What happened on June 14? There are more than 256 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About June 14
June 14 is the 166th day of the year 2024. There are 200 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday. This day falls under the 24th week of the year 2024.
On this day in Simpsonville, Kentucky 40067 sunrise will occur at 06:16 AM and sunset will occur at 09:07 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Gemini. The modern birthstone for this month is Pearl while the mystical birthstone is Moonstone.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 229 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For June 14
- 1276While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Song Dynasty court hold the coronation ceremony for the young prince Zhao Shi, making him Emperor Duanzong of Song.
- 1285Forces led by Prince Tran Quang Khai of Vietnam’s Tran Dynasty destroys most of the invading Mongol naval fleet in a battle at Chuong Duong.
- 1287Kublai Khan defeated the force of Nayan and other traditionalist Borjigin princes in East Mongolia and Manchuria.
- 1381Richard II of England meets leaders of Peasants’ Revolt on Blackheath. The Tower of London is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance.
- 1645English Civil War: Battle of Naseby – 12,000 Royalist forces are beaten by 15,000 Parliamentarian soldiers.
- 1648Margaret Jones is hanged in Boston for witchcraft in the first such execution for the Massachusetts colony.
- 1775American Revolutionary War: the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Army.
- 1777The Stars and Stripes is adopted by Congress as the Flag of the United States.
- 1789Mutiny on the Bounty: Bounty mutiny survivors including Captain William Bligh and 18 others reach Timor after a nearly 7,400 km journey in an open boat.
- 1789Whiskey distilled from maize is first produced by American clergyman the Rev Elijah Craig. It is named Bourbon because Rev Craig lived in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
- 1800The French Army of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo in Northern Italy and re-conquers Italy.
- 1807Emperor Napoleon I’s French Grande Armee defeats the Russian Army at the Battle of Friedland in Poland (modern Russian Kaliningrad Oblast) ending the War of the Fourth Coalition.
- 1821Badi VII, king of Sennar, surrenders his throne and realm to Isma'il Pasha, general of the Ottoman Empire, ending the existence of that Sudanese kingdom.
- 1822Charles Babbage proposes a difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society entitled “Note on the application of machinery to the computation of astronomical and mathematical tables”.
- 1830Beginning of the French colonization of Algeria: 34,000 French soldiers begin their invasion of Algiers, landing 27 kilometers west at Sidi Fredj.
- 1839Henley Royal Regatta: the village of Henley-on-Thames, on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, stages its first Regatta.
- 1846Bear Flag Revolt begins – Anglo settlers in Sonoma, California, start a rebellion against Mexico and proclaim the California Republic.
- 1863American Civil War: Battle of Second Winchester – a Union garrison is defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley town of Winchester, Virginia.
- 1863Second Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson during the American Civil War.
- 1872Trade unions are legalised in Canada.
- 1900Hawaii becomes a United States territory.
- 1900The Reichstag approves a second law that allows the expansion of the German navy.
- 1907Norway adopts female suffrage.
- 1919John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart St. John’s, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight.
- 1926Brazil leaves the League of Nations
- 1937Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday.
- 1937U.S. House of Representatives passes the Marihuana Tax Act.
- 1940A group of 728 Polish political prisoners from Tarnów become the first residents of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
- 1940The Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Lithuania resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence.
- 1940World War II: Paris falls under German occupation, and Allied forces retreat.
- 1941June deportation, the first major wave of Soviet mass deportations and murder of Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians, begins.
- 1944World War II: After several failed attempts, the British Army abandons Operation Perch, its plan to capture the German-occupied town of Caen.
- 1945World War II: Filipino troops of the 15th, 66th and 121st Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL was completed and they liberating the captured in Ilocos Sur start the Battle of Bessang Pass in Northern Luzon.
- 1945World War II: U.S and Filipino forces at the Battle of Bessang Pass in Ilocos Sur province in Northern Luzon.
- 1947Roswell UFO incident A supposed UFO crash lands in Roswell, New Mexico
- 1951UNIVAC I is dedicated by the U.S. Census Bureau.
- 1952The keel is laid for the nuclear submarine USS Nautilus.
- 1954U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words “under God” into the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance.
- 1955Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
- 1959A group of Dominican exiles with leftist tendencies that departed from Cuba land in the Dominican Republic with the intent of deposing Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina. Save for four of them, all are killed and/or executed by Trujillo’s army.
- 1959Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
- 1962The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris – later becoming the European Space Agency.
