Essensa, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1965 - Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, British chef
- 1967 - Kerri Green, American actress
- 1967 - Emily Watson, English actress
- 1967 - Saskia Wickham, British actress
- 1967 - Zakk Wylde, American musician (Black Label Society)
- 1968 - LL Cool J, American rapper and actor
- 1968 - Ruel Fox, English footballer
- 1969 - Jason Bateman, American actor
- 1969 - David Grohl, American drummer and composer (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
- 1970 - Gene Snitsky, American professional wrestler
- 1971 - Lasse Kjus, Norwegian skier
- 1972 - Predrag Gosta, Yugoslav-born conductor
- 1972 - Kyle Brady, American football player
- 1972 - Raimondas Rumšas, Lithuanian cyclist
- 1973 - Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian race car driver
- 1974 - Kevin Durand, Canadian actor
- 1977 - Darren Purse, English footballer
- 1978 - Just Blaze, African American hip hop producer
- 1978 - Shawn Crawford, American sprinter
- 1979 - Karen Elson, British supermodel
- 1979 - Angela Lindvall, American supermodel
- 1979 - John Reuben, American hip hop artist
- 1980 - Clive Clarke, Irish footballer
- 1980 - Cory Gibbs, American soccer player
- 1980 - Byron Leftwich, American football player
- 1980 - Sosuke Sumitani, Japanese announcer
- 1981 - Rosa López, Spanish singer
- 1981 - Abdelmalek Cherrad, Algerian football
- 1981 - Pitbull, Cuban-American rapper
- 1982 - Caleb Followill, American musician (Kings of Leon)
- 1982 - Léo Lima, Brazilian footballer
- 1982 - Víctor Valdés, Spanish goalkeeper
- 1984 - Mike Pelfrey, American baseball player
- 1986 - Gary Brolsma, American internet celebrity
- 1988 - Mikalah Gordon, American singer
- 1988 - Jack P. Shepherd, English actor
- 1994 - Samir Patel, American spelling prodigy
Deaths
- 1163 - Ladislaus II of Hungary (b. 1131)
- 1235 - Saint Sava, Serbian saint (b. 1175)
- 1301 - King Andrew III of Hungary (b. 1265)
- 1331 - Odoric, Italian explorer (b. 1286)
- 1640 - Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer and judge (b. 1578)
- 1676 - Francesco Cavalli, Italian composer (b. 1602)
- 1679 - Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (b. 1602)
- 1701 - Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese warlord (b. 1628)
- 1742 - Edmond Halley, English scientist (b. 1656)
- 1753 - George Berkeley, Irish theologian (b. 1685)
- 1786 - Meshech Weare, Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1713)
- 1786 - Michael Arne, English composer (b. 1740 or 1741)
- 1788 - François Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722)
- 1819 - Peter Pindar, English satirist (b. 1738)
- 1825 - George Dance the Younger, English architect (b. 1741)
- 1833 - Seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox saint (b. 1759)
- 1867 - Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, French painter (b. 1780)
- 1888 - Stephen Heller, Hungarian composer (b. 1813)
- 1889 - Ema Puksec, Croatian singer (b. 1834)
- 1892 - Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, British prince (b. 1864)
- 1898 - Lewis Carroll, English writer and mathematician (b. 1832)
- 1901 - Charles Hermite, French mathematician (b. 1822)
- 1901 - Bishop Mandell Creighton, English historian and ecclesiastic (b. 1843)
- 1905 - Ernst Abbe, German physicist (b. 1840)
- 1907 - Sir James Fergusson, British politician, and governor of South Australia, New Zealand and Bombay (b. 1832)
- 1908 - Holger Drachmann, Danish poet and dramatist (b. 1846)
- 1915 - Richard Meux Benson, founder of Anglican religious order (b. 1824)
- 1920 - John Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (b. 1864)
- 1923 - Zübeyde Hanım, Mother of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (b. 1857)
- 1937 - Jaishankar Prasad, Hindi poet, dramatist and novelist (b. 1889)
- 1942 - Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian writer (b. 1883)
- 1949 - Joaquín Turina, Spanish composer (b. 1882)
- 1952 - Artur Kapp, Estonian composer (b. 1878)
- 1957 - Humphrey Bogart, American actor (b. 1899)
- 1961 - Barry Fitzgerald, Irish actor (b. 1888)
- 1965 - Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer (b. 1903)
- 1966 - Bill Carr, American athlete (b. 1909)
- 1966 - Sergei Korolev, Russian rocket scientist (b. 1906)
- 1968 - Dorothea Mackellar, Australian poet (My Country) (b. 1885)
- 1970 - William Feller, Croatian mathematician (b. 1906)
- 1972 - King Frederick IX of Denmark (b. 1899)
- 1976 - Tun Abdul Razak, 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia (b. 1922)
- 1977 - Anthony Eden, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1897)
- 1977 - Peter Finch, English-born actor (b. 1916)
- 1977 - Anaïs Nin, French author (b. 1903)
- 1978 - Robert Heger, German conductor and composer (b. 1886)
- 1978 - Blossom Rock, American actress (b. 1895)
- 1978 - Harold Abrahams, British athlete (b. 1899)
- 1978 - Kurt Gödel, Austrian mathematician (b. 1906)
- 1979 - Thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950)
- 1980 - Robert Ardrey, American author (b. 1908)
- 1981 - John O'Grady, Australian writer (Nino Culotta) (b. 1907)
- 1984 - Ray Kroc, American fast food entrepreneur (b. 1902)
- 1986 - Donna Reed, American actress (b. 1921)
- 1986 - Daniel Balavoine, French singer (b. 1952)
- 1987 - Douglas Sirk, German-U.S. film director (b. 1900)
- 1988 - Georgi Malenkov, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party (b. 1902)
- 1990 - Mani Madhava Chakyar, Legendary Koodiyattam artist and Sanskrit scholar (b. 1899)
- 1991 - Gordon Bryant, Australian politician (b. 1914)
- 1995 - Sir Alexander Gibson, Scottish conductor (b. 1926)
- 1997 - Dollard Ménard, French Canadian general (b. 1913)
- 1999 - Jerzy Grotowski, Polish theatre director (b. 1933)
- 2001 - Burkhard Heim, German physicist (b. 1925)
- 2003 - Koloman Sokol, Slovak painter (b. 1902)
- 2004 - Uta Hagen, American actress (b. 1919)
- 2004 - Ron O'Neal, American actor (b. 1937)
- 2004 - Valfar, Norwegian musician (Windir)
- 2005 - Charlotte MacLeod, American writer (b. 1922)
- 2005 - Conroy Maddox, English painter (b. 1912)
- 2005 - Rudolph Moshammer, German fashion designer (b. 1940)
- 2005 - Jesús-Rafael Soto, Venezuelan kinetic artist (b. 1923)
- 2006 - Jim Gary, American sculptor (b. 1939)
- 2006 - Shelley Winters, American actress (b. 1920)
- 2006 - Mark Philo, English footballer (b. 1984)
- 2006 - Henri Colpi, French film editor and director (b. 1921)
- 2007 - Darlene Conley, American actress (b. 1934)
- 2007 - Barbara Kelly, Canadian-born actress (b. 1924)
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