- 1965Nguyen Cao Ky became Prime Minister of South Vietnam at the head of a military junta; General Nguyen Van Thieu became the figurehead chief of state.
- 1966The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum (index of prohibited books), which was originally instituted in 1557.
- 1967Mariner program: Mariner 5 is launched toward Venus.
- 1982The Falklands War ends: Argentine forces in the capital Stanley unconditionally surrender to British forces.
- 1985TWA Flight 847 is hijacked by Hezbollah shortly after take-off from Athens, Greece.
- 1994The 1994 Stanley Cup riot occurs after the New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup from Vancouver, causing an estimated C$1.1 million, thus forcing 200 arrests and injuries. One person is also left with permanent brain damage.
Who Were Born On June 14?
- 1444Nilakantha Somayaji, Indian astronomer and mathematician (d. 1544)
- 1479Giglio Gregorio Giraldi, Italian poet (d. 1552)
- 1529Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria (d. 1595)
- 1726James Hutton, Scottish naturalist (d. 1797)
- 1796Nikolai Brashman, Russian mathematician (d. 1866)
- 1798František Palacký, Czech scholar and politician (d. 1876)
- 1801Heber C. Kimball, American religious leader (d. 1868)
- 1811Harriet Beecher Stowe, American novelist and abolitionist (d. 1896)
- 1812Fernando Wood, American politician (d. 1881)
- 1819Henry J. Gardner, American politician (d. 1892)
- 1820John Bartlett, American publisher (d. 1905)
- 1855Robert La Follette, American politician (d. 1925)
- 1856Andrey Markov, Russian mathematician (d. 1922)
- 1864Alois Alzheimer, German physician (d. 1915)
- 1868Karl Landsteiner, Austrian biologist and physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1943)
- 1870Sophia of Prussia, Prussian-born consort of Constantine I of Greece (d. 1932)
- 1871Jacob Ellehammer, Danish inventor (d. 1946)
- 1872János Szlepecz, Slovene writer and priest (d. 1936)
- 1877Jane Bathori, French mezzo-soprano (d. 1970)
- 1884John McCormack, Irish tenor (d. 1945)
- 1890May Allison, American actress (d. 1989)
- 1893Siggie Nordstrom, Swedish singer (The Nordstrom Sisters) (d. 1980)
- 1894Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (d. 1924)
- 1895Jack Adams, Canadian ice hockey player, coach and general manager (d. 1968)
- 1899Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1972)
- 1903Alonzo Church, American mathematician and logician (d. 1995)
- 1904Margaret Bourke-White, American photojournalist (d. 1971)
- 1905Arthur Davis, American animator (d. 2000)
- 1905Steve Broidy, American motion picture executive (d. 1991)
- 1907Chico Landi, Brazilian racing driver (d. 1989)
- 1907Nicolas Bentley, British writer and illustrator (d. 1978)
- 1909Burl Ives, American musician (d. 1995)
- 1910Rudolf Kempe, German conductor (d. 1976)
- 1913Joe Morris, Canadian trade unionist (d. 1996)
- 1914Pauline Moore, American actress (d. 2001)
- 1916Dorothy McGuire, American actress (d. 2001)
- 1917Atle Selberg, Norwegian mathematician (d. 2007)
- 1917Lise Nørgaard, Danish journalist and writer
- 1919Gene Barry, American actor (d. 2009)
- 1919Sam Wanamaker, American actor (d. 1993)
- 1922Kevin Roche, Irish architect
- 1924James W. Black, British physician (d. 2010)
- 1925Pierre Salinger, American journalist; John F. Kennedy’s Press Secretary (d. 2004)
- 1926Don Newcombe, American baseball player
- 1926Hermann Kant, German author
- 1928Ernesto “Che” Guevara, Argentine Cuban revolution figure (d. 1967)
- 1929Cy Coleman, American composer (d. 2004)
- 1929Johnny Wilson, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2011)
- 1931Junior Walker, American saxophonist and singer (Jr. Walker & the All Stars) (d. 1995)
- 1931Marla Gibbs, American actress
- 1932Joe Arpaio, American law enforcement officer
- 1933Jerzy Kosiński, Polish-born American novelist (d. 1991)
- 1933Vladislav Rastorotsky, Soviet gymnastics coach
- 1936Irmelin Sandman Lilius, Finnish writer
- 1936Renaldo “Obie” Benson, American singer (The Four Tops) (d. 2005)
- 1937Jørgen Leth, Danish film director
- 1939Steny Hoyer, American politician
- 1940Jack Bannon, American actor
- 1943Barry Burman, English figurative artist (d. 2001)
- 1943Harold Wheeler, American composer
- 1943John Miles, British racing driver
- 1943Spooner Oldham, American musician
- 1944Joe Grifasi, American actor
- 1944Laurie Colwin, American author (d. 1992)
- 1945Marilyn Schreffler, American voice actor (d. 1988)
- 1945Rod Argent, English musician (The Zombies, Argent)
- 1946Donald Trump, American businessman and entrepreneur
- 1947Barry Melton, American guitarist (Country Joe and the Fish)
- 1947Hiroshi Miyauchi, Japanese actor
- 1948Laurence Yep, American author
- 1949Alan White, British drummer (Yes)
- 1949Harry Turtledove, American novelist
- 1949Jim Lea, British musician (Slade)
- 1950Rowan Williams, Welsh Archbishop of Canterbury
- 1951Paul Boateng, British politician
- 1952Leon Wieseltier, American writer
- 1952Pat Summitt, American basketball coach
- 1953David Thomas, American singer, songwriter, and musician (Rocket from the Tombs, Pere Ubu)
- 1953Janet Mackey, New Zealand politician
- 1954Will Patton, American actor
- 1955Michael D. Duvall, American state politician
- 1955Paul O'Grady, British comedian and television presenter
- 1956Fred Funk, American professional golfer
- 1956Gianna Nannini, Italian singer
- 1956King Diamond, Danish singer (King Diamond, Mercyful Fate)
- 1956Sam Irvin, American director and producer
- 1957Maxi Jazz, British rapper (Faithless) and racing driver
- 1957Suzanne Nora Johnson, American corporate executive
- 1958Eric Heiden, American speed skater
- 1959Marcus Miller, American jazz bassist and clarinetist
- 1960Mike Laga, American baseball player
- 1961Boy George, British singer (Culture Club)
- 1961Koja, Serbian musician (Šarlo aktobata, Disciplina kičme)
- 1961Sam Perkins, American basketball player
- 1964Peter Gilliver, English lexicographer
- 1966Matt Freeman, American musician
- 1966Traylor Howard, American actress
- 1968Campbell Brown, American journalist
- 1968Eric Murdock, American basketball player
- 1968Faizon Love, American actor
- 1968Moses Scurry, American basketball player
- 1968Yasmine Bleeth, American actress
- 1969Éric Desjardins, Canadian hockey player
- 1969Kyle Hebert, American voice actor
- 1969MC Ren, American rapper
- 1969Michael Gerber, American parodist
- 1969Steffi Graf, German tennis player
- 1971Bruce Bowen, American basketball player
- 1971Ramon Vega, Swiss footballer
- 1972Matthias Ettrich, German computer scientist (KDE)
- 1972Michael Cade, American actor
- 1972Rick Brunson, American basketball player
- 1972Shaun Keaveny, British radio DJ
- 1973Ceca Raznatovic, Serbian singer
- 1973Sami Kapanen, Finnish hockey player
- 1974Jang Jin-young, South Korean actress (d. 2009)
- 1974Joshua Radin, American songwriter
- 1974Phillip Rhys, British actor
- 1975Bob Nanna, American musician (Braid, Hey Mercedes, The City on Film)
- 1975Chris Onstad, American cartoonist
- 1975Ryuji Miki, Japanese racing driver
- 1976Alan Carr, British stand-up comedian and TV presenter
- 1976Massimo Oddo, Italian footballer
- 1977Chris McAlister, American football player
- 1977Massimiliano Neri, Italian supermodel
- 1978Annia Hatch, Cuban-American gymnast
- 1978Diablo Cody, American screenwriter
- 1978Steve Bégin, French-Canadian hockey player
- 1981Chauncey Leopardi, American actor
- 1981Lonneke Engel, Dutch model
- 1982Jamie Green, British racing driver
- 1982Lang Lang, Chinese pianist
- 1983Hirofumi Araki, Japanese actor
- 1983J.R. Martinez, American actor and soldier
- 1983John Stocco, American football player
- 1983Louis Garrel, French actor
- 1984Lorenzo Booker, American football player
- 1984Siobhán Donaghy, British singer (Sugababes)
- 1984Yury Prilukov, Russian swimmer
- 1985Andy Soucek, Spanish racing driver
- 1986Jonathan Clare, English cricketer
- 1987Andrew Cogliano, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1988Kevin McHale, American singer and actor
- 1989Courtney Halverson, American actress
- 1989Lucy Hale, American actress
- 1991Kostas Manolas, Greek footballer
- 1992Daryl Sabara, American actor
Who Died On June 14?
- 1161Emperor Qinzong of China (b. 1100)
- 1381Simon Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury (birth year unknown)
- 1497Giovanni Borgia, Duke of Gandia (b. 1474)
- 1544Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1489)
- 1548Carpentras, French composer (b. c. 1470)
- 1594Orlande de Lassus, Flemish composer (b. c. 1532)
- 1662Henry Vane the Younger, English Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony and English Commonwealth Parliamentary leader (b. 1613)
- 1674Marin le Roy de Gomberville, French writer (b. 1600)
- 1703Jean Herauld Gourville, French adventurer (b. 1625)
- 1794Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (b. 1718)
- 1800Jean-Baptiste Kleber, French general (b. 1753)
- 1800Louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French military leader (b. 1768)
- 1801Benedict Arnold, general and traitor in the American Revolution.
- 1825Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French architect (b. 1754)
- 1837Giacomo Leopardi, Italian writer (b. 1798)
- 1883Edward FitzGerald, English poet (b. 1809)
- 1886Alexander Ostrovsky, Russian dramatist (b. 1823)
- 1907William Le Baron Jenny, American engineer and architect (b. 1832)
- 1908Frederick Arthur Stanley, British Governor general of Canada (b. 1841)
- 1914Adlai Stevenson I, American politician, 23rd U.S. Vice President (b. 1835)
- 1916João Simões Lopes Neto, Brazilian writer (b. 1865)
- 1920Max Weber, German sociologist (b. 1864)
- 1926Mary Cassatt, American artist (b. 1843)
- 1927Jerome K. Jerome, British author (b. 1859)
- 1927Ottavio Bottecchia, Italian cyclist (b. 1894)
- 1928Emmeline Pankhurst, British feminist (b. 1857)
- 1932Dorimène Roy Desjardins, Canadian business pioneer (b. 1858)
- 1936G. K. Chesterton, English writer (b. 1874)
- 1936Hans Poelzig, German architect (b. 1869)
- 1946John Logie Baird, Scottish television pioneer (b. 1888)
- 1967Eddie Eagan, American sportsman (b. 1897)
- 1968Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian writer, Nobel Laureate (b. 1901)
- 1975Pablo Antonio, Filipino modernist architect (b. 1902)
- 1977Robert Middleton, American actor (b. 1911)
- 1979Ahmad Zahir, Afghan singer and composer (b. 1946)
- 1986Alan Jay Lerner, American composer (b. 1918)
- 1986Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine writer (b. 1899)
- 1990Erna Berger, German soprano (b. 1900)
- 1991Dame Peggy Ashcroft, British actress (b. 1907)
- 1994Henry Mancini, American composer (b. 1924)
- 1994Marcel Mouloudji, French singer and actor (b. 1922)
- 1995Roger Zelazny, American fantasy and science fiction writer (b. 1937)
- 1995Rory Gallagher, Irish guitarist (b. 1949)
- 1997Richard Jaeckel, American actor (b. 1926)
- 1999Bernie Faloney, American professional football player (b. 1932)
- 2000Attilio Bertolucci, Italian poet and writer (b. 1911)
- 2002June Jordan, American writer and teacher (b. 1936)
- 2003Dale Whittington, American racing driver (b. 1959)
- 2004Eamonn McGirr, Irish-born singer and entertainer
- 2004Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountain guide (b. 1900)
- 2005Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor (b. 1914)
- 2005Mimi Parent, Canadian painter (b. 1924)
- 2006Jean Roba, Belgian comics author (b. 1930)
- 2006Monty Berman, British film and television producer (b. 1905)
- 2007Kurt Waldheim, Austrian politician and statesman (b. 1918)
- 2007Robin Olds, American fighter pilot (b. 1922)
- 2007Ruth Graham, China-born wife of Billy Graham (b. 1920)
- 2008Esbjörn Svensson, Swedish jazz pianist (b. 1964)
- 2008Jamelão, Brazilian samba singer (b. 1913)
- 2009Bob Bogle, American bassist and guitarist (The Ventures) (b. 1934)
- 2009Ivan Della Mea, Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1940)
